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

Piņon 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