Colorado Plateau Pinyon - Juniper Woodland

Type:Group
Parent classification:Intermountain Pinyon - Juniper Woodland
Scientific Name:Pinus edulis - Juniperus osteosperma Woodland Group
Location:United States (New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, California, Utah, Nevada)
Description:This woodland group is centered in the Colorado Plateau region and is composed of Pinus edulis often with Juniperus osteosperma or Juniperus scopulorum codominant in the tree canopy and a variable understory.
Website:View website

Child types

Name
Colorado Plateau Two-needle Pinyon - Utah Juniper Open Woodland
Foothill & Lower Montane Pinyon - Juniper / Shrub Dry-Mesic Woodland
Two-needle Pinyon - Utah Juniper Grassy Open Woodland

Species

Name
Bassariscus astutus (Ringtail)
Callisaurus draconoides (Zebra-tailed Lizard)
Coccyzus americanus (Yellow-billed Cuckoo)
Coleonyx variegatus (Western Banded Gecko)
Corynorhinus townsendii (Townsend's big-eared bat)
Crotalus oreganus concolor (Pygmy faded rattlesnake)
Cynomys gunnisoni (Gunnison's prairie dog)
Cypseloides niger (Black Swift)
Diadophis punctatus (Ringneck Snake)
Dryophytes arenicolor (Canyon Treefrog)
Euderma maculatum (spotted bat)
Icterus parisorum (Scott's Oriole)
Lampropeltis pyromelana (Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake)
Masticophis taeniatus (Striped Whipsnake)
Melanerpes lewis (Lewis's Woodpecker)
Myotis thysanodes (fringed myotis)
Nyctinomops macrotis (big free-tailed bat)
Opheodrys vernalis (Smooth Green Snake)
Perognathus mollipilosus
Psiloscops flammeolus (Flammulated Owl)
Sceloporus graciosus (Sagebrush Lizard)
Sonora semiannulata (ground snake)
Spea intermontana (Great Basin Spadefoot)
Tadarida brasiliensis (Brazilian free-tailed bat)
Toxostoma bendirei (Bendire's Thrasher)

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer