Wildlife
What lives in Joshua Tree
Last verified NPS species database
Every animal below comes from the National Park Service’s own species list for Joshua Tree: 54 mammals, 247 birds, 49 reptiles, 2 amphibians and 0 fish recorded as present. Status words (present, unconfirmed, not in park) are the NPS’s, not ours.
Animals people ask about
Black bear
Ursus americanus · Occasional
Coyote
Canis latrans · Common
Mountain lion
Puma concolor · Uncommon
Bobcat
Lynx rufus · Common
Bighorn sheep
Ovis canadensis nelsoni · Common
Rattlesnakes
Crotalus atrox · Uncommon · any rattlesnake species
Desert tortoise
Gopherus agassizii · Uncommon
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus · Rare
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos · Rare
California condor
Gymnogyps californianus
By group
Species counts
Present or probably present per the NPS list. “Listed” includes species the NPS has evaluated but marks unconfirmed or not in park.
- Mammals
- 54
- 67 listed · 2 non-native
- Birds
- 251
- 301 listed · 5 non-native
- Reptiles
- 50
- 52 listed
- Amphibians
- 3
- 5 listed
- Fish
- 0
- 1 listed
Endangered Species Act
2 threatened or endangered species
Federal listing status as recorded in the NPS species database.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | Occasional | Threatened | |
| Desert tortoise | Gopherus agassizii | Uncommon | Threatened |
Mammals
All 54 mammals recorded in Joshua Tree
Most abundant first, as the NPS rates them.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-tailed jackrabbit | Lepus californicus | Abundant | ||
| Desert pocket mouse | Chaetodipus penicillatus | Abundant | ||
| Desert woodrat | Neotoma lepida | Abundant | ||
| Little pocket mouse | Perognathus longimembris | Abundant | ||
| San Diego pocket mouse | Chaetodipus fallax | Abundant | ||
| Western pipistrelle | Pipistrellus hesperus | Abundant | ||
| White-tailed antelope squirrel | Ammospermophilus leucurus | Abundant | ||
| Bobcat | Lynx rufus | Common | ||
| Botta's pocket gopher | Thomomys bottae | Common | ||
| Cactus deermouse | Peromyscus eremicus | Common | ||
| California chipmunk | Tamias obscurus | Common | ||
| California ground squirrel | Spermophilus beecheyi | Common |
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| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California pocket mouse | Chaetodipus californicus | Common | ||
| Californian myotis | Myotis californicus | Common | ||
| Canyon deermouse | Peromyscus crinitus | Common | ||
| Coyote | Canis latrans | Common | ||
| Desert cottontail | Sylvilagus audubonii | Common | ||
| Fringed myotis | Myotis thysanodes | Common | ||
| Gray fox | Urocyon cinereoargenteus | Common | ||
| Long-tailed pocket mouse | Chaetodipus formosus | Common | ||
| Merriam's kangaroo rat | Dipodomys merriami | Common | ||
| Nelson's bighorn sheep | Ovis canadensis nelsoni | Common | ||
| North American deermouse | Peromyscus maniculatus | Common | ||
| Piñon deermouse | Peromyscus truei | Common | ||
| Round-tailed ground squirrel | Spermophilus tereticaudus | Common | ||
| Southern grasshopper mouse | Onychomys torridus | Common | ||
| Spiny pocket mouse | Chaetodipus spinatus | Common | ||
| White-throated woodrat | Neotoma albigula | Common | ||
| American badger | Taxidea taxus | Uncommon | ||
| Brush deermouse | Peromyscus boylii | Uncommon | ||
| Cougar | Puma concolor | Uncommon | ||
| Desert kangaroo rat | Dipodomys deserti | Uncommon | ||
| Kit fox | Vulpes macrotis | Uncommon | ||
| Long-legged myotis | Myotis volans | Uncommon | ||
| Mule deer | Odocoileus hemionus | Uncommon | ||
| Ringtail | Bassariscus astutus | Uncommon | ||
| Western yellow bat | Lasiurus xanthinus | Uncommon | ||
| American black bear | Ursus americanus | Occasional | ||
| House mouse | Mus musculus | Occasional | Non-native | |
| California deermouse | Peromyscus californicus | Rare | ||
| Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat | Dipodomys microps | Rare | ||
| Crawford's gray shrew | Notiosorex crawfordi | Rare | ||
| Long-tailed weasel | Mustela frenata | Rare | ||
| Western spotted skunk | Spilogale gracilis | Rare | ||
| Big brown bat | Eptesicus fuscus | |||
| Black rat | Rattus rattus | Non-native | ||
| California leaf-nosed bat | Macrotus californicus | |||
| Dusky-footed woodrat | Neotoma fuscipes | |||
| Hoary bat | Lasiurus cinereus | |||
| Pallid bat | Antrozous pallidus | |||
| Spotted bat | Euderma maculatum | |||
| Townsend's big-eared bat | Corynorhinus townsendii | |||
| Western harvest mouse | Reithrodontomys megalotis | |||
| Western mastiff-bat | Eumops perotis |
Birds
251 birds — show the list ↓
Birds
251 birds — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | ||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | ||
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | ||
| Western Grebe | Aechmophorus occidentalis | ||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | Aegolius acadicus | ||
| White-throated Swift | Aeronautes saxatalis | ||
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | ||
| Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Aimophila ruficeps | ||
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | ||
| Chukar | Alectoris chukar | Non-native | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | ||
| Sage Sparrow | Amphispiza belli | ||
| Black-throated Sparrow | Amphispiza bilineata | ||
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | ||
| American Wigeon | Anas americana | ||
| Northern Shoveler | Anas clypeata | ||
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | ||
| Cinnamon Teal | Anas cyanoptera | ||
| Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors | ||
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | ||
| Gadwall | Anas strepera | ||
| American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | ||
| Western Scrub-Jay | Aphelocoma californica | ||
| Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | ||
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Archilochus alexandri | ||
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | ||
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | ||
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | ||
| Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | ||
| Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia | ||
| Verdin | Auriparus flaviceps | ||
| Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | ||
| Redhead | Aythya americana | ||
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | ||
| Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | ||
| Oak Titmouse | Baeolophus inornatus | ||
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | ||
| American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | ||
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | ||
| Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | ||
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | ||
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | ||
| Rough-legged Hawk | Buteo lagopus | ||
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | ||
| Ferruginous Hawk | Buteo regalis | ||
| Swainson's Hawk | Buteo swainsoni | ||
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | ||
| Lark Bunting | Calamospiza melanocorys | ||
| Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | ||
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | ||
| Gambel's Quail | Callipepla gambelii | ||
| Anna's Hummingbird | Calypte anna | ||
| Costa's Hummingbird | Calypte costae | ||
| Cactus Wren | Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus | ||
| Canada Warbler | Cardellina canadensis | ||
| Wilson's Warbler | Cardellina pusilla | ||
| Red-faced Warbler | Cardellina rubrifrons | ||
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalis sinuatus | ||
| Cassin's Finch | Carpodacus cassinii | ||
| House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus | ||
| Purple Finch | Carpodacus purpureus | ||
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | ||
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | ||
| Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | ||
| Canyon Wren | Catherpes mexicanus | ||
| Vaux's Swift | Chaetura vauxi | ||
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | ||
| Snow Goose | Chen caerulescens | ||
| Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus | ||
| Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis | ||
| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | ||
| Northern Harrier | Circus cyaneus | ||
| Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris | ||
| Evening Grosbeak | Coccothraustes vespertinus | ||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | Threatened | |
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | ||
| Gilded Flicker | Colaptes chrysoides | ||
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | Non-native | |
| Common Ground-Dove | Columbina passerina | ||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | ||
| Western Wood-Pewee | Contopus sordidulus | ||
| Common Raven | Corvus corax | ||
| Steller 's Jay | Cyanocitta stelleri | ||
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | ||
| White-tailed Kite | Elanus leucurus | Probably Present | |
| Pacific-slope Flycatcher | Empidonax difficilis | ||
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Empidonax hammondii | ||
| Dusky Flycatcher | Empidonax oberholseri | ||
| Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | ||
| Gray Flycatcher | Empidonax wrightii | ||
| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | ||
| Brewer's Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | ||
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | ||
| Prairie Falcon | Falco mexicanus | ||
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | ||
| American Coot | Fulica americana | ||
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | ||
| Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata | ||
| Common Loon | Gavia immer | ||
| Greater Roadrunner | Geococcyx californianus | ||
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Geothlypis tolmiei | ||
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | ||
| Pinyon Jay | Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus | ||
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | ||
| Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | ||
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | ||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | ||
| Bullock's Oriole | Icterus bullockii | ||
| Hooded Oriole | Icterus cucullatus | ||
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | ||
| Scott's Oriole | Icterus parisorum | ||
| Varied Thrush | Ixoreus naevius | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | ||
| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | ||
| California gull | Larus californicus | Probably Present | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | Probably Present | |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | ||
| Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | ||
| Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | ||
| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | ||
| Western Screech-Owl | Megascops kennicottii | ||
| Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus | ||
| Lewis's Woodpecker | Melanerpes lewis | ||
| Gila Woodpecker | Melanerpes uropygialis | ||
| White-winged Scoter | Melanitta fusca | ||
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | ||
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | ||
| Abert's Towhee | Melozone aberti | ||
| California Towhee | Melozone crissalis | Non-native | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | ||
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | ||
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | ||
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | ||
| Townsend's Solitaire | Myadestes townsendi | ||
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens | ||
| Painted Redstart | Myioborus pictus | ||
| Clark's Nutcracker | Nucifraga columbiana | ||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | ||
| Mountain Quail | Oreortyx pictus | ||
| Sage Thrasher | Oreoscoptes montanus | ||
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Oreothlypis celata | ||
| Lucy's Warbler | Oreothlypis luciae | ||
| Nashville Warbler | Oreothlypis ruficapilla | ||
| Virginia's Warbler | Oreothlypis virginiae | ||
| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | ||
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | ||
| Louisiana waterthrush | Parkesia motacilla | ||
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Non-native | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | ||
| Fox Sparrow | Passerella iliaca | ||
| Lazuli Bunting | Passerina amoena | ||
| Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | ||
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | ||
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata | Probably Present | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | ||
| Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | ||
| Phainopepla | Phainopepla nitens | ||
| Common Poorwill | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | ||
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | ||
| Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor | ||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | ||
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus | ||
| White-headed Woodpecker | Picoides albolarvatus | ||
| Nuttall's Woodpecker | Picoides nuttallii | ||
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picoides scalaris | ||
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | ||
| Green-tailed Towhee | Pipilo chlorurus | ||
| Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus | ||
| Western Tanager | Piranga ludoviciana | ||
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | ||
| White-faced Ibis | Plegadis chihi | ||
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | ||
| Eared Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | ||
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | ||
| Mountain Chickadee | Poecile gambeli | ||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | ||
| Black-tailed Gnatcatcher | Polioptila melanura | ||
| Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | ||
| Sora | Porzana carolina | ||
| Purple Martin | Progne subis | ||
| Bushtit | Psaltriparus minimus | ||
| Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus | ||
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | ||
| Virginia Rail | Rallus limicola | ||
| American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana | ||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | ||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | ||
| Rock Wren | Salpinctes obsoletus | ||
| Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | ||
| Say's Phoebe | Sayornis saya | ||
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla | ||
| Rufous Hummingbird | Selasphorus rufus | ||
| Allen's Hummingbird | Selasphorus sasin | ||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Setophaga caerulescens | ||
| Hooded Warbler | Setophaga citrina | ||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | ||
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Setophaga nigrescens | ||
| Hermit Warbler | Setophaga occidentalis | ||
| Palm Warbler | Setophaga palmarum | ||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Setophaga pensylvanica | ||
| Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | ||
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | ||
| Townsend's Warbler | Setophaga townsendi | ||
| Mountain Bluebird | Sialia currucoides | ||
| Western Bluebird | Sialia mexicana | ||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | ||
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | ||
| Pygmy Nuthatch | Sitta pygmaea | ||
| Red-naped Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus nuchalis | ||
| Red-breasted Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus ruber | ||
| Williamson's Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus thyroideus | ||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | ||
| Lawrence's Goldfinch | Spinus lawrencei | ||
| Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | ||
| Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria | ||
| American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | ||
| Black-chinned Sparrow | Spizella atrogularis | ||
| Brewer's Sparrow | Spizella breweri | ||
| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | ||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | ||
| Calliope Hummingbird | Stellula calliope | ||
| Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | ||
| European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Non-native | |
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | ||
| Violet-green Swallow | Tachycineta thalassina | ||
| Bewick's Wren | Thryomanes bewickii | ||
| Bendire's Thrasher | Toxostoma bendirei | ||
| Crissal Thrasher | Toxostoma crissale | ||
| Le Conte's Thrasher | Toxostoma lecontei | ||
| California Thrasher | Toxostoma redivivum | ||
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | ||
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | ||
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | ||
| Pacific Wren formally Winter Wren | Troglodytes hiemalis | ||
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | ||
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | ||
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannus vociferans | ||
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba | ||
| Bell's Vireo | Vireo bellii | ||
| Cassin's Vireo | Vireo cassinii | ||
| Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | ||
| Hutton's Vireo | Vireo huttoni | ||
| Gray Vireo | Vireo vicinior | ||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | ||
| White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | ||
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | ||
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | ||
| Golden-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia atricapilla | ||
| White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | ||
| Harris's Sparrow | Zonotrichia querula |
Reptiles
50 reptiles — show the list ↓
Reptiles
50 reptiles — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California legless lizard | Anniella pulchra | Rare | ||
| Glossy snake | Arizona elegans | Common | ||
| Mojave glossy snake | Arizona elegans candida | Common | ||
| Desert glossy snake | Arizona elegans eburnata | Common | ||
| Great Basin whiptail | Aspidoscelis tigris tigris | Common | ||
| Zebra-tailed lizard | Callisaurus draconoides | Common | ||
| Western shovel-nosed snake | Chionactis occipitalis | Common | ||
| Western banded gecko | Coleonyx variegatus | Common | ||
| Red racer | Coluber flagellum piceus | Common | ||
| California striped racer | Coluber lateralis lateralis | Common | ||
| Western diamond-backed rattlesnake | Crotalus atrox | Uncommon | ||
| Sidewinder | Crotalus cerastes | Common | ||
| Mohave Desert sidewinder | Crotalus cerastes cerastes | Common | ||
| Colorado desert sidewinder | Crotalus cerastes laterorepens | Common | ||
| Speckled rattlesnake | Crotalus mitchellii | Common | ||
| Southern Pacific Rattlesnake | Crotalus oreganus helleri | Common | ||
| Red diamond rattlesnake | Crotalus ruber | Rare | ||
| Mohave rattlesnake | Crotalus scutulatus | Common | ||
| Great Basin collared lizard | Crotaphytus bicinctores | Uncommon | ||
| Desert iguana | Dipsosaurus dorsalis | Common | ||
| San Diego alligator lizard | Elgaria multicarinata webbii | Uncommon | ||
| Long-nosed leopard lizard | Gambelia wislizenii | Common | ||
| Desert tortoise | Gopherus agassizii | Uncommon | Threatened | |
| Northern desert nightsnake | Hypsiglena chlorophaea deserticola | Common | ||
| California kingsnake | Lampropeltis californiae | Common | ||
| Rosy boa | Lichanura trivirgata | Common | ||
| Blainville's horned lizard | Phrynosoma blainvillii | Common | ||
| Desert horned lizard | Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Common | ||
| Spotted leaf-nosed snake | Phyllorhynchus decurtatus | Common | ||
| Gopher snake | Pituophis catenifer | Common | ||
| Sonoran gopher snake | Pituophis catenifer affinis | Uncommon | ||
| Great Basin gopher snake | Pituophis catenifer deserticola | Common | ||
| Western red-tailed skink | Plestiodon gilberti rubricaudatus | Common | ||
| Western threadsnake | Rena humilis | Uncommon | ||
| Desert threadsnake | Rena humilis cahuilae | Uncommon | ||
| Southwestern threadsnake | Rena humilis humilis | Uncommon | ||
| Long-nosed snake | Rhinocheilus lecontei | Common | ||
| Western patch-nosed snake | Salvadora hexalepis | Common | ||
| Desert patch-nosed snake | Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis | Rare | ||
| Mojave patch-nosed snake | Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis | Common | ||
| Common chuckwalla | Sauromalus ater | Common | ||
| Common sagebrush lizard | Sceloporus graciosus | Probably Present | ||
| Great Basin fence lizard | Sceloporus occidentalis longipes | Abundant | ||
| Yellow-backed spiny lizard | Sceloporus uniformis | Common | ||
| Smith's black-headed snake | Tantilla hobartsmithi | Rare | ||
| California lyresnake | Trimorphodon lyropanes | Common | ||
| Mohave fringe-toad lizard | Uma scoparia | Rare | ||
| Western long-tailed brush lizard | Urosaurus graciosus | |||
| Common side-blotched lizard | Uta stansburiana | Abundant | ||
| Desert night lizard | Xantusia vigilis | Common |
Amphibians
3 amphibians — show the list ↓
Amphibians
3 amphibians — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western toad | Anaxyrus boreas | Probably Present | ||
| Red-spotted toad | Anaxyrus punctatus | Common | ||
| California treefrog | Pseudacris cadaverina | Uncommon |
Where this comes from
NPSpecies is the National Park Service’s database of the species documented in each park. We show its vertebrate lists as published: a species is “present” when the park has confirmed it, “unconfirmed” when reports exist without verification, and “not in park” when the NPS has ruled it out (often tagged “historical” for animals that once lived there). Lists lag reality by months or years and seeing an animal is never guaranteed. Plants, insects and other invertebrates are not included here. Browse the full NPSpecies list for Joshua Tree.
Sources · 2
- 1.NPSpecies — the National Park Service species database (IRMA), full and detail species lists — Joshua Tree (JOTR) · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
- 2.Joshua Tree National Park — Nature & wildlife (nps.gov) · National Park Service
FAQ
Joshua Tree wildlife questions
- Are there bears in Joshua Tree?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Joshua Tree records black bear as present, listed as occasional.
- Are there wolves in Joshua Tree?
- The NPS species list for Joshua Tree does not include gray wolf, so there is no record of them in the park.
- Are there mountain lions in Joshua Tree?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Joshua Tree records mountain lion as present, listed as uncommon.
- Are there rattlesnakes in Joshua Tree?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Joshua Tree records rattlesnakes as present, listed as uncommon.
- How many animal species live in Joshua Tree?
- The NPS species database lists 54 mammal, 247 bird, 49 reptile, 2 amphibian and 0 fish species as present or probably present in Joshua Tree, including 2 federally threatened or endangered species. Plants and invertebrates are not counted here.
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