Mammals of Channel Islands National Park
The mammals most often spotted in Channel Islands, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
4,451
recent observations
50
species listed
50
mammals
Naturalists have logged 4,451 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Channel Islands. The most frequently seen is the Island Fox, with 2,580 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Channel Islands include Island Fox, Blue Whale, Bobcat and Cuvier's Beaked Whale - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed mammals in Channel Islands
Island Fox
Urocyon littoralis
2,580 observations
California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus
397 observations
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
365 observations
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
155 observations
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
149 observations
Northern Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris
149 observations
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
102 observations
California Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi
102 observations
Grey Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
78 observations
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus
65 observations
Desert Cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii
37 observations
Gambel's Deer Mouse
Peromyscus gambelii
30 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
29 observations
Orca
Orcinus orca
26 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
26 observations
Western Spotted Skunk
Spilogale gracilis
25 observations
Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus
14 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
12 observations · iNaturalist
Guadalupe Fur Seal
Arctocephalus townsendi
10 observations · iNaturalist
Steller Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
9 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
9 observations
Brush Rabbit
Sylvilagus bachmani
9 observations
Pallid Bat
Antrozous pallidus
7 observations
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
6 observations
Common Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
5 observations
Botta's Pocket Gopher
Megascapheus bottae
5 observations · iNaturalist
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
4 observations
Dall's Porpoise
Phocoenoides dalli
4 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
4 observations
Coyote
Canis latrans
4 observations
California Myotis
Myotis californicus
3 observations
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
Corynorhinus townsendii
3 observations
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
2 observations
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
2 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
2 observations
Agile Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys agilis
2 observations · iNaturalist
Western Gray Squirrel
Sciurus griseus
2 observations
Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
2 observations
Domestic Sheep
Ovis aries
2 observations · iNaturalist
Wapiti
Cervus canadensis
2 observations
Domestic Horse
Equus caballus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific White-sided Dolphin
Aethalodelphis obliquidens
2 observations · iNaturalist
Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon ginkgodens
1 observation · iNaturalist
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Ziphius cavirostris
1 observation
Striped Dolphin
Stenella coeruleoalba
1 observation
Northern Right Whale Dolphin
Lissodelphis borealis
1 observation
False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
1 observation
Northern Fur Seal
Callorhinus ursinus
1 observation
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
1 observation
Western Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys megalotis
1 observation
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