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California PCA Exam Helper: Pest Identification

Category D, State Licensing Exams

Birds
Mammals
Squirrels
Rats and mice
Threatened and endangered species

Vertebrate Pests

The knowledge expectations for the Category D California PCA exam require that you:

  • be familiar with the following vertebrates and know which are pests
  • for pest species, understand their general biology and ecology and management tactics for their control.

Remember, in addition to knowing these organisms, there are many other knowledge expectations for this exam. Get the complete list of knowledge expectations from DPR.

Although UC IPM pages are not available for some of these, the two study guides for the vertebrate PCA licensing area have additional pictures. These include Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage and Wildlife Pest Control Around Homes and Gardens, Publ. 21385, available for sale from ANR.

Birds, mammals, squirrels, and rats and mice

Birds Mammals
blackbirds
burrowing owls
cedar waxwings
cliff swallows
crowned sparrows
crows
egrets
geese
gold finches
gulls
herons
horned larks
house finches (linnets)
house sparrows
kingfishers
magpies
pheasants
pigeons
robins
scrub jays
starlings
terns
wild turkey
woodpeckers
bats
bears
beaver
bobcats
chipmunks
coyotes
deer
feral dogs
fox
marmots
moles
mountain lions
nutria
opossums
pocket gophers
porcupines
rabbits, hare
raccoons
skunks
wild pigs

Squirrels
Belding's ground squirrel
fox tree squirrels
ground squirrels
tree squirrels

Rats and Mice
cotton rats
muskrats
Norway rats
roof rats
wood rats
deer mice
house mice
meadow voles

Threatened and endangered species
blunt-nosed leopard lizards
Fresno kangaroo rats
giant kangaroo rats
Morro Bay kangaroo rats
salt marsh harvest mice
San Joaquin kit fox
Stephen's kangaroo rats
Tipton kangaroo rats

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