Mammals & Other Wildlife during FONT Tours
in southern Arizona
 
(and nearby New Mexico) 

1993 thru 2007

(during the months of July & August)


A cumulative list compiled by Armas Hill 


PHOTO AT RIGHT: a PRONGHORN,
the only antelope in the Americas 

A listing of Amphibians & Reptiles follows the Mammal List.

Links: 

Upcoming FONT Tour Itineraries for Arizona (& nearby New Mexico)

List of Birds found during our Arizona Tours

North American Mammals

List of some Butterflies in Arizona

Mammals:

1. Eastern Cottontail ______
   Sylvilagus floridannus
   
   
2. Desert Cottontail ______
   Sylvilagus audubonii
   
   
   
   
   A Desert Cottontail photographed during a FONT Arizona tour
   
   
3. Black-tailed Jackrabbit ______
   Lepus californicus
   
   
   
   
   Black-tailed Jackrabbits photographed during a FONT Arizona tour
   
   
4. Antelope Jackrabbit ______
   Lepus alleni 
   
   
5. Cliff Chipmunk ______
   Tamias dorsalis
   
   
   
   
   A Cliff Chipmunk photographed during a FONT Arizona tour
    
   
6. Rock Squirrel ______
   Spermophilus variegatus
   
   
7. Round-tailed Ground Squirrel ______
   Spermophilus tereticaudus
   
   
   
   
   A Round-tailed Ground Squirrel photographed during a FONT Arizona tour
   
   
8. Harris's (or Yuma) Antelope Squirrel ______
   Ammospermophilus harrisii 
   
   
   
   
   A Harris's Antelope Squirrel photographed during a FONT Arizona tour
    
   
9. Arizona Gray Squirrel ______
   Sciurus arizonensis
   
   
10. Tassel-eared (or Abert's) Squirrel ______
    Sciurus aberti
    
    
11. Mexican Fox Squirrel  ______ sas  (has been called Apache Fox Squirrel, Sciurus apache)
    Sciurus nayaritensis
    
    
12. White-throated Woodrat ______
    Neotoma albigula 
    
    
13. Bailey's Pocket Mouse ______ 
    Chaetodipus baileyi
    
    
14. North American Deermouse ______
    Peromyscus maniculatus
    
    
15. Gray Fox ______
    Urocyon cinereoargenteus
    
    
16. Coyote  ______
    Canis latrans
    
    
17. Black Bear ______
    Ursus americanus
    
    
18. White-nosed Coati ______
    Nasua narica
    
    
    
    
    A White-nosed Coati photographed during a FONT tour
    
    
19. Hooded Skunk ______
    Mephitis macroura 
    
    
20. Striped Skunk ______
    Mephitis mephitis
    
    
21. Western Spotted Skink ______
    Spilogale gracilis 
    
    
22. Collared Peccary ______ (also called Javelina)
    Tayassu tajacu  (was at one time Pecari angulatus)
    
    
23. Pronghorn ______
    Antilocapra americana 
    
    
24. Mule Deer ______
    Odocoileus hemionus
    
    
    
    
    A Mule Deer, with its large ears,
    photographed during a FONT tour in Arizona
    
    
25. "Coue's" White-tailed Deer ______
    Odocoileus virginianus
    
    
26. North American Long-nosed Bat ______
    Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
    
    
27. Mexican Long-nosed Bat ______
    Leptonycteris nivalis
    
    
28. other bats ______ 
    

Reference for this mammal list is the new book: "Mammals of North America" by Roland W. Kays & Don E. Wilson, published by Princeton Univ Press, 2002. 

1. Red-spotted Toad
   Bufo punctatus
   
   
2. Woodhouse's Toad
   Bufo woodhousi
   
   
3. Sonoran Desert Toad
   Bufo alvarius
   
   
4. Chiracahua Leopard Frog
   Rana chiricahuensis
   
   
5. Bullfrog
   Rana catesbeiana
   
   
   
   
   A Bullfrog photographed during a FONT tour
   
   
6. Desert Tortoise
   Gopherus agassiziii
   
   
7. Common Side-blotched Lizard
   Uta stansburiana
   
   
8. Desert Spiny Lizard
   Sceloporus magister
   
   
   
   
   A Desert Spiny Lizard, with its blue throat,
   photographed during a FONT tour in Arizona
   
   
9. Clark's Spiny Lizard
   Sceloporus clarkii
   
   
10. Yaqui Black-headed Snake
    
    
11. Gopher Snake
    Arizona elegans
    
    
12. Common Kingsnake (western black form)
    Lampropeltis getula
    
    
13. Black-necked Garter Snake
    Thamnophis cyrtopsis
    
    
14. Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
    
    
15. Mohave Rattlesnake