CONTENTS
[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
| 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 | ||
| TEMPERATURE | ||||