Faunal Remains
by Robert J. Muir

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Table 2. Frequency of Mammalian Taxa in the Identified Faunal Assemblage, Sand Canyon Pueblo

Order

Taxon

Common Name or Description

NISP

% of Mammal

% of All Taxa

Artiodactyla

Antilocapra americana

pronghorn antelope

12

0.17

0.11

Odocoileus hemionus

mule deer

1

0.01

0.01

Odocoileus spp.

deer

213

3.07

1.96

Ovis canadensis

bighorn sheep

24

0.35

0.22

medium artiodactyl

deer-size artiodactyl

414

5.97

3.82

Artiodactyla

even-toed ungulate

4

0.06

0.04

Carnivora

Canis familiaris

domestic dog

4

0.06

0.04

Canis latrans

coyote

2

0.03

0.02

Canis spp.

dog, wolf, coyote

205

2.96

1.89

Vulpes vulpes

red fox

1

0.01

0.01

Urocyon or Vulpes

fox

8

0.12

0.07

Canidae

fox, coyote, dog, wolf

49

0.71

0.45

Lynx rufus

bobcat

4

0.06

0.04

Lynx spp.

lynx, bobcat

38

0.55

0.35

Felidae

lynx, bobcat, mountain lion

1

0.01

0.01

Bassariscus astutus

ringtail

4

0.06

0.04

Procyonidae

ringtail, raccoon, coati

1

0.01

0.01

Mustela frenata

long-tailed weasel

1

0.01

0.01

Spilogale putorius

spotted skunk

3

0.04

0.03

Taxidea taxus

badger

3

0.04

0.03

small carnivore

smaller than fox

1

0.01

0.01

medium carnivore

smaller than wolf

34

0.49

0.31

Carnivora

carnivore

2

0.03

0.02

Insectivora

Soricidae

shrews

1

0.01

0.01

Lagomorpha

Lepus spp.

jackrabbit or hare

135

1.95

1.24

Sylvilagus spp.

cottontail

2,337

33.73

21.54

Lagomorpha

pika, rabbit, hare

464

6.70

4.28

Rodentia

Cynomys spp.

prairie dog

37

0.53

0.34

Spermophilus spilosoma

spotted ground squirrel

1

0.01

0.01

Spermophilus variegatus

rock squirrel

65

0.94

0.60

Spermophilus spp.

ground squirrel

64

0.92

0.59

large sciurid

ground squirrel or larger

79

1.14

0.73

Eutamias minimus

least chipmunk

1

0.01

0.01

Eutamias spp.

chipmunk

1

0.01

0.01

Sciuridae

squirrel

709

10.23

6.53

Erethizon dorsatum

porcupine

4

0.06

0.04

Thomomys spp.

small pocket gopher

105

1.52

0.97

Geomyidae

pocket gopher

1

0.01

0.01

Neotoma spp.

woodrat

458

6.61

4.22

Peromyscus spp.

mouse

41

0.59

0.38

Microtus spp.

vole

34

0.49

0.31

Muridae

mouse, vole

570

8.23

5.25

Dipodomys ordii

Ord’s kangaroo rat

4

0.06

0.04

small rodent

woodrat or smaller

128

1.85

1.18

large rodent

larger than woodrat

1

0.01

0.01

Rodentia

rodent

67

0.97

0.62

Miscellaneous

small mammal

 

316

4.56

2.91

medium mammal

 

277

4.00

2.55 

Total

small mammal

 

6,929

100.00

63.86

NISP = number of identified specimens.

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