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DESERT
MAMMALS OF TUCSON, AZ
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Mammal
Thumbnails
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 Desert
mammals tend to be nocturnal (active during the night) or crepuscular (active
during early morning and evening), thus are not as often seen as many of
the others species spotlit here. Most of our mammals are rodents and bats,
but we also have large mammals such as deer, javelina, coyotes, and mountain
lions. Some of these species live right in the city (e.g., bats, packrats,
and coyotes to name just a few). |
Major sources of information include Alden et al. (1999), ASDM (2000), Forsyth (1999), Whitaker Jr (1997), Wilson and Ruff (1999).
| Site Map |
last
updated June 19, 2001
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