Geography 316
Biogeography Final Project Assignment
(Spring 1999, Fall 1999, Fall 2000, Fall 2001)

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List of Species by common name
    I. Plant Species
    II. Invertebrates
    III. Vertebrates
      a. Fish
      b. Reptiles & Amphibians
      c. Birds
      d. Mammals
               
   
Plants
Agave/Century Plant (Agave deserti) (S.K.)
Big Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) (A.M.)
The Blue Gum Tree (Eucalyptus globulus) (A.O.)
Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii) (J.V.)
California Buckeye (Aesculus californica) (E.W.)
California cordgrass, (Spartina foliosa)(B.T.)
Canyon Liveforever (Dudleya cymosa) (T.M.)
Cape Ivy (Delairea odorata) (S.E.)
Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) (B.J.)
Douglas Fir (Psedotsuga menziesii) (J.W.)
Euphorb  (Euphorbs obesa) (R.H.)
Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)  (J.D.) 
Ginkgo Tree
Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) (G.S.)
Lithops  (Mesembryanthemaceae: Lithops spp.) (S.R.)
Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) (S.T.)
California Pitcher Plant  (Darlingtonia californica) (S. L.)
Posion Oak (E.M.)
Raven's Manzanita (Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. ravenii) (B.S.)
Quaking Aspen (Poplus tremuloides) (D.J.)
Reed Grass (Spartina folios)
Saguaro Cactus (Cereus giganteus) (A.G.)
San Francisco Wallflower  (Erysimum franciscanum) (D.D.)
Swordfern (Polystichum munitum) (M.H)
Tulips (Tulipa Darwin)

Invertebrates
Alkali fly
Army ants (Dorylinae spp.)
Banana Slug (Arilimaxi columbianus) (J.M.)
Glassy-winged sharpshooter (Homalodisca coagulata)(G.W.)
Ladybird Beetle (Hippodamia convergens) (I.S.)
Leaf-Cutter Ants (Atta cephalotes) (A.D.)
Mission Blue Butterfly (Icaricia icaroides missionensis ) (J.M.)
Monarch Butterfly (Dannaus plexippus) (D.M.)
Smith's Blue Butterfly (Euphilotes enoptes smithi) (S.K.)
Solitary Bee (Andrena (Hesperandrena) limnanthis) T.F.

Vertebrates
a. Fish
Dophin Fish (Coryphaena hippurus) (S.R.)
Leafy Seadragon (Phycodurus eques) (G.G.)
Pacific Seahorse  (Hippocampus ingens) (N.D.)
Sun Fish (Mola Mola) (L.W.)
Giant Pacific Octopus  (Octopus dofleini) (K. M)
Great White Shark (Carcharodon  carcharias)
Rainbow Trout (Oncorhyncus mykiss) (S. R.)  
Smooth Hammerhead Shark  (Sphyrna zygaena) (D. D.)

b. Reptiles & Amphibians
Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) (K.B.)
Green Anaconda (Eunectus murinus)
Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis )
Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) (E.G.)
Mojave Green Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) (C.B.)
Pacific Tree Frog (Hyla regilla) (K. H.)
Red eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) L.G.
Saint Helena Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropettis zonata zonata) (L.V.)
Western fence lizard ( Sceloporus occidentalis) (J.B.)


c. Birds
Acorn woodpecker
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) (P.O.)
Brown Pelican
California Quail (Callipepla californica) (J.M.)
California Condor  ( Gymnogyps californianus) K.D.
The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) (D.F.)
Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta)
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonica) (C.C.)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) (A.A.)
Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) (G.D.)
Pereguine Falcon (Falco peregrines) (M.H.)
Red Tail Hawk (Buteo Jamaicensis) (J.G.)
Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)
Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) (J.M.)

d. Mammals
Black Bear (Ursus americanus) (S.S.)
Blackfooted Ferret (Mustela nigripes) (J.B.)
Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) (P.F.)
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) (M.P.)
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) (B.C.)
Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) (E.K.)
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) (C.P.)
California Condor
California Sea lion
Collared Peccary (Tayassu tafacu) (S.M.)
Coyote
Domestic Cat (Felis domesticus)
European Bison (Bison bonasus bonasus)
Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) (A.K.)
Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleura ) (J.C.)
Grey Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) (L.T.)
Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) (J.S.)
Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)(M.W.)
Hawaiian Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus)
Orca (Killer Whale)
Mountain Lion (Felis concolor)
The Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) (R.A.)
North American Racoon (Procyon lotor) (K.L.)
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) (K.M.C.)
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) (E.J.)
San Joaquin Kitfox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) (K.E.)
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
Tule Elk (Cervus elaphis nannodes ) (R.K.)
Vampire Bat (Desmondus rotundas) (N.M.)
Wolverine (Gulo gulo) (C.B.)
Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) (S.S.)