Talk:List of animals of the Rocky Mountains

I am looking to identify a mammal that I have seen up in the mountains of southern Colorado. Specifically Fremont County in the eastern areas of the Rocky Mountains of this area. Tallahasee - Texas Creek in specific. This animal is about the size of a squirrel, yet slimmer and a more slender tail - jet black in color with a white stripe down its back, or at least part of it, as they don't let you see them for very long. Their head is shaped in a square type pattern with a extruded snout, pointed ears with tassles protruding from the tips. My first thought was a member of the weasle family or marmont, marmonts, or rock chucks, are a little too large bodied, weasles on the other hand have a slinky type neck and virtually no ears - This animal is really cool looking, quick, and very private. The only way I have been able to see them is to just happen to be in the right place as they were moving from one place to another. They don't hang around to see what you are, they are on a mission. If anyone out there can send me a picture of what you may think I have run across, of let me know what I have seen, please do. Round eyes, flat nose similar to a canine, just much smaller (and remember the extruded snout) - any takers??63.230.68.201 03:47, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Suggested merge
This list is minimal, there's a decent article at Animals of Yellowstone which covers all this and more. Although this page title is more generic, I would say stick with the good article, and point this one to it. ChrisHodgesUK (talk) 17:54, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

I feel this article should be improved upon, and I am willing to put some time into getting lists and citations of the animals of the Rocky Mountains. I don't feel it should be merged with the Animals of the Yellowstone park, as the Yellowstone National park does not extend as far into varying states, as the Rocky Mountains themselves. I live in Boulder CO, near the mountains and have already learned of some of animals around this area, and the Yellowstone park is not here. Naninnewetuah (talk)18:08, 16 September 2011