(X) = extinct 2
(E) = endangered species 15 (T) = threatened species 13 (SC) = species of concern
69 (FP) = fully protected 5 (eX) = extirpated 4 Audubon Watchlist (W) = (I) =
introduced 2
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SUPERCLASS Agnatha CLASS CEPHALASPIDOMORPHI |
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ORDER Petromyzontiformes |
Family Petromyzontidae - lampreys |
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Kern brook lamprey (SC) |
Lampetra hubbsi |
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SUPERCLASS Gnathostomata CLASS OSTEICHTHYES |
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ORDER Cypriniformes |
Family Cyprinidae - Minnows and carp |
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Mohave Tui Chub (E) |
Gila bicolor mohavensis |
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thicktail chub (X) |
Gila crassicauda |
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hardhead (SC) |
Mylopharodon conocephalus |
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ORDER Salmonifornes |
Family Salmonidae - trout |
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Kern golden trout (Kern River rainbow trout) (SC) |
Oncorhynchus mykiss gilberti |
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Little Kern golden trout (T) |
Oncorhynchus mykiss whitei |
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CLASS AMPHIBIA |
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ORDER Anura |
Family Ranidae - True Frogs |
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California Red-legged Frog (T) |
Rana aurora draytonii |
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Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (SC) |
Rana boylii |
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Mountain Yellow-legged Frog (E) |
Rana muscosa |
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Northern Leopard Frog (SC) (I) |
Rana pipiens |
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Family Pelobatidae - Spadefoots |
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Western Spadefoot (SC) |
Spea hammondii (Scaphiopus h.) |
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ORDER Caudata |
Ambystomatidae - Mole Salamanders |
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California Tiger Salamander (E) |
Ambystoma californiense |
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Family Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamanders |
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Relictual Slender Salamander (SC) |
Batrachoseps relictus |
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Kern Canyon Slender Salamander (T) |
Batrachoseps simatus |
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Tehachapi Slender Salamander (T) |
Batrachoseps stebbinsi |
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Breckenridge Mountain Slender Salamander (SC) |
Batrachoseps sp. "Breckenridge" |
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Yellow-blotched Salamander (SC) |
Ensatina eschscholtzii croceater |
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CLASS REPTILIA |
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ORDER Testudines |
Family Emydidae - Box and Water Turtles |
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Southwestern Pond Turtle (SC) |
Clemmys marmorata pallida |
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Family Testudinidae - Land Tortoises |
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Desert Tortoise (T) |
Gopherus agassizii |
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ORDER Squamata
SUBORDER Lacertilia - Lizards |
Family Anniellidae - Legless Lizards |
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Silvery Legless Lizard (SC) |
Anniella pulchra pulchra |
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Family Crotaphytidae - Collared and Leopard Lizards |
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Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard (E) |
Gambelia sila |
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Family Phrynosomatidae - Spiny Lizards |
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California Horned Lizard (SC) |
Phrynosoma coronatum frontale |
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Family Xantusiidae - Night Lizards |
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Sierra Night Lizard (SC) |
Xantusia vigilis sierrae |
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SUBORDER Serpentes - Snakes |
Family Boidae - Boas |
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Desert Rosy Boa (SC) |
Lichanura trivirgata gracia |
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Family Colubridae - Harmless Egg-laying Snakes |
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San Joaquin Coachwhip (SC) |
Masticophis flagellum ruddocki |
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Coast Patch-nosed Snake (SC) |
Salvadora hexalepis virgultea |
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Family Natricidae - Harmless Live-Bearing Snakes |
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Giant Gartersnake (T) (eX) |
Thamnophis gigas |
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Two-striped Gartersnake (SC) |
Thamnophis hammondii |
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CLASS AVES |
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ORDER Anseriformes |
Family Anseridae |
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Trumpeter Swan (W)
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Cygnus buccinator |
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Fulvous Whistling-Duck (SC)
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Dendrocygna bicolor |
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Barrow's Goldeneye
(SC)
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Bucephala islandica |
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ORDER Galliformes
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Gymnogyps californianus |
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Sooty Grouse (W)
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Dendragapus fuliginosus |
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Mountain Quail (W)
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Oreortyx pictus |
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ORDER Gaviiformes |
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Common Loon (SC)
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Gavia immer |
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ORDER Gruiformes |
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Clark's Grebe (W)
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Aechmophorus clarkii |
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ORDER Pelicaniformes |
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American White Pelican (SC)
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Pelecanus erythrorhynchos |
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Brown Pelican (E)
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Pelecanus occidentalis |
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Double-crested Cormorant (SC)
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Phalacrocorax auritus |
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ORDER Ciconiiformes |
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Least Bittern (SC)
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Ixobrychus exilis |
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White-faced Ibis (SC)
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Plegadis chihi |
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Wood Stork (SC)
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Mycteria americana |
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ORDER Falconiformes |
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California Condor (E)(W)
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Gymnogyps californianus |
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Osprey (SC)
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Pandion haliaetus |
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White-tailed Kite (FP)
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Elanus leucurus |
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Bald Eagle (FP)
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
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Northern Harrier (SC)
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Circus cyaneus |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk (SC)
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Accipiter striatus |
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Northern Goshawk (SC)
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Accipiter gentilis |
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Harris's Hawk (SC) (I) |
Parabuteo unicinctus |
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Swainson's Hawk (T)(W)
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Buteo swainsoni |
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Ferruginous Hawk (SC)
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Buteo regalis |
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Golden Eagle (FP)
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Aquila chrysaetos |
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Merlin (SC)
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Falco columbarius |
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Peregrine Falcon (FP)
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Falco peregrinus |
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Prairie Falcon (SC)
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Falco mexicanus |
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ORDER Charadriiformes |
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Snowy Plover (T)
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Charadrius alexandrinus |
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Mountain Plover (SC)
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Charadrius montanus |
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Long-billed Curlew (SC)
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Numenius americanus |
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Laughing Gull (SC)
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Larus atricilla |
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California Gull (SC)
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Larus californicus |
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Least Tern (E)
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Sterna antillarum |
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Black Tern (SC)
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Chlidonias niger |
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Black Skimmer (SC)
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Rynchops niger |
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ORDER Cuculiformes |
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Yellow-billed Cuckoo (E)
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Coccyzus americanus |
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ORDER Strigiformes |
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Burrowing Owl (SC)
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Athene cunicularia |
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Spotted Owl (SC)
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Strix occidentalis |
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Long-eared Owl (SC)
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Asio otus |
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Short-eared Owl (SC)
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Asio flammeus |
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ORDER Apodiformes |
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Black Swift (SC)
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Cypseloides niger |
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Vaux's Swift (SC)
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Chaetura vauxi |
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ORDER Passeriformes |
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Willow Flycatcher (E)
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Empidonax traillii |
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Vermilion Flycatcher (SC)
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Pyrocephalus rubinus |
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Brown-crested Flycatcher (SC)
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Myiarchus tyrannulus |
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Loggerhead Shrike (SC)
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Lanius ludovicianus |
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Bell's Vireo (E)
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Vireo bellii |
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Gray Vireo (SC)
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Vireo vicinior |
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Horned Lark (SC)
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Eremophila alpestris |
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Purple Martin (SC)
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Progne subis |
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Bank Swallow (T)
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Riparia riparia |
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Bendire's Thrasher (SC)(W)
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Toxostoma bendirei |
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Le Conte's Thrasher (SC)(W)
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Toxostoma lecontei |
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Virginia's Warbler (SC)
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Vermivora virginiae |
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Yellow Warbler (SC)
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Dendroica petechia |
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Yellow-breasted Chat (SC)
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Icteria virens |
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Hepatic Tanager (SC)
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Piranga flava |
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Summer Tanager (SC)
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Piranga rubra |
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Sage Sparrow (SC)
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Amphispiza belli |
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Tricolored Blackbird (SC)
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Agelaius tricolor |
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CLASS Mammalia |
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INSECTIVORES: ORDER Insectivora |
Shrews: Family Soricidae |
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Buena Vista Lake shrew (E) |
Sorex ornatus relictus |
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BATS: ORDER Chiroptera |
Vespertilionid Bats: Family Vespertilionidae |
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Townsend's Western Big-eared Bat (SC) |
Corynorhinus townsendii townsendii |
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Spotted bat (SC) |
Euderma maculatum |
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Pallid bat (SC) |
Antrozous pallidus pacificus |
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CARNIVORES: ORDER Carnivora |
Dogs: Family Canidae |
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Sierra Nevada red fox (T) |
Vulpes vulpes necator |
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San Joaquin kit fox (E) |
Vulpes macrotis mutica |
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California grizzly bear (X) |
Ursus arctos californicus |
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Ringtail (FP) |
Bassariscus astutus raptor |
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Fisher (SC) |
Martes pennanti pacifica |
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Wolverine (T) (eX) |
Gulo gulo luteus |
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Jaguar (eX) |
Panthera onca arizonensis |
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EVEN-TOED UNGULATES: ORDER Artiodactyla |
Deer and Relatives: Family Cervidae |
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California bighorn sheep (E) (eX) |
Ovis canadensis californiana |
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RODENTS: ORDER Rodentia |
Squirrels: Family Sciuridae |
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Mt. Pinos chipmunk (SC) |
Tamias speciosus callipeplus |
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San Joaquin antelope squirrel
(T) |
Ammospermophilus nelsoni |
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Mohave ground squirrel (T) |
Spermophilus mohavensis |
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Pocket Mice and Kangaroo Rats: Family Heteromyidae |
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Tehachapi pocket mouse (SC) |
Perognathus alticola inexpectatus |
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Giant kangaroo rat (E) |
Dipodomys ingens |
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Short-nosed kangaroo rat (SC) |
Dipodomys nitratoides brevinasus |
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Tipton kangaroo rat (E) |
Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides |
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Rats and Mice: Family Muridae |
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San Diego Desert Woodrat (SC) |
Neotoma lepida intermedia |
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Tulare grasshopper mouse (SC) |
Onychomys torridus tularensis |
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