Animal Tracks - Mammal Tracks

Mammals

What is a Mammal?

Mammals are animals that are born with fur or hair. Mammals produce live young which they nourish with milk. They are warm-blooded and have the most highly developed nervous system of all the animals. A mammal usually has four limbs and a four-chambered heart. The largest mammal is the blue whale at 100 feet in length. The smallest mammals are shrews, mice, and bats. Many are less than two inches long, excluding the tail length.

Click on the name of the animal below to see a picture of its tracks and some natural history information about it. I have also included some personal notes about each species. The species below are primarily those that can be found in northern California and the west. Some of them are found throughout the U. S. As I do more research, I will add species that are found in other areas. Keep checking this page for updates.

Black Bear	Grizzly Bear
Beaver	Bobcat
Domestic Cat	Townsend’s Chipmunk
Coyote	Black-tailed Deer
Elk	Gray Fox
Red Fox	Harbor Seal
Black-tailed Jackrabbit	Mountain Lion
Mink	Deer Mouse
Opossum	River Otter
Wild Pig	Porcupine
Brush Rabbit	Raccoon
Ringtail	Spotted Skunk
Striped Skunk	Douglas' Squirrel
Gray Squirrel	Gray Wolf
Moose	Domestic Dog
California Vole	Domestic Cattle

Got a mammal story? E-mail me and tell me about it.

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Page updated on: November 11, 2008.