John Muir Trail Animals

The John Muir Trail traverses the habitat of 15 species of amphibians, 145 species of birds, 78 species of mammals and 17 species of reptiles. Only species ranges that the JMT crosses are shown. Species ranges adjacent to the trail are not shown.

Below you will find all the species you may potentially encounter along the JMT. Clicking on any of the species Name fields will refer you to detailed information provided by Wikipedia.org. Clicking on Range will give you an overview map of the species range.

The data is sourced from the USGS Species Data Web Service.

Amphibians

Birds

Mammals

Reptiles

Amphibians - 15

#	Name	Range Miles	Min Elev	Max Elev	Distinct Locations	Start Mile	End Mile	Range
1	Arboreal Salamander	4.15	4277	9685	26	0.6	67.1	Range
2	Baja California Treefrog	1.21	8224	10548	6	145.4	208.3	Range
3	Ensatina	102.67	4032	11488	2192	0.0	211.6	Range
4	Foothill Yellow-legged Frog	21.50	7897	11453	357	24.4	206.8	Range
5	Great Basin Spadefoot	23.12	7516	9688	1112	21.0	177.5	Range
6	Long-toed Salamander	45.33	4144	11070	911	0.0	101.6	Range
7	Mount Lyell Salamander	31.89	7749	11985	1605	14.2	215.9	Range
8	Northern Leopard Frog	0.40	9327	9478	4	52.3	53.0	Range
9	Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog	1.41	8128	11631	20	45.1	136.3	Range
10	Sierra Newt	7.22	4032	7933	57	0.0	110.0	Range
11	Sierran Treefrog	2.38	8740	11302	18	51.1	182.8	Range
12	Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog	18.54	8066	11686	1339	133.8	213.5	Range
13	Western Spadefoot	0.23	10400	10444	2	192.4	192.7	Range
14	Western Toad	56.98	4829	11678	968	1.0	209.1	Range
15	Yosemite Toad	55.48	5936	11447	1344	3.5	130.6	Range

Birds - 145

#	Name	Range Miles	Min Elev	Max Elev	Distinct Locations	Start Mile	End Mile	Range
1	Acorn Woodpecker	3.22	4144	8094	9	0.0	9.5	Range
2	Allen's Hummingbird	0.13	9664	9685	1	41.8	41.9	Range
3	American Crow	11.31	4083	9734	76	0.0	189.7	Range
4	American Dipper	4.43	7657	10322	59	8.4	180.1	Range
5	American Goldfinch	65.15	4032	11034	1633	0.0	211.3	Range
6	American Kestrel	8.06	4032	9700	60	0.0	109.7	Range
7	American Pipit	10.32	4032	10991	41	0.0	210.0	Range
8	American Robin	95.30	4032	14081	2030	0.0	220.0	Range
9	American Wigeon	1.38	10340	10554	2	75.9	77.2	Range
10	Anna's Hummingbird	1.10	4245	6096	5	0.5	4.1	Range
11	Ash-throated Flycatcher	15.39	4032	9887	46	0.0	149.5	Range
12	Bald Eagle	7.12	8217	11814	130	45.0	167.6	Range
13	Band-tailed Pigeon	11.95	4032	8842	145	0.0	145.2	Range
14	Belted Kingfisher	6.59	7034	9127	31	6.8	113.9	Range
15	Bewick's Wren	7.43	4032	7008	40	0.0	6.7	Range
16	Black-backed Woodpecker	88.57	5965	12113	2572	4.0	211.7	Range
17	Black-headed Grosbeak	77.41	4032	11039	1097	0.0	175.6	Range
18	Black Swift	2.06	4032	8307	12	0.0	144.0	Range
19	Black-throated Gray Warbler	1.83	8757	9485	258	28.9	52.7	Range
20	Black-throated Sparrow	0.27	7959	8051	1	88.0	88.2	Range
21	Brewer's Blackbird	32.43	4032	13999	766	0.0	220.0	Range
22	Brewer's Sparrow	7.03	7848	14475	65	88.7	220.0	Range
23	Brown Creeper	107.51	4032	11726	3046	0.0	212.6	Range
24	Brown-headed Cowbird	20.42	4032	9918	445	0.0	151.2	Range
25	Bufflehead	1.96	10535	11876	433	131.5	216.0	Range
26	Cackling Goose	3.52	8740	11588	262	44.7	131.6	Range
27	California Condor	3.29	7848	8612	555	88.4	147.6	Range
28	California Spotted Owl	10.16	4042	7772	60	0.0	61.9	Range
29	Calliope Hummingbird	30.29	4344	11411	688	0.7	211.9	Range
30	Canyon Wren	127.62	4032	14475	3820	0.0	220.0	Range
31	Cassin's Finch	65.00	4032	10364	1211	0.0	178.8	Range
32	Cassin's Vireo	7.79	4032	7618	45	0.0	8.3	Range
33	Cattle Egret	1.98	10545	11257	79	128.9	183.8	Range
34	Cedar Waxwing	24.43	4032	10121	611	0.0	113.8	Range
35	Chestnut-backed Chickadee	9.92	4032	9177	51	0.0	11.7	Range
36	Chipping Sparrow	66.21	4032	11726	1714	0.0	211.6	Range
37	Chukar	0.70	8855	9065	67	50.0	50.6	Range
38	Cinnamon Teal	0.07	10984	11013	1	135.4	135.5	Range
39	Clark's Nutcracker	80.99	4144	11437	2396	0.0	211.3	Range
40	Cliff Swallow	0.99	9895	10200	2	43.7	44.7	Range
41	Common Moorhen	4.52	8586	11457	36	41.6	142.1	Range
42	Common Nighthawk	68.50	4032	10979	1358	0.0	180.8	Range
43	Common Raven	20.94	4032	11073	191	0.0	42.9	Range
44	Common Yellowthroat	0.91	9646	10092	22	41.7	42.6	Range
45	Cooper's Hawk	67.87	4032	10979	1499	0.0	179.4	Range
46	Dark-eyed Junco	109.24	4032	12159	2995	0.0	211.6	Range
47	Downy Woodpecker	8.66	4032	7881	50	0.0	9.0	Range
48	Dusky Flycatcher	93.64	4032	14239	1748	0.0	220.0	Range
49	Eared Grebe	5.63	8835	11982	971	29.3	167.2	Range
50	Eurasian Collared-dove	66.98	4032	13999	1372	0.0	220.0	Range
51	European Starling	46.77	4032	10979	1252	0.0	211.3	Range
52	Evening Grosbeak	92.27	4032	13150	1079	0.0	210.8	Range
53	Ferruginous Hawk	4.10	6138	9206	61	5.2	174.9	Range
54	Flammulated Owl	41.68	5479	9875	490	2.7	177.6	Range
55	Fox Sparrow	217.19	4032	13150	6597	0.0	216.7	Range
56	Gadwall	3.35	9682	12027	156	46.3	168.0	Range
57	Golden-crowned Kinglet	104.93	4032	11726	2980	0.0	211.6	Range
58	Golden Eagle	5.36	5804	9306	21	3.3	177.6	Range
59	Gray-crowned Rosy-finch	179.34	7474	14475	6220	11.8	220.0	Range
60	Gray Flycatcher	0.32	8871	8911	4	30.1	30.5	Range
61	Great Blue Heron	12.08	4032	9591	69	0.0	90.2	Range
62	Greater Roadrunner	1.45	8750	9304	35	148.3	174.3	Range
63	Greater Sage-grouse	1.42	7933	8202	95	109.4	145.4	Range
64	Great Gray Owl	2.98	8622	9590	37	13.0	24.9	Range
65	Great Horned Owl	235.00	4032	14475	6760	0.0	220.0	Range
66	Great-tailed Grackle	9.81	4032	8622	54	0.0	109.5	Range
67	Green-tailed Towhee	23.56	4344	11506	304	0.7	190.8	Range
68	Hairy Woodpecker	71.30	4032	10945	858	0.0	111.1	Range
69	Hammond's Flycatcher	71.28	4032	10502	1659	0.0	191.4	Range
70	Hermit Thrush	101.50	4032	13914	3062	0.0	220.0	Range
71	Hermit Warbler	42.76	4825	10472	579	1.0	92.1	Range
72	Horned Lark	112.02	5965	12549	3071	3.9	214.9	Range
73	House Finch	92.90	4032	13914	2657	0.0	220.0	Range
74	House Wren	0.40	10210	10243	1	43.1	43.5	Range
75	Killdeer	1.27	5925	6188	2	3.5	4.7	Range
76	Lapland Longspur	3.08	8586	9127	30	21.1	26.9	Range
77	Lazuli Bunting	9.02	4032	10400	53	0.0	72.7	Range
78	Lesser Scaup	2.25	10344	11001	4	75.4	127.2	Range
79	Lewis's Woodpecker	6.82	4032	9551	26	0.0	142.9	Range
80	Long-eared Owl	34.29	4032	14475	832	0.0	220.0	Range
81	Macgillivray's Warbler	12.21	4032	9835	89	0.0	69.0	Range
82	Mallard	15.75	4032	11637	345	0.0	191.1	Range
83	Merlin	27.13	6955	14032	714	6.0	220.0	Range
84	Mountain Bluebird	55.48	4032	12159	667	0.0	212.4	Range
85	Mountain Chickadee	21.78	4032	12159	199	0.0	168.9	Range
86	Mountain Quail	95.45	4032	11339	1907	0.0	214.0	Range
87	Mourning Dove	84.35	4032	14081	2020	0.0	220.0	Range
88	Nashville Warbler	0.12	4032	4049	1	0.0	0.1	Range
89	Northern Flicker	101.84	4032	12316	2229	0.0	216.8	Range
90	Northern Goshawk	122.72	4032	13796	3231	0.0	220.0	Range
91	Northern Harrier	1.83	9078	11572	3	78.6	131.4	Range
92	Northern Mockingbird	23.84	4032	9817	672	0.0	177.2	Range
93	Northern Pintail	1.40	10344	10558	2	75.9	77.2	Range
94	Northern Pygmy-owl	74.48	4032	10161	1080	0.0	190.2	Range
95	Northern Pygmy-owl	74.48	4032	10161	1080	0.0	190.2	Range
96	Northern Saw-whet Owl	27.08	4032	11070	540	0.0	183.7	Range
97	Olive-sided Flycatcher	122.81	4032	11437	2172	0.0	211.5	Range
98	Osprey	8.15	8740	11982	1007	42.5	153.6	Range
99	Peregrine Falcon	65.03	4032	11030	977	0.0	211.2	Range
100	Pileated Woodpecker	55.48	4032	12316	855	0.0	216.7	Range
101	Pine Grosbeak	59.48	4032	10568	850	0.0	113.7	Range
102	Pine Siskin	107.59	4032	13914	3266	0.0	220.0	Range
103	Pinyon Jay	8.28	7671	14045	107	13.7	220.0	Range
104	Prairie Falcon	11.41	7651	10505	233	38.7	63.1	Range
105	Purple Finch	1.65	4032	4888	18	0.0	1.7	Range
106	Pygmy Nuthatch	18.31	7474	10986	151	23.4	206.9	Range
107	Red-breasted Nuthatch	35.85	4032	10469	686	0.0	112.6	Range
108	Red-breasted Sapsucker	63.99	4032	10230	1158	0.0	175.7	Range
109	Red Crossbill	26.46	4032	14475	867	0.0	220.0	Range
110	Redhead	5.00	8734	11903	85	46.1	175.2	Range
111	Red-shouldered Hawk	2.46	9636	10243	23	41.1	43.4	Range
112	Red-tailed Hawk	108.15	4032	14475	2404	0.0	220.0	Range
113	Ring-necked Duck	4.55	7657	11982	901	26.1	183.8	Range
114	Rock Wren	119.24	7582	13150	4547	22.9	215.9	Range
115	Rough-legged Hawk	0.18	8947	8983	2	94.6	94.8	Range
116	Ruby-crowned Kinglet	109.79	6119	11692	3207	5.1	212.6	Range
117	Ruddy Duck	1.38	10344	10556	2	75.9	77.2	Range
118	Scott's Oriole	2.71	7881	8783	8	108.0	111.8	Range
119	Sharp-shinned Hawk	94.10	4032	11034	1991	0.0	211.9	Range
120	Short-eared Owl	5.26	8491	9668	259	50.8	57.0	Range
121	Song Sparrow	13.10	7657	10534	82	14.2	179.3	Range
122	Spotted Owl	11.61	4032	7812	60	0.0	61.7	Range
123	Spotted Towhee	0.39	8215	8560	1	89.5	89.8	Range
124	Steller's Jay	33.69	4032	10469	143	0.0	110.7	Range
125	Townsend's Solitaire	21.09	4032	10161	514	0.0	111.1	Range
126	Tree Swallow	25.50	4032	10230	341	0.0	110.0	Range
127	Turkey Vulture	97.58	4032	14081	2031	0.0	220.0	Range
128	Vaux's Swift	3.75	4032	5768	34	0.0	3.1	Range
129	Violet-green Swallow	64.76	4032	12159	2491	0.0	168.5	Range
130	Virginia Rail	1.07	7657	8727	4	26.1	60.2	Range
131	Warbling Vireo	4.86	8622	10459	14	26.3	94.3	Range
132	Western Grebe	1.03	9793	10118	72	47.5	48.4	Range
133	Western Meadowlark	5.59	7881	10118	167	21.6	110.7	Range
134	Western Tanager	75.85	4032	10390	1144	0.0	191.2	Range
135	Western Wood-pewee	77.33	4144	10243	1394	0.0	191.1	Range
136	White-breasted Nuthatch	24.35	4390	10877	329	0.7	191.2	Range
137	White-crowned Sparrow	114.06	4032	13914	2890	0.0	220.0	Range
138	White-headed Woodpecker	29.37	4032	9708	158	0.0	176.5	Range
139	White-tailed Ptarmigan	18.22	8795	11073	570	13.0	53.6	Range
140	White-throated Swift	21.88	4032	9544	437	0.0	64.3	Range
141	Willow Flycatcher	7.13	8061	10843	320	25.7	125.7	Range
142	Wilson's Phalarope	2.35	9695	10456	79	42.9	83.9	Range
143	Wilson's Warbler	13.47	5925	10614	333	3.7	113.0	Range
144	Winter Wren	29.93	4032	10469	395	0.0	111.4	Range
145	Yellow-rumped Warbler	98.64	4032	14084	2093	0.0	220.0	Range

Mammals - 78

#	Name	Range Miles	Min Elev	Max Elev	Distinct Locations	Start Mile	End Mile	Range
1	Alpine Chipmunk	141.38	7612	12932	5464	11.3	219.7	Range
2	American Badger	15.02	4032	11541	244	0.0	208.0	Range
3	American Beaver	0.21	7890	7940	1	109.9	110.1	Range
4	American Black Bear	13.20	5965	13796	62	4.0	220.0	Range
5	American Marten	77.61	5745	11358	1700	3.2	211.6	Range
6	American Pika	146.77	7509	14380	4569	8.2	220.0	Range
7	American Water Shrew	1.07	9642	9800	2	121.5	122.5	Range
8	Belding's Ground Squirrel	53.90	4032	10230	1821	0.0	176.1	Range
9	Big Brown Bat	151.94	4032	11083	2536	0.0	194.4	Range
10	Bighorn Sheep	206.87	4032	12818	6059	0.0	216.7	Range
11	Bobcat	75.53	5347	10945	1121	2.4	191.1	Range
12	Botta's Pocket Gopher	17.36	7848	12379	130	86.4	216.3	Range
13	Broad-footed Mole	5.69	4032	9693	80	0.0	64.1	Range
14	Brush Deermouse	17.67	4032	10167	231	0.0	190.6	Range
15	Bushy-tailed Woodrat	35.50	4042	11328	363	0.0	212.0	Range
16	California Ground Squirrel	107.38	4032	11266	2334	0.0	212.6	Range
17	Californian Myotis	25.66	4032	9551	598	0.0	143.0	Range
18	Cougar	93.68	4032	11978	2303	0.0	212.6	Range
19	Coyote	90.93	4032	10771	1684	0.0	179.8	Range
20	Douglas's Squirrel	97.83	5745	11093	1818	3.2	211.6	Range
21	Dusky Shrew	201.33	4032	11890	5051	0.0	214.3	Range
22	Ermine	101.05	4042	12159	3507	0.0	193.8	Range
23	Fisher	4.82	4032	7530	19	0.0	8.0	Range
24	Fringed Myotis	21.36	4724	9698	713	1.0	189.7	Range
25	Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel	126.91	4290	12359	4354	0.6	215.9	Range
26	Gray Fox	8.71	4032	8262	48	0.0	61.9	Range
27	Great Basin Pocket Mouse	1.17	5745	8412	6	3.1	111.3	Range
28	Greater Bonneted Bat	5.13	4032	8094	34	0.0	9.6	Range
29	Hoary Bat	58.47	4032	11073	624	0.0	179.3	Range
30	Inyo Shrew	31.27	7474	10423	1361	12.6	190.3	Range
31	Little Brown Myotis	114.90	4032	11437	2862	0.0	209.5	Range
32	Lodgepole Chipmunk	73.91	5459	10869	1440	2.7	212.0	Range
33	Long-eared Chipmunk	17.04	4032	8542	94	0.0	64.1	Range
34	Long-eared Myotis	120.93	4032	10728	2576	0.0	191.3	Range
35	Long-legged Myotis	107.54	4032	11654	2229	0.0	215.8	Range
36	Long-tailed Vole	18.99	7618	11834	295	8.3	201.8	Range
37	Long-tailed Weasel	95.20	4032	12316	2259	0.0	216.8	Range
38	Mexican Free-tailed Bat	103.57	4032	10922	2324	0.0	209.5	Range
39	Montane Vole	18.09	6119	10636	760	5.0	193.5	Range
40	Mountain Pocket Gopher	69.49	6131	10908	1650	4.5	127.5	Range
41	Mt. Lyell Shrew	13.19	8074	11066	282	12.8	112.6	Range
42	Mule Deer	5.19	7952	9875	267	9.2	148.7	Range
43	North American Deermouse	12.01	7827	9872	318	13.0	146.0	Range
44	North American Porcupine	146.43	4032	11746	2832	0.0	211.1	Range
45	North American River Otter	4.24	8668	11129	96	11.2	183.8	Range
46	Northern Flying Squirrel	85.44	4032	11132	1713	0.0	211.6	Range
47	Pallid Bat	12.30	4032	9865	62	0.0	91.2	Range
48	Panamint Chipmunk	2.40	7474	9757	531	50.7	188.8	Range
49	Panamint Kangaroo Rat	2.55	7479	8668	18	60.0	114.7	Range
50	Pinon Deermouse	9.47	5148	10026	48	2.1	45.1	Range
51	Raccoon	89.61	4032	10976	1966	0.0	211.9	Range
52	Red Fox	94.16	4997	12487	2135	2.0	217.0	Range
53	Ringtail	27.53	4032	9938	793	0.0	189.7	Range
54	Sewellel	31.88	5988	10899	614	4.0	208.0	Range
55	Shadow Chipmunk	48.23	4144	9720	313	0.0	150.5	Range
56	Sierra Nevada Red Fox	87.85	4390	13888	2093	0.8	220.0	Range
57	Silver-haired Bat	78.72	4032	11068	1625	0.0	179.5	Range
58	Snowshoe Hare	33.66	6115	11073	413	4.4	73.7	Range
59	Spotted Bat	107.09	4032	10761	1816	0.0	190.5	Range
60	Striped Skunk	43.78	4032	10148	573	0.0	151.2	Range
61	Townsend's Big-eared Bat	200.01	4032	12609	4952	0.0	212.3	Range
62	Townsend's Western Big-eared Bat	115.78	4032	11572	2659	0.0	211.5	Range
63	Trowbridge's Shrew	19.03	4646	9439	636	1.0	144.0	Range
64	Uinta Chipmunk	66.70	7474	11588	1823	21.3	214.9	Range
65	Vagrant Shrew	188.74	4032	12846	6035	0.0	205.9	Range
66	Western Gray Squirrel	13.76	4278	14163	64	0.6	220.0	Range
67	Western Harvest Mouse	9.14	5804	11347	59	3.3	170.0	Range
68	Western Heather Vole	60.44	6690	11506	1328	6.0	193.9	Range
69	Western Jumping Mouse	7.46	4117	9515	78	0.0	147.6	Range
70	Western Red Bat	1.27	4068	6188	7	0.1	4.6	Range
71	Western Small-footed Myotis	96.86	5453	10945	2012	2.6	190.4	Range
72	Western Spotted Skunk	29.00	4032	9828	224	0.0	176.4	Range
73	White-tailed Jackrabbit	119.43	5925	14475	3572	3.7	220.0	Range
74	Wild Boar	9.34	7159	11624	190	7.2	195.6	Range
75	Wolverine	105.80	6115	11411	2632	4.4	212.5	Range
76	Yellow-bellied Marmot	220.25	4390	14475	6632	0.8	220.0	Range
77	Yellow-pine Chipmunk	4.86	7858	9498	38	51.9	58.8	Range
78	Yuma Myotis	18.87	4032	9774	590	0.0	112.9	Range

Reptiles - 17

#	Name	Range Miles	Min Elev	Max Elev	Distinct Locations	Start Mile	End Mile	Range
1	California Mountain Kingsnake	13.84	4032	8446	68	0.0	111.2	Range
2	Common Kingsnake	5.38	4032	6421	38	0.0	5.7	Range
3	Common Sagebrush Lizard	61.49	4390	10935	1248	0.8	209.5	Range
4	Desert Nightsnake	0.81	8646	10190	12	84.0	87.1	Range
5	Gilbert's Skink	0.39	7014	7530	2	6.8	8.0	Range
6	Gophersnake	18.96	4032	9573	922	0.0	112.6	Range
7	North American Racer	7.57	4032	8612	16	0.0	111.9	Range
8	Northern Alligator Lizard	37.39	4032	10804	598	0.0	190.1	Range
9	Northern Rubber Boa	69.40	4032	10463	1080	0.0	111.8	Range
10	Ring-necked Snake	7.02	4032	7677	38	0.0	8.3	Range
11	Sierra Gartersnake	1.14	4032	7669	10	0.0	61.1	Range
12	Striped Whipsnake	0.98	8323	9577	4	89.6	90.7	Range
13	Terrestrial Gartersnake	94.88	4032	11339	2037	0.0	211.5	Range
14	Western Fence Lizard	155.30	4032	11296	3662	0.0	213.8	Range
15	Western Pond Turtle	2.09	4521	5542	26	1.0	2.8	Range
16	Western Rattlesnake	69.03	4032	9780	1520	0.0	178.6	Range
17	Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard	23.22	4032	11483	503	0.0	208.3	Range