Colorado: Common Wildlife and Geological Specimens

MAMMALS

  1. Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
  2. White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
  3. Elk (Cervus canadensis)
  4. Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
  5. Coyote (Canis latrans)
  6. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
  7. Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
  8. Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
  9. Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)
  10. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)

REPTILES / AMPHIBIANS

  1. Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii)
  2. Plains Garter Snake (Thamnophis radix)
  3. Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer sayi)
  4. Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus)
  5. Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
  6. Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii)
  7. Boreal Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)
  8. Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)
  9. Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata)
  10. Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)

BIRDS

  1. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
  2. Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
  3. Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
  4. Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
  5. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
  6. Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
  7. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
  8. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
  9. Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
  10. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)

INSECTS / INVERTEBRATES

  1. Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly (Hypaurotis crysalus)
  2. Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
  3. Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
  4. Honeybee (Apis mellifera)
  5. Bumblebee (Bombus spp.)
  6. Ladybug (Coccinellidae family)
  7. Grasshopper (Acrididae family)
  8. Wolf Spider (Lycosidae family)
  9. Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
  10. American House Spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum)

TREES

  1. Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
  2. Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
  3. Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
  4. Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta)
  5. Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)
  6. Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)
  7. Gambel Oak (Quercus gambelii)
  8. Narrowleaf Cottonwood (Populus angustifolia)
  9. Englemann Spruce (Picea engelmannii)
  10. Bigtooth Maple (Acer grandidentatum)

WILDFLOWERS

  1. Colorado Columbine (Aquilegia coerulea)
  2. Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja spp.)
  3. Rocky Mountain Iris (Iris missouriensis)
  4. Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium)
  5. Alpine Forget-Me-Not (Eritrichium spp.)
  6. Yellow Sneezeweed (Helenium amarum)
  7. Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
  8. Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
  9. Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata)
  10. Golden Banner (Thermopsis montana)

EDIBLE PLANTLIFE

  1. Rocky Mountain Huckleberry (Vaccinium scoparium)
  2. Wild Strawberries (Fragaria spp.)
  3. Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia spp.)
  4. Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
  5. Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
  6. Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
  7. Nettles (Urtica spp.)
  8. Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)
  9. Pine Nuts (Pinus spp.)
  10. Wild Mint (Mentha arvensis)

ROCK TYPES

  1. Sandstone
  2. Shale
  3. Limestone
  4. Granite
  5. Basalt
  6. Schist
  7. Gneiss
  8. Quartzite
  9. Siltstone
  10. Conglomerate