Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Animal List for Eaton Canyon

There are many animals that live in Eaton Canyon. They all fall into the following classes Invertebrates, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals.

The list for Invertebrates are as follows:
Porifera (Sponges)
Cnidaria (Jellyfish, Coral, Sea Anemones, etc.)
Platyhelmintha (Flatworms)
Nematoda (Roundworms)
Mollusca (Snails, Clams, Mussels, Squids, Octopi, etc.)
Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Arthropoda (Insects, Arachnids, Crustaceans, etc.)
Echinoderma (Sea Urchins, Starfish, etc.)
The list for fish: 

There are no naturally occuring fish in Eaton Canyon, but a man imputted fish is the mosquito fish
The list for Amphibians:


Black-Bellied Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps nigriventris)
Monterey Salamander (Ensatina eschscholzii eschscholzii)
California Newt (Taricha torosa)
Western Toad (Bufo boreas)
California Treefrog (Hyla cadaverina)
The list of Reptiles:


 


Great Basin Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis longipipes )
Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)
Western Whiptail Lizard (Cnemidophorus tigris)
Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinatus)
California King Snake (Lampropeltis getulus)
Striped Racer (Masticophis lateralis)
Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)
Two-striped Garter Snake (Thamnophis hammondii)
Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)

List of Birds:   There are no naturally living birds in Eaton Canyon

List of Mammals:

Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus)
Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
Audubon's Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)
Gray Tree Squirrel (Sciurus griseus)
Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) - Introduced species.
Merriam's Chipmunk (Eutamias merriami)
Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)
California Pocket Mouse (Perognathus californicus)
Agile Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys agilis)
Dusky-footed Woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes)
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)
Bobcat (Felis rufus)
Mountain Lion - (Puma concolor)
Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus

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