Mammals
Total Species Count: 36
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Updated 4.29.25
Marsupials
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Didelphis virginiana // Virginia Opossum
Whales
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Not pictured:
Eschrichtius robustus // Gray Whale
Phocoena phocoena // Harbour Porpoise
Pseudorca crassidens // False Killer Whale
Stenella longirostris // Spinner Dolphin
Stenella attenuata // Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus // Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Balaenoptera musculus // Blue Whale
Balaenoptera physalus // Fin Whale
Delphinus delphis // Common Dolphin
Grampus griseus // Risso's Dolphin
Megaptera novaeangliae // Humpback Whale
Ruminants
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Ruminantia
Not pictured:
Antilocapra americana // Pronghorn
Ammotragus lervia // Aoudad
Cervus canadensis roosevelti // Roosevelt Elk
Odocoileus hemionus // Mule Deer
Pinnipeds
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Carnivora
Superfamily: Phocoidea
Not pictured:
Mirounga angustirostris // Northern Elephant Seal
Phoca vitulina // Harbor Seal
Zalophus californianus // California Sea Lion
Canids
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Canis latrans // Coyote
Urocyon littoralis // Island Fox
Skunks
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mephitidae
Not pictured:
Mephitis mephitis // Striped Skunk
Mustelids
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Enhydra lutris // Sea Otter
Raccoons, Coatis & Allies
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae
Procyon lotor // Common Raccoon
Bears
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Not pictured:
Ursus americanus // Black Bear
Bats
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Chiroptera
Not pictured:
Tadarida brasiliensis // Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Hares, rabbits & pikas
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Not pictured:
Sylvilagus bachmani // Brush Rabbit
Sylvilagus audubonii // Desert Cottontail
Rodents
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Not pictured:
Cynomys gunnisoni // Gunnison Prairie Dog
Callospermophilus lateralis // Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Sciurus griseus // Western Gray Squirrel
Sciurus niger // Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus aberti // Abert’s Squirrel
Thomomys bottae // Botta’s Pocket Gopher
Ammospermophilus leucurus // White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi // California Ground Squirrel