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I spent a few days here in 1989, the highlight of which was a trek down to the floor of the Grand Canyon for an overnight stay. I returned for a few days in September 1998.

Chiricahua National Monument, September 1998 - Mexican Fox Squirrel (around the campsite), Variegated Ground Squirrel, Cliff Chipmunk, Javelina (Peccary).

Grand Canyon, November 1989 – Bighorn Sheep on the main trail down to the canyon floor. Ringtail (eating most of our food throughout the night at a backcountry campsite on the canyon floor - I hung the food from a metal pole, which the Ringtails climbed like a ladder. So I greased the pole with butter, which did nothing to slow the Ringtails down. So I left the food under a pan weighted down with rocks. In the morning the pan and rocks were unmoved.... but the food had gone. It was a hungry walk back to the top).

Montezuma’s Castle, November 1989 – Arizona Gray Squirrel.

Mount Lemmon, September 1998 – Coues’ White-tailed Deer (race Clavium).

MuleShoe Ranch, September 1998 – This is a really nice ecolodge sort of a place with Antelope Jackrabbit (probable), Hooded and Striped Skunks along the nature trail, Southern Long-nosed Bats feeding from the hummingbird feeders just milimetres from my face. A couple of nice Rattlesnakes too. Coatis and Javelinas are fairly common (though I didn’t see either here).

Other People's Trip Reports
Patagonia Lake Area: Alan Dahl, 2 days and the mammals included Coatis.

South-western USA, 2009: Mike Richardson, 3 weeks in Arizona, California and Texas & 22 species including a Bobcat.

South-western USA, 2004: Steve-Anyon Smith, one month in Arizona, California and Texas & 46 mammals... including an Armadillo.