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Yellowstone National Park Wildlife

Some of Yellowstone's numerous wildlife species include the following:


Grizzly Bears	Bighorn Sheep	Bison	Bobcats	Coyotes
Elk	Lynx	Moose	Mountain Lions	Wolves

Habitat and Population Statistics for Yellowstone's Mammals

	Habitat	Population		Habitat	Population
Bears, Cats, Dogs, Raccoons, & Weasels			Pikas, Hares, Rabbits
Black Bear	forests, meadows	500–650	Snowshoe Hare	forests, willows	common
Grizzly Bear	forests, meadows	280–610	White-tailed Jackrabbit	sagebrush, grasslands	common
Coyote	forests, meadows, grasslands	common	Desert Cottontail	shrub lands	common
Gray Wolf	forests, meadows	>100	Mountain Cottontail	shrub lands	common
Fox	meadows	occasional	Pika	rocky slopes	common
Bobcat	forests, meadows	may be widespread	Shrews
Cougar	mountains, rocky areas	15–17	Dusky Shrew	moist meadows, forests	common
Lynx	subalpine forests	few	Masked Shrew	moist meadows, forests	common
Raccoon	rivers, cottonwoods	rare	Water Shrew	moist meadows, forests	common
Badger	sagebrush	common	Preble’s Shrew	moist meadows, forests	rare, if present
Fisher	forests	rare, if present	Dwarf Shrew	moist meadows, forests	rare
Marten	coniferous forests	common	Beaver, Squirrels, Gopher, Mice, Porcupine
Mink	riparian forests	occasional	Beaver	ponds, streams	500
River Otter	rivers, lakes, ponds	common	Least Chipmunk	forests	common
Striped Skunk	riparian to forest	rare	Uinta Chipmunk	forests	common
Long-tailed Weasel	willows to spruce/fir forests	common	Yellow Pine Chipmunk	forests	common
Short-tailed Weasel	willows to spruce/fir forests	common	Yellow-bellied Marmot	rocky slopes	common
Wolverine	alpine, coniferous forests	rare	Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel	forests, rocky slopes	common
Hoofed Mammals			Northern Flying Squirrel	forests	occasional
Elk (Wapiti)	meadows, forests	15,000–25,000	Red Squirrel	forests	common
Moose	riparian, forests	<500	Uinta Ground Squirrel	sagebrush, meadows	common
Mule Deer	forests, grasslands, shrub lands	2,300–2,500	Northern Pocket Gopher	sagebrush, meadows, forests	common
White-tailed Deer	forests, grasslands, shrub lands	occasional	Deer Mouse	grasslands	common
Bison	meadows, grasslands	>3,500	Western Jumping Mouse	riparian	occasional
Bighorn Sheep	cliffs, mountain slopes	250–275	Muskrat	streams, lakes, ponds	common
Mountain Goat	alpine meadows, rocky slopes	175–225	Heather Vole	sagebrush to forests	occasional
Pronghorn	sagebrush, grasslands	200–250	Long-tailed Vole	moist meadows	common
Bats			Meadow Vole	moist meadows	common
Big Brown Bat	roost in sheltered areas	common	Montane Vole	moist meadows	common
Fringe-tailed bat	roost in cliffs, large snags	uncommon	Red-backed Vole	dense forests	common
Hoary Bat	roost in trees	uncommon	Water Vole	riparian	occasional
Little Brown Bat	roost in caves, buildings, trees	common	Bushy-tailed Woodrat	rocky slopes	common
Long-eared Bat	roost in cliffs, buildings	uncommon	Porcupine	forests, sagebrush, willows	common
Long-legged Bat	roost in tree cavities, cliffs, buildings	common
Silver-haired bat	roost in trees, including snags	common
Western small-footed Bat	roost in rocky areas, caves	rare, if present
Townsend’s Big-eared Bat	roost in caves	uncommon
Yuma Bat	roost in caves, buildings, trees	rare, if present

Habitat

Population

Habitat

Population

Bears, Cats, Dogs, Raccoons, & Weasels

Pikas, Hares, Rabbits

Shrews

Beaver, Squirrels, Gopher, Mice, Porcupine

Hoofed Mammals

Bats