APPENDIX

Small-sized carnivores include weasel (Mustela nivalis), mink (Mustela vison), skunks (Mephitis spp.), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), kit fox (Vulpes macrotis), swift fox (Vulpes velox), opossum (Didelphis viginiana), and American marten (Martes americana).

Mid-sized carnivores include river otter (Lontra canadensis), raccoon (Procyon lotor), bobcat (Lynx rufus), lynx (Lynx canadensis), wolverine (Gulo gulo), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), coyote (Canis latrans), jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi), badger (Taxidea taxus) and fisher (Martes pennanti).

Large carnivores include black bear (Ursus americana), grizzly bear (Ursus arctos), wolf (Canis lupus), mountain lion (Puma concolor) and jaguar (Panthera onca).

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