{"id":243532,"date":"2017-01-09T22:02:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T22:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/la-vida-en-nuestros-humedales\/mamiferos\/"},"modified":"2022-04-06T18:55:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T18:55:03","slug":"mamiferos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/la-vida-en-nuestros-humedales\/mamiferos\/","title":{"rendered":"Mam\u00edferos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=\u00bbsection\u00bb][et_pb_row admin_label=\u00bbFila\u00bb make_fullwidth=\u00bboff\u00bb use_custom_width=\u00bboff\u00bb width_unit=\u00bbon\u00bb use_custom_gutter=\u00bbon\u00bb gutter_width=\u00bb2&#8243; padding_mobile=\u00bboff\u00bb allow_player_pause=\u00bboff\u00bb parallax=\u00bboff\u00bb parallax_method=\u00bboff\u00bb make_equal=\u00bboff\u00bb column_padding_mobile=\u00bbon\u00bb parallax_1=\u00bboff\u00bb parallax_method_1=\u00bboff\u00bb parallax_2=\u00bboff\u00bb parallax_method_2=\u00bboff\u00bb parallax_3=\u00bboff\u00bb parallax_method_3=\u00bboff\u00bb parallax_4=\u00bboff\u00bb parallax_method_4=\u00bbon\u00bb disabled=\u00bboff\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243;][et_pb_cta admin_label=\u00bbMammals in our wetlands\u00bb url_new_window=\u00bboff\u00bb use_background_color=\u00bboff\u00bb background_color=\u00bb#fcbf00&#8243; background_layout=\u00bblight\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb header_font=\u00bbOpen Sans|||on|\u00bb header_font_size=\u00bb44&#8243; header_font_size_tablet=\u00bb40&#8243; header_font_size_phone=\u00bb30&#8243; header_font_size_last_edited=\u00bbon|desktop\u00bb header_text_color=\u00bb#494949&#8243; header_line_height=\u00bb1.4em\u00bb body_font=\u00bbOpen Sans||||\u00bb body_font_size=\u00bb16&#8243; body_line_height=\u00bb1.5em\u00bb use_border_color=\u00bboff\u00bb border_color=\u00bb#ffffff\u00bb border_style=\u00bbsolid\u00bb custom_margin=\u00bb||0px|\u00bb custom_padding=\u00bb||0px|\u00bb custom_button=\u00bboff\u00bb button_border_radius=\u00bb0&#8243; button_letter_spacing=\u00bb0&#8243; button_use_icon=\u00bbdefault\u00bb button_icon_placement=\u00bbright\u00bb button_on_hover=\u00bbon\u00bb button_letter_spacing_hover=\u00bb0&#8243; custom_css_promo_title=\u00bbfont-weight: 800;\u00bb disabled=\u00bboff\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2>Mam\u00edferos en nuestros <span style=\"color: #af7d58;\">humedales locales<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_text admin_label=\u00bbPhotography courtesy of\u00bb background_layout=\u00bblight\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbcenter\u00bb text_font=\u00bbPT Serif||on||\u00bb text_font_size=\u00bb18&#8243; use_border_color=\u00bboff\u00bb border_style=\u00bbsolid\u00bb custom_css_main_element=\u00bbcolor: rgba(26,26,26,.7);\u00bb disabled=\u00bboff\u00bb border_color=\u00bb#ffffff\u00bb saved_tabs=\u00bball\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>Fotograf\u00eda cortes\u00eda de Bob Dyer, Tim Fleming y Gerald Moore<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=\u00bbfila\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=\u00bbText\u00bb background_layout=\u00bblight\u00bb text_orientation=\u00bbleft\u00bb use_border_color=\u00bboff\u00bb border_color=\u00bb#ffffff\u00bb border_style=\u00bbsolid\u00bb]<\/p>\n<div id=\"jig1\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-fab9d3ca76f5493852143c54f08f664d jig-preset-global jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig1-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/California_Vole_Microtus_californicus_cropped.jpg\" title=\"Microtus californicus. Also called the California Meadow Mouse. Nocturnal and herbivorous on grasses and sedges. spend much of their time below ground, using burrows connected by above-ground runways they use to find food. Home ranges are relatively small, with the animals rarely venturing far from their burrows. The vole is preyed upon by hawks, kites, and owls here in the wetlands. By Jerry Kirkhart (originally posted to Flickr as Vole (Microtus)) [CC BY 2.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FCalifornia_Vole_Microtus_californicus_cropped.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"California Vole\" width=\"417\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">California Vole<br\/>Microtus californicus. Also called the California Meadow Mouse. Nocturnal and herbivorous on grasses and sedges. spend much of their time below ground, using burrows connected by above-ground runways they use to find food. Home ranges are relatively small, with the animals rarely venturing far from their burrows. The vole is preyed upon by hawks, kites, and owls here in the wetlands. By Jerry Kirkhart (originally posted to Flickr as Vole (Microtus)) [CC BY 2.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Black-tailed-Jackrabbit.jpg\" title=\"Lepus californicus. Black-tailed jackrabbits are not actually rabbits, but are hares because its young are born with fur and with their eyes open and are larger than rabbits. Are herbivorous and get most of their water from the plants they eat, and are most active in later afternoons and night. Prey to many raptors and carnivores and also many ectolparasites including fleas, lice, mites, so human hunters have to handle them with long gloves and avoid using them for food.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FBlack-tailed-Jackrabbit.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Black-tailed Jackrabbit\" width=\"275\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Black-tailed Jackrabbit<br\/>Lepus californicus. Black-tailed jackrabbits are not actually rabbits, but are hares because its young are born with fur and with their eyes open and are larger than rabbits. Are herbivorous and get most of their water from the plants they eat, and are most active in later afternoons and night. Prey to many raptors and carnivores and also many ectolparasites including fleas, lice, mites, so human hunters have to handle them with long gloves and avoid using them for food.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Muskrat.jpg\" title=\"Ondatra zibethicus. A large rodent, 1-2 feet long, but not a rat, is more closely related to voles and lemmings. Crepuscular, most active at dawn, dusk and at night. They&#039;re known mostly for their destructive burrowing in ponds, streams and dams. Muskrats are omnivores, but they mainly enjoy a plant-based diet consisting of the roots, stems, leaves and fruits of aquatic vegetation. A good swimmer with webbed feet and a 7 to 12 inches longtail that is vertically flattened, and works like a rudder.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FMuskrat.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Muskrat\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Muskrat<br\/>Ondatra zibethicus. A large rodent, 1-2 feet long, but not a rat, is more closely related to voles and lemmings. Crepuscular, most active at dawn, dusk and at night. They're known mostly for their destructive burrowing in ponds, streams and dams. Muskrats are omnivores, but they mainly enjoy a plant-based diet consisting of the roots, stems, leaves and fruits of aquatic vegetation. A good swimmer with webbed feet and a 7 to 12 inches longtail that is vertically flattened, and works like a rudder.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Pocket-Gopher2.jpg\" title=\"Thomomys talpoides. Named for their fur-lined cheek pouches used for transporting bits of plant food. Pocket gophers have long incisors that protrude from the mouth, and their eyes are easy to see and are vegetable eaters, whereas moles have small teeth and tiny, unapparent eyes, and are insect eaters. Pocket gophers face numerous threats from predators. A typical pocket gopher can move approximately a ton of soil to the surface each year, an important ecological function.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FPocket-Gopher2.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Pocket Gopher\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Northern Pocket Gopher<br\/>Thomomys talpoides. Named for their fur-lined cheek pouches used for transporting bits of plant food. Pocket gophers have long incisors that protrude from the mouth, and their eyes are easy to see and are vegetable eaters, whereas moles have small teeth and tiny, unapparent eyes, and are insect eaters. Pocket gophers face numerous threats from predators. A typical pocket gopher can move approximately a ton of soil to the surface each year, an important ecological function.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Red-Fox-kit.jpg\" title=\"Vulpes vulpes. Nonnative, originally introduced for hunting and pelts, has become quite successful in our wildlands and are adept hunters with a diverse diet prefering rodents, but will also eat berries, lizards, birds, and bird eggs. Not to be confused with our native Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator), which dates back millions of years in the archaeological record.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FRed-Fox-kit.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Red Fox (kit)\" width=\"358\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Red Fox (kit)<br\/>Vulpes vulpes. Nonnative, originally introduced for hunting and pelts, has become quite successful in our wildlands and are adept hunters with a diverse diet prefering rodents, but will also eat berries, lizards, birds, and bird eggs. Not to be confused with our native Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator), which dates back millions of years in the archaeological record.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Black-tailed-Deer2.jpg\" title=\"Odocoileus hemionus columbianus. Herbaceous browsers and ruminants (chew cud like cows) prefer forest edges near agricultureal land for food and cover. Males (bucks) and females (does) live separately most of their lives and have social groups defined by dominance. Black-tailed deer are smaller than the mule deer and have larger tails completely covered with black or dark brown hairs. &quot;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FBlack-tailed-Deer2.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Columbian Black-tailed Deer\" width=\"362\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Columbian Black-tailed Deer<br\/>Odocoileus hemionus columbianus. Herbaceous browsers and ruminants (chew cud like cows) prefer forest edges near agricultureal land for food and cover. Males (bucks) and females (does) live separately most of their lives and have social groups defined by dominance. Black-tailed deer are smaller than the mule deer and have larger tails completely covered with black or dark brown hairs. \"<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Skunk.jpg\" title=\"Mephitis mephitis. White stripes - watch out for that smell. Nocturnal. Their favorite foods include fruit and plants, plus insects, bird eggs, small rodents, and birds. Birds like the great horned owl prey on skunks (due to poor smelling). The spray, which comes from two glands near the base of the skunk\u2019s tail, can hit a target 12 feet (3.7 meters) away. To remove the scent, the Humane Society of the United States recommends using a mixture of dilute hydrogen peroxide (3%), baking soda, and dish washing liquid.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FSkunk.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Skunk\" width=\"334\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Skunk<br\/>Mephitis mephitis. White stripes - watch out for that smell. Nocturnal. Their favorite foods include fruit and plants, plus insects, bird eggs, small rodents, and birds. Birds like the great horned owl prey on skunks (due to poor smelling). The spray, which comes from two glands near the base of the skunk\u2019s tail, can hit a target 12 feet (3.7 meters) away. To remove the scent, the Humane Society of the United States recommends using a mixture of dilute hydrogen peroxide (3%), baking soda, and dish washing liquid.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Salt_Marsh_Harvest_Mouse.jpg\" title=\"Reithrodontomys raviventris halicoetes. Salt marsh harvest mouse is one four local species on the Endangered Species List and depends on pickleweed in high marsh habitat which is being lost and fragmented. Pickleweed habitat is under threat by human development and competition from both native and nonnative grass Spartina and alkali bulrush. By USGS [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FSalt_Marsh_Harvest_Mouse.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse<br\/>Reithrodontomys raviventris halicoetes. Salt marsh harvest mouse is one four local species on the Endangered Species List and depends on pickleweed in high marsh habitat which is being lost and fragmented. Pickleweed habitat is under threat by human development and competition from both native and nonnative grass Spartina and alkali bulrush. By USGS [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Coyote.jpg\" title=\"Canis latrans. The coyote resembles a small German shepherd dog with the exception of the long snout and bushy, black tipped tail. Its high pitched, yodel-like yapping can frequently be heard at night and the sound can travel up to 3 miles or more. Coyotes are beneficial to our ecosystem since they kill destructive, vegetation eating rodents, which are 80% of a coyotes diet.&quot;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FCoyote.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Coyote<br\/>Canis latrans. The coyote resembles a small German shepherd dog with the exception of the long snout and bushy, black tipped tail. Its high pitched, yodel-like yapping can frequently be heard at night and the sound can travel up to 3 miles or more. Coyotes are beneficial to our ecosystem since they kill destructive, vegetation eating rodents, which are 80% of a coyotes diet.\"<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/long-tailed-weasel.jpg\" title=\"Mustela frenata. A carnivore with a very high rate of metabolism and eats about 40% of its body weight every day! Most of its diet is made up of small mammals like mice, voles, rabbits, gophers and chipmunks. It will occasionally eat birds and insects. It crushes its prey&#039;s skull with its canines. It lives in the abandoned burrows other mammals, in rotting logs or under tree roots or rocks. Can climb trees and swim.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2Flong-tailed-weasel.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Long-tailed Weasel\" width=\"201\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Long-tailed Weasel<br\/>Mustela frenata. A carnivore with a very high rate of metabolism and eats about 40% of its body weight every day! Most of its diet is made up of small mammals like mice, voles, rabbits, gophers and chipmunks. It will occasionally eat birds and insects. It crushes its prey's skull with its canines. It lives in the abandoned burrows other mammals, in rotting logs or under tree roots or rocks. Can climb trees and swim.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/River-Otter-parent-with-pups.jpg\" title=\"Lontra canadensis. A fresh water weasel not to be confused with larger sea otter living in salt water. Before 1990, river otters were missing from the SF Bay area, but are coming back and as of 2016, the River Otter Ecology Project (ROEP) based in Marin County has cataloged more than 1,730 sightings and 5,000 video trappings. Need to consume 12+% of their body weight each day and prefer fish, but are designed for aquatic hunting including transparent nictitating membranes to protect their eyes while swimming and can find and catch fish in muddy water.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FRiver-Otter-parent-with-pups.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"River Otter, parent with pups\" width=\"366\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">River Otter, parent with pups<br\/>Lontra canadensis. A fresh water weasel not to be confused with larger sea otter living in salt water. Before 1990, river otters were missing from the SF Bay area, but are coming back and as of 2016, the River Otter Ecology Project (ROEP) based in Marin County has cataloged more than 1,730 sightings and 5,000 video trappings. Need to consume 12+% of their body weight each day and prefer fish, but are designed for aquatic hunting including transparent nictitating membranes to protect their eyes while swimming and can find and catch fish in muddy water.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Raccoon-juvenile.jpg\" title=\"Procyon lotor. Characteristic &quot;bandit&#039;s mask&quot;. Raccoons are noted for their intelligence, with studies showing that they are able to remember the solution to tasks for up to three years. The diet of the omnivorous raccoon, which is usually nocturnal, consists of about 40% invertebrates, 33% plant foods, and 27% vertebrates.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FRaccoon-juvenile.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Raccoon (juvenile)\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Raccoon (juvenile)<br\/>Procyon lotor. Characteristic \"bandit's mask\". Raccoons are noted for their intelligence, with studies showing that they are able to remember the solution to tasks for up to three years. The diet of the omnivorous raccoon, which is usually nocturnal, consists of about 40% invertebrates, 33% plant foods, and 27% vertebrates.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mam\u00edferos en nuestros humedales locales Fotograf\u00eda cortes\u00eda de Bob Dyer, Tim Fleming y Gerald Moore <div id=\"jig2\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-fab9d3ca76f5493852143c54f08f664d jig-preset-global jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig2-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Red-Fox-kit.jpg\" title=\"Vulpes vulpes. Nonnative, originally introduced for hunting and pelts, has become quite successful in our wildlands and are adept hunters with a diverse diet prefering rodents, but will also eat berries, lizards, birds, and bird eggs. Not to be confused with our native Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator), which dates back millions of years in the archaeological record.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FRed-Fox-kit.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Red Fox (kit)\" width=\"358\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Red Fox (kit)<br\/>Vulpes vulpes. Nonnative, originally introduced for hunting and pelts, has become quite successful in our wildlands and are adept hunters with a diverse diet prefering rodents, but will also eat berries, lizards, birds, and bird eggs. Not to be confused with our native Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator), which dates back millions of years in the archaeological record.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/long-tailed-weasel.jpg\" title=\"Mustela frenata. A carnivore with a very high rate of metabolism and eats about 40% of its body weight every day! Most of its diet is made up of small mammals like mice, voles, rabbits, gophers and chipmunks. It will occasionally eat birds and insects. It crushes its prey&#039;s skull with its canines. It lives in the abandoned burrows other mammals, in rotting logs or under tree roots or rocks. Can climb trees and swim.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2Flong-tailed-weasel.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Long-tailed Weasel\" width=\"201\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Long-tailed Weasel<br\/>Mustela frenata. A carnivore with a very high rate of metabolism and eats about 40% of its body weight every day! Most of its diet is made up of small mammals like mice, voles, rabbits, gophers and chipmunks. It will occasionally eat birds and insects. It crushes its prey's skull with its canines. It lives in the abandoned burrows other mammals, in rotting logs or under tree roots or rocks. Can climb trees and swim.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Pocket-Gopher2.jpg\" title=\"Thomomys talpoides. Named for their fur-lined cheek pouches used for transporting bits of plant food. Pocket gophers have long incisors that protrude from the mouth, and their eyes are easy to see and are vegetable eaters, whereas moles have small teeth and tiny, unapparent eyes, and are insect eaters. Pocket gophers face numerous threats from predators. A typical pocket gopher can move approximately a ton of soil to the surface each year, an important ecological function.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FPocket-Gopher2.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Pocket Gopher\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Northern Pocket Gopher<br\/>Thomomys talpoides. Named for their fur-lined cheek pouches used for transporting bits of plant food. Pocket gophers have long incisors that protrude from the mouth, and their eyes are easy to see and are vegetable eaters, whereas moles have small teeth and tiny, unapparent eyes, and are insect eaters. Pocket gophers face numerous threats from predators. A typical pocket gopher can move approximately a ton of soil to the surface each year, an important ecological function.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Black-tailed-Jackrabbit.jpg\" title=\"Lepus californicus. Black-tailed jackrabbits are not actually rabbits, but are hares because its young are born with fur and with their eyes open and are larger than rabbits. Are herbivorous and get most of their water from the plants they eat, and are most active in later afternoons and night. Prey to many raptors and carnivores and also many ectolparasites including fleas, lice, mites, so human hunters have to handle them with long gloves and avoid using them for food.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FBlack-tailed-Jackrabbit.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Black-tailed Jackrabbit\" width=\"275\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Black-tailed Jackrabbit<br\/>Lepus californicus. Black-tailed jackrabbits are not actually rabbits, but are hares because its young are born with fur and with their eyes open and are larger than rabbits. Are herbivorous and get most of their water from the plants they eat, and are most active in later afternoons and night. Prey to many raptors and carnivores and also many ectolparasites including fleas, lice, mites, so human hunters have to handle them with long gloves and avoid using them for food.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Skunk.jpg\" title=\"Mephitis mephitis. White stripes - watch out for that smell. Nocturnal. Their favorite foods include fruit and plants, plus insects, bird eggs, small rodents, and birds. Birds like the great horned owl prey on skunks (due to poor smelling). The spray, which comes from two glands near the base of the skunk\u2019s tail, can hit a target 12 feet (3.7 meters) away. To remove the scent, the Humane Society of the United States recommends using a mixture of dilute hydrogen peroxide (3%), baking soda, and dish washing liquid.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FSkunk.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Skunk\" width=\"334\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Skunk<br\/>Mephitis mephitis. White stripes - watch out for that smell. Nocturnal. Their favorite foods include fruit and plants, plus insects, bird eggs, small rodents, and birds. Birds like the great horned owl prey on skunks (due to poor smelling). The spray, which comes from two glands near the base of the skunk\u2019s tail, can hit a target 12 feet (3.7 meters) away. To remove the scent, the Humane Society of the United States recommends using a mixture of dilute hydrogen peroxide (3%), baking soda, and dish washing liquid.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Coyote.jpg\" title=\"Canis latrans. The coyote resembles a small German shepherd dog with the exception of the long snout and bushy, black tipped tail. Its high pitched, yodel-like yapping can frequently be heard at night and the sound can travel up to 3 miles or more. Coyotes are beneficial to our ecosystem since they kill destructive, vegetation eating rodents, which are 80% of a coyotes diet.&quot;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FCoyote.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Coyote<br\/>Canis latrans. The coyote resembles a small German shepherd dog with the exception of the long snout and bushy, black tipped tail. Its high pitched, yodel-like yapping can frequently be heard at night and the sound can travel up to 3 miles or more. Coyotes are beneficial to our ecosystem since they kill destructive, vegetation eating rodents, which are 80% of a coyotes diet.\"<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/California_Vole_Microtus_californicus_cropped.jpg\" title=\"Microtus californicus. Also called the California Meadow Mouse. Nocturnal and herbivorous on grasses and sedges. spend much of their time below ground, using burrows connected by above-ground runways they use to find food. Home ranges are relatively small, with the animals rarely venturing far from their burrows. The vole is preyed upon by hawks, kites, and owls here in the wetlands. By Jerry Kirkhart (originally posted to Flickr as Vole (Microtus)) [CC BY 2.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FCalifornia_Vole_Microtus_californicus_cropped.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"California Vole\" width=\"417\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">California Vole<br\/>Microtus californicus. Also called the California Meadow Mouse. Nocturnal and herbivorous on grasses and sedges. spend much of their time below ground, using burrows connected by above-ground runways they use to find food. Home ranges are relatively small, with the animals rarely venturing far from their burrows. The vole is preyed upon by hawks, kites, and owls here in the wetlands. By Jerry Kirkhart (originally posted to Flickr as Vole (Microtus)) [CC BY 2.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Muskrat.jpg\" title=\"Ondatra zibethicus. A large rodent, 1-2 feet long, but not a rat, is more closely related to voles and lemmings. Crepuscular, most active at dawn, dusk and at night. They&#039;re known mostly for their destructive burrowing in ponds, streams and dams. Muskrats are omnivores, but they mainly enjoy a plant-based diet consisting of the roots, stems, leaves and fruits of aquatic vegetation. A good swimmer with webbed feet and a 7 to 12 inches longtail that is vertically flattened, and works like a rudder.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FMuskrat.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Muskrat\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Muskrat<br\/>Ondatra zibethicus. A large rodent, 1-2 feet long, but not a rat, is more closely related to voles and lemmings. Crepuscular, most active at dawn, dusk and at night. They're known mostly for their destructive burrowing in ponds, streams and dams. Muskrats are omnivores, but they mainly enjoy a plant-based diet consisting of the roots, stems, leaves and fruits of aquatic vegetation. A good swimmer with webbed feet and a 7 to 12 inches longtail that is vertically flattened, and works like a rudder.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Raccoon-juvenile.jpg\" title=\"Procyon lotor. Characteristic &quot;bandit&#039;s mask&quot;. Raccoons are noted for their intelligence, with studies showing that they are able to remember the solution to tasks for up to three years. The diet of the omnivorous raccoon, which is usually nocturnal, consists of about 40% invertebrates, 33% plant foods, and 27% vertebrates.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FRaccoon-juvenile.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Raccoon (juvenile)\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Raccoon (juvenile)<br\/>Procyon lotor. Characteristic \"bandit's mask\". Raccoons are noted for their intelligence, with studies showing that they are able to remember the solution to tasks for up to three years. The diet of the omnivorous raccoon, which is usually nocturnal, consists of about 40% invertebrates, 33% plant foods, and 27% vertebrates.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Black-tailed-Deer2.jpg\" title=\"Odocoileus hemionus columbianus. Herbaceous browsers and ruminants (chew cud like cows) prefer forest edges near agricultureal land for food and cover. Males (bucks) and females (does) live separately most of their lives and have social groups defined by dominance. Black-tailed deer are smaller than the mule deer and have larger tails completely covered with black or dark brown hairs. &quot;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FBlack-tailed-Deer2.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Columbian Black-tailed Deer\" width=\"362\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Columbian Black-tailed Deer<br\/>Odocoileus hemionus columbianus. Herbaceous browsers and ruminants (chew cud like cows) prefer forest edges near agricultureal land for food and cover. Males (bucks) and females (does) live separately most of their lives and have social groups defined by dominance. Black-tailed deer are smaller than the mule deer and have larger tails completely covered with black or dark brown hairs. \"<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/River-Otter-parent-with-pups.jpg\" title=\"Lontra canadensis. A fresh water weasel not to be confused with larger sea otter living in salt water. Before 1990, river otters were missing from the SF Bay area, but are coming back and as of 2016, the River Otter Ecology Project (ROEP) based in Marin County has cataloged more than 1,730 sightings and 5,000 video trappings. Need to consume 12+% of their body weight each day and prefer fish, but are designed for aquatic hunting including transparent nictitating membranes to protect their eyes while swimming and can find and catch fish in muddy water.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FRiver-Otter-parent-with-pups.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"River Otter, parent with pups\" width=\"366\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">River Otter, parent with pups<br\/>Lontra canadensis. A fresh water weasel not to be confused with larger sea otter living in salt water. Before 1990, river otters were missing from the SF Bay area, but are coming back and as of 2016, the River Otter Ecology Project (ROEP) based in Marin County has cataloged more than 1,730 sightings and 5,000 video trappings. Need to consume 12+% of their body weight each day and prefer fish, but are designed for aquatic hunting including transparent nictitating membranes to protect their eyes while swimming and can find and catch fish in muddy water.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/gallery\/mammals\/Salt_Marsh_Harvest_Mouse.jpg\" title=\"Reithrodontomys raviventris halicoetes. Salt marsh harvest mouse is one four local species on the Endangered Species List and depends on pickleweed in high marsh habitat which is being lost and fragmented. Pickleweed habitat is under threat by human development and competition from both native and nonnative grass Spartina and alkali bulrush. By USGS [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fpetalumawetlands.org%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fmammals%2FSalt_Marsh_Harvest_Mouse.jpg&amp;h=240&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse<br\/>Reithrodontomys raviventris halicoetes. Salt marsh harvest mouse is one four local species on the Endangered Species List and depends on pickleweed in high marsh habitat which is being lost and fragmented. Pickleweed habitat is under threat by human development and competition from both native and nonnative grass Spartina and alkali bulrush. By USGS [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":243522,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-243532","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/243532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/243532\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/243522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petalumawetlands.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}