Nevada Bodies of Water

The White-tailed Jackrabbit is not actually a rabbit, but a hare! They are the largest rabbit species in Nevada. They have long ears and legs with a dusky gray body and characte...

The North American River Otter is a semi-aquatic mammal that is highly adapted to hunt prey in water. In addition to their clawed, webbed feet and propeller-like tail, River Ott...

Bobcats are a medium sized feline known for their stubby tails. Their fur color can be variable, but is often a tan to gray-brown color. Their fur is spotted and striped, which...

Striped Skunks are easily identified by the pattern of black and white stripes in their fur. They often have a thin white stripe that runs down their forehead to the nose. The...

The Dark Kangaroo Mouse has dark brown and black fur covering their round bodies with long hind kangaroo-like legs. They have large ears, a large head, and a long tail. They are...

Little Brown Bats are a small widespread bat throughout North America. They have glossy fur that can be dark brown, reddish and even a lighter brown in color. They have small ea...

The Cave Myotis is a medium-sized bat with dark fur on its back and paler fur on its underside. It has small eyes and small pointed ears. Like their name suggests, these bats pr...

The American Mink is a small, predatory animal with short legs and a thin body. They have rounded ears, a pointed snout and a thick furry tail that makes up one third of their t...

The American Pika is a small, rounded mammal with peppery brown fur and small rounded ears. They are the smallest member of the lagomorph family and are related to rabbits and h...

Moose are the largest of the deer family. The Shiras Moose, also known as the Yellowstone or Wyoming Moose, are the smallest of the four North American Moose subspecies, and the...

The Western Threadsnake is a very small and thin snake that looks like an earthworm. The body can be light purple, light pink, or brown in color. The tail has a small spine on t...

The Chuckwalla is a large, bulky lizard with a thick tail and short legs. Typically, the head and legs are dark while the body and tail is a light cream, yellow, or orange.