Animal Identification. Compiled by Lindsay Magill March 2017
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1 Animal Identification Compiled by Lindsay Magill March 2017
2 Birds Pigeon/Dove Passerine Corvid (Passerine) Hummingbird (Caprimulgiformes) Other Caprimulgiformes Bird of Prey Wading/Shorebird Woodpecker Game bird Waterfowl Aquatic bird Non-natives
3 Mammals Size (Full grown, nose to tail tip) Under 8 inches long Between 8 and 12 inches long Between 12 and 20 inches long Between 20 and 30 inches long Between 30 and 40 inches long 40 inches or longer
4 Birds
5 Mourning Dove Pigeon/Dove Band-tailed Pigeon
6 Passerine Dark-eyed Junco Most common birds: Sparrows Finches Wrens Chickadees Blackbirds House Finch Red-winged Blackbird Bushtit Bewick s Wren
7 Corvid (Passerine) Western Scrub-jay Steller s Jay American Crow Common Raven
8 Hummingbird (Caprimulgiformes) Anna s Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird
9 Other Caprimulgiformes Swifts Poorwills Nighthawks Chimney Swift Common Nighthawk
10 Bird of Prey Owls Vultures Hawks Falcons Turkey Vulture American Kestrel Red-tailed Hawk Northern Saw-whet Owl
11 Wading/Shorebird Killdeer Bitterns Herons Egrets Rails Plovers Sandpipers Phalaropes Black-necked Stilt Virginia Rail Western Sandpiper Green Heron
12 Williamson s Sapsucker Woodpecker Northern Flicker Acorn Woodpecker
13 California Quail Game bird Turkeys Quail Grouse Pheasants Wild Turkey Sharp-tailed Grouse
14 Waterfowl Ducks Geese Swans Common Merganser Canvasback Tundra Swan
15 Aquatic bird Pelicans Cormorants Grebes Loons Brown Pelican Common Loon Double-crested Cormorant Eared Grebe
16 European Starling Rock Pigeon House Sparrow NON-NATIVES Eurasian Collared-Dove Starlings Rock Pigeons Eurasion Collared-Doves House Sparrows
17 Mammals
18 Under 8 inches long Bat Shrew Mole Mouse Pika
19 Between 8 and 12 inches long Chipmunk Squirrel Rat Gopher Rabbit Mountain Beaver Vole Weasel
20 Between 12 and 20 inches long Cottontail Jackrabbit Marmot Woodrat Weasel Skunk
21 Between 20 and 30 inches long Marten/Fisher Badger Fox Nutria Ringtail Raccoon Muskrat
22 Between 30 and 40 inches long Wolverine Otter Beaver Bobcat/Lynx Fox Coyote Porcupine Opossum
23 40 inches or longer Wolf Bear Cougar Deer
24 Bat
25 Shrew Elongated, pointy snout Uniform color Long tails
26 Mole Very large, broad, webbed forefeet Hairless, pointed snout Tiny, concealed eyes
27 Mouse Large ears and eyes Tail the same length as body
28 Pika Relative of rabbit No external tail Round ears
29 Chipmunk Facial markings present
30 Squirrel May have thin or fluffy tail No facial markings
31 Rat Kangaroo Rats Invasive Norway rats & black rats
32 Gopher Large front claws Prominent incisors Bald tail
33 Rabbit Brush or Pygmy rabbits Elongated ears Short tail
34 Mountain Beaver No tail Small, black eyes White spot at base of each ear
35 Vole Very small eyes and ears
36 Elongated body Weasel (8-12 in.)
37 Cottontail Eastern or Mountain cottontails Elongated ears Short tail
38 Jackrabbit Large rabbit species Extremely elongated, thin ears
39 Marmot Largest squirrel species Short, bushy tail Stripes above nose
40 Woodrat Large, naked ears Long, lightly-furred tail
41 Weasel (12-20 in.) Long-tailed weasel or mink
42 Skunk Distinctly black and white
43 Large weasel Marten/Fisher
44 Badger Striped face White stripe along spine
45 Fox (20-30 in.) Kit Fox Smallest canid Black-tipped tail
46 Nutria Invasive Naked tail Semi-aquatic
47 Ringtail Relative of raccoon Distinct black and white rings on tail
48 Raccoon Black face mask Black and white rings on tail
49 Muskrat Large rodent Vertically-flattened, rudder-like tail
50 Wolverine Largest weasel species Bear-like
51 Otter Long, thick rudder tail Small ears
52 Beaver Wide, flat tail Large, webbed feet
53 Bobcat/Lynx Bobcat Brown Black & white striped bobbed tail Compact body Canada Lynx Gray Significantly longer rear limbs than front Larger, lankier body
54 Fox (30-40 in.) Red Fox Larger Red fur with black paws White-tipped tail Gray Fox Brown/gray fur Black-tipped tail Larger than Kit Fox
55 Coyote Black-tipped tail that nearly touches ground Narrow nose and snout Relatively large ears
56 Distinct quills Porcupine
57 Opossum White face Black, thin ears Bald rat tail
58 Wolf Significantly larger than coyote Wide nose and snout Relatively small ears May be a variety of colors
59 Bear
60 Cougar
61 Deer Mule Deer, also known as Black-tailed Deer
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