Wildlife Section
Table of Contents
 
Chapter One: Ecosystems .............................................................................................. 1

Biome
Ecosystems
Food Chain

 Food Webs
Ecological Pyramid
Chapter Two: The Little Things ................................................................................... 7
Invertebrates, Bacteria, Protozoan, and Fungi
Chapter Three: Amphibians ........................................................................................... 9
Frog and Toads
Chiricahua Leopard Frog
 American Bull Frog
Green Toad
Chapter Four: Reptiles .................................................................................................... 12
Chapter Five: Fish .............................................................................................................. 18
Chapter Six: Birds ............................................................................................................. 22

Bald Eagle
Wild Turkey
Burring Owl
Greater Sandhill Crane

 Pinyon Jay
Western Meadowlark
Lesser Prairie Chicken
Red-Tailed Hawk
Chapter Seven: Mammals ............................................................................................... 31
Black Bear
Mule Deer
Desert Bighorn
Pronghorn
Elk
Gunnison's Prairie Dog
Abert's Squirrel
Bats
Chapter Eight: New Mexico State Animals ............................................................. 40
Whiptail Lizard
Spadefoot Toad
Cutthroat Trout
 Roadrunner
Black Bear
Chapter Nine: Rare and Endangered Species ........................................................ 44
Appendix  

 

 Endangered Species in New Mexico .................................................................. 50
  Wildlife and Ecology Glossary .............................................................................. 53
  References ................................................................................................................... 56