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INDEX

A Abert’s squirrel. See Tassel-eared squirrel. Alpine Life Zone, xiv Antelope. See Pronghorn. Antilocapra americana, 4 Arizona gray squirrel, 36 Artiodactyla, 1

B Bats, 121 Bear, black, 112 grizzly, 117 Beaver, 67 Bighorn, 2 Bison, 8 Bison bison, 8 Black bear, 112 Black-tailed deer, 11 Bobcat, 85 Buffalo. See Bison. Bushy-tailed woodrat, 60

C Canadian Life Zone, xiii Canis latrans, 92 lupus, 89 Carnivores, 79 Castor canadensis, 67 Catamount. See Mountain lion. Cervus canadensis, 16 Chickaree. See Spruce squirrel. Chipmunks, western, 44 cliff, 45 Colorado, 44 gray-necked, 44 least, 45 Uinta, 44 Chiroptera, 79, 121 Citellus lateralis, 48 Classification of animals, xv Cliff chipmunk, 45 Colorado chipmunk, 44 Cottontail, mountain, 26 Cougar. See Mountain lion. Coyote, 92 Cynomys gunnisoni, 51 leucurus, 51 parvidens, 51

D Deer black-tailed, 11 mule, 10 fantail, Sonora, 11, 14 white-tailed, 13 Deermouse, 57 Douglas squirrel. See Spruce squirrel.

E Elk, 16 Erethizon dorsatum, 72 Ermine. See Short-tailed weasel. Euarctos americanus, 112 Eutamias cinereicollis, 44 dorsalis, 45 minimus, 45 quadrivittatus, 44

F Felis concolor, 80 Field mouse. See Mountain vole. Fox, red, 87

G Glaucomys sabrinus, 42 Golden-mantled ground squirrel, 48 Gopher, northern pocket, 75 Gray-necked chipmunk, 44 Gray wolf, 89 Grizzly bear, 117 Ground squirrel, golden-mantled, 48 Gulo luscus, 95

H Hare, snowshoe, 22 Hoofed animals, 1

I Insectivores, 79

J Jackrabbit, white-tailed, 24

K Kaibab squirrel, 34

L Lagomorphs, 21 hare, snowshoe, 22 jackrabbit, white-tailed, 24 cottontail, mountain, 26 pika, 28 Least chipmunk, 45 Lepus americanus, 22 townsendi, 24 Life zones, xiii Alpine, xiv Canadian, xiii Lower Sonoran, xiii Transition, xiii Upper Sonoran, xiii Lion, mountain, 80 Long-tailed weasel, 106 Lower Sonoran Life Zone, xiii Lutra canadensis, 101 Lynx, 85 Lynx canadensis, 86 rufus, 85

M Marmot, yellow-bellied, 53 Marmota flaviventris, 53 Marten, 97 Martes americana, 97 Meadow mouse. See Mountain vole. Mephitis mephitis, 110 Microtus montanus, 58 Mink, 103 Mountain cottontail, 26 Mountain sheep. See Bighorn. Mountain lion, 80 Mountain vole, 58 Mouse, western jumping, 59 white-footed. See Deermouse. Field. See Mountain vole. Meadow. See Mountain vole. Mule deer, 10 Muskrat, 64 Mustela erminea, 105 frenata, 106 rixosa, 106 vison, 103

N Neotoma cinerea, 60 Northern flying squirrel, 42 Northern pocket gopher, 75

O Ochotona princeps, 28 Odocoileus couesi, 14 hemionus, 10 virginianus, 13 Ondatra zibethicus, 64 Otter, river, 101 Ovis canadensis, 2

P Pack rat. See Bushy-tailed woodrat. Painter. See Mountain lion. Panther. See Mountain lion. Peromyscus maniculatus, 57 Pika, 28 Pine squirrel, 39 Porcupine, 72 Prairie dog, white-tailed, 51 Pronghorn, 4 Puma. See Mountain lion.

R Red fox, 87 Red squirrels. See Spruce squirrel. River otter, 101 Rodents, 21 Sciurus aberti, 31 arizonensis, 36 kaibabensis, 34

S Short-tailed weasel, 105 Shrew, vagrant, 119 Skunk, spotted, 108 striped, 110 Snowshoe hare, 22 Sonora fantail deer, 11, 14 Sorex vagrans, 119 Spilogale gracilis, 108 Spruce squirrel, 39 Squirrel, Abert’s. See Tassel-eared squirrel. Arizona gray, 36 chickaree. See Spruce squirrel. Douglas. See Spruce squirrel. golden-mantled ground, 48 Kaibab, 34 flying, northern, 42 pine, 39 red. See Spruce squirrel. spruce, 39 tassel-eared, 31 Sylvilagus nuttalli, 26

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