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This is a list of mammals of Arizona. It includes species native to the U.S. state of Arizona and mammals accidentally introduced into the state. However, it does not include domesticated animals that become feral and cause major disruptions to various ecosystems. [1] [2]
The genus name is most likely from conepatl, the Nahuatl name of the animal, ultimately meaning "burrower". The species name is possibly from Mapudungun chingue ("skunk") or Spanish chinga ("pug-nosed") [70] Coontie palm (Zamia integrifolia) cycad: Muscogee / Creek: From conti hateka ("white root"). [71] Cougar (puma concolor) big cat: Quechua ...
The Lake Mackay hare-wallaby was found in the central and western deserts of Australia [2] up until sometime between the 1940s and 1960s. Oral history states that it was present in the Tanami Desert of the Northern Territory of Australia until the late 1940s and in the Gibson Desert until the early 1960s. [ 6 ]
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The seven species of dorcopsises or forest wallabies (genera Dorcopsis (four species, with a fifth as yet undescribed) and Dorcopsulus (two species)) are all native to the island of New Guinea. One of the brush wallaby species, the dwarf wallaby ( Notamacropus dorcopsulus ), also native to New Guinea, is the smallest known wallaby species and ...
The law defines an exotic animal as one that would normally be found in a zoo or in the wilderness, is not indigenous to the U.S. or North America, or could cause destruction of property or bodily ...
A map of Arizona. The following is a list of amphibians found in the state of Arizona. The Arizona tree frog is the state amphibian. [1] The state is home to three salamander species. Arizona is home to a wide variety of biotic systems as it is diverse topographically, geologically, and climatically.
Arizona Black Rattlesnake (Crotalus cerberus) Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi willardi) Blacktail Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus) Grand Canyon Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus abyssus) Great Basin Rattlesnake (Crotalus lutosus) Hopi Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis nuntius) Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) Rock Rattlesnake ...