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Mammals Of Wyoming
There are at least 18 large mammal and 103 small mammal species known to occur in Wyoming. Species are listed by common name, scientific name, typical habitat and occurrence. The common and scientific names come from the American Society of Mammalogists' Wyoming Mammal List. Large and medium sized mammals Grizzly bear Order: Carnivora, Family: Ursidae Black bear Order: Carnivora, Family: Ursidae Occurrence: Forests, slide areas, alpine meadows The American black bear (''Ursus americanus'') is North America's smallest and most common species of bear. It is a generalist animal, being able to exploit numerous different habitats and foodstuffs. The American black bear is listed by the IUCN as being of least concern, due to the species widespread distribution and a large global population estimated to be twice that of all other bear species combined. Bighorn sheep Order: Artiodactyla, Family: Bovidae Occurrence: Open mountainous areas The bighorn sheep (''Ovis canadensis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobcat Lynx Rufus
The bobcat (''Lynx rufus''), also known as the red lynx, is a medium-sized Felidae, cat native to North America. It ranges from southern Canada through most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2002, due to its wide distribution and large population. Although it has been hunted extensively both for sport and fur, populations have proven stable, though declining in some areas. It has distinctive black bars on its forelegs and a black-tipped, stubby (or "bobbed") tail, from which it derives its name. It reaches a total length (including the tail) of up to . It is an adaptable predator inhabiting wooded areas, semidesert, urban edge, forest edge, and swampland environments. It remains in some of its original range, but populations are vulnerable to extirpation by coyotes and domestic animals. Though the bobcat prefers rabbits and hares, it hunts insects, chickens, goose, geese and other birds, small rodents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
