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Mammals of San Franscisco Bay Area

Mountain Lion
Mountain Lion - Felis concolor

You can see quite a few mammals in the Bay Area, if you know what you are looking for. Many are found in protected areas like State Parks but some, like raccoons and skunks, are even found in suburban environments. Several marine mammals can be seen in the nearby coastal waters and the Harbor Seal can actually be seen in San Francisco Bay.

A special whale-watching page has been compiled for more information on marine mammals  ...more .

Bay Area Land Mammals

  1. Virginia Opossum - Didelphis virginiana
  2. Ornate Shrew - Sorex ornatus
  3. Vagrant Shrew - Sorex vagrans
  4. Townsend's Big-eared Bat - Pelcotus townsendii
  5. Hoary Bat - Lasiurus cinereus
  6. California Myotis - Myotis californicus
  7. Fringed Myotis - Myotis thysanodes
  8. Yuma Myotis - Myotis yumanensis
  9. Long-eared Myotis - Myotis evotis
  10. Pallid Bat - Antrozous pallidus
  11. Brazilian Free-tailed Bat - Tadarida brasiliensis
  12. Desert Cottontail - Sylvilagus audubonii
  13. Black-tailed Jackrabbit - Lepus californicus  ...track 
  14. Brush Rabbit - Sylvilagus bachmani  ...photo 
  15. Western Gray Squirrel - Sciurus griseus
  16. California Ground Squirrel - Spermophilus beecheyi
  17. Eastern Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger
  18. Sonoma Chipmunk - Neotamias sonomae
  19. Merriam's Chipmunk - Neotamias merriami
  20. Botta's Pocket Gopher - Thomomys bottae
  21. Heermann's Kangaroo Rat - Dipodomys heermanni
  22. California Pocket Mouse - Chaetodipus californicus
  23. House Mouse - Mus musculus
  24. California Vole - Microtus californicus
  25. Common Muskrat - Ondatra zibethicus
  26. Norway Rat - Rattus norvegicus
  27. Deer Mouse - Peromyscus maniculatus
  28. Black Rat - Rattus rattus
  29. California Mouse - Peromyscus californicus
  30. Pinyon Mouse - Peromyscus true
  31. Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse - Reithrodontomys raviventris
  32. Western Harvest Mouse - Reithrodontomys megalotis
  33. Dusky-footed Woodrat - Neotoma fuscipes
  34. Gray Fox - Urocyon cinereoargenteus
  35. Kit Fox - Vulpes macrotis
  36. Coyote - Canis latrans
  37. Raccoon - Procyon lotor
  38. Northern River Otter - Lontra canadensis
  39. Long-tailed Weasel - Mustela frenata  ...photo   ...track 
  40. Western Spotted Skunk - Spilogale gracilis
  41. Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis
  42. Cougar (Mountain Lion) - Puma concolor  ...sound 
  43. Bobcat - Lynx rufus
  44. Wild Pig - Sus scrofa (Introduced)
  45. Elk - Cervus elaphus
  46. Black-tailed (Mule) Deer - Odocoileus hemionus

Bay Area Marine Mammals

Northern Elephant Seal
Northern Elephant Seal - Mirounga angustirostris
  1. Northern Sea-lion - Eumetopias jubatus
  2. California Sea-lion - Zalophus californianus
  3. Northern Elephant Seal - Mirounga angustirostris
  4. Harbor Seal - Phoca vitulina
  5. Sea Otter - Enhydra lutris
  6. Gray Whale - Eschrichtius robustus
  7. Humpback Whale - Megaptera novaeangliae
  8. Blue Whale - Balaenoptera musculus
  9. Pacific White-sided Dolphin - Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
  10. Dall's Porpoise - Phocoenoides dalli

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