In the Shadow of the Carmens: Afield with a Naturalist in the Northern Mexican Mountains

Common and Scientific Names Used in the Text

Mammals Common Name Scientific Name American black bear Ursus americanus Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus Black-tailed jackrabbit Lepus californicus Bobcat Lynx rufus Botta’s pocket gopher Thomomys bottae Brazilian free-tailed bat Nyctinomops femorosaccus Carmen Mountain white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus carminis Cliff chipmunk Eutamia dorsalis Coahuila mole Scalopus aquaticus montanus Collared peccary Pecari tajacu Common gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus Coyote Canis latrans Deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus Desert bighorn Ovis canadensis mexicana Desert cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii Eastern fox squirrel Sciurus niger Eastern pipistrelle Pipistrellus subflavus Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis Elk Cervus elaphus Ghost-faced bat Mormoops megalophylla Grizzly bear Ursus arctos Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus Jaguar Pantera onca Common and Scientific Names Used in the Text A ppendix 174 Jaguarundi Herpailurus yaguarondi Long-legged myotis Motis volans Mexican lobo Canis lupus baileyi Mexican long-eared bat Corynorhinus mexicanus Mexican long-nosed bat Leptonycteris nivalis Mexican woodrat Neotoma mexicana Miller’s shrew Sorex milleri Mule deer Odocoileus hemionus North American porcupine Erethizon dorsatum Ocelot Leopardus pardalis Pallid bat Antrozous pallidus Pronghorn Antilocapra americana Puma Puma concolor Ringtail Bassariscus astutus Spotted bat Euderma maculatum Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis Townsend’s big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii Western pipistrelle Pipistrellus hesperus Western spotted skunk Spilogale gracilis Western yellow bat Lasiurus ega White-ankled mouse Peromyscus pectoralis White-nosed coati Nasua narica Yuma myotis Motis yumanensis Plants Common Name Scientific Name Alkali sacaton Sporobolus airoides Arizona cypress Cupressus arizonica Beaked yucca Yucca rostrata Beargrass Nolina erumpens Big-tooth maple Acer grandidentatum Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis 175 Appendix Candelilla Euphorbia antisyphilitica Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis Chino grama Bouteloua breviseta Coahuila fir Abies coahuilensis Cottonwood Populus wislizenii Creosote bush Larrea tridentata Dakota vervain Verbena sp. Desert baileya Baileya multiradiata Dogweed Dyssodiopsis tagetoides Dogwood Cornus sp. Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Evergreen sumac Rhus virens Giant white dagger Yucca carnerosana Godding’s willow Salix nigra Green sprangletop Leptochloa dubia Guayule Parthenium argentatum Havard’s agave Agave havardiana Honey mesquite Prosopis glandulosa Horsetail Equisetum sp. Huisache Acacia smallii Indian paintbrush Castilleja nervata Lechuguilla Agave lechuguilla Littleleaf leadtree Leucaena retusa Long-petal echeveria Echeveria strictiflora Madroño Arbutus xalapensis Manca caballo cactus Coryphantha poselgeriana Mariola Parthenium incanum Mescal bean Sophora secundiflora Mexican basswood Tilia sp. Mexican golden oak Quercus sideroxla Mexican persimmon Diospyros texana Mexican pinyon Pinus cembroides A ppendix 176 Mexican pistachio Pistacia texana Mexican primrose Oenothera speciosa Mexican redbud Cercis canadensis var. mexicana Mexican squawroot Conopholis mexicana Milkweed Asclepias sp. Mountain muhly Muhlenbergia montana Mountain nine-bark Physocarpus monogynus Ocotillo Fouqueria splendens Orange mushrooom Boletus sp. Peyote Lopohora williamsii Pinyon rice grass Piptochaetium fimbriatum Pitaya cactus Echinocereus stramineus Plains bristlegrass Setaria macrostachya Plains prickly pear Opuntia polycantha var. polycantha Point-leaf manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens Ponderosa pine Pinus arizonica var. stormiae Prickly pear Opuntia sp. Pringle’s speargrass Piptochaetium pringlei Quaking aspen Populus tremolides Red-flowered agave Agave potrerana Side-oats grama Bouteloua curtipendula var. caespitosa Slim-footed maguey Agave gracilipes Sotol Dasylirion leiophyllum Southwestern chokecherry Prunus serotina var. rufula Stewart’s gilia Gilia stewartii Tasajillo Cylindopuntia leptocaulis Texas vervain Verbena officinale ssp. halei Tough-leaved sumac Rhus virens ssp. choriophylla Uña de gato Acacia greggii Viejito Echinocereus longisetus Virginia creeper Parthenocissus sp. Weeping juniper Juniperus flaccida 177 Appendix Whitebrush Aloysia gratísima Wild rose Rosa sp. Wright’s tickclover Desmodium psilophyllum Reptiles and Amphibians Common Name Scientific Name Canyon tree frog Hyla arenicoloa Eastern black-necked garter snake Thamnophis cyrtopsis ocellatus Gray-banded kingsnake Lampropeltis alterna Mexican racer Coluber constrictor oaxaca Mottled rock rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus lepidus Northern black-tailed rattlesnake Crotalus molossus molossus Rio Grande leopard frog Rana berlandieri Spiny crevice lizard Sceloporus poinsetta Trans-Pecos copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix Butterflies Common Name Scientific Name American lady Vanessa virginiensis Arizona sister Adelpha sp. JoBoni satyr Neominois carmen Mexican silverspot Dione moneta Mexican yellow Eurema mexicana Monarch Danaus plexippus Painted lady Vanessa cardui Pipevine swallowtail Battus philenor Sandia hairstreak Callophrys mcfarlandi or Sandia mcfarlandi Sleepy orange Eurema nicippe Variegated fritillary Euptoieta claudia Birds Common Name Scientific Name Acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus A ppendix 178 American avocet Recurvirostra americana American kestrel Falco sparverius American robin Turdus migratorius American wigeon Anas americana Ash-throated flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Audubon’s oriole Icterus graduacauda Band-tailed pigeon Patagioenas fasciata Barn owl Tyto alba Bell’s vireo Vireo bellii Bewick’s wren Thryomanes bewickii Black phoebe Sayornis nigricans Black-capped vireo Vireo...