Mammal Species

SpeciesCodeCommon name
Notiosorex crawfordiNOCRDesert shrew
Sylvilagus auduboniiSYAUDesert cottontail
Lepus californicusLECABlack-tailed jackrabbit
Xerospermophilus spilosomaXESPSpotted ground squirrel
Spermophilus variegatusSPVARock squirrel
Thomomys bottaeTHBOBotta’s pocket gopher
Perognathus flavusPEFLSilky pocket mouse, same as PGFL
Perognathus flavusPGFLSilky pocket mouse; same as PEFL
Chaetodipus eremicusCHERChihuahuan pocket mouse
Chaetodipus intermediusCHINRock pocket mouse
Chaetodipus penicillatusCHPEDesert pocket mouse
Dipodomys merriamiDIMEMerriam’s kangaroo rat
Dipodomys ordiiDIOROrd’s kangaroo rat
Dipodomys spectabilisDISPBanner-tailed kangaroo rat
Dipodomys spp.DIXXKangaroo rat (code used when krat escapes before ID to species level)
Peromyscus boyliiPEBOBrush mouse
Peromyscus eremicusPEERCactus mouse
Peromyscus leucopusPELEWhite-footed mouse
Peromyscus maniculatusPEMADeer mouse
Onychomys arenicolaONARMearns’ grasshopper mouse
Onychomys leucogasterONLENorthern grasshopper mouse
Neotoma albigulaNEALWhite-throated woodrat
Neotoma micropusNEMISouthern plains woodrat
Mus musculusMUMUHouse mouse
Sigmodon hispidusSIHIHispid cotton rat
Erethizon dorsatumERDOCommon porcupine
Canis latransCALACoyote
Vulpes velox = V. macrotisVUVEKit or swift fox
Vulpes vulpes = V. fulvusVUVURed fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteusURCICommon gray fox
Bassariscus astutusBAASRingtail
Taxidea taxusTATAAmerican badger
Lynx rufusLYRUBobcat
Odocoileus hemionusODHEMule deer
Antilocapra americanaANAMPronghorn
Oryx gazellaORGAGemsbok or oryx