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A herd of elk on Flattop Mountain. There are 67 native species of mammals in Rocky Mountain National Park, a 265,461 acres (107,428 ha) park in Colorado. [1] Species are listed by common name, scientific name, habitat, and abundance. [2] Species which are extirpated, or locally extinct, are marked with an EX.
The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus), also known as the Rocky Mountain goat, is a cloven-footed mammal that is endemic to the remote and rugged mountainous areas of western North America. A subalpine to truly alpine species, it is a sure-footed climber commonly seen on sheer rock faces, near-vertical cliffs and icy passages.
Rocky Mountain elk; Rocky Mountain Raptor Program; Rocky Mountain toad; S. Sagebrush lizard; Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout; Southern Rocky Mountain wolf;
In the southern Rocky Mountains, a transition occurs between about 5,900 and 8,200 feet (1,800 and 2,500 m), where plains communities are accompanied by pinyon pines. Two-Needle Pinyon's and singleleaf pinyons are found in western Utah, alligator junipers and Rocky Mountain junipers grow to the south, and Utah junipers grow to the north. Many ...
A state mammal is the official mammal of a U.S. state as designated by a state's legislature. The first column of the table is for those denoted as the state mammal, and the second shows the state marine mammals.
The Rocky Mountain elk is the official state animal for Utah. [131] An image of an elk and a moose appear on the state seal and flag of Michigan. [132] The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) chose the elk as its namesake because a number of its attributes seemed appropriate for cultivation by members of the fraternity. [133]
The roughly 1-inch-long toad was a juvenile Mesilau stream toad, the study said. A photo shows the bumpy mountain animal. The Mesilau stream toad, or Ansonia guibei, rediscovered by researchers ...
The Rocky Mountain elk was reintroduced in 1913 to Colorado from Wyoming after the near extinction of the regional herds. While overhunting is a significant contributing factor, the elk's near extinction is mainly attributed to human encroachment and destruction of their natural habitats and migratory corridors.