In my last post I introduced my new project in which I am setting out to photograph the mammals of Colorado in the wild. I would now like to share with you my official list of the 70 species of mammals I hope to photograph:

Order Didelphimorphia: Opossums and Kin

• Virginia Opossum – Dihelphis virginiana

Order Cingulata: Armadillos

• Nine-banded Armadillo – Dasypus novemcinctus

Order Primates: Monkeys, Apse and Kin

• Humankind – Homo sapiens

Order Rodentia: Rodents

• Cliff Chipmunk – Neotamias dorsalis
• Least Chipmunk – Neotamias minimus
• Colorado Chipmunk – Neotamias quadrivittatus
• Hopi Chipmunk – Neotamias rufus
• Uinta Chipmunk – Neotamias umbrinus
• Yellow-bellied Marmot – Marmota flaviventris
• White-tailed Antelope Squirrel – Ammospermophilus leucurus
• Rock Squirrel – Otospermophilus variegatus
• Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel – Callospermophilus lateralis
• Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel – Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
• Franklin’s Ground Squirrel – Poliocitellus franklinii
• Spotted Ground Squirrel – Xerospermophilus spilosoma
• Wyoming Ground Squirrel – Urocitellus elegans
• Gunnison’s Prairie Dog – Cynomys gunnisoni
• White-tailed Prairie Dog – Cynomys leucurus
• Black-tailed Prairie Dog – Cynomys ludovicianus
• Abert’s Squirrel – Sciurus aberti
• Fox Squirrel- Sciurus niger
• Pine Squirrel – Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
• Northern Flying Squirrel – Glaucomys sabrinus
• American Beaver – Castor canadensis
• Common Muskrat – Ondatra zibethicus
• North American Porcupine – Erethizon dorsatum

Order Lagomorpha: Pikas, Rabbits, and Hares

• American Pika – Ochotoma princeps
• Desert Cottontail – Sylvilagus audubonii
• Eastern Cottontail – Sylvillagus floridanus
• Mountain Cottontail – Sylvilagus nuttallii
• Snowshoe Hare – Lepus americanus
• Black-tailed Jackrabbit – Lepus californicus
• White-tailed Jackrabbit – Lepus townsendii

Order Carnivora: Carnivores

• Mountain Lion – Puma Concolor
• Canada Lynx – Lynx canadensis
• Bobcat – Lynx rufus
• Coyote – Canis latrans
• Gray Wolf – Canis lupus
• Kit Fox – Vulpes macrotis
• Swift Fox – Vulpes velox
• Red Fox – Vulpes vulpes
• Common Gray Fox – Urocyon cinereoargenteus
• American Black Bear – Ursus americanus
• Grizzly Bear – Ursus arctos
• American Marten – Martes americana
• Fisher – Martes pennanti
• Short-tailed Weasel – Mustela erminea
• Long-tailed Weasel – Mustela frenata
• Black-footed Ferret – Mustela nigripes
• Least Weasel – Mustela nivalis
• American Mink – Neovison vison
• Wolverine – Gulo gulo
• American Badger – Taxidea taxus
• Northern River Otter – Lontra canadensis
• Western Spotted Skunk – Spilogale gracilis
• Eastern Spotted Skunk – Spilogale putorius
• Striped Skunk – Mephitis mephitis
• White-backed Hog-nosed Skunk – Conepatus leuconotus
• Ringtail – Bassariscus astutus
• Northern Raccoon – Procyon lotor

Order Perissodactyla: Odd-toed Hoofed Mammals

• Feral Horse – Equus caballus

Order Artiodactyla: Even-toed Hoofed Mammals

• American Elk – Cervus canadensis
• Mule Deer – Odocoileus hemionus
• White-tailed Deer – Odocoileus virginianus
• Moose – Alces alces
• Pronghorn – Antilocapra americanus
• Bison – Bison Bison
• Mountain Goat – Oreamnos americanus
• Bighorn Sheep – Ovis canadensis
• Feral Pig – Sus scrofa

Source: Armstrong, D., J. Fitzgerald, C. Meaney. Mammals of Colorado. Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2011.

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