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- ICONIC SPECIES -

Birds   |   Herptiles   |   Insects   |   Mammals   |   Plants

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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

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Bald eagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus

Amphibians

Herptiles

 

Western rattlesnakeCrotalus oreganus

Insects

Insects

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Coming soon

Mammal

Mammals

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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

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Bigcone douglas firPseudotsuga macrocarpa

California black walnut, Juglans californica

Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia

Kelp forest, several species

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