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This
is a list of mammals found in and around the Kern River Valley
in Kern, Tulare, and Inyo Counties compiled by our webmaster and local
naturalist Alison Sheehey.
(I)
= introduced, **=extirpated, ***extinct
Order
Marsupialia
Family Didelphidae
Virginia Opossum (I) Didelphis
virginiana
Suburban areas, riparian areas. Introduced from the Eastern U. S.
 Order
Insectivora
Family Soricidae
Ornate Shrew
Sorex
ornatus grassland,
marsh
Water Shrew Sorex
palustris
Swift,
perennial, mountain streams
Townsend's Shrew Sorex
townsendi Montane
areas
Family Talpidae
Broad-handed Mole Scapanus
latimanus
Mountains, Walker Basin loose soils in meadows, riparian, pasture,
grassland.
Order
Chiroptera
Family Vespertilionidae
Long-eared myotis
Myotis
evotis forests, parks,. lives
in caves, trees, and buildings
Fringed myotis Myotis
thysanodes caves, old buildings
Western small-footed myotis Myotis ciliolabrum
caves,
rock crevices, mine tunnels, buildings, near
trees
California myotis Myotis
californicus desert
scrub, chaparral, forest, woodland
Little brown myotis Myotis
lucifugus forests,
meadow, desert scrub
Yuma myotis
Myotis
yumanensis open
forests
Long-legged myotis Myotis
volans
woodlands,
forests
Silver-haired bat Lasionycteris
noctivagans
non-resident migratory, roosts in hollow trees, under bark, buildings,
rocks, and caves
Western pipistrelle Pipistrellus
hesperus brush,
woodlands, desert scrub
Big brown bat
Eptesicus
fuscus all habitats, roosts in small groups, caves, buildings
Hoary bat
Lasiurus
cinereus
woodlands, forests
Western red bat
Lasiurus
blossevillii grassland,
woodland, shrubland, forest
Townsend's Western Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus
townsendii Mountains
- Desert - Valley
Spotted bat Euderma
maculatum Mountains - Desert
Pallid bat Antrozous
pallidus Mountains, Kern Valley
Family Molossidae
Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida
brasiliensis County-wide
Western mastiff bat Eumops
perotis Mountains,
valley
Order
Carnivora
Family Canidae
Sierra Nevada red fox
Vulpes vulpes necator S.
Sierra
Kit fox
Vulpes
macrotis valley and desert. desert scrub, grassland
Gray fox Urocyon
cinereoargenteus Mountains, Foothills, oak woodland
Coyote Canis
latrans valley,
desert, mountains. All habitats
Family Ursidae
Black bear Ursus
americanus forest,
foothill woodland
California grizzly bear *** Ursus
arctos Extinct
last record from Tehachapi Mtns. 1918
Family Procyonidae
Ringtail Bassariscus
astutus mountains,
riparian woodland above 1000 ft
Raccoon Procyon
lotor suburban,
parkland, riparian
Family Mustelidae
Long-tailed weasel Mustela
frenata grassland,
shrubland, agricultural fields
Mink Mustela
vison riparian
American marten Martes
americana red
fir forest, high elevation forest
Fisher
Martes
pennanti medium
to high elevation forest
 Wolverine ** Gulo
gulo high
elevation forest, meadows
Badger Taxidea
taxus valleys,
mountains, desert
Family Mephitidae
Western spotted skunk Spilogale
gracilis riparian
areas, canyons
Striped skunk Mephitis
mephitis all
habitats, prefers riparian
Family
Felidae
Bobcat Felis
rufus mountains, desert, valley, riparian, shrubland
Mountain lion Felis
concolor montane,
secretive will move to lower elevation when
hungry, grassland, forest, riparian
Jaguar ** Panthera
onca extirpated
last reported in Tehachapi Mtns. 1919
 ORDER PERISSODACTYLA
Family Suidae
Wild pig (I)
Sus
scrofa Introduced
destructive game species, found throughout
mountains, valleys, and foothills
ORDER ARTIODACTYLA
Family Cervidae
Rocky Mountain Elk
(I)
Cervus
elaphus Introduced to Tejon Ranch
 Mule
deer
Odocoileus
hemionus
 Family Bovidae
Cattle (I)
Bos
taurus
occasional escapes
 Bighorn
sheep
Ovis
canadensis (**
sierrae, (I) nelsoni)
Extremely rare in the El Paso
Mountains
 ORDER RODENTIA
Family Sciuridae
White-tailed antelope
squirrel
Ammospermophilus
leucurus
California
ground squirrel
Spermophilus
beecheyi RANGE: Entire county
 Western gray
squirrel
Sciurus
griseus
Oak Woodland Mountains
 Merriam's
chipmunk
Tamias
merriami
Lodgepole
chipmunk
Tamias
speciosus
 Douglas'
squirrel (Chickaree)
Tamiasciurus
douglasii
 Northern flying
squirrel
Glaucomys
sabrinus
Family Castoridae
Beaver (I) Castor
canadensis
Family Geomyidae
Botta's pocket gopher
Thomomys
bottae
Family Heteromyidae
Yellow-eared Pocket
mouse
Perognathus
parvus
Tehachapi pocket
mouse
Perognathus
alticola
Little pocket
mouse
Perognathus
longimembris
California pocket
mouse
Chaetodipus
californicus
Panamint kangaroo
rat
Dipodomys
panamintinus
 Pacific kangaroo
rat
Dipodomys
agilis
Heermann's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys heermannii Merriam's kangaroo
rat
Dipodomys
merriami
Family Muridae
Desert
woodrat
Neotoma
lepida
Dusky-footed
woodrat
Neotoma
fuscipes
Southern grasshopper
mouse
Onychomys
torridus
Parasitic
mouse
Peromyscus
californicus
Canyon
mouse
Peromyscus
crinitus
Deer
mouse Peromyscus maniculatus
 Brush
mouse Peromyscus
boylii
Pinyon
mouse Peromyscus
truei
Western harvest
mouse Reithrodontomys
megalotis
California
vole Microtus
californicus
 Muskrat (I) Ondatra
zibethicus
 Black
rat (I) Rattus
rattus
House
mouse (I) Mus
musculus
ORDER LAGOMORPHA
Family Leporidae
Desert
cottontail Sylvilagus
audubonii
 Brush
Rabbit Sylvilagus
bachmani
White-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus townsendii
 Black-tailed
jackrabbit Lepus
californicus
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