Herbivore

Photo of a deer at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve by Dennis Rizzi

Herbivore

Species

A black abalone with a dark, oval shell resting on a rocky, algae-covered tidepool surface, its muscular foot slightly visible along the shell’s edge

Black Abalone

A close-up view of many small black turban snails clustered together on wet rocks, showing their dark spiral shells with lighter tips.

Black Turban Snail

A black-tailed mule deer standing alert in a dry grass meadow, facing the camera with its large ears upright

Black-Tailed Mule Deer

A brush rabbit sits alert on the ground in a sunlit, brushy habitat, its gray-brown fur and long ears clearly visible as it looks toward the camera.

Brush Rabbit

A California ground squirrel sits alert on a sunlit rock, its mottled brown and gray fur blending with the dry landscape and surrounding desert plants.

California Ground Squirrel

A dusky-footed woodrat sitting in a nest of sticks and leaves, looking alert with its round ears and gray-tawny fur.

Dusky-footed Woodrat

Close-up macro photograph of a kelp fly showing its large brown compound eyes, bristly body, and slender legs on rotting beached kelp.

Kelp Fly

A dense cluster of monarch butterflies covering branches and leaves, showing their orange and black patterned wings as they gather in a wintering roost.

Monarch Butterfly

A close-up view of several Pacific dampwood termites clustered on a piece of rotting wood, showing their reddish-brown bodies and segmented abdomens.

Pacific Dampwood Termite

Close-up underwater image of a purple sea urchin with long spines resting on a rocky, algae-covered ocean floor.

Purple Sea Urchin

A rough limpet clings to a wet, brown rock surface in the intertidal zone. Its oval, ribbed shell is brown and white, blending into the textured rock around it.

Rough Limpet

A small brown valley pocket gopher sits in dry grass and soil, with its rounded body, short limbs, and whiskered face visible as it looks slightly to the side.

Valley Pocket Gopher

Vole eating

Vole

A western gray squirrel standing upright on the forest floor, holding food in its front paws among pine needles and green grass.

Western Gray Squirrel