Carnivores
Carnivores include many but not all meat-eating animals, and many members of this order may have a wide diet. Known carnivores of Hastings include members of the family Canidae, Felidae, Mephitidae, Mustelidae, Procyonidae, and Ursidae.
Coyote*
Canis latrans ochropus
Gerald & Buff Corsi ©
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GrAy Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus townsendi
Gerald & Buff Corsi & Alden M. Johnson ©
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Cal. grizzly bear**
Ursus arctos
Gerald & Buff Corsi ©
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Ringtail
Bassariscus astutus
James T. Johnson ©
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Raccoon
Procyon lotor psora
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Long-tailed weasel
Mustela frenata nigriauris
Alden M. Johnson ©
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Badger
Taxidea taxus
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Western spotted skunk*
Spilogale gracilis
Alden M. Johnson ©
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Striped skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Gerald & Buff Corsi ©
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Mountain lion*
Puma concolor
Gerald & Buff Corsi ©
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Bobcat
Lynx rufus californicus
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Rodents
Research on rodent species have a rich history at Hastings.
Merriam's chipmunk*
Tamias merriami
Dr. Lloyd Glenn Ingles ©
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California ground squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi
Gerald & Buff Corsi ©
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Western gray squirrel*
Sciurus griseus nigripes
Dr. Lloyd Glenn Ingles ©
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Pocket gopher
Thomomys bottae
Dr. Lloyd Glenn Ingles ©
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California pocket mouse
Chaetodipus californicus
J. Harris © American Society of Mammologists
Heermann's kangaroo rat
Dipodomys heermanni
Dr. Lloyd Glenn Ingles ©
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Narrow-faced kangaroo rat
Dipodomys venustus
T.L. Best © American Society of Mammalogists
Western harvest mouse
Reithrodontomys megalotis longicaudus
Dr. Lloyd Glenn Ingles ©
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California mouse
Peromyscus californicus
©
Deer mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Glenn & Martha Vargas ©
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Brush mouse
Peromyscus boyllii
©
Pinyon mouse
Peromyscus truei dyselius
©
Big-Eared wood rat
Neotoma macrotis
©
California vole
Microtus californicus
© James Maughn
House mouse*
Mus musculus
© Simon J. Tonge
Bats
Bats are mammals that can fly, and that makes them pretty unique. We share many aspects of our basic biology with bats, but they are hard to get to know. They are active when we sleep; we can't hear them and we can't see in dark where bats are active. Given this difficulty, it is no wonder that bats are so subject to myths based on fear and ignorance. But once you get to know them, they are pretty interesting little companions.
First, bats should not cause any person fear. They nimble, adept fliers and far too expert at flying to ever get tangled in your hair. And a bat biting a person would be like us biting an elephant. Bats, now more than ever, are facing declines with disease like the White-nose syndrome a growing factor. We have a key to Central California Bats coming soon. A great place to see bats in Monterey County is Pinnacles National Monument.
California myotis
Myotis californicus
©
Long-eared myotis
Myotis evotis
©
Long-legged myotis
Myotis volans longicura
©
Yuma myotis
Myotis yumanensis saturatus
©
Big brown bat
Eptesicus fuscus bernardinus
©
Silver-haired bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans
©
Western pipistrelle
Pipistrellus hesperus
©
Red bat
Lasiurus blossevillii
©
Townsend's big-eared bat
Plecotus townsendii
©
Brazilian free-tailed bat
Tadarida brasilinensis
©
Pallid bat
Antrozous pallidus
©
Lagomorphs
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Desert cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii vallicola
Dr. Lloyd Glenn Ingles ©
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Brush rabbit*
Sylvilagus bachmani
Gerald & Buff Corsi ©
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Black-tailed jack rabbit*
Lepus californicus
Gerald & Buff Corsi ©
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Insectivores
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Ornate shrew
Sorex ornatus
©
Trowbridge's shrew
Sorex trowbridgii monterensia
©
Broad-footed mole
Scapanus latimanus
©
Artiodactyls
European wild boar
Sus scrofa
© Simon J. Tonge
Marsupials
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Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
Alden M. Johnson ©
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