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Hoofed Animals 1
Bighorn (mountain sheep) 2
Pronghorn (antelope) 4
Bison (buffalo) 8
Mule deer 10
White-tailed deer 13
Elk 16
Rodents (Including Lagomorphs) 21
Snowshoe hare 22
White-tailed jackrabbit 24
Mountain cottontail 26
Pika 28
Tassel-eared squirrel (Abert’s squirrel) 31
Kaibab squirrel 34
Arizona gray squirrel 36
Spruce squirrel, Pine squirrel (Douglas squirrel, chickaree) 39
Northern flying squirrel 42
Western chipmunks 44
Golden-mantled ground squirrel 48
White-tailed prairie dog 51
Yellow-bellied marmot (woodchuck) 53
Deermouse (white-footed mouse) 57
Mountain vole 58
Western jumping mouse 59
Bushy-tailed woodrat (pack rat) 60
Muskrat 64
Beaver 67
Porcupine 72
Northern pocket gopher 75
Carnivores (Including the Insectivores and Chiropterans) 79
Mountain lion 80
Bobcat 85
Red fox 87
Gray wolf 89
Coyote 92
Wolverine 95
Marten 97
River otter 101
Mink 103
Short-tailed weasel (ermine) 105
Spotted skunk 108
Striped skunk 110
Black bear 112
Grizzly bear 117
Vagrant shrew 119
Bats 121
References 123
Index 125
Life Zones
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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ELEVATION PRECIPITATION
FEET DRY MOIST WET
14,000 ARCTIC-ALPINE ZONE[1] above timber-line; small, mat-like plants.
13,000 pika
12,000 mountain sheep
11,000 HUDSONIAN ZONE spruce red squirrel
10,000 fir marten
9,000 CANADIAN ZONE quaking aspen beaver
Douglas fir, mule deer
8,000 TRANSITION ZONE tassel-eared squirrel
7,000 ponderosa pine, mountain lion
6,000 UPPER SONORAN ZONE[2]
pinyon pine deer mouse
5,000 juniper bobcat
sagebrush pronghorn
4,000 LOWER SONORAN ZONE[3]
3,000 mesquite, kangaroo rat
2,000 giant cactus
1,000 kit fox
HOT WARM COLD
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