Wildlife, fishing, game and climate information

Nevada wildlife
Nevada has 892 species of mammals, reptiles, fish, birds and amphibians. Of that number, 790 species are native, 64 are only found in Nevada, 102 have been brought into the state and 32 are extinct.

* 161 Mammals
* 173 Fish
* 24 Amphibians
* 78 Reptiles
* 456 Birds

Game birds
Nevada's game bird resources include:
chukar and hungarian partridge,
sage, blue and ruffed grouse,
California, Gambel, and mountain quail,
ring -necked pheasants,
mourning dove
wild turkey.

Waterfowl
northern pintail,
mallard,
America wigeon,
redhead and wood ducks
Canada and snow geese

Big game
Latest available numbers indicate that Nevada had estimated adult populations of:
105,000 mule deer,
18,500 pronghorn antelope,
5,100 desert bighorn sheep,
210 Rocky Mountain bighorns,
1,500 California bighorn sheep,
7,400 Rocky Mountain elk,
370 Rocky mountain goats
2,700 young and adult mountain lions.

Fish facts
Nevada has four native game fish:
cutthroat trout,
redband trout,
bull trout
mountain whitefish.

Introduced game fish include:
bass,
catfish,
crappie,
walleye
rainbow, brown and brook trout.

There are 77 species and subspecies of native non-game fish that reside in Nevada's waters ranging from the speckled dace to the razorback sucker.


Nevada Climate / Habitat
Nevada is a desert state, the driest in America. The state receives an average of less than seven inches of rain per year.

Nevada's topography ranges in elevation from 500 to 13,000 feet, and includes landscapes that range from the Mojave Desert to the high alpine zones.

Because of the wide range of vegetation in these geographic zones, Nevada has a rich diversity of non-game wildlife.