Spotted skunk 108 Striped skunk 110 Black bear 112 Grizzly bear 117 Vagrant shrew 119 Bats 121 References 123 Index 125 [Illustration: Life Zones] ELEVATION PRECIPITATION FEET DRY MOIST WET 14,000 ARCTIC-ALPINE _above ZONE[1] timber-line; small, mat-like plants._ 13,000 _pika_ 12,000 _mountain sheep_ 11,000 HUDSONIAN ZONE _spruce_ _red squirrel_ 10,000 _fir_ _marten_ 9,000 CANADIAN ZONE _quaking aspen_ _beaver_ _Douglas fir_, _mule deer_ 8,000 TRANSITION ZONE _tassel-eared squirrel_ 7,000 _ponderosa pine_, _mountain lion_ 6,000 UPPER SONORAN ZONE[2] _pinyon pine_ _deer mouse_ 5,000 _juniper_ _bobcat_ _sagebrush_ _pronghorn_ 4,000 LOWER SONORAN ZONE[3] 3,000 _mesquite_, _kangaroo rat_ 2,000 _giant cactus_ 1,000 _kit fox_ HOT WARM COLD TEMPERATURE Notes [1]THIS BOOKLET DESCRIBES MAMMALS OF THE SOUTHWEST WHICH LIVE IN THE LIFE ZONES ABOVE THE LOW DESERT. SEE FLOWERS OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS FOR PLANTS OF THESE ZONES. [2]SEE FLOWERS OF THE SOUTHWEST MESAS FOR PLANTS OF THIS ZONE. [3]SEE MAMMALS OF THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS FOR MAMMALS OF THESE ZONES. SEE FLOWERS OF THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS FOR PLANTS OF THIS ZONE. INTRODUCTION _Geographic Limitations_