Texas Wildlife

Texas has a wide variety of wildlife species, many of which may be seen in the Texas Hill Country.

Group	Name	Description
Antelope
Antelope	Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
Armadillos
Armadillos	Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
Badgers
Badgers	Badger (Taxidea taxus)
Bats
Bats	Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
Bats	Big Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops macrotis)
Bats	Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
Bats	California Myotis (Myotis californicus)
Bats	Cave Myotis (Myotis velifer)
Bats	Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus)
Bats	Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)
Bats	Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis)
Bats	Fringed Myotis (Myotis thysanodes)
Bats	Ghost-faced Bat (Mormoops megalophylla)
Bats	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat (Diphylla ecaudata)
Bats	Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Bats	Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus)
Bats	Long-legged Myotis (Myotis volans)
Bats	Mexican Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris nivalis)
Bats	Mexican Long-tongued Bat (Choeronycteris mexicana)
Bats	Northern Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis)
Bats	Northern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus intermedius)
Bats	Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus)
Bats	Pocketed Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops femorosacca)
Bats	Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii)
Bats	Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus)
Bats	Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
Bats	Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius)
Bats	Southern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus ega)
Bats	Spotted Bat (Euderma maculatum)
Bats	Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Plecotus townsendii)
Bats	Western Mastiff Bat (Eumops perotis)
Bats	Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus)
Bats	Western Red Bat (Lasiurus blossevillii)
Bats	Western Small-footed Myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)
Bats	Western Yellow Bat (Lasiurus xanthinus)
Bats	Yuma Myotis (Myotis yumanensis)
Bears
Bears	Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Coyotes
Coyotes	Coyote (Canis latrans)
Deer
Deer	Mule Deer
Deer	White Tailed Deer
Exotics
Exotics	Aoudad sheep
Exotics	Axis deer
Exotics	Blackbuck antelope
Exotics	Elk
Exotics	Elk (Cervus elaphus)
Exotics	Fallow deer
Exotics	Nilgai antelope
Exotics	Russian boar
Exotics	Sika deer
Ferrets
Ferrets	Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes)
Foxes
Foxes	Gray Fox
Foxes	Red Fox
Foxes	Swift Fox (Vulpes velox)
Mountain Lions
Mountain Lions	Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)
Opossums
Opossums	Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
Otters
Otters	River Otter (Lutra canadensis)
Rabbits
Rabbits	Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
Rabbits	Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
Raccoons
Raccoons	Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Ringtails
Ringtails	Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
Rodents
Rodents	Beaver
Rodents	Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Rodents	Coues' Rice Rat (Oryzomys couesi)
Rodents	Palo Duro Mouse (Peromyscus truei comanche)
Rodents	Piñon Mouse (Peromyscus truei)
Rodents	Porcupine
Rodents	Prarie dog
Rodents	Texas Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys elator)
Sheep
Sheep	Mountain Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Skunks
Skunks	Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Squirrels
Squirrels	Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
Squirrels	Mexican Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus mexicanus)
Swine
Swine	Feral Hogs
Swine	Javalina
Wildcats
Wildcats	Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Wildcats	Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yaguarondi)
Wildcats	Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
Wolves
Wolves	Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Wolves	Red Wolf (Canis rufus)

REFERENCES

· Texas Parks & Wildlife, Wildlife Fact Sheets, http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/ (accessed September 9, 2007)

Compiled by Joe Cooper

Kendall County, Texas

Created: September 9, 2007

Updated: August 21, 2010