Yellowstone National Park
Animals / Mammals / Wildlife

Yellowstone National Park Animals / Mammals and Wildlife are exciting to watch in their natural environment. It is believed that with the re-introduction of the gray wolf that all the wildlife present today are the same as prior to the area being made into a national park. The most common animals in Yellowstone National Park are listed above and below. You can print these lists and take them with you for a reference when you visit Yellowstone. You can also print the Adobe pdf file linked at the bottom of the page.

Bats
Animal	Habitat	Population
Big Brown Bat	roost in sheltered areas	common
Fringe-tailed Bat	large snags, roost in cliffs	uncommon
Hoary Bat	roost in trees	uncommon
Little Brown Bat	buildings, roost in caves, trees	common
Long-eared Bat	buildings, roost in cliffs	uncommon
Long-legged Bat	buildings, cliffs, roost in trees	common
Silver-haired Bat	roost in trees, including snags	common
Townsend's Big-eared Bat	roost in caves	uncommon
Western Small-footed Bat	caves, roost in rocky areas	rare, if present
Yuma Bat	buildings, roost in caves, trees	rare, if present

Bears, Cats, Dogs, Raccoons and Weasels
Animal	Habitat	Population
Black Bear	forests, meadows	500-650
Grizzly Bear	forests, meadows	250-610
Bobcat	forests, meadows	may be widespread
Cougar	mountains, rocky areas	15-17
Lynx	subalpine forests	few
Coyote	forests, meadows	common
Gray Wolf	forests, meadows	>100
Fox	meadows	occasional
Raccoon	rivers, cottonwoods	rare
Badger	sagebrush	common
Fisher	forests	rare, if present
Marten	coniferous forests	common
Mink	riparian forests	occasional
River Otter	lakes, ponds, rivers	common
Striped Skunk	riparian to forests	rare
Long-tailed Weasel	willows to spruce/fir forests	common
Short-tailed Weasel	willows to spruce/fir forests	common
Wolverine	alpine, coniferous forests	rare

Beavers, Chipmunks, Gopher, Mice, Porcupine, Squirrels, & Voles
Animal	Habitat	Population
Beaver	ponds, streams	500
Least Chipmunk	forests	common
Uinta Chipmunk	forests	common
Yellow Pine Chipmunk	forests	common
Northern Pocket Gopher	forests, meadows, sagebrush	common
Yellow-bellied Marmot	rocky slopes	common
Deer Mouse	grasslands	common
Western Jumping Mouse	riparian	occasional
Muskrat	lakes, ponds, streams	common
Porcupine	forests, sagebrush, willows	common
Golden-mantled ground squirrel	forests, rocky slopes	common
Northern Flying Squirrel	forests	occasional
Red Squirrel	forests	common
Uinta Ground Squirrel	meadows, sagebrush	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

Hares, Pikas, and Rabbits
Animal	Habitat	Population
Desert Cottontail	shrub lands	common
Mountain Cottontail	shrub lands	common
Pika	rocky slopes	common
Snowshoe Hare	forests, willows	common
White-tailed Jackrabbit	grasslands, sagebrush	common

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

Shrews
Animal	Habitat	Population
Dusky Shrew	moist meadows, forests	common
Dwarf Shrew	moist meadows, forests	rare
Masked Shrew	moist meadows, forests	common
Preble's Shrew	moist meadows, forests	rare, if present
Water Shrew	moist meadows, forests	common

Click here to print the Animal / Mammal List (please note this is an Adobe pdf file).

Click here to go to the Bird Page.

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I n d e x
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Address	Email	Newspaper	Video Page
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Animals	Facts & Figures	Pets	Volcano Observatory
Backcountry	Fall Closure	Phone Numbers	Waterfalls
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Biking	Fishing Regulations	Ranger Led Activities	Wildflowers
Birds	Getting Here	Reptiles	Winter Closing
Boating	Hiking	Reunions	Winter Opening
Books	History	Rivers, Creeks & Streams	Winter Weather Reports
Butterflies	Junior Ranger Program	Roads	Wolf Project
Camping	Lakes	Schedule	Wolf Sightings
Campground Maps	Location	Search Page	Wolverine Help
Challenges	Lodging	Spring Opening	Yellowstone ~ the Name
Chat Page  or  Facebook Group	Lynx Help	Star Talks	Young Scientist
Clinics / Medical	Mammal List	Trip Planner pdf	Youth Conservation Corps

Entrance Cities and Gateway Towns
Gardiner, Montana	Silver Gate, Montana	West Yellowstone, Montana	Cooke City, Montana
Livingston, Montana	Cody, Wyoming	Jackson Hole, Wyoming	Yellowstone National Park

Links
The Great Outdoors Net	Great Outdoor Recreational Places
Gardiner, Montana	West Yellowstone, Montana