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- ICONIC SPECIES -

Birds   |   Herptiles   |   Insects   |   Mammals   |   Plants

This section of the Atlas showcases plants and animals emblematic of the LA region. These are not rare or necessarily sensitive organisms; rather, they are the familiar, everyday native species that we identify with Southern California biodiversity.

Birds

Birds

Bald eagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus

Amphibians

Herptiles

 

Western rattlesnakeCrotalus oreganus

Insects

Insects

Coming soon

Mammal

Mammals

Black bearUrsus americanus

California ground squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi

Common raccoon, Procyon lotor

Coyote, Canis latrans

Dusky-footed woodratNeotoma fuscipes

Mountain lion, Puma concolor

Plant

Plants

Bigcone douglas firPseudotsuga macrocarpa

California black walnut, Juglans californica

Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia

Kelp forest, several species

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