Sierra Nevada snowshoe hare, L. a. tahoensis (CDFW special concern; endemic) Black-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus californicus (harvest) San Diego black-tailed jackrabbit, L. c. bennettii (CDFW special concern; endemic) White-tailed jackrabbit, Lepus townsendii (CDFW special concern, harvest) European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (introduced) Desert cottontail, Sylvilagus audubonii (harvest) Brush rabbit, Sylvilagus bachmani (harvest, except for endangered Riparian subspecies) Riparian brush rabbit, S. b. riparius (CDFW special concern; endemic) Mountain cottontail, Sylvilagus nuttallii (harvest) Rodents Order: Rodentia Family: Aplodontiidae One species of mountain beaver occurs in California. Mountain beaver, Aplodontia rufa Sierra Nevada mountain beaver, A. r. californica (CDFW special concern; endemic) Point Arena mountain beaver, A. r. nigra (CDFW special concern; endemic) Point Reyes mountain beaver, A. r. phaea (CDFW special concern; endemic) Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Thirty species of squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots occur in California. Subfamily Sciurinae (tree squirrels and flying squirrels) Humboldt's flying squirrel, Glaucomys oregonensis San Bernardino flying squirrel, G. o. californicus (CDFW special concern; endemic) Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus (CDFW special concern) Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis (introduced, harvest) Western gray squirrel, Sciurus griseus (harvest) Eastern fox squirrel, Sciurus niger (introduced, harvest) Douglas' squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasii (harvest) Subfamily Xerinae (chipmunks and ground squirrels) White-tailed antelope ground squirrel, Ammospermophilus leucurus Nelson's antelope ground squirrel, Ammospermophilus nelsoni (endemic) Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris California ground squirrel, Spermophilus beecheyi Belding's ground squirrel, Spermophilus beldingi Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Spermophilus lateralis Mohave ground squirrel, Spermophilus mohavensis (endemic) Round-tailed ground squirrel, Spermophilus tereticaudus Palm Springs round-tailed ground squirrel, S. t. chlorus (CDFW special concern; endemic) Townsend's ground squirrel, Spermophilus townsendii Rock squirrel, Spermophilus variegatus Alpine chipmunk, Tamias alpinus (endemic) Yellow-pine chipmunk, Tamias amoenus Merriam's chipmunk, Tamias merriami Least chipmunk, Tamias minimus California chipmunk, Tamias obscurus Yellow-cheeked chipmunk, Tamias ochrogenys (endemic) Panamint chipmunk, Tamias panamintinus Long-eared chipmunk, Tamias quadrimaculatus Allen's chipmunk, Tamias senex Siskiyou chipmunk, Tamias siskiyou Sonoma chipmunk, Tamias sonomae (endemic) Lodgepole chipmunk, Tamias speciosus Uinta chipmunk, Tamias umbrinus Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae One species of beaver occurs in California. American beaver, Castor canadensis (harvest) Order: Rodentia Family: Geomyidae Five species of pocket gophers occur in California. Botta's pocket gopher, Thomomys bottae Western pocket gopher, Thomomys mazama Mountain pocket gopher, Thomomys monticola Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides Townsend's pocket gopher, Thomomys townsendii Order: Rodentia Family: Heteromyidae Twenty-six species of pocket mice and kangaroo rats occur in California. Subfamily Dipodomyinae (kangaroo rats and mice) Pacific (or agile) kangaroo rat, Dipodomys agilis (endemic) California kangaroo rat,