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Mammals of the Elfin Forest

Common Name Scientific Name Photo    Comments
Opossum ● Didelphis virginiana

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a.k.a. Virginia Opossum; imported as game
Ornate Shrew Sorex ornatus

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Broad-footed Mole Scapanus latimanus a.k.a. California Mole
Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis

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a.k.a. Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus

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Myotis bats Myotis...

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Several species
Brush Rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani

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a.k.a. “Cotton Tail”, rarely burrows
Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus

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Western Grey Squirrel Sciurus griseus

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Arboreal but often on ground
California Ground Squirrel Spermophilus beecheyi

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Uses bushes in Forest for lookout
Valley Pocket Gopher Thomomys bottae

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Often under large shrubs
California Pocket Mouse    Chaetodipus californicus
Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis

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Nests above ground
California Mouse Peromyscus californicus Often shares Woodrat’s nest
Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus

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Brush Mouse Peromyscus boylii Nests above ground
Big-eared Woodrat Neotoma macrotis

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Builds large nests in groves
California Vole Microtus californicus

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Likes marshy ground
Western Grey Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus

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Can climb trees if needs to escape
Red Fox ● Vulpes vulpes

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Coyote Canis latrans

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Breeds in Elfin Forest
Raccoon Procyon lotor

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Many live in Elfin Forest
Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis

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Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata

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Cougar Puma concolor

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Bobcat Lynx rufus

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Domestic Cat ●● Felis catus Occasionally feral
Black-tailed Deer Odocoileus hemionus
columbianus 

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Feral Pig ●● Sus scrofa

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 MBNEP / California State Park's guide to 
"Terrestrial Mammals of the Estero Bay Area" 

Key

  ● = non-native species

●● = non-native species which is or has the potential to negatively impact the natives species of the Elfin Forest.