| Species lists in these pages are included within a broader taxonomy of the Animal Kingdom as found at Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS, or at its Canadian Web site. | | Mammals of the Black Hills and Surrounding Area provides common names and taxonomy links to photos, habitat, range, and other information at the Animal Diversity Web site of the University of Michigan. This listing includes some species of outlying areas from the Missouri River to Yellowstone National Park and to the Rocky Mountains of Northern Colorado. |  | | Birds of the Black Hills provides common names and taxonomy links to photos, checklists, range maps, habitat, and distinguishing characteristics of birds in the immediate Black Hills Area. Each species is linked to the Patuxent Bird Identification Information Center of the United States Geological Survey. |  | | Fishes of the Black Hills Region provides links to photos and species information on native and non-native fishes of South Dakota and Wyoming. That provides a cross section of the Missouri River Basin. For each species links are provided to FishBase.org at the University of British Columbia. PHOTO COURTESY OF U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE |  | |
| Which Species are Included? The term "wildlife" has many definitions. Commonly it refers to the mammals and birds native to an area, sometimes to all living species. In these pages, insects, spiders, worms, and so on are beyond our scope. We may consider them upon the trail, but their numbers are too numerous to represent here. Having so far limited our scope of "wildlife" to indigenous mammals, some species of livestock, resident and migratory birds, and native and non-native fishes, we anticipate including reptiles and amphibians in the future. Though not native to this area, livestock and non-native fishes are useful to us for comparison and are prominent forms of life we may encounter near the trails. Currently we have pages provided for mammals, birds, and fishes. Our original purpose was to catalog animal-track diagrams or links to them. Those pages may follow as time allows. Resource Links: For links to taxonomy resources, please see Mammals, Birds, or Fishes main pages. Or refer to taxonomy under "Academic and Scientific Links" on our Links Page Three. |
