Mammals
- Class Mammalia – Mammals
- Order Didelphimorphia – New World Opossums*
- Family Didelphidae – New World Opossums*
- Didelphis virginiana – Virginia Opossum* (common)
- Family Didelphidae – New World Opossums*
- Order Soricomorpha – Shrews and Moles
- Family Soricidae – Shrews
- Sorex ornatus – Ornate Shrew (rare)
- Family Talpidae – Moles
- Scapanus latimanus – Broad-footed Mole (common)
- Family Soricidae – Shrews
- Order Chiroptera – Bats (Most of these bats have not been observed on campus, but the species listed are those that may occur here while foraging or roosting.)
- Family Vespertilionidae – Evening Bats
- Myotis yumanensis – Yuma Myotis (probably common)
- Myotis californicus – California Myotis (probably common)
- Myotis thysanodes – Fringed Myotis (probably uncommon)
- Myotis ciliolabrum – Western Small-footed Myotis (probably uncommon)
- Lasiurus cinereus – Hoary Bat (probably common)
- Lasiurus xanthinus – Western Yellow Bat (probably uncommon)
- Lasiurus blossevillii – Western Red Bat (probably rare)
- Eptesicus fuscus – Big Brown Bat (probably common)
- Pipistrellus hesperus – Western Pipistrelle (probably uncommon)
- Antrozous pallidus – Pallid Bat (probably uncommon) [SC]
- Corynorhinus townsendii – Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (probably rare) [SC]
- Family Molossidae – Free-tailed Bats
- Tadarida brasiliensis – Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (probably common)
- Eumops perotis – Western Mastiff Bat (probably rare) [SC]
- Family Vespertilionidae – Evening Bats
- Order Lagomorpha – Rabbits, Hares and Pikas
- Family Leporidae – Rabbits and Hares
- Sylvilagus audubonii – Desert Cottontail (common)
- Family Leporidae – Rabbits and Hares
- Order Rodentia – Rodents
- Family Sciuridae – Squirrels
- Sciurus griseus – Western Gray Squirrel (formerly common; completely displaced by Eastern Fox Squirrel between 2005 and 2009)
- Sciurus niger – Eastern Fox Squirrel* (common)
- Spermophilus beecheyi – California Ground Squirrel (common)
- Family Geomyidae – Pocket Gophers
- Thomomys bottae – Botta’s Pocket Gopher (common)
- Family Heteromyidae – Pocket Mice, Kangaroo Rats and Kangaroo Mice
- Chaetodipus californicus – California Pocket Mouse (common)
- Family Muridae – Old World Rats and Mice
- Mus musculus – House Mouse* (common)
- Rattus norvegicus – Norway (Brown) Rat* (common)
- Rattus rattus – Roof (Black) Rat* (common)
- Family Cricetidae – New World Rats and Mice
- Reithrodontomys megalotis – Western Harvest Mouse (common)
- Peromyscus maniculatus – Deer Mouse (common)
- Peromyscus californicus – California Mouse (uncommon)
- Neotoma lepida – Desert Woodrat (common)
- Neotoma macrotis – Big-eared Woodrat (common)
- Microtus californicus – California Vole (common)
- Family Sciuridae – Squirrels
- Order Carnivora – Carnivores
- Family Canidae – Coyote, Wolves and Foxes
- Canis latrans – Coyote (common)
- Urocyon cinereoargenteus – Common Gray Fox (rare)
- Family Procyonidae – Raccoon, Ringtail and Coati
- Procyon lotor – Northern Raccoon (common)
- Family Mustelidae – Weasels, Badger, Mink, Martin, Fisher and Otters
- Mustela frenata – Long-tailed Weasel (uncommon)
- Family Mephitidae – Skunks
- Mephitis mephitis – Striped Skunk (common)
- Family Felidae – Cats
- Lynx rufus – Bobcat (rare)
- Puma concolor – Mountain Lion (Cougar, Puma; one unconfirmed sighting)
- Family Canidae – Coyote, Wolves and Foxes
- Order Artiodactyla – Even-toed Ungulates
- Family Cervidae – Deer, Elk, Moose and Caribou
- Odocoileus hemionus – Mule Deer (common)
- Family Cervidae – Deer, Elk, Moose and Caribou
- Order Didelphimorphia – New World Opossums*
The list does not include domestic cats, dogs, rabbits or livestock; certain native species listed are uncommon or rare due to limited habitat availability and continuing habitat loss on campus. Taxa marked with an asterisk (*) are introduced in California.
[SC] = California Species of Special Concern (California Department of Fish and Game)
This page copyright © 1998, 2012 by Glenn R. Stewart (grstewart@csupomona.edu). Last revision August 24, 2012.