what kind of animals are in the black hills
Black Hills
Wildlife is both diverse and plentiful . Black Hills creeks are known for their trout , while the forests and grasslands offer good habitat for American bison , white - tailed and mule deer , pronghorn , bighorn sheep , mountain lions , and a variety of smaller animals , like prairie dogs , American martens , American red squirrels , Northern flying squirrels , yellow - bellied marmots , and fox squirrels . Biologically , the Black Hills is a meeting and mixing place , with species common to regions to the east , west , north , and south . The Hills do , however , support some endemic taxa , the most famous of which is probably white - winged junco ( Junco hyemalis aikeni ) . Some other endemics are Cooper 's Rocky Mountain snail , Black Hills subspecies of red - bellied snake , and a Black Hills subspecies of southern red - backed vole . Some birds that are only in the Black Hills and not the rest of South Dakota are pinyon jay , gray jay , three - toed woodpecker , black - backed woodpecker , American dipper , ruffed grouse , and others . 
Wildlife is both diverse and plentiful . Black Hills creeks are known for their trout , while the forests and grasslands offer good habitat for American bison , white - tailed and mule deer , pronghorn , bighorn sheep , mountain lions , and a variety of smaller animals , like prairie dogs , American martens , American red squirrels , Northern flying squirrels , yellow - bellied marmots , and fox squirrels . Biologically , the Black Hills is a meeting and mixing place , with species common to regions to the east , west , north , and south . The Hills do , however , support some endemic taxa , the most famous of which is probably white - winged junco ( Junco hyemalis aikeni ) . Some other endemics are Cooper 's Rocky Mountain snail , Black Hills subspecies of red - bellied snake , and a Black Hills subspecies of southern red - backed vole . Some birds that are only in the Black Hills and not the rest of South Dakota are pinyon jay , gray jay , three - toed woodpecker , black - backed woodpecker , American dipper , ruffed grouse , and others .
Black Hills creeks are known for their trout, while the forests and grasslands offer good habitat for American bison, white-tailed and mule deer, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, mountain lions, and a variety of smaller animals, like prairie dogs, American martens, American red squirrels, Northern flying squirrels  yellow-bellied marmots and fox squirrels. There are also white-winged junco, Rocky Mountain snail, Black Hills subspecies of red-bellied snake and a Black Hills subspecies of southern red-backed vole. Some birds that are only in the Black Hills are pinyon jay, gray jay, three-toed woodpecker, black-backed woodpecker, American dipper, ruffed grouse, and others.
Black Hills creeks are known for their trout , while the forests and grasslands offer good habitat for American bison , white - tailed and mule deer , pronghorn , bighorn sheep , mountain lions , and a variety of smaller animals , like prairie dogs , American martens , American red squirrels , Northern flying squirrels , yellow - bellied marmots , and fox squirrels . The Hills do , however , support some endemic taxa , the most famous of which is probably white - winged junco ( Junco hyemalis aikeni ) . Some other endemics are Cooper 's Rocky Mountain snail , Black Hills subspecies of red - bellied snake , and a Black Hills subspecies of southern red - backed vole . Some birds that are only in the Black Hills and not the rest of South Dakota are pinyon jay , gray jay , three - toed woodpecker , black - backed woodpecker , American dipper , ruffed grouse , and others .