Mammals of Palo Duro Canyon State Park
The mammals most often spotted in Palo Duro Canyon, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed mammals in Palo Duro Canyon
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
129 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
77 observations
Aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
44 observations · iNaturalist
North American Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
42 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
33 observations
Coyote
Canis latrans
24 observations
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
18 observations · iNaturalist
Hispid Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hispidus
17 observations
Desert Cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii
14 observations
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
13 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
8 observations
Plains Pocket Gopher
Geomys bursarius
8 observations
Bobcat
Lynx rufus
3 observations
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
3 observations
Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
3 observations
Townsend's Big-eared Bat
Corynorhinus townsendii
3 observations
Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus fuscus
2 observations
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
2 observations
Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher
Cratogeomys castanops
2 observations
Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Tadarida brasiliensis
1 observation
American Badger
Taxidea taxus
1 observation
Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis
1 observation
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
1 observation
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
1 observation
North American Least Shrew
Cryptotis parvus
1 observation · iNaturalist
Crawford's Gray Shrew
Notiosorex crawfordi
1 observation
Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
1 observation · iNaturalist
Domestic Sheep
Ovis aries
1 observation · iNaturalist
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