Custom Species Lists
The following list represents terrestrial vertebrates found within the Puget Sound watershed. Species occurrence is based on distribution maps from the USGS Northwest Gap Analysis Project that intersect with Puget Sound Water Resource Inventory Areas. Read more.
Terrestrial vertebrates: mammals
- Castor canadensis - (American Beaver)
- Ursus americanus - (American Black Bear)
- Martes americana - (American Marten)
- Neovison vison - (American Mink)
- Ochotona princeps - (American Pika)
- Sorex palustris - (American Water Shrew)
- Eptesicus fuscus - (Big Brown Bat)
- Lynx rufus - (Bobcat)
- Ursus arctos - (Brown Bear)
- Rattus norvegicus - (Brown Rat)
- Neotoma cinerea - (Bushy-tailed Woodrat)
- Zalophus californianus - (California Sea Lion)
- Myotis californicus - (Californian Myotis)
- Lynx canadensis - (Canadian Lynx)
- Spermophilus saturatus - (Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel)
- Sorex cinereus - (Cinereus Shrew)
- Scapanus orarius - (Coast Mole)
- Spermophilus columbianus - (Columbian Ground Squirrel)
- Ondatra zibethicus - (Common Muskrat)
- Puma concolor - (Cougar)
- Canis latrans - (Coyote)
- Myocastor coypus - (Coypu)
- Microtus oregoni - (Creeping Vole)
- Tamiasciurus douglasii - (Douglas's Squirrel)
- Sorex monticolus - (Dusky Shrew)
- Sylvilagus floridanus - (Eastern Cottontail)
- Sciurus niger - (Eastern Fox Squirrel)
- Sciurus carolinensis - (Eastern Gray Squirrel)
- Cervus canadensis - (Elk)
- Mustela erminea - (Ermine)
- Oryctolagus cuniculus - (European Rabbit)
- Martes pennanti - (Fisher)
- Myotis thysanodes - (Fringed Myotis)
- Canis lupus - (Gray Wolf)
- Lasiurus cinereus - (Hoary Bat)
- Marmota caligata - (Hoary Marmot)
- Mus musculus - (House Mouse)
- Myotis keenii - (Keen's Myotis)
- Myotis lucifugus - (Little Brown Myotis)
- Myotis evotis - (Long-eared Myotis)
- Myotis volans - (Long-legged Myotis)
- Microtus longicaudus - (Long-tailed Vole)
- Mustela frenata - (Long-tailed Weasel)
- Sorex bendirii - (Marsh Shrew)
- Alces americanus - (Moose)
- Oreamnos americanus - (Mountain Goat)
- Odocoileus hemionus - (Mule Deer)
- Peromyscus maniculatus - (North American Deermouse)
- Erethizon dorsatum - (North American Porcupine)
- Lontra canadensis - (North American River Otter)
- Microtus richardsoni - (North American Water Vole)
- Synaptomys borealis - (Northern Bog Lemming)
- Glaucomys sabrinus - (Northern Flying Squirrel)
- Thomomys talpoides - (Northern Pocket Gopher)
- Peromyscus keeni - (Northwestern Deermouse)
- Marmota olympus - (Olympic Marmot)
- Zapus trinotatus - (Pacific Jumping Mouse)
- Procyon lotor - (Raccoon)
- Vulpes vulpes - (Red Fox)
- Tamiasciurus hudsonicus - (Red Squirrel)
- Histriophoca fasciata - (Ribbon Seal)
- Sorex rohweri - (Rohwer's Shrew)
- Rattus rattus - (Roof Rat)
- Enhydra lutris - (Sea Otter)
- Aplodontia rufa - (Sewellel)
- Neurotrichus gibbsii - (Shrew-mole)
- Lasionycteris noctivagans - (Silver-haired Bat)
- Lepus americanus - (Snowshoe Hare)
- Myodes gapperi - (Southern Red-backed Vole)
- Mephitis mephitis - (Striped Skunk)
- Corynorhinus townsendii - (Townsend's Big-eared Bat)
- Neotamias townsendii - (Townsend's Chipmunk)
- Scapanus townsendii - (Townsend's Mole)
- Microtus townsendii - (Townsend's Vole)
- Sorex trowbridgii - (Trowbridge's Shrew)
- Sorex vagrans - (Vagrant Shrew)
- Didelphis virginiana - (Virginia Opossum)
- Sciurus griseus - (Western Gray Squirrel)
- Phenacomys intermedius - (Western Heather Vole)
- Zapus princeps - (Western Jumping Mouse)
- Thomomys mazama - (Western Pocket Gopher)
- Myotis ciliolabrum - (Western Small-footed Myotis)
- Spilogale gracilis - (Western Spotted Skunk)
- Gulo gulo - (Wolverine)
- Neotamias amoenus - (Yellow-pine Chipmunk)
- Myotis yumanensis - (Yuma Myotis)