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		National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

		Species List for

		Canyonlands National Park (CANY)

This species list is a work in progress. It represents information currently in the NPSpecies data system and records are continually being added or updated by National Park Service staff. To report an error or make a suggestion, go to https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies/suggest.


Scientific Name	Preferred Common Names	Park Occurrence	Abundance	Nativeness

Mammals
Artiodactyla/Bovidae
Ovis canadensis	Bighorn Sheep	Present	Uncommon	Native
- Ovis canadensis nelsoni
Artiodactyla/Cervidae
Cervus canadensis	Elk	Present	Unknown	Native
- Cervus elaphus
Odocoileus hemionus	Mule Deer	Present	Uncommon	Native
Carnivora/Canidae
Canis latrans	Coyote	Present	Uncommon	Native
Urocyon cinereoargenteus	Common Gray Fox	Present	Uncommon	Native
Vulpes vulpes	Red Fox	Probably Present		Native
Carnivora/Felidae
Lynx rufus	Bobcat	Present	Rare	Native
- Felis rufus
Puma concolor	Mountain Lion	Present	Rare	Native
- Felis concolor
Carnivora/Mephitidae
Mephitis mephitis	Striped Skunk	Present	Rare	Native
Spilogale gracilis	Western Spotted Skunk	Present	Rare	Native
Carnivora/Mustelidae
Lontra canadensis	Northern River Otter	Present	Unknown	Native
- Lutra canadensis, Lutra canadensis sonorae
Mustela frenata	Long-tailed Weasel	Probably Present		Native
Taxidea taxus	American Badger	Present	Uncommon	Native
Carnivora/Procyonidae
Bassariscus astutus	Ringtail	Present	Rare	Native
Procyon lotor	Northern Raccoon	Probably Present		Native
Carnivora/Ursidae
Ursus americanus	American Black Bear	Present	Rare	Native
Chiroptera/Molossidae
Nyctinomops macrotis	Big Free-tailed Bat	Present	Uncommon	Native
Tadarida brasiliensis	Brazilian free-tailed bat	Present	Rare	Native
Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae
Aeorestes cinereus	Hoary Bat, North American Hoary Bat	Present	Uncommon	Native
- Lasiurus cinereus
Antrozous pallidus	Pallid Bat	Present	Abundant	Native
- Antrozous pallidus pallidus
Corynorhinus townsendii	Townsend's Big-eared Bat	Present	Uncommon	Native
- Plecotus townsendii pallescens
Eptesicus fuscus	Big Brown Bat	Present	Common	Native
- Eptesicus fuscus pallidus
Euderma maculatum	Spotted Bat	Present	Uncommon	Native
Idionycteris phyllotis	Allen's Big-eared Bat	Present	Common	Native
- Plecotus phyllotis
Lasionycteris noctivagans	Silver-haired Bat	Present	Uncommon	Native
Myotis californicus	California Myotis	Present	Abundant	Native
- Myotis californicus stephensi
Myotis ciliolabrum	Western Small-footed Myotis	Probably Present		Native
Myotis evotis	Long-eared Myotis	Present	Uncommon	Native
Myotis thysanodes	Fringed Myotis	Present	Common	Native
Myotis volans	Long-legged Myotis	Present	Uncommon	Native
Myotis yumanensis	Yuma Myotis	Present	Uncommon	Native
Parastrellus hesperus	Western Pipistrelle	Present	Abundant	Native
- Pipistrellus hesperus, Pipistrellus hesperus hesperus
Eulipotyphla/Soricidae
Notiosorex crawfordi	Crawford's Desert Shrew	Probably Present		Native
Lagomorpha/Leporidae
Lepus californicus	Black-tailed Jackrabbit	Present	Common	Native
Sylvilagus audubonii	Desert Cottontail	Present	Common	Native
Rodentia/Castoridae
Castor canadensis	American Beaver	Present	Uncommon	Native
- Castor canadensis repentinus
Rodentia/Cricetidae
Neotoma albigula	Western White-throated Woodrat	Present	Rare	Native
- Neotoma albigula laplataensis
Neotoma cinerea	Bushy-tailed Woodrat	Present	Uncommon	Native
- Neotoma cinerea acraia, Neotoma cinerea arizonae
Neotoma lepida	Desert Woodrat	Present	Common	Native
- Neotoma lepida sanrafaeli
Neotoma mexicana	Mexican Woodrat	Present	Uncommon	Native
- Neotoma mexicana inopinata
Ondatra zibethicus	Common Muskrat	Present	Unknown	Native
Onychomys leucogaster	Northern Grasshopper Mouse	Present	Uncommon	Native
- Onychomys leucogaster melanophrys, Onychomys leucogaster pallescens
Peromyscus boylii	Brush Mouse	Present	Uncommon	Native
- Peromyscus boylii rowleyi, Peromyscus boylii utahensis
Peromyscus crinitus	Canyon Mouse	Present	Common	Native
- Peromyscus crinitus auripectus, Peromyscus crinitus doutti
Peromyscus maniculatus	Deer Mouse	Present	Common	Native
- Peromyscus maniculatus nebrascensis, Peromyscus maniculatus rufinus, Peromyscus maniculatus sonoriensis
Peromyscus truei	Pinon Mouse	Present	Common	Native
- Peromyscus truei truei
Reithrodontomys megalotis	Western Harvest Mouse	Present	Uncommon	Native
- Reithrodontomys megalotis aztecus, Reithrodontomys megalotis megalotis
Rodentia/Erethizontidae
Erethizon dorsatum	North American Porcupine	Probably Present		Native
- Erethizon dorsatum couesi, Erethizon dorsatum epixanthum
Rodentia/Geomyidae
Thomomys bottae	Botta's Pocket Gopher	Present	Uncommon	Native
- Thomomys bottae aureus, Thomomys bottae howelli, Thomomys bottae osgoodi
Rodentia/Heteromyidae
Dipodomys ordii	Ord's Kangaroo Rat	Present	Uncommon	Native
- Dipodomys ordii nexilis, Dipodomys ordii sanrafaeli
Perognathus flavescens	Plains Pocket Mouse	Present	Uncommon	Native
- Perognathus apache, Perognathus apache caryi
Perognathus parvus	Great Basin Pocket Mouse	Present	Uncommon	Native
- Perognathus parvus bullatus
Rodentia/Sciuridae
Ammospermophilus leucurus	White-tailed Antelope Squirrel	Present	Common	Native
- Ammospermophilus leucurus cinnamomeus, Ammospermophilus leucurus notom, Ammospermophilus leucurus pennipes
Neotamias rufus	Hopi Chipmunk	Present	Common	Native
- Eutamias quadrivittatus, Eutamias quadrivittatus hopiensis, Tamias quadrivittatus hopiensis, Tamias rufus
Otospermophilus variegatus	Rock Squirrel	Present	Common	Native
- Spermophilus variegatus, Spermophilus variegatus grammurus, Spermophilus variegatus utah


Species In Review - proposed or provisional records needing additional review
Mammals
Artiodactyla/Antilocapridae
Antilocapra americana	Pronghorn	Unconfirmed		Native
Carnivora/Canidae
Vulpes macrotis	Kit Fox	Unconfirmed		Native
Carnivora/Mustelidae
Mustela erminea	Ermine	Unconfirmed		Native
Mustela vison	American Mink	Unconfirmed		Native
Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae
Myotis lucifugus	Little Brown Myotis	Unconfirmed		Native
Eulipotyphla/Soricidae
Sorex merriami	Merriam's Shrew	Unconfirmed		Native
Sorex monticolus	Montane Shrew	Unconfirmed		Native
Sorex nanus	Dwarf Shrew	Unconfirmed		Native
Sorex palustris	American Water Shrew	Unconfirmed		Native
Lagomorpha/Leporidae
Sylvilagus nuttallii	Mountain Cottontail	Unconfirmed		Native
Rodentia/Cricetidae
Microtus longicaudus	Long-tailed Vole	Unconfirmed		Native
Microtus montanus	Montane Vole	Unconfirmed		Native
Rodentia/Geomyidae
Thomomys talpoides	Northern Pocket Gopher	Unconfirmed		Native
Rodentia/Heteromyidae
Perognathus flavus	Silky Pocket Mouse	Unconfirmed		Native
- Perognathus flavus hopiensis
Rodentia/Muridae
Mus musculus	House Mouse	Unconfirmed		Non-native
Rodentia/Sciuridae
Cynomys gunnisoni	Gunnison's Prairie Dog	Not In Park (Historical)		Native
- Cynomys gunnisoni zuniensis
Cynomys leucurus	White-tailed Prairie Dog	Unconfirmed		Native
Neotamias minimus	Least Chipmunk	Unconfirmed		Native
- Eutamias minimus, Tamias minimus
Sciurus aberti	Abert's Squirrel	Unconfirmed		Native
- Sciurus aberti navajo
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	Red Squirrel	Unconfirmed		Native
Xerospermophilus spilosoma	Spotted Ground Squirrel	Unconfirmed		Native
- Spermophilus spilosoma, Spermophilus spilosoma cryptospilotus


Report Species Count: 76

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/17/2025 7:25:39 PM

Definitions


Term	Definition	Comments
Present in Park	Species occurrence in park is documented and assumed to be extant.	Extremely high confidence that the species occurs in the park for all or part of the year. Evidence, in the form of a current, verifiable reference, voucher or observation, readily available.
Probably Present	Documented occurrences of the species in the park and/or in the adjoining region of the park give reason to suspect that it probably occurs within the park.	Very high confidence that the species occurs in the park. Evidence may exist in NPSpecies, but may not be considered current or reliable enough to elevate the status to Present in Park. Efforts should be made to obtain current, verifiable evidence to elevate the status to “Present in Park.” If reasonable efforts to obtain current, verifiable evidence are unsuccessful, then the Occurrence should be changed to Unconfirmed or Not in Park, as applicable.
Unconfirmed	Attributed to the park based on weak ("unconfirmed record") or no evidence, giving minimal indication of the species' occurrence in the park.	Verifiable evidence is not considered sufficient enough to elevate the status to “Probably Present,” nor current enough to elevate the status to “Present in Park.” Efforts should be made to obtain current, verifiable evidence in NPSpecies to elevate the occurrence value to “Present in Park.” If reasonable efforts to obtain current, verifiable evidence are unsuccessful, status should be changed to Not Present.
Not Present	Species is not known to occur in park. Species may have occurred in the park historically, is currently known to occur in areas adjacent to the park, or is a potential long-distance invader (e.g., zebra mussels, other invasive exotics). Designation can also be used for T&E or other high-interest species whose identified range encompasses the park, but that are confirmed not present in the park.
Species in Review	These species records are provisional and are undergoing additional review.

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