Shrew Family (Soricoidae)
masked shrew Sorex cinereus
grassland
Order Rodentia
vagrant shrew Sorex vagrans
streambank
water shrew Sorex palustris
streambank
Mouse, Vole, Rats, and Muskrat (Cricetidae)
meadow vole long-tailed vole heather vole Microtus pennsylvanicu Microtus longicaudus Phenacomys intermedius
grassland streambank streambank/grassland/mountain
Gapper’s red-backed vole deer mouse Western harvest mouse Clethrionomys gapperi Peromycus maniculatus Reithrodontomys megalotis
mountain mountain/streambank grassland
bushy-tailed woodrat Neotoma cinerea
mountain
rock mouse Peromyscus difficilis
mountain
Northern grasshopper mouse Onychomys leucogaster
grassland
Jumping Mouse Kangaroo Rat and Family Pocket Mouse (Zapodidae) (Heteromyidae)
silky pocket mouse Perognathus flavus
desert
Western jumping mouse Zapus princeps
streambank
Ord’s kangaroo rat Dipodomys ordii
desert
Apache pocket mouse Perognathus apache
mountain 1:1
0
1 - Rodents
1
2
3
4
5
6 inches
Tracks are actual size.
Pocket Gopher Family (Geomyidae)
Porcupine Family (Erethizonidae)
Order Rodentia
Beaver Family (Castoridae)
porcupine Erethizon dorsatum
mountains/grasslands scale 1:3
Northern pocket gopher Thomomys talpoides
grasslands scale 1:1
streams/lakes/wetlands scale 1:3 1:3
beaver Castor canadensis
Squirrel Family (Sciuridae)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6 inches
least chipmunk Colorado chipmunk Eutamias minimus Eutamias quadrivittatus
mountain/grassland mountain
chicaree Tamiasciurus douglassi
forest
Abert’s squirrel Sciurus aberti kaibabensis
mountain/forest
rock ground squirrel Spermophilus variegatus
mountain
golden-mantled ground squirrel Spermophilus lateralis
streambank
yellow-bellied marmot Marmota flaviventris
mountain/rockslide
Gunnison’s prairie dog Cynomys gunnisoni
grassland
thirteen-lined ground squirrel Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
grassland 1:1
0
2 - Rodents
1
2
3
4
5
6 inches
Rodentia tracks vary in size. Sciuridae tracks are actual size.
Rabbit Family (Leporidae)
white-tailed jackrabbit Lepus townsendii
grassland/desert scale 1:2
Order Lagomorpha
Rabbit cadence
Pika Family (Ochotonidae)
snowshoe hare Lepus amricanus
mountain scale 1:2
pika Ochotono princeps
mountain/rock slope scale 1:2 1:2
desert cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii
grassland/desert scale 1:2
0
1
2
3
4
5
6 inches
Weasel Family (Mustelidae)
ermine Mustela erminea
mountain
Order Carnivora
long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata
mountain/streambank
striped skunk Mephitis mephitis
mountain
mountain/grassland
badger Taxidae taxus
spotted skunk Spirogale putorius
mountain
marten Martes americana
mountain 1:1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6 inches
4 - Lagomorphs and Carnivores
Leporidae tracks are one-half actual size. Mustelidae tracks are actual size.
Dog Family (Canidae)
Order Carnivora
grassland/mountain scale 1:2
coyote Canis latrans
red fox vulpes vulpes
mountain scale 1:2
gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
mountain scale 1:2
Bear Family (Ursidae)
black bear Ursus americanus
mountain scale 1:2
Cat Family (Felidae)
bobcat Lynx rufus
mountain scale 1:2
mountain/grassland scale 1:2
Mountain Lion Felis concolor
1:2
0
4 - Carnivores
1
2
3
4
5
6 inches
Tracks are one-half actual size.
Deer Family (Cervidae)
Order Artiodactyla
mule deer Odocoileus hemionus
grassland/mountain
Sheep, Bison Family (Bovidae)
Rocky Mountain elk Cervus canadensis
grassland/mountain
American Antelope Family (Antilocapridae)
bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis
mountain
pronghorn antelope Antilocapra americana
grassland
0
5 - Ungulates
1
2
3
4
5
6 inches
Tracks are actual size.