Mount Rainier is bursting with life, and these blogs have only begun to scratch the surface. Let’s take a step back for a moment and see some lists of small critters in this beautiful National Park.
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Mice, Rats and Voles
-Deer Mouse
-Gapper’s Red-Backed Mouse
-Heathervole
-Jumping Mouse
-Long-Tailed Vole
-Pack Rat/ Bushy Tailed Woodrat
-Townsend’s Vole
-Watervole
Marmots, Squirrels & Chipmunks
-Douglas Squirrel
-Golded-Mantled Ground Squirrel
-Hoary Marmot
-Northern Flying Squirrel
-Townsend’s Chipmunk
-Yellow Pine Chipmunk
Moles:
-Coast Mole
-Shrew Mole
-Townsend Mole
Other:
-Northern Pocket Gopher
-Pika
Next time we’ll look some lists of larger small critters. Until then, make sure you visit Mount Rainier, and don’t forget to stock up on supplies from Whittaker Mountaineering!
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