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APPENDIX E 

Vertebrate Wildlife Species of the Wasatch-Cache National 

Forest

The following list was compiled after reviewing the species list from the 1985 Forest Plan along 

with lists from the other Forests in Northern Utah. The list contains species known to exist on 

the Wasatch-Cache National Forest or species whose range includes the Forest and habitat is 

present. Species at Risk (as defined in the glossary) are marked with an asterisk (*). Plant 

species at risk are listed in Appendix F. 

Fish 

Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni

Kokanee Oncorhynchus nerka 

Golden Trout Oncorhynchus aguabonita 

Bonneville Cutthroat Trout* Oncorhynchus clarki utah

Colorado Cutthroat Trout* Oncorhynchus clarki pleuriticus

Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarki bouvieri

Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss

Brown Trout Salmo trutta 

Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis

Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush

Arctic Grayling Thymallus arcticus

Carp Cyprinus carpio 

Utah Chub Gila atraria

Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae 

Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osulus

Redside Shiner Richardsonius balteatus

Utah Sucker Catostomus ardens 

Bluehead Sucker Catostomus discobolus

Mountain Sucker Catostomus platyrhynchus

Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas

Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus 

Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus

Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus

Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu

Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides

Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdi 

Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus 

Tiger Muskie Esox masquinongy 

Yellow Perch Perca flavescens

June Sucker Chasmistes liorus mictus 

Paiute Sculpin Cottus beldingi 
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Reptiles and Amphibians

 

Western Collared Lizard Crotaphytus collaris baileyi

Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma douglassii

Tree Lizard Urosaurus ornatus 

Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana

Great Basin Skink Eumeces skiltonianus utahensis

Great Basin Whiptail Cnemidophorus tigris tigris 

 

Utah Milk Snake* Lampropeltis triangulum taylori

Rubber Boa Charina bottae

Western Yellow-bellied Racer Coluber constrictor mormon 

Ringnecked Snake Diadophis punctuatus regalis 

Night Snake Hypsiglena torquata

Common Kingsnake Lampropeltis pyomelana infralabialis

Striped Whipsnake Masticophis taeniatus

Wandering Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans vagrans 

Smooth Green Snake Opheodrys vernalis

Gopher Snake Pituophis melanoleucus deserticola

Valley Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi 

Midget Faded Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis concolor 

Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum

Western Toad* Bufo boreas boreas

Woodhouses Toad Bufo woodhousei woodhousei

Boreal Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata maculata 

Leopard Frog Rana pipiens brachycephala 

Columbian Spotted Frog* Rana pretiosa 

Mammals

 

Dwarf Shrew* Sorex nanus

Masked Shrew Sorex cinereus

Northern Water Shrew Sorex palustris 

Vagrant Shrew Sorex vagrans 

Little Brown Myotis Myotis lucifugus

Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus 

Fringed Myotis* Myotis thysanodes

Western Small-footed Myotis* Myotis cilolabrum (Formerly Myotis subulatus and M. 

 Leibii.) 

Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris nactivagans 

Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus 

Long-eared Myotis Myotis evotis

Long-legged Myotis Myotis volans

Townsned’s Big-eared Bat* Plecotus townsendi 

Western Red Bat* Lasiurus blossevillii 

Black Bear Ursus Americanus

Racoon Procyon lotor

Ring-tailed Cat Bassariscus astutus
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American Pine Marten* Martes americana

Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis

Shorttail Weasel Mustela erminea

Longtail Weasel Mustela frenata

Mink Mustela vison

Spotted Skunk Spilogale gracilis

Wolverine* Gulo luscus

Badger Taxidea taxus

Coyote Canis latrans

Red Fox Vulpes vulpes

Kit Fox Vulpes macrotis

Mountain Lion Felis concolor

Canada Lynx* Lynx canidensis

Bobcat Lynx rufus

Cliff Chipmunk Eutamias dorsalis

Least Chipmunk Eutamias minimus

Uinta Chipmunk Eutamias umbrinus

Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus

Yellowbelly Marmot Marmota flaviventris

Whtetail Prairie Dog Cynomys gunnisoni 

Uinta Ground Squirrel Spermophilus armatus

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Spermophilus lateralis 

Rock Squirrel Spermaphilus variegatus 

Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus 

Idaho Pocket Gopher* Thomomys idahoensis 

Great Basin Pocket Mouse Perognathus parvus

Beaver Castor canadensis

Boreal Redback Vole Clethrionomys gapperi

Sagebrush vole Lagurus curtatus 

Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus 

Longtail Vole Microtus longicaudus 

Mountain Vole Microtus montanus 

Richardson Vole Microtus richardsoni

Desert Woodrat Neotoma lepida

Bushytail Woodrat Neotoma cinerea

Muskrat Ondatra zibethica 

Northern Grasshopper Mouse Onychomys leucogaster 

Canyon Mouse Peromyscus crinitus

Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus

Pinon Mouse Permyscus truei

Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis 

House Mouse Mus musculus

Western Jumping Mouse Zapus princeps 

Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum

Pika Ochotona princeps

Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus

Blacktail Jackrabbit Lepus californicus 

Whitetail Jackrabbit Lepus townsendi 

Pygmy Rabbit Sylvilagus idahoensis

Mountain Cottontail Sylvilagus nuttalli
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Moose Alces alces 

Elk Cervis canadensis 

Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus

Pronghorn Antilocapra americana

Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis 

Humans Homo sapien 

Birds

 

Common Loon Gavia immer

Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis

Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Snowy Egret Egretta thula

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

Sandhill Crane* Grus canadensis

Canada Goose Branta canadensis

Pintail Anas acuta 

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

Gadwall Anas strepera

Green-winged Teal Anas crecca

Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera

Blue-winged Teal Anas discors

American Wigeon Anas americana

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata

Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

Wood Duck Aix sponsa

Canvasback Aythya valisineria

Redhead Aythya americana

Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris

Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula

Barrow’s Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 

Buffelhead Bucephala albeola

Common Merganser Mergus merganser

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

Sora Porzana carolina

Amerian Coot Fulica americana

Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

Franklin’s Gull Larus pipixcan

California Gull Larus califonicus

Forster’s Tern Sterna forsteri

Black Tern Childonias niger

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
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Bald Eagle* Haliaeetus laucocephalus

Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus

Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striayus

Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii

Northern Goshawk* Accipiter gentillis

Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

Swainson’s Hawk Buteo swainsoni

Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus

Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis

Osprey* Pandion haliaetus

American Kestrel Falco sparverius

Merlin Falco columbarius

Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus

Peregrine Falcon* Falco peregrinus

Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus

Blue Grouse Dendragapus obscurus

White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucurus

Sage Grouse* Centrocercus urophasianus

Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse* Tynpanuchus phasianellus

California Quail Callipepla californica

Chukar Alectoris chukar

Gray Partridge Perdix perdix

Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

Turkey Meleagris gallopavo

Rock Dove Columba livia

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

Long-eared Owl Asio otus

Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus

Western Screech Owl Otus kennicottii

Flammulated Owl* Otus flammeolus

Northern Pygmy Owl Glaucidium gnoma

Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus

Boreal Owl* Aegolius funereus

Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia

Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii

Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

Black Swift* Cypseloides niger

White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis

Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri

Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope

Broad-tailed Hummingbird* Selasphorus platycercus

Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus

Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus

Lewis’ Woodpecker* Melanerpes lewis

Williamson’s Sapsucker* Sphyrapicus thyroideus

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius

Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens

Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
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Northern 3-toed Woodpecker* Picoides tridactylus

Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis 

Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens

Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus orealis 

Western Wood Peewee Contopus sordidulus 

Say’s Phoebe Sayornis saya

Gray Flycatcher Empidonax wrightii

Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri

Hammond’s Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii

Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis

Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris

Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor

Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina

Purple Martin Progne subis

Bank Swallow Riparia riparia

Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens

Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

Steller’s Jay Cyanocitta stelleri

Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis

Clark’s Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana

Black-billed Magpie Pica pica

Common Raven Corvus corax

Plain Titmouse Parus inornatus 

Black-capped Chickadee Parus atricapillus

Mountain Chickadee Parus gambeli

Common Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus

Brown Creeper Certhia americana

White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis

Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis

House Wren Troglodytes aedon

Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris

Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus

Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus

Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea

Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides

Townsend’s Solitaire Myadestes townsendi

Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus

Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus

American Robin Turdus migratorius

Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus

Gray Catbird* Dumetella carolinensis

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 

Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus

American Pipit Anthus rubescens
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American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus

Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

Solitary Vireo Vireo solitarius

Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus

Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina

Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata

Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens

Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica magnolia

Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens

Townsend’s Warbler Dendroica townsendi

Virginia’s Warbler* Vermivora virginiae 

Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia

MacGillivray’s Warbler Oporornis tolmiei

Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis

Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla

Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens

American Redstart* Setophaga ruticilla

Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus

Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena

Green-tailed Towhee Pipiol chlorurus

Rufous-sided Towhee Pipiol erythrophthalmus

Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus

Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli

Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina

Brewer’s Sparrow* Spizella breweri

Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis caniceps

White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichis leucophrys

Fox Sparrow Pesserella illiaca

Lincoln’s Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii

Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta

Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus

Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 

Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana udoviciana 

House Sparrow Passer domesticus 

Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus

Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria

Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra

White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera

Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator

Black Rosy Finch* Leucosticte arctoa

Cassin’s Finch Carpodacus cassinii

House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus

Evening Grosbeak* Coccothraustes vespertinus