Mexican vole |
Microtus mogollonensis |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G5 |
SNR |
False |
Forest; grassy habitats within coniferous (primarily ponderosa pine) forests at higher elevations. |
prairie vole |
Microtus ochrogaster |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G5 |
S1 |
False |
Extreme northern Panhandle; colonial; upland herbaceous fields; grasslands, old agricultural lands and thickets; places where there is suitable cover for runways; floodplains of rivers serve as dispersal routes; railroad and highway right-of-ways may serve as corridors for dispersal; nests in burrows, under boards or logs, and above ground in grassy clumps; breeds year-round, esp. spring/fall; peaks depend on availability of moisture |
ghost-faced bat |
Mormoops megalophylla |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G5 |
S2 |
False |
Winter roosts are in large limestone caves. Buildings and rock crevasses provide roosts, as well. |
long-tailed weasel |
Mustela frenata |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G5 |
S5 |
False |
Includes brushlands, fence rows, upland woods and bottomland hardwoods, forest edges & rocky desert scrub. Usually live close to water. |
black-footed ferret |
Mustela nigripes |
Mammals |
LE |
Not Listed |
G1 |
SX |
False |
Short-grass prairie with prairie dog towns. Inhabited prairie dog towns in the general area |
southeastern myotis bat |
Myotis austroriparius |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G4 |
S3? |
False |
Caves are rare in Texas portion of range; buildings, hollow trees are probably important. Historically, lowland pine and hardwood forests with large hollow trees; associated with ecological communities near water. Roosts in cavity trees of bottomland hardwoods, concrete culverts, and abandoned man-made structures. |
California myotis |
Myotis californicus |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G5 |
S3 |
False |
Often use buildings and mines as night roosts. |
western small-footed myotis bat |
Myotis ciliolabrum |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G5 |
S3 |
False |
Mountainous regions of the Trans-Pecos, usually in wooded areas, also found in grassland and desert scrub habitats; roosts beneath slabs of rock, behind loose tree bark, and in buildings; maternity colonies often small and located in abandoned houses, barns, and other similar structures; apparently occurs in Texas only during spring and summer months; insectivorous |
fringed myotis |
Myotis thysanodes |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G4 |
S3 |
False |
Higher elevations of the Trans-Pecos, cliffs, rock crevices. |
cave myotis bat |
Myotis velifer |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G4G5 |
S2S3 |
False |
Colonial and cave-dwelling; also roosts in rock crevices, old buildings, carports, under bridges, and even in abandoned Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota) nests; roosts in clusters of up to thousands of individuals; hibernates in limestone caves of Edwards Plateau and gypsum cave of Panhandle during winter; opportunistic insectivore. |
long-legged myotis bat |
Myotis volans |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G4G5 |
S1S2 |
False |
Found in pine-oak woodland to grassland ecotone, higher elevations of Trans-Pecos.High, open woods and mountainous terrain; nursery colonies (which may contain several hundred individuals) form in summer in buildings, crevices, and hollow trees; apparently does not use caves as day roosts, but may use such sites at night; single offspring born June-July. |
Yuma myotis |
Myotis yumanensis |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G5 |
S3? |
False |
Caves, mines, tunnels and buildings in Trans-Pecos. |
white-nosed coati |
Nasua narica |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
T |
G5 |
S1 |
False |
Woodlands, riparian corridors and canyons.Most individuals in Texas probably transients from Mexico; diurnal and crepuscular; very sociable; forages on ground and in trees; omnivorous; may be susceptible to hunting, trapping, and pet trade |
Crawford's gray shrew |
Notiosorex crawfordi |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G4 |
S4 |
False |
Desert Scrub, Riparian, Woodland, Freshwater Wetland, Grassland |
pocketed free-tailed bat |
Nyctinomops femorosaccus |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G5 |
S3 |
False |
Semiarid desert grasslands; roosts in caves cliff crevices under building roof tiles; feed on insects; females bear one pup per season Jul - Aug |
big free-tailed bat |
Nyctinomops macrotis |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G5 |
S3 |
False |
Habitat data sparse but records indicate that species prefers to roost in crevices and cracks in high canyon walls, but will use buildings, as well; reproduction data sparse, gives birth to single offspring late June-early July; females gather in nursery colonies; winter habits undetermined, but may hibernate in the Trans-Pecos; opportunistic insectivore |
muskrat |
Ondatra zibethicus |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G5 |
S5 |
False |
Found in fresh or brackish marshes, lakes, ponds, swamps, and other bodies of slow-moving water. Most abundant in areas with cattail. Dens in bank burrow or conical house of vegetation in shallow vegetated water. It is primarily found in the Rio Grande near El Paso and in SE Texas in the Houston area. |
Coues' rice rat |
Oryzomys couesi aquaticus |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
T |
G5T2T4 |
S2 |
False |
Cattail-bulrush marsh with shallower zone of aquatic grasses near the shoreline; shade trees around the shoreline are important features; prefers salt and freshwater, as well as grassy areas near water; breeds April-August |
jaguar |
Panthera onca |
Mammals |
LE |
E |
G3 |
SX |
False |
Extinct in Texas. Most recently seems to have occupied the brush country of South Texas. Also known from intermittent riparian areas of Arizona and may have had an established population along the lower Nueces River and northeastward to the Guadalupe River until the 1870's. |
Western pipistrelle |
Parastrellus hesperus |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G5 |
S3S4 |
False |
Desert to pine-oak woodland. Cliffs and rock crevices provide roosts. |
tricolored bat |
Perimyotis subflavus |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G3G4 |
S2 |
False |
Forest, woodland and riparian areas are important. Caves are very important to this species. |
rock mouse |
Peromyscus nasutus |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G5 |
S4 |
False |
Rocky areas and talus slopes above 6000 feet. General vegetation associations include madrone, oak, maple, juniper, pinyon and ponderosa pine. |
Palo Duro mouse |
Peromyscus truei comanche |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
T |
G5T2 |
S2 |
True |
Rocky, juniper-mesquite-covered slopes of steep-walled canyons on the eastern edge of the Llano Estacado. Also described as - escarpment of the Llano Estacado; rocky slopes with juniper, brush, and shortgrasses; primarily nocturnal. |
mountain lion |
Puma concolor |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G5 |
S2S3 |
False |
Generalist; found in a wide range of habitats statewide. Found most frequently in rugged mountains & riparian zones. |
Presidio mole |
Scalopus aquaticus texanus |
Mammals |
Not Listed |
Not Listed |
G5T1Q |
SH |
True |
Known from a single location near Presidio, Texas. Insufficient data to determine hatibat preferences in the state. |