NATURAL AREAS AND REGIONS 



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Plants 



Ephedra trifurca. 



Ephedra aspera, pitamoreal. 



Washinglonia sonorae, palm. 



W ashingtonia Jilifera, palm. 



Yucca schottii. 



Yucca australis. 



Yucca decipiens. 



Nolina a finis. 



Celiis pallida, hackberry. 



Atriplex linearis. 



Atriplex matamorensis . 



Prosopis pubescens, screwpod mesquite, 



tornillo. 

 Prosopis juliflora velutina, mesquite. 

 Prosopis juliflora glandulosa, mesquite. 

 Acacia grcggii, Gregg's acacia. 

 Acacia wrightii, Wright's acacia. 

 Pithecolohium brevifolium. 

 Pithecolohium sonorae, uiia de gato. 

 Hoffmanseggia microphylla. 

 Parkinsonia micro phyll, palo verde. 

 Cercidium torreyanum, palo verde. 

 Cercidium iloridum, retama. 

 Eysenhardtia polysiachya, tardy. 

 Parosela spinosa, indigo bush. 

 Parosela berlandieri. 

 Olneya iesola, ironwood, palo de hierro. 

 Erythrina ilabelliformis, colorin. 

 Covillea glutinosa, creosote J bush; 



gobernadora. 

 Viscainoa geniculata. 

 Koeberlinia spinosa, corona de cristo. 

 Elaphrium microphyllum, torote. 

 Simmondsia calif ornica, jojoba, goat 



nut. 

 Fouquieria splendens, ocotillo. 



Mammals 



Didelphis marsupialis texensis, Texas 



opossum. 

 Cryptotis pergracilis pergracilis, Ocotlan 



short-tailed shrew. 

 Mormoops megalophylla senicida, Texas 



large-eared bat. 

 Macrotus calijornicus, California large- 

 eared bat. 

 Pizonyx vivesi, Cardonal Island bat. 

 Pipistrellus hesperus Hesperus, little 



western bat. 

 Antrozous pallidus pallidus, large-eared 



pale bat. 

 Canis mearnsi, Mearns' coyote. 

 Canis microdon, small-toothed coyote. 

 Bassariscus astutus Havus, tawnj^ 



bassariscus. 

 Felis pardalis albescens, Pucheran's 



ocelot. 

 Felis pardalis sonoriensis, Sonora ocelot. 

 Lynx ruffus texensis, Texan wildcat. 

 Lijnx ruffus baileyi, desert wildcat. 

 Baiomys taylori taylori, Taylor's little 



brown mouse. 

 Peromyscus eremicus eremicus, desert 



mouse. 



Peromyscus leucopus texanus, Texas 



white-footed mouse. 

 Oryzomys couesi aqualicus, Rio Grande 



rice rat. 

 Sigmodon hispidus berlandieri, Ber- 



landier's cotton rat. 

 Sigmodon hispidus eremicus, western 



desert cotton rat. 

 Neotoma albigula melamira, Sonora 



white-throated wood rat. 

 Neotoma micropus micropus, Baird's 



wood rat. 

 Thomomys sinaloae, Sinaloa pocket 



gopher. 

 Thomomys bottae russeolus, San Angel 



pocket gopher. 

 Geomys personatus tropicalis, Tamauli- 



pas pocket gopher. 

 Liomys irroratus texensis, Texas spiny 



pocket mouse. 

 Perognathus penicillatus pricei. Price's 



pocket mouse. 

 Dipodomys platycephalus, Calmalli kan- 

 garoo rat. 

 Dipodomys ordii palmeri, Palmer's kan- 

 garoo rat. 

 Dipodomys agilis peninsularis , peninsula 



kangaroo rat. 

 Eutamias merriami meridionalis, Lower 



California desert chipmunk. 

 Cynomys mexicanus, Alexican prairie 



dog. 

 Citellus tereticaudus, Yuma ground 



squirrel. 

 AmmospermopJiilus harrisii saxicola, 



Mearns' white-lined ground squirrel. 

 Lepus californicus eremicus, Arizona 



jack rabbit. 

 Lepus californicus merriami, Merriam's 



jack rabbit. 

 Sylvilagus bachmani exiguus. Lower 



California brush rabbit. 

 Pecari angulatus angulatus, Texas 



peccary. 

 Pecari angulatus sonoriensis, Sonora 



peccary, Jabali. 

 Odocoileus hemionus eremicus, desert 



mule deer. 

 Odocoileus hemionus canus, gray mule 



deer (also Upper Austral). 

 Antilocapra americana peninsularis, 



Lower California antelope. 



Birds 



Lophortyx gambelii, Gambel's quail. 

 Callipepla squamata castanogastris, 



chestnvit-bellied scaled partridge. 

 Psillacula cyanopygia pallida, Sonoran 



parrot let. 

 Amazona viridigenalis, red-crowned 



parrot. 

 Amazona albifrons saltucnsis, Sonoran 



parrot. 

 Otus asio mccallii, Texas screech owl. 

 Micropallas whitneyi whitneyi, elf owl. 



