Wildlife Checklist - Yellowstone Wildlife

More than 60 mammals live in Yellowstone, The map shows the most likely places to see the big mammals and the checklist below the map gives more information. Remember what you see will vary with the weather, season, and behavior of the animals. You might see these and other animals in other places in the park, or you might not see any.

Bears, Cats, Raccoons, & Weasels

Species	Habitat	Population
Black Bear	forests, meadows	500 to 650
Grizzly Bear	forests, meadows	280 to 610
Coyote	forests, meadows, grasslands	common
Gray Wolf	forests, meadows	>100
Fox	meadows	occasional
Bobcat	forests, meadows	may be widespread
Cougar	mountains, rocky areas	15 to 17
Lynx	subalpine forests	few
Raccoon	rivers, cottonwoods	rare
Badger	sagebrush	common
Fisher	forests	rare, if present
Marten	coniferous forests	common
Mink	riparian forests	Occasional
River Otter	rivers, lakes, ponds	common
Striped Skunk	riparian to forest	rare
Long-tailed Weasel	willows to spruce/fir forests	common
Short-tailed Weasel	willows to spruce/fir forests	common
Wolverine	alpine, coniferous forests	rare

Hoofed Mammals

Species	Habitat	Population
Elk (Wapiti)	meadows, forests	15,000 to 25,000
Moose	riparian, forests	<500
Mule Deer	forests, grasslands, shrub lands	2,300 to 2,500
White-tailed Deer	forests, grasslands, shrub lands	occasional
Bison	meadows, grasslands	>3,500
Bighorn Sheep	cliffs, mountain slopes	250 to 275
Mountain Goat	alpine meadows, rocky slopes	175 to 225
Pronghorn	sagebrush, grasslands	200 to 250

Bats

Species	Habitat	Population
Big Brown Bat	roost in sheltered areas	common
Fringe-tailed bat	roost in cliffs, large snags	uncommon
Hoary Bat	roost in trees	uncommon
Little Brown Bat	roost in caves, buildings, trees	common
Long-eared Bat	roost in cliffs, buildings	uncommon
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
Townsends Big-eared Bat	roost in caves	uncommon
Yuma Bat	roost in caves, buildings, trees	rare, if present

Pikas, Hares, Rabbits

Species	Habitat	Population
nowshoe Hare	forests, willows	common
White-tailed Jackrabbit	sagebrush, grasslands	common
Desert Cottontail	shrub lands	common
Mountain Cottontail	shrub lands	common
Pika	rocky slopes	common

Shrews

Species	Habitat	Population
Dusky Shrew	moist meadows, forests	common
Masked Shrew	moist meadows, forests	common
Water Shrew	moist meadows, forests	common
Prebles Shrew	moist meadows, forests	rare, if present
Dwarf Shrew	moist meadows, forests	rare

Beaver, Squirrels, Gopher, Mice, Porcupine

Species	Habitat	Population
Beaver	ponds, streams	500
Least Chipmunk	forests	common
Uinta Chipmunk	forests	common
Yellow Pine Chipmunk	forests	common
Yellow-bellied Marmot	rocky slopes	common
Golden-mantled	forests, rocky slopes	common
Ground Squirrel
Northern Flying Squirrel	forests	occasional
Red Squirrel	forests	common
Uinta Ground Squirrel	sagebrush, meadows	common
Northern Pocket Gopher	sagebrush, meadows, forests	common
Deer Mouse	grasslands	common
Western Jumping Mouse	riparian	occasional
Muskrat	streams, lakes, ponds	common
Heather Vole	sagebrush to forests	occasional
Long-tailed Vole	moist meadows	common
Meadow Vole	moist meadows	common
Montane Vole	moist meadows	common
Red-backed Vole	dense forests	common
Water Vole	riparian	occasional
Bushy-tailed Woodrat	rocky slopes	common
Porcupine	forests, sagebrush, willows	common