San SimeonCnidaria
San Simeon
Giant Green Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) Oregon Zoo.
Gastropods
Black Turban Shell
(Tegula funebralis) Trochidae, San Simeon
Frilled
Dogwinkle (Nucella lamellosa) Muricidae, San Simeon
Banana
Slug (Ariolimax columbianus). This is the largest North
American slug (15-20 cm) with large color variations. It lives
in the western part of North America from Alaska to California.
Arachnids
Crab
Spider (Misumenoides
formosipes) Point Reyes. This spider does not build web. Its color
matches the one of the flower it lives on and ambush insects such
as bees.
Brown
Recluse Spider (Loxosceles
reclusa) Loxoscelidae
Not
sure what species this is.
Echinodermata
Eccentric
Sand Dollar (Dendraster excentricus [Eschscholtz,1831])
Dendrasteridae, San Simeon
Fishes
Rockfish
(Sebastes sp.) Oregon Zoo.
Oregon
Zoo.
Rainbow
Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Syn: Salmo gairdneri, Salmonidae,
Oregon Zoo.
Amphibians
Western Toad (Bufo boreas) our backyard
Pacific
Treefrog (Hyla regilla) backyard
Class:Birds
Parvclass: Ratitae
Order: Struthioniformes
Family: Struthionidae
Ostrich
(Struthio camelus Linnaeus,1758) Wildlife Safari, Winston. Africa.
Family: Rheidae
Greater Rhea (Rhea
americana) Wildlife Safari, Winston. South America.
Parvclass: Galloanserae
Order: Galliformes
Parvorder: Odontophorida
Family: Odontophoridae [New World Quails]
California
Quail (Callipepla californica [Shaw,1798]) Male, Point
Reyes
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Nene
Goose (Branta sandvicensis [Vigors,1833]) Anatidae. Hawaii.
Endangered.
Egyptian
Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus [Linnaeus,1766]) Wildlife
Safari, Winston. Africa.
Parvclass: Picae
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Nuttall's
Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii [Gambel,1843])
Parvclass: Passerae
Superorder: Apodimorphae
Order: Trochiliformes
Family: Trochilidae
Anna's
Hummingbird (Calypte anna [Lesson,1829])
Superorder: Strigimorphae
Order: Strigiformes
Parvorder: Strigida
Family: Strigidae
Great
Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus [Gmelin,1788]) Strigidae.
Northern
Pigmy Owl (Glaucidium gnoma Wagler,1832) Strigidae.
Superorder: Passerimorphae
Order: Columbiformes
Order: Gruiformes
Suborder: Grui
Parvorder: Gruida
Superfamily: Gruoidea
Family: Gruidae
East
African Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum gibbericeps)
Wildlife Safari, Winston. East Africa.
Sarus
Crane (Grus antigone [Linnaeus,1758]) Wildlife Safari,
Winston. Asia.
Suborder: Ralli
Order: Ciconiiformes
Suborder: Charadrii
Parvorder: Pteroclioida
Parvorder: Scolopacida
Superfamily: Scolopacoidea
Family: Scolopacidae
Long-billed
Curlew (Numenius americanus Bechstein,1812) and Marbled
Godwit (Limosa fedoa [Linnaeus,1758]) San Simeon
Superfamily: Jacanoidea
Parvorder: Charadriida
Superfamily: Chionoidea
Superfamily: Charadroidea
Superfamily: Laroidea
Family: Laridae
Western
Gull (Larus occidentalis Audubon,1839) San Simeon
Inca
Tern (Larosterna inca [Lesson&Garnot,1827]) Oregon
Zoo. Lives on the coasts of Peru and Chile feeding on anchovies.
Suborder: Ciconii
Parvorder: Accipitrida
Family: Accipitridae
Bald
Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus [Linnaeus,1766]) Oregon
Zoo.
Parvorder: Falconida
Family: Falconidae
Merlin
(Falco columbarius Linnaeus,1758) Falconidae, Wildlife Safari,
Winston.
Parvorder: Podicepedida
Parvorder: Phaetonthidae
Parvorder: Sulida
Parvorder: Ciconiida
Superfamily: Threskiornithoidea
Family: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis
falcinellus [Linnaeus,1766]) Oregon Zoo
Superfamily: Ciconioidea
Family: Ciconiidae
Subfamily: Cathartinae
Turkey
vulture (Cathartes aura
[Linnaeus,1758]) our driveway
Vulture
Turkey (Cathartes aura [Linnaeus,1758]) San Simeon
Superfamily: Procellarioidea
Family: Spheniscidae
Humboldt Penguin
(Spheniscus humboldti Meyen,1834) Oregon Zoo. Lives on the coast
of Peru and Chile. Threatened.
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Tyrannii
Parvorder: Tyrannida
Family: Tyrannidae
Black
Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans [Swainson,1827]) our backyard
Suborder: Passeri
Parvorder: Corvida
Superfamily: Corvoidea
Family: Corviidae
American
Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm,1822) San Simeon
Parvorder: Passerida
Superfamily: Muscicapoidea
Family: Muscicapidae
Subfamily: Turdinae
American
Robin (Turdus migratorius Linnaeus,1766) Oakland
Superfamily: Passeroidea
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Fringillinae
Lesser
Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria [Say,1823]) our backyard
Evening
Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
Subfamily: Emberizinae
Spotted
Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus maculatus Swainson,1827)
Oregon. Unfortunately turns its head while taking picture! Has
red eyes.
Mammals
California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) Sciuridae, San
Simeon
California
Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) Sciuridae, Wildlife
Safari, Winston.
Prevost's
Squirrel (Callosciurus prebostii) Sciuridae. South-East
Asia.
American
Beaver (Castor canadensis) Castoridae, Oregon Zoo.
Black Rat
(Rattus rattus)
Bison or
Buffalo (Bison bison) Bovidae, Northwest Trek. The
largest land animal in North America.
Watusi
Cattle (Bos taurus) Wildlife Safari, Winston. Eastern
Africa.
Tibetan
Yak (Bos grunniens) Bovidae, Wildlife Safari, Winston.
Tibet.
Musk
Ox (Ovibos moschatus wardi) Bovidae, Oregon Zoo. An inhabitant
of the North American Arctic Tundra.
Bighorn
Sheep (Ovis canadensis) Bovidae, Northwest Trek.
Mountain
Goat (Oreamnos americanus) Bovidae, Oregon Zoo. Lives
in the Rocky Mountains in North America.
Gemsbock
or Oryx (Oryx gazella gazella) Bovidae, Wildlife
Safari, Winston. South Africa.
Cape
Eland (Taurotragus oryx) Bovidae, Wildlife Safari, Winston.
Africa.
Bovidae,
Wildlife Safari, Winston.
Nilgai
(Boselaphus tragocamelus) Bovidae, Wildlife Safari, Winston. India.
Giraffe
(Giraffa cameopardalis) Giraffidae, Wildlife Safari, Winston.
Africa.
Bactrian
Camel (Camelus bactrianus) Camelidae, Wildlife Safari,
Winston. Domesticated in Asia. Wild in the Gobi Desert.
Guanaco
(Lama guanicoe) Camelidae, Wildlife Safari, Winston. South America.
Thule Elk
(Cervus elaphus) Cervidae, Point Reyes
Roosevelt
Elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) Cervidae, Northwest Trek.
Roosevelt
Elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) Cervidae, Wildlife Safari,
Winston.
Sika
Deer (Cervus nippon) Cervidae, Wildlife Safari, Winston.
South-East Asia.
Mule
Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Point Reyes
Mule
Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Northwest Trek.
White
Fallow Deer (Cervus dama dama) Wildlife Safari, Winston.
Originally Southern Europe and Asia Minor.
Moose
(Alces alces) Cervidae, Northwest Trek.
Hippopotamus
(Hippopotamus amphibius) Hippopotamidae, Wildlife Safari, Winston.
Southern
White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) Rhinocerotidae,
Wildlife Safari, Winston.
Mustang
(Equus caballus) Wildlife Safari, Winston.
Damara
Zebra or Chapman's Zebra (Equus burchelli
antequorum) Equidae, Wildlife Safari, Winston. Southwest of Africa.
Grey
Wolf (Canis lupus) Canidae, Northwest Trek.
Grizzly
Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) Ursidae, Northwest Trek.
The largest terrestrial carnivor in North America, it can reach
a size of 9 feet in length. His diet is actually varied consisting
of vegetation, fish, small mammals.
Brown Bear
(Ursus arctos) Ursidae, Wildlife Safari, Winston. Europe and North
America.
Polar
Bear (Ursus maritimus) Ursidae, Oregon Zoo. Circumarctic.
Mainly eats seals.
Malayan
Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) Ursidae, Oregon Zoo. Small
(1 m) arboreal bear from South-East Asia. Threatened.
Mountain
Lion, Cougar or Puma (Felis
concolor) Felidae, Northwest Trek. Lives in most of North America.
Bobcat
(Felis rufus) Felidae, Northwest Trek. Lives in North America.
Smaller than the Lynx.
Wolverine
(Gulo gulo) Mustelidae, Northwest Trek. This 3-4 feet (1 m) long
representant of the Weasel family lives in subartic Tundra and
forests of North America and Eurasia. It eats small animals (mammals,
birds, amphibians,...).
Raccoon
(Procyon lotor) Procyonidae, Northwest Trek. A familiar sight
in North America.
Northern
Sea Elephant (Mirounga angustirostris) Phocidae, San Simeon
Steller Sea
Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) Otariidae, Oregon Zoo. Male
reaches 6 feet (3 meters) in length. Much bigger than the California
Sea Lion.
Cotton-topped
Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) Callitrichidae. South America.