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Checklist of Vertebrate Species

Fort Clatsop National Memorial

(Updated December 2003)

GROUP

Family Scientific Name Common Name

# MAMMALS

Cervidae Cervus elaphus roosevelti Roosevelt elk, wapiti

Odocoileus hemionus columbianus Columbian black-tailed deer

Canidae Canis latrans coyote

Felidae Felis rufus bobcat

Mephitidae Spilogale gracilis western spotted skunk

Mustelidae Lutra canadensis river otter

Mustela erminea ermine, short-tailed weasel

Mustela frenata long-tailed weasel

Mustela vison mink

Phocidae Phoca vitulina harbor seal

Procyonidae Procyon lotor raccoon

Vespertilionidae Corynorhinus townsendii townsendii Townsend's big-eared
bat

Lasiurus cinereus hoary bat

Myotis californicus California myotis

Myotis evotis long-eared myotis

Myotis thysanodes fringed myotis

Myotis volans long-legged myotis

Myotis yumanensis Yuma myotis

Didelphidae Didelphis virginiana Virginia opossum

Soricidae Sorex bairdii Baird's shrew

Sorex bendirii Pacific marsh shrew

Sorex monticolus montane shrew

Sorex trowbridgii Trowbridge's shrew

Sorex vagrans vagrant shrew

Talpidae Neurotrichus gibbsii American shrew-mole

Scapanus orarius coast mole

Scapanus townsendii Townsend's mole

Leporidae Lepus americanus snowshoe hare

Sylvilagus bachmani brush rabbit

Aplodontiidae Aplodontia rufa mountain beaver

Castoridae Castor canadensis beaver

Dipodidae Zapus trinotatus Pacific jumping mouse

Echimyidae Myocastor coypus nutria

Muridae Arborimus albipes white-footed vole

Clethrionomys californicus western red-backed vole

Microtus oregoni creeping vole

Microtus townsendii Townsend's vole

Ondatra zibethicus common muskrat

Peromyscus maniculatus deer mouse

Rattus rattus black rat

Sciuridae Glaucomys sabrinus sabrinus northern flying squirrel

Spermophilus beecheyi California ground squirrel

Tamias townsendii Townsend's chipmunk

Tamiasciurus douglasii Douglas' squirrel

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Checklist of Vertebrate Animal Species

Fort Clatsop National Memorial

GROUP

Family Scientific Name Common Name

# BIRDS

Phasianidae Bonasa umbellus ruffed grouse

Anatidae Aix sponsa wood duck

Anas americana American wigeon

Anas crecca green-winged teal

Anas platyrhynchos mallard

Branta canadensis Canada goose

Bucephala albeola bufflehead

Mergus merganser common merganser

Accipitridae Accipiter cooperii Cooper's hawk

Accipiter striatus sharp-shinned hawk

Buteo jamaicensis red-tailed hawk

Haliaeetus leucocephalus bald eagle

Pandion haliaetus osprey

Ardeidae Ardea herodias great blue heron

Charadriidae Charadrius vociferus killdeer

Ciconiidae Cathartes aura turkey vulture

Falconidae Falco sparverius American kestrel

Laridae Larus glaucescens glaucous-winged gull

Sterna caspia Caspian tern

Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax auritus double-crested cormorant

Podicipedidae Aechmophorus occidentalis western grebe

Podilymbus podiceps pied-billed grebe

Scolopacidae Actitis macularia spotted sandpiper

Calidris minutilla least sandpiper

Capella gallinago common snipe

Tringa melanoleuca greater yellowlegs

Columbidae Columba fasciata band-tailed pigeon

Cerylidae Ceryle alcyon belted kingfisher

Rallidae Rallus limicola Virginia rail

Aegithalidae Psaltriparus minimus bushtit

Bombycillidae Bombycilla cedrorum cedar waxwing

Certhiidae Certhia americana brown creeper

> Cistothorus palustris marsh wren
>
> Thryomanes bewickii Bewick's wren
>
> Troglodytes troglodytes winter wren

Corvidae Corvus brachyrhynchos American crow

Corvus corax common raven

Cyanocitta stelleri Steller's jay

Fringillidae Agelaius phoeniceus red-winged blackbird

Carduelis pinus pine siskin

Carduelis tristis American goldfinch

Carpodacus mexicanus house finch

Dendroica coronata yellow-rumped warbler

Dendroica nigrescens black-throated gray warbler

Dendroica townsendi Townsend's warbler

Geothlypis trichas common yellowthroat

Junco hyemalis dark-eyed junco

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Checklist of Vertebrate Animal Species

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GROUP

Family Scientific Name Common Name

**BIRDS** (cont.)

Fringillidae Loxia curvirostra red crossbill

> Melospiza melodia song sparrow
>
> Passerella iliaca fox sparrow
>
> Pipilo erythrophthalmus rufous-sided towhee

Vermivora celata orange-crowned warbler

Wilsonia pusilla Wilson's warbler

Zonotrichia leucophrys white-crowned sparrow

Hirundinidae Hirundo rustica barn swallow

> Tachycineta bicolor tree swallow
>
> Tachycineta thalassina violet-green swallow

Muscicapidae Catharus ustulatus Swainson's thrush

Turdus migratorius American robin

Paridae Parus atricapillus black-capped chickadee

> Parus rufescens chestnut-backed chickadee

Regulidae Regulus calendula ruby-crowned kinglet

Regulus satrapa golden-crowned kinglet

Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris European starling

Sylviidae Chamaea fasciata wrentit

Turdidae Ixoreus naevius varied thrush

Tyrannidae Contopus borealis olive-sided flycatcher

Vireonidae Vireo huttoni Hutton's vireo

Picidae Colaptes auratus northern flicker

Dryocopus pileatus pileated woodpecker

Picoides pubescens downy woodpecker

Picoides villosus hairy woodpecker

Sphyrapicus ruber red-breasted sapsucker

Strigidae Otus kennicottii western screech-owl

Trochilidae Selasphorus rufus rufous hummingbird

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Checklist of Vertebrate Animal Species

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GROUP

Family Scientific Name Common Name

# REPTILES

Colubridae Thamnophis ordinoides northwestern garter snake

Thamnophis sirtalis common garter snake

# AMPHIBIANS

Hylidae Pseudacris regilla Pacific chorus frog

Ranidae Rana aurora aurora northern red-legged frog

Rana catesbeiana bullfrog

Ambystomatidae Ambystoma gracile northwestern salamander

Dicamptodontidae Dicamptodon tenebrosus Pacific giant salamander

Plethodontidae Ensatina eschscholtzii ensatina

Plethodon dunni Dunn's salamander

Plethodon vehiculum western red-backed salamander

Rhyacotritonidae Rhyacotriton kezeri Columbia torrent salamander

Salamandridae Taricha granulosa rough-skinned newt

# FISH

Cyprinidae Mylocheilus caurinus peamouth

Fundulidae Fundulus diaphanus banded killifish

Gasterosteidae Gasterosteus aculeatus threespine stickleback

Salmonidae Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii coastal cutthroat trout

Oncorhynchus keta chum salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch coho salmon

Cottidae Cottus asper prickly sculpin

Cottus perplexus reticulate sculpin

Leptocottus armatus Pacific staghorn sculpin