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Mammals (Mammalia)

All mammals have these things in common: they have a backbone, they are born alive, they are warm blooded, they have body fur or hair, they have 3 middle ear bones, and they feed their young milk that females produce in special glands called mammary glands.

English Name: American BeaverSpanish Name: castorScientific Name: Castor canadensis Photographer: Paul BerquistCopyright: © 1978 Paul Berquist	English Name: American Black BearSpanish Name: oso negroScientific Name: Ursus americanus Photographer: Laura StaffordCopyright: © 2009 Laura Stafford	English Name: Arizona black-tailed prairie dogSpanish Name: perrito-llanero cola negraScientific Name: Cynomys ludovicianus Photographer: Paul BerquistCopyright: © 1990 Paul Berquist	English Name: Big brown batSpanish Name: murciélago-moreno norteamericanoScientific Name: Eptesicus fuscus Photographer: Paul BerquistCopyright: © 1978 Paul Berquist
English Name: Black-tailed JackrabbitSpanish Name: liebre cola negraScientific Name: Lepus californicus Photographer: Paul BerquistCopyright: © 2007 Paul Berquist	English Name: BobcatSpanish Name: lince americanoScientific Name: Lynx rufus Photographer: Paul BerquistCopyright: © 2007 Paul Berquist	English Name: California Leaf-nosed batSpanish Name: murciélago-orejón californianoScientific Name: Macrotus californicus Photographer: Merlin TuttleCopyright: © Bat Conservation International	English Name: Cave myotis batSpanish Name: miotis mexicanoScientific Name: Myotis velifer Photographer: Merlin TuttleCopyright: © Bat Conservation International
English Name: Collared Peccary or JavelinaSpanish Name: jabalínScientific Name: Pecari tajacu Photographer: Paul BerquistCopyright: © 2007 Paul Berquist	English Name: CoyoteSpanish Name: coyoteScientific Name: Canis latrans Photographer: Paul BerquistCopyright: © 1990 Paul Berquist	English Name: Desert Bighorn SheepSpanish Name: borrego cimarrónScientific Name: Ovis canadensis Photographer: Paul BerquistCopyright: © 1978 Paul Berquist	English Name: Gray FoxSpanish Name: zorra grisScientific Name: Urocyon cinereoargenteus Photographer: Paul BerquistCopyright: © 2007 Paul Berquist
English Name: Greater Mastiff BatSpanish Name: murciélago-con bonete mayorScientific Name: Eumops perotis Photographer: Merlin TuttleCopyright: © Bat Conservation International	English Name: Harris's Antelope SquirrelSpanish Name: ardilla-antilope de SonoraScientific Name: Ammospermophilus harrisii Photographer: Paul BerquistCopyright: © 2007 Paul Berquist	English Name: Hooded SkunkSpanish Name: zorrillo-listado del surScientific Name: Mephitis macroura Photographer: William HornbakerCopyright: © 2008 ASDM	English Name: Kit FoxSpanish Name: Scientific Name: Vulpes macrotis Photographer: Rico LeffantaCopyright: © 2007 Rico Leffanta
English Name: Lesser Long-nosed BatSpanish Name: murciélago sahuareroScientific Name: Leptonycteris curasoae Photographer: Merlin TuttleCopyright: © Bat Conservation International	English Name: Merriam's Kangaroo RatSpanish Name: rata-canguro de MerriamScientific Name: Dipodomys merriami Photographer: Paul BerquistCopyright: © 2007 Paul Berquist	English Name: Mexican Free-tailed BatSpanish Name: murciélago-cola suelta brasileñoScientific Name: Tadarida brasiliensis Photographer: Merlin TuttleCopyright: © Bat Conservation International	English Name: Mexican Gray WolfSpanish Name: lobo grisScientific Name: Canis lupus Photographer: Angella ParkerCopyright: © 2010 Angella Parker
English Name: Mountain LionSpanish Name: leónScientific Name: Puma concolor Photographer: Paul BerquistCopyright: © 1990 Paul Berquist	English Name: Mule DeerSpanish Name: venado buraScientific Name: Odocoileus hemionus Photographer: Paul and Joyce BerquistCopyright: © 2006 Paul Berquist	English Name: North American PorcupineSpanish Name: puercoespín norteamericanoScientific Name: Erethizon dorsatum Photographer: Paul BerquistCopyright: © 2007 Paul Berquist	English Name: Northern River OtterSpanish Name: perro del agua, nutria-de río norteamericanaScientific Name: Lontra canadensis Photographer: Don KnightCopyright: © 2006 Don Knight
English Name: OcelotSpanish Name: oceloteScientific Name: Leopardus pardalis Photographer: Laura StaffordCopyright: © 2009 Laura Stafford	English Name: Pallid batSpanish Name: murciélago-desértico norteñoScientific Name: Antrozous pallidus Photographer: Paul BerquistCopyright: © 1999 Paul Berquist	English Name: Peters Ghost-faced batSpanish Name: murciélago-barba arrugada norteñoScientific Name: Mormoops megalophylla Photographer: Merlin TuttleCopyright: © Bat Conservation International	English Name: RaccoonSpanish Name: batepi, mapache, mapache comúnScientific Name: Procyon lotor Photographer: William HornbakerCopyright: © 2008 ASDM
English Name: RingtailSpanish Name: cacomixtleScientific Name: Bassariscus astutus Photographer: Paul and Joyce BerquistCopyright: © 2007 Paul and Joyce Berquist	English Name: Silver-haired batSpanish Name: murciélago pelo plateadoScientific Name: Lasionycteris noctivagans Photographer: Merlin TuttleCopyright: © Bat Conservation International	English Name: Spotted batSpanish Name: murciélago pintoScientific Name: Euderma maculatum Photographer: Merlin TuttleCopyright: © Bat Conservation International	English Name: Townsend's big-eared batSpanish Name: Scientific Name: Plecotus townsendii Photographer: Merlin TuttleCopyright: © Bat Conservation International
English Name: Western pipistrelle batSpanish Name: pipistrelo del oeste americanoScientific Name: Pipistrellus hesperus Photographer: Merlin TuttleCopyright: © Bat Conservation International	English Name: Western red batSpanish Name: murciélago-cola peluda de BlossevilliScientific Name: Lasiurus blossevillii Photographer: Merlin TuttleCopyright: © Bat Conservation International	English Name: White-nosed Coati “Coatimundi”Spanish Name: chuloScientific Name: Nasua narica Photographer: Brenda KingCopyright: © 2004 Brenda King	English Name: White-throated woodratSpanish Name: rata-cambalachera garganta blancaScientific Name: Neotoma albigula Photographer: Paul and Joyce BerquistCopyright: © 2007 Paul and Joyce Berquist
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