Mammal Tracks and Sign

The photo gallery below contains nearly 1000 mammal tracks, scats, and other signs from mammals across North America. Use the filter buttons to select an animal and then the type of sign (tracks, scat, or sign). When people think of animal tracks, they usually think of mammal tracks first. Mammals are endothermic (warm blooded) animals with hair and mammary glands and usually have 4 limbs.

View the detailed species profiles for Black Bear, Deer, Mountain Lion, or Raccoon.

  • Armadillo Burrow

    Armadillo Burrow

  • Armadillo Dig

  • Armadillo Dig

  • Armadillo Rooting

  • Armadillo Scat

  • Armadillo Scat

  • Armadillo Scat

  • Armadillo Shell Print

  • Armadillo Tracks

  • Armadillo Tracks

  • Armadillo Tracks

  • Armadillo Tracks

  • Armadillo Tracks

  • Armadillo Tracks

  • Armadillo Tracks

  • Baby Nutria Tracks

  • Badger Burrow

  • Badger Burrow

  • Badger Burrow

  • Badger Burrow

  • Badger Foraging

  • Badger Foraging

  • Badger Foraging

  • Badger Foraging

  • Badger Scat

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Badger Tracks

  • Bear Bite on Tree

  • Beaver Castor Pile

  • Beaver Castor Pile

  • Beaver Chew

  • Beaver Chews

  • Beaver Dam

  • Beaver Lodge

  • Beaver Scat

  • Beaver Scat

  • Beaver Scat

  • Beaver Scent Marking (Castorum)

  • Beaver Sign

  • Beaver Sign

  • Beaver Sign

  • Beaver Sign

  • Beaver Sign

  • Beaver Sign

  • Beaver Sign

  • Beaver Sign

  • Beaver Sign

  • Beaver Tail Drag

  • Beaver Track

  • Beaver Tracks

  • Beaver Tracks

  • Beaver Tracks

  • Beaver Tracks

  • Beaver Tracks

  • Beaver Tracks

  • Beaver Tracks

  • Beaver Tracks

  • Beaver Tracks

  • Beaver Tracks

  • Beaver Tracks

  • Beaver Tracks

  • Beaver Tracks

  • Beaver Tracks

  • Beaver Tracks

  • Big-eared Woodrat Nest

  • Bighorn Scat

  • Bighorn Sheep Tracks

  • Bighorn Tracks

  • Bighorn Tracks

  • Bighorn Tracks

  • Bighorn Tracks

  • Bighorn Tracks

  • Bighorn Tracks

  • Bighorn Tracks

  • Bighorn Tracks and Scat

  • Bison Dust Bath

  • Bison Rubbing

  • Bison Rubbing and Hair

  • Bison Scat

  • Bison Scat

  • Bison Scat

  • Bison Scat

  • Bison Sign

  • Bison Tracks

  • Bison Tracks

  • Bison Tracks

  • Bison Tracks

  • Bison Tracks

  • Black Bear Bite

  • Black Bear Bite and Rub Tree

  • Black Bear Bite on Tree

  • Black Bear Cub Tracks

  • Black Bear Left Front Track

  • Black Bear Left Hind Track

  • Black Bear Right Front (Above) and Right Hind Tracks

  • Black Bear Scat

  • Black Bear Scat

  • Black Bear Scat

  • Black Bear Scat

  • Black Bear Scat

  • Black Bear Scratches

  • Black Bear Track

  • Black Bear Tracks

  • Black Bear Tracks

  • Black Bear Tracks

  • Black Rat Tracks

  • Black Rat Tracks

  • Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Below) and Cottontail Tracks

  • Black-tailed Jackrabbit Scat

  • Black-tailed Jackrabbit Tracks

  • Black-tailed Jackrabbit Tracks

  • Black-tailed Jackrabbit Tracks

  • Black-tailed Jackrabbit Tracks

  • Black-tailed Jackrabbit Tracks & Scat

  • Black-tailed Jackrabbit Tracks & Scat

  • Black-tailed Jackrabbit Tracks & Urine

  • Blackbuck Antelope Tracks

  • Blackbuck Antelope Tracks

  • Blackbuck Latrine

  • Blackbuck Latrine

  • Blackbuck Latrine

  • Blackbuck Latrine

  • Blackbuck Tracks

  • Blackbuck Tracks

  • Bobcat and Coyote Scat

  • Bobcat Jump Tracks

  • Bobcat Jump Tracks

  • Bobcat Regurgitation

  • Bobcat Regurgitation

  • Bobcat Scat

  • Bobcat Scat

  • Bobcat Scat

  • Bobcat Scat

  • Bobcat Scat

  • Bobcat Scat

  • Bobcat Scat and Scrape

  • Bobcat Scat and Scrape

  • Bobcat Sit

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Bobcat Tracks

  • Burro Tracks

  • Burro Tracks

  • Burro Tracks

  • Burro Tracks

  • Calf Tracks

  • Calf Tracks

  • California Ground Squirrel Burrow

  • California Ground Squirrel Front Track

  • California Ground Squirrel Hind Track

  • California Ground Squirrel Scat

  • California Ground Squirrel Scat

  • California Ground Squirrel Scent Marking

  • California Ground Squirrel Scent Marking

  • California Ground Squirrel Tracks

  • California Ground Squirrel Tracks

  • California Ground Squirrel Tracks

  • California Ground Squirrel Tracks

  • California Ground Squirrel Tracks

  • California Ground Squirrel Tracks

  • Carmen White-tailed Deer Tracks

  • Chipmunk Tracks

  • Chipmunk Tracks

  • Chipmunk Tracks

  • Chipmunk Tracks

  • Chipmunk Tracks

  • Chipmunk Tracks

  • Chipmunk Tracks

  • Chipmunk Tracks

  • Chipmunk Tracks

  • Chipmunk Tracks

  • Cottontail Feeding Sign

  • Cottontail Feeding Sign

  • Cottontail Scat

  • Cottontail Scat

  • Cottontail Scat

  • Cottontail Scat and Urine

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Tracks

  • Cottontail Urine

  • Cottontail Urine

  • Cottontail Urine and Scat

  • Cottontail Urine and Scat

  • Cow Scat

  • Cow Scat

  • Cow Scat

  • Cow Tracks

  • Cow Tracks

  • Cow Tracks

  • Cow Tracks

  • Cow Tracks

  • Cow Tracks

  • Coyote and Bobcat Tracks

  • Coyote and Bobcat Tracks

  • Coyote Den

  • Coyote Front Track

  • Coyote Hind Track

  • Coyote Scat

  • Coyote Scat

  • Coyote Scat

  • Coyote Scat

  • Coyote Scat

  • Coyote Scat

  • Coyote Sit Down

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks

  • Coyote Tracks Labeled

  • Dead Pocket Mouse

  • Deer Rub

  • Deer Scat

  • Deer Tracks

  • Deer Tracks

  • Deer Tracks

  • Desert Cottontail Tracks

  • Dog Gallop Tracks

  • Dog Scat

  • Dog Track

  • Dog Track

  • Dog Tracks

  • Dog Tracks

  • Dog Tracks

  • Dog Tracks

  • Dog Tracks

  • Dog Tracks

  • Douglas Squirrel Tracks

  • Eastern Chipmunk Tracks

  • Eastern Chipmunk Tracks

  • Eastern Chipmunk Tracks

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel (Right) and Mink Tracks

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel Buried Nut

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel Buried Nut

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel Sign

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel Tracks

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel Tracks

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel Tracks

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel Tracks

  • Eastern Woodrat

  • Elk & Moose Tracks

  • Elk Feeding Sign

  • Elk Feeding Sign

  • Elk Feeding Sign

  • Elk Feeding Sign

  • Elk Feeding Sign

  • Elk Scat

  • Elk Scat

  • Elk Scat

  • Elk Scat

  • Elk Scat

  • Elk Tracks

  • Elk Tracks

  • Elk Tracks

  • Elk Tracks

  • Elk Tracks

  • Elk Tracks

  • Elk Tracks

  • Ermine Tracks

  • Ermine Tracks

  • Ermine Tracks

  • Ermine Tracks

  • Ermine Tracks

  • Ermine Tracks

  • Ermine Tracks

  • Ermine Tracks

  • Ermine Tracks

  • Feral Hog Rooting

  • Feral Hog Rooting

  • Feral Hog Rooting

  • Feral Hog Rooting

  • Feral Hog Scat

  • Feral Hog Scat

  • Feral Hog Tracks

  • Feral Hog Tracks

  • Feral Hog Tracks

  • Feral Hog Tracks

  • Feral Hog Tracks

  • Feral Hog Tracks

  • Feral Hog Wallow

  • Fox Squirrel Hole

  • Fox Squirrel Hole

  • Fox Squirrel Left Hind Foot

  • Fox Squirrel Right Front Foot

  • Fox Squirrel Tracks

  • Fox Squirrel Tracks

  • Fox Squirrel Tracks

  • Fox Squirrel Tracks

  • Gray Fox Scat

  • Gray Fox Scat

  • Gray Fox Scat

  • Gray Fox Tracks

  • Gray Fox Tracks

  • Gray Fox Tracks

  • Gray Fox Tracks

  • Gray Fox Tracks

  • Gray Fox Tracks

  • Gray Fox Tracks

  • Gray Fox Tracks

  • Gray Fox Tracks

  • Gray Fox Tracks

  • Gray Fox Tracks

  • Gray Wolf Scat

  • Gray Wolf Track

  • Gray Wolf Track

  • Gray Wolf Track

  • Gray Wolf Tracks

  • Gray Wolf Tracks

  • Gray Wolf Tracks

  • Gray Wolf Tracks

  • Gray Wolf Tracks

  • Gray Wolf Tracks

  • Gray Wolf Tracks

  • Gray Wolf Tracks

  • Groundhog Tracks

  • Groundhog Tracks

  • Groundhog Tracks

  • Groundhog Tracks

  • Groundhog Tracks

  • Groundhog Tracks

  • Groundhog-Tracks-(1)

  • Harvest Mouse Sign

  • Harvest Mouse Tracks

  • Harvest Mouse Tracks

  • Harvest Mouse Tracks

  • Harvest Mouse Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Scat

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hispid Cotton Rat Tracks

  • Hog Scat

  • Hog Scat

  • Hog Wallow

  • Hog-nosed Skunk Tracks

  • Hog-nosed Skunk Tracks

  • Hog-nosed Skunk Tracks

  • Hog-nosed Skunk Tracks

  • Hog-nosed Skunk Tracks

  • Hog-nosed Skunk Tracks

  • Hog-nosed Skunk Tracks

  • Hog-nosed Skunk Tracks

  • Hog-nosed Skunk Tracks

  • Hog-nosed Skunk Tracks

  • Hog-nosed Skunk Tracks

  • Hog-nosed Skunk Tracks

  • Horse Scat

  • Horse Scat

  • Horse Scat

  • Horse Tracks

  • Horse Tracks

  • Horse Tracks

  • Horse Tracks

  • Horse Tracks

  • House Cat Scratch Post

  • Housecat (Left) and Ringtail Tracks

  • Housecat and Ringtail Tracks

  • Housecat Scat and Scrape

  • Housecat Scat and Scrape

  • Housecat Tracks

  • Housecat Tracks

  • Housecat Tracks

  • Housecat Tracks

  • Housecat Tracks

  • Housecat Tracks

  • Housecat Tracks

  • Housecat Tracks

  • Housecat Tracks

  • Jackrabbit Scat

  • Jackrabbit Tracks

  • Jackrabbit Tracks

  • Jumping Mouse Tracks

  • Jumping Mouse Tracks

  • Jumping Mouse Tracks

  • Kangaroo Rat Burrow

  • Kangaroo Rat Dig

  • Kangaroo Rat Dig

  • Kangaroo Rat Dig & Scat

  • Kangaroo Rat Digs

  • Kangaroo Rat Scat

  • Kangaroo Rat Scat

  • Kangaroo Rat Scat

  • Kangaroo Rat Skull

  • Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Kangaroo Rat Trail

  • Kangaroo Rat Trail & Burrow

  • Kit Fox Den

  • Llama and Deer Tracks

  • Long-tailed Weasel Tracks

  • Long-tailed Weasel Tracks

  • Long-tailed Weasel Tracks

  • Long-tailed Weasel Tracks

  • Long-tailed Weasel Tracks

  • Long-tailed Weasel Tracks

  • Long-tailed Weasel Tracks

  • Long-tailed Weasel Tracks

  • Long-tailed Weasel Tracks

  • Long-tailed Weasel Tracks

  • Long-tailed Weasel Tracks

  • Long-tailed Weasel Tracks

  • Long-tailed Weasel Tracks

  • Lynx Tracks

  • Lynx Tracks

  • Lynx Tracks

  • Lynx Tracks

  • Lynx Tracks

  • Lynx Tracks

  • Lynx Tracks

  • Lynx Tracks

  • Lynx Tracks

  • Lynx Tracks

  • Marten Tracks

  • Marten Tracks

  • Marten Tracks

  • Marten Tracks

  • Marten Tracks

  • Marten Tracks

  • Marten Tracks

  • Marten Tracks

  • Merriam's Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Merriam's Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Merriam's Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Merriam's Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Merriam's Pocket Mouse Tracks

  • Mink Scat

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mink Tracks

  • Mole Hill

  • Mole Hills

  • Mole Ridge

  • Mole Ridge

  • Mole Scat

  • Moose Feeding Sign

  • Moose Feeding Sign

  • Moose Feeding Sign

  • Moose Feeding Sign

  • Moose Feeding Sign

  • Moose Scat

  • Moose Scat

  • Moose Scat

  • Moose Scat

  • Moose Track

  • Moose Tracks

  • Moose Tracks

  • Moose Tracks

  • Moose Tracks

  • Moose Tracks

  • Moose Tracks

  • Mountain lion Deer Kill

  • Mountain lion Deer Kill

  • Mountain lion Deer Kill

  • Mountain lion Deer Kill

  • Mountain Lion Front Foot

  • Mountain Lion Hind Foot

  • Mountain Lion Kill

  • Mountain Lion Scat

  • Mountain Lion Scat

  • Mountain Lion Scat

  • Mountain Lion Scrape

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mountain Lion Tracks

  • Mule Deer Feeding Sign

  • Mule Deer Front Track

  • Mule Deer Hind Track

  • Mule Deer Pronk

  • Mule Deer Pronk

  • Mule Deer Pronk

  • Mule Deer Pronk

  • Mule Deer Rub

  • Mule Deer Scat

  • Mule Deer Scat

  • Mule Deer Scat

  • Mule Deer Scat

  • Mule Deer Scat

  • Mule Deer Tracks

  • Mule Deer Tracks

  • Mule Deer Tracks

  • Muskrat Scat

  • Muskrat Scat

  • Muskrat Scat

  • Muskrat Scat

  • Muskrat Scat

  • Muskrat Tracks

  • Muskrat Tracks

  • Muskrat Tracks

  • Muskrat Tracks

  • Muskrat Tracks

  • Muskrat Tracks

  • Muskrat Tracks

  • Muskrat Tracks

  • Muskrat Tracks

  • Muskrat Tracks

  • Nilgai Scat

  • Nilgai Tracks

  • Nilgai Tracks

  • Nilgai Tracks and Scat

  • Norway Rat Tracks

  • Norway Rat Tracks

  • Norway Rat Tracks

  • Norway Rat Tracks

  • Nutria Scat

  • Nutria Scat

  • Nutria Scat

  • Nutria Tracks

  • Nutria Tracks

  • Nutria Tracks

  • Nutria Tracks

  • Nutria Tracks

  • Nutria Tracks

  • Nutria Tracks

  • Nutria Tracks

  • Nutria Tracks

  • Nutria Tracks

  • Nutria Trail

  • Ocelot Tracks

  • Opossum and River Otter Tracks

  • Opossum Tracks

  • Opossum Tracks

  • Opossum Tracks

  • Opossum Tracks

  • Opossum Tracks

  • Opossum Tracks

  • Opossum Tracks

  • Opossum Tracks

  • Opossum Tracks

  • Opossum Tracks

  • Opossum Tracks

  • Opossum-Trot-Tracks

  • Ord's Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Ord's Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Ord's Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Ord's Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Ord's Kangaroo Rat Tracks

  • Peccary Lay

  • Peccary Rooting

  • Peccary Scat

  • Peccary Scat

  • Peccary Scat

  • Peccary Scat

  • Peccary Scat

  • Peccary Scat

  • Peccary Scat

  • Peccary Scat

  • Peccary Tracks

  • Peccary Tracks

  • Peccary Tracks

  • Peccary Tracks

  • Peccary Tracks

  • Peccary Tracks

  • Peccary Tracks

  • Peromyscus Tracks

  • Peromyscus Tracks

  • Peromyscus Tracks

  • Peromyscus Tracks

  • Peromyscus Tracks

  • Peromyscus Tracks

  • Pika Hay Pile

  • Pika Hay Pile

  • Pika Scat

  • Pika Scat

  • Pika Scat

  • Pocket Gopher Hole

  • Pocket Gopher Mound

  • Pocket Gopher Tracks

  • Pocket Gopher Tracks

  • Pocket Gopher Tracks

  • Pocket Mouse Sign

  • Pocket Mouse Tracks

  • Pocket Mouse Tracks

  • Pocket Mouse Tracks

  • Pocket Mouse Tracks

  • Pocket Mouse Tracks

  • Pocket Mouse Tracks

  • Pocket Mouse Tracks

  • Pocket Mouse Tracks

  • Pocket Mouse Tracks

  • Pocket Mouse Tracks

  • Pocket Mouse Tracks

  • Pocket Mouse Tracks

  • Porcupine Chews

  • Porcupine Chews

  • Porcupine Chews

  • Porcupine Chews

  • Porcupine Chews on Gum Bumelia

  • Porcupine Hind Foot

  • Porcupine Scat

  • Porcupine Scat

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Porcupine Tracks

  • Prairie Dog Burrow

  • Prairie Dog Burrow

  • Prairie Dog Scat

  • Prairie Dog Scat

  • Prairie Dog Tracks

  • Prairie Dog Tracks

  • Pronghorn Scat

  • Pronghorn Scat

  • Pronghorn Scat and Scrape

  • Pronghorn Tracks

  • Pronghorn Tracks

  • Pronghorn Tracks

  • Pronghorn Tracks

  • Pronghorn Tracks

  • Pronghorn Tracks

  • Pronghorn Tracks

  • Pronghorn Tracks

  • Raccoon Front Track

  • Raccoon Left Hind Track

  • Raccoon Scat

  • Raccoon Scat

  • Raccoon Scat

  • Raccoon Scat

  • Raccoon Scat

  • Raccoon Track in Cow Scat

  • Raccoon Tracks

  • Raccoon Tracks

  • Raccoon Tracks

  • Raccoon Tracks

  • Raccoon Tracks

  • Raccoon Tracks

  • Raccoon Tracks

  • Raccoon Tracks

  • Raccoon Tracks

  • Raccoon Tracks

  • Raccoon Tracks

  • Raccoon Tracks

  • Raccoon Tracks

  • Raccoon Tracks

  • Raccoon Tracks (Obscure)

  • Rattus Sp. Tracks

  • Rattus Sp. Tracks

  • Rattus Sp. Tracks

  • Rattus Sp. Tracks

  • Red Fox Front Track

  • Red Fox Hind Track

  • Red Fox Scat

  • Red Fox Track

  • Red Fox Track

  • Red Fox Track

  • Red Fox Track

  • Red Fox Track

  • Red Fox Track

  • Red Fox Tracks

  • Red Fox Tracks

  • Red Fox Tracks

  • Red Fox Tracks

  • Red Fox Tracks

  • Red Fox Tracks

  • Red Fox Tracks

  • Red Fox Tracks

  • Red Fox Tracks

  • Red Fox Tracks

  • Red Fox Tracks

  • Red Squirrel Midden

  • Red Squirrel Midden

  • Red Squirrel Tracks

  • Red Squirrel Tracks

  • Red Squirrel Tracks

  • Red Squirrel Tracks

  • Red Squirrel Tracks

  • Red Squirrel Tracks

  • Red Squirrel Tree Tapping

  • Ringtail Killed by Bobcat

  • Ringtail Killed by Bobcat

  • Ringtail Killed by Bobcat

  • Ringtail Scat

  • Ringtail Scat

  • Ringtail Tail

  • Ringtail Tracks

  • Ringtail Tracks

  • Ringtail Tracks

  • Ringtail Tracks

  • Ringtail Tracks

  • Ringtail Tracks

  • Ringtail Tracks

  • Ringtail Tracks

  • Rio Grande Ground Squirrel Tracks

  • Rio Grande Ground Squirrel Tracks

  • Rio Grande Ground Squirrel Tracks

  • River Otter Anal Jelly

  • River Otter Anal Jelly

  • River Otter Anal Jelly

  • River Otter Roll, Scent Marking & Scat

  • River Otter Scat

  • River Otter Scat

  • River Otter Scat

  • River Otter Scat

  • River Otter Scat

  • River Otter Scat

  • River Otter Scat

  • River Otter Scat

  • River Otter Scat

  • River Otter Scat

  • River Otter Scat

  • River Otter Scat

  • River Otter Tracks

  • River Otter Tracks

  • River Otter Tracks

  • River Otter Tracks

  • River Otter Tracks

  • River Otter Tracks

  • River Otter Tracks

  • River Otter Tracks

  • River Otter Tracks

  • River Otter Tracks

  • River Otter Tracks

  • River Otter Tracks

  • River Otter Tracks

  • River Otter Tracks

  • River Otter Tracks

  • River Otter Tracks

  • Rock Squirrel Tracks

  • Rock Squirrel Tracks

  • Rock Squirrel Tracks

  • Rock Squirrel Tracks

  • Rock Squirrel Tracks

  • Rock Squirrel Tracks

  • Rock Squirrel Tracks

  • Rock Squirrel Tracks

  • Rock Squirrel Tracks

  • Scemitar Horned Oryx Tracks

  • Shrew Tracks

  • Shrew Tracks

  • Shrew Tracks

  • Shrew Tracks

  • Shrew Tracks

  • Shrew Tracks

  • Shrew Tracks

  • Shrew Tracks

  • Shrew Tracks

  • Snowshoe Hare Feeding Sign

  • Snowshoe Hare Tracks

  • Snowshoe Hare Tracks

  • Snowshoe Hare Tracks

  • Snowshoe Hare Tracks

  • Snowshoe Hare Tracks

  • Spotted Ground Squirrel Burrow

  • Spotted Ground Squirrel Scat

  • Spotted Ground Squirrel Tracks

  • Spotted Ground Squirrel Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Spotted Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Scat

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Striped Skunk Tracks

  • Swamp Rabbit Latrine

  • Swamp Rabbit Latrine

  • Swamp Rabbit Latrine

  • Swamp Rabbit Tracks

  • Swamp Rabbit Tracks

  • Tassel-eared Squirrel Tracks

  • Vole Hole

  • Vole Hole

  • Vole Latrine

  • Vole Latrine

  • Vole Nest

  • Vole Scat

  • Vole Scat

  • Vole Track

  • Vole Tracks

  • Vole Tracks

  • Vole Tracks

  • Vole Tracks

  • Vole Tracks

  • Vole Tracks

  • Vole Tracks

  • Vole Tracks

  • Vole Tracks

  • Vole Tracks

  • Vole Trail

  • Vole Trail

  • Western Gray Squirrel Scat

  • Western Gray Squirrel Tracks

  • Western Gray Squirrel Tracks

  • Western Gray Squirrel Tracks

  • Western Gray Squirrel Tracks

  • Western Gray Squirrel Tracks

  • Western Gray Squirrel Tracks

  • Western Gray Squirrel Tracks

  • Western Gray Squirrel Tracks

  • Western Gray Squirrel Tracks

  • Western Grey Squirrel Cache

  • White-tailed Deer and Feral Hog Tracks

  • White-tailed Deer Rub

  • White-tailed Deer Scat

  • White-tailed Deer Scat

  • White-tailed Deer Tracks

  • White-tailed Deer Tracks

  • White-tailed Deer Tracks

  • White-tailed Deer Tracks

  • White-tailed Deer Tracks

  • White-tailed Deer Tracks

  • White-tailed Deer Tracks

  • White-tailed jackrabbit Tracks

  • White-tailed jackrabbit Tracks

  • White-tailed jackrabbit Tracks

  • White-throated Woodrat Nest

  • White-throated Woodrat Tracks

  • White-throated Woodrat Tracks

  • Wolverine Tracks

  • Wolverine Tracks

  • Wolverine Tracks

  • Wolverine Tracks

  • Wolverine Tracks

  • Wolverine Tracks

  • Wolverine Tracks

  • Wolverine Tracks

  • Wolverine Tracks

  • Wolverine Tracks

  • Woodrat Feeding Sign

  • Woodrat Nest

  • Woodrat Nest

  • Woodrat Nest

  • Woodrat Nest

  • Woodrat Scat

  • Woodrat Scat

  • Woodrat Scat

  • Woodrat Scat

  • Woodrat Sign

  • Woodrat Teething in Mud

  • Woodrat Tracks

  • Woodrat Tracks

  • Woodrat Tracks

  • Woodrat Tracks

  • Woodrat Tracks

  • Woodrat Tracks

  • Woodrat Tracks

Identifying Animal Tracks

One of the most important keys to identifying animal tracks lies in knowing the right questions to ask. These questions help bring your attention to the most important characteristics that will assist you in making a positive identification.

Number of toes?

Felines, canines, and rabbits all show four toes on both the front and hind feet. Knowing this can help you eliminate many of the other possibilities very quickly. Some animals, mostly rodents, show four toes on the front feet and five on the hind. The ability to tell between front and hind feet is critical to being able to know who the animal is and how it was moving.

Be careful when counting toes!!! Look closely and try to find other tracks from the same animal to help verify what you’re seeing. It is very common for an animal’s hind foot to land in the front track. This can result in a track that may look very strange if you are not aware that it is actually two tracks. Some animals such as raccoons, which usually show five toes will occasionally only register four and leave tracks that resemble other species. Also observe the shape of the toes. Are they long fingers or round pads?

Are claws visible?

Cat tracks usually don’t show claws, while most canines do. If a track shows claws, take note of the size and shape of the claw marks. Are they large and blunt or thin and sharp? Climbing animals usually have small, sharp claws and digging animals usually have large, blunt claws.

Is the track symmetrical?

Draw an imaginary line through the middle of a track and compare the left and right sides. The symmetry of a track can aid in identification as well as be useful in determining front feet from hind and left from right. Felines have very asymmetrical front feet while their hind feet are much more even and symmetrical. Rabbits also make asymmetrical tracks. In contrast, canines usually leave tracks that are very symmetrical.

What is the shape of the metacarpal or palm pad?

Red Fox Tracks

Many animals, such as rats, mice, and squirrels have palm pads that are made up of several distinct metacarpal pads. Others, such as canines, felines and raccoons, have metacarpal pads that have completely fused together into one palm pad. There are also distinctive features on the palm pads of some species that are very helpful for identification. For example, feline species all have a double lobe on the anterior end of their palm pad.

Are there signs of hair in the track?

Hair covers the feet of many species and is often visible in the track. It can leave a distinct imprint in mud or it can just obscure the track in sand and dust. Hair may also register in a track by increasing the negative space between the toes. Rabbit spp., kangaroo rat spp., red fox, long-tailed weasel, and southern flying squirrel all show significant hair in their tracks.

Is there webbing between the toes?

Webbing is a valuable indicator of species such as the river otter, beaver, and American alligator. However, it is the most valuable in the identification of bird species. Look carefully for signs of webbing in tracks. It can be misleading when the webbing doesn’t show. In the webbed feet of birds, toes two and four slightly curve toward toe three.

Variations in animal tracks.

Animal tracks vary considerably due to the speed of the animal, the composition and depth of the substrate, the moisture level in the substrate, any vegetation or rocks in the track, and the effects of wind, rain, and sun on the track. Learning how to identify the incredible variations of tracks is one of the great challenges in tracking.

 

Mammal Track Anatomy

See the Getting Started page for more tips on identifying animal tracks

 

The technical terms for the pads on mammal feet vary depending on the author. However, it is not necessary for identification to know all the technical names of the foot, provided you are able to communicate clearly about what you are seeing in a track. What is presented here is a somewhat simplified terminology with the primary purpose of making track identification as simple and easy as possible.

 

Mammal feet are made up of claws, toe (digital) pads, palm (metacarpal/metatarsal) pads, and one or more heel (proximal) pads. There may also be hair covering the foot or webbing between the toes.

 

Ungulates (hoofed animals) have a different foot structure composed of 1 or more toes (cleaves), and in many cases, dewclaws. The hoof is comprised of the hoof wall, the subunguis (softer tissue inside the hoof wall), and the pad. Palm and heel pads are absent.

Toe Numbering

Toes are numbered from the inside and moving out starting with toe one. On the human hand, the thumb is toe one and the pinky is toe five. However, many mammals do not have 5 toes, and others do not show all 5 in their tracks. In these cases, toe one is usually higher up the leg, reduced to a small vestigial thumb, or absent altogether. In the typical canine track, for example, the toes would be numbered starting on the inside moving outward as two, three, four, and five. On a deer foot, the inside dewclaw is toe two, the inside toe is toe three, the outside toe is toe four and the outside dewclaw is toe five.

Mammal Foot Postures

There are three basic foot postures used by mammals: plantigrade, digitigrade, and unguligrade. Note: It is common for some animals to use both the plantigrade and digitigrade foot posture.

1) In the plantigrade posture, the whole foot is flat on the ground, including the heel pad. Humans, bears, skunks, and many rodents hold their feet in this way.

2) The digitigrade foot posture is different in that more weight is on the toes and the heel pad does not usually touch the ground. Canines and felines have a digitigrade posture.

3) Unguligrade refers to feet of hoofed animals. Hooves are evolved from the claws of early mammals. Therefore, one could say that the animal walks on its toenails.

Measuring Animal Tracks

Measuring animal tracks is a great way to narrow down your search. While some authors include claws, posterior heel pads, or dew claws in measurements, I do not recommend this method as these features do not reliably register. Measuring only the most reliably registering portions of a track enables you to gather useful measurements from the greatest possible number of tracks you will encounter in the field. I measure length from the back of the palm pad to the tip of the toes and width from the widest points, be it outer toes or palm pad. All this said, if you are using a particular field guide to animal tracks, be sure to follow the method the author is using to avoid problems.

 

Measuring a Marten Track

 

Measuring a Feral Hog Track

Minium vs. Maximum Outline

When measuring a track, get down close to the track and try to measure the track floor. The overall track size can be significantly larger than the track floor because of the entrance and exit of the foot. Also try to avoid measuring slide marks. Measuring the track floor will give much more consistent measurements across varying substrates than measuring the size of the overall track.

The following images are the recent mammal track observations from the North American Animal Tracks Database. This is an iNaturalist project where trackers share observations and help each other learn about animal tracks, all while contributing to scientific research. Identifications of animal tracks and sign on this page are initially made by members of the public and may not be correct.


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  • White-tailed Deer
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  • Striped Skunk
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  • Common Raccoon
    Lower set of tracks

  • White-tailed Deer
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  • Kanadischer Luchs
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  • Mountain Lion
    before 1st Mariposa Reserve sign heading up Blackstar. Lion trotted along the trail for a while then gone.

  • Fisher
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  • Kanadischer Luchs
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  • Voles, Lemmings, and Muskrats
    Dog poo bag for scale

  • Carnivorans
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  • White-tailed Deer
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  • Woodrats
    Observed nest.

  • Woodrats
    Observed nest.

  • Squirrels
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  • Placental Mammals
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  • Squirrels
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  • Eastern Gray Squirrel
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  • White-tailed Deer
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  • Common Raccoon
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  • Fisher
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  • White-tailed Deer
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  • Domestic Dog
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  • Woodrats
    Observed nest.


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There are many great guides to identifying animal tracks. While a few are truly excellent, there are others with surprising inaccuracies. The guides below are my absolute favorites and won’t lead you astray. If you decide to purchase any of these guides, using the links below will help support future developments to this website.

iTrack Wildlife is my own guide to animal tracks for the iPhone and iPad. It has over 700 high resolution photos of tracks, scats, sign, and skulls. It also has over 120 accurate track drawings for 66 mammals.

What makes this app really different from other guides to animal tracks is the search tools that let you quickly narrow down a track by size, the number of toes, the shape of the toes, track symmetry, the mammal group, and the state or province.

Mammal Tracks and Sign of North America by Mark Elbroch is the modern bible of animal track and sign identification. Its publication drastically changed the field of animal tracking and spawned a renewal of interest in the field. It has hundreds of color photos and precise track drawings. The book is organized by the type of sign (tracks, scats, chews, digs, etc) making it easy to identify sign, but not great if you want to read about all the details of a single species. Also, the comprehensive nature of this book makes it an amazing resource, but it can be quite a load in your backpack. If you don’t own this book and you’re serious about tracking, you should definitely get it.

Animal Tracks and Scat of California is a regional guide, but many of the species are found throughout North America. This guide includes mammals, birds, and even some reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. It is a great general tracking guide (full disclaimer: I am a co-author of this guide) and is a great bet if you want a single guide that covers more than just mammals. This book also has some helpful sections not found in Bird Tracks and Sign including a quick reference to life-sized bird tracks.

Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest is a regional guide written by my friend and excellent tracker David Moskowitz. While the book primarily focuses on the Northwest, much of the information applies nationwide. This tracking guide includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. The guide also contains excellent original artwork and beautiful photography. This guide is truly worth adding to your library.

The Peterson Guide to Animal Tracks is the classic tracking guide. This book was published in 1954 and inspired many trackers and naturalists. It was a major work for an author at the time with so few other resources available and predictably it contained several small errors. In 2005 is was updated by Mark Elbroch who made corrections, added information, and many photos.

Tracking and the Art of Seeing by Paul Rezendes was the first animal tracks guide in North America to contain color photographs. This guide drastically changed the landscape of future tracking guides. For example, just about every single subsequent field guide uses a similar stipple-point style for drawing tracks. This guide is more of a desk reference and is great reading. It is organized by species, so it is great for learning about an animal, but difficult to use to identify a particular type of sign.

A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America by Jim Halfpenny is a classic guide that led to many advances in animal tracking. While the guide doesn’t contain color photos of tracks, there is a valuable scientific approach to identifying tracks that has very practical applications. He also covered gaits and animal movements in the most comprehensive manner at the time. While there are newer guides with perhaps more accurate information available, this guide made them possible.

The Animal Tracks: Midwest Edition by Jonathan Poppele is a book that surprised me. I expected this guide to be just another low quality pocket guide. However, what I found was anything but low quality. It has fantastic track drawings, accurate information, and a very handy organization method. This book is inexpensive and worth adding to your library.

Mammal Tracks Gallery Full Species List

  • agouti tracks
  • American badger tracks
  • American beaver tracks
  • American bison tracks
  • American black bear tracks
  • big-eared woodrat tracks
  • bighorn sheep tracks
  • black rat tracks
  • black-tailed jackrabbit tracks
  • blackbuck antelope tracks
  • bobcat tracks
  • burro tracks
  • California ground squirrel tracks
  • canada lynx tracks
  • capybara tracks
  • carmen white-tailed deer tracks
  • central American agouti tracks
  • chipmunk species tracks
  • collared peccary tracks
  • cottontail species tracks
  • cow tracks
  • coyote tracks
  • crab-eating fox tracks
  • crab-eating raccoon tracks
  • desert cottontail tracks
  • domestic dog tracks
  • Douglas squirrel tracks
  • eastern chipmunk tracks
  • eastern gray squirrel tracks
  • eastern woodrat tracks
  • elk tracks
  • ermine tracks
  • feral hog tracks
  • fox squirrel tracks
  • giant armadillo tracks
  • gray fox tracks
  • grey wolf tracks
  • groundhog tracks
  • harvest mouse tracks
  • hispid cotton rat tracks
  • hog-nosed skunk tracks
  • horse tracks
  • housecat tracks
  • jaguar tracks
  • jumping mouse tracks
  • kangaroo rat tracks
  • llama tracks
  • long-tailed weasel tracks
  • lowland tapir tracks
  • maned wolf tracks
  • marmot tracks
  • marten tracks
  • Merriam’s kangaroo rat tracks
  • mink tracks
  • mole ridge tracks
  • moose tracks
  • mountain lion tracks
  • mule deer tracks
  • muskrat tracks
  • nilgai antelope tracks
  • nine-banded armadillo tracks
  • north American porcupine tracks
  • northern raccoon tracks
  • northern river otter tracks
  • Norway rat tracks
  • nutria tracks
  • ocelot tracks
  • Ord’s kangaroo rat tracks
  • paca tracks
  • peromyscus species tracks
  • pika tracks
  • pocket gopher species tracks
  • pocket mouse tracks
  • prairie dog tracks
  • pronghorn tracks
  • rat species tracks
  • red fox tracks
  • red squirrel tracks
  • ringtail tracks
  • Rio Grande ground squirrel tracks
  • rock squirrel tracks
  • scimitar horned oryx tracks
  • shrew species tracks
  • six-banded armadillo tracks
  • snowshoe hare tracks
  • spotted ground squirrel tracks
  • spotted skunk tracks
  • striped skunk tracks
  • swamp rabbit tracks
  • tassel-eared squirrel tracks
  • Virginia opossum tracks
  • vole species tracks
  • western gray squirrel tracks
  • white-lipped peccary tracks
  • white-tailed deer tracks
  • white-tailed jackrabbit tracks
  • white-throated woodrat tracks
  • wolverine tracks
  • woodrat species tracks
  • Wyoming ground squirrel tracks
  • yellow-bellied marmot tracks

 

Looking for other animal tracks? Use these links to find track & sign photo galleries for birds, herps (reptiles & amphibians), and invertebrates.

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