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Wildlife of Mueller State Park

Mueller State Park preserves an area of semi-wilderness within a short drive of one of Colorado’s largest metropolitan areas – Colorado Springs. The park is located on the western flank of Pike’s Peak, at elevations between 8900-9800 feet. Mueller is comprised of 5,121 acres of land, owned by ...more ↓

Mountain Cottontail 1
Sylvilagus nuttallii
Snowshoe Hare 2
Lepus americanus
White-tailed Jackrabbit 3
Lepus townsendii
American Pika 4
Ochotona princeps
Abert's Squirrel 5
Sciurus aberti
American Red Squirrel 6
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Rock squirrel 7
Otospermophilus variegatus
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 8
Callospermophilus lateralis
thirteen-lined ground squirrel 5
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
Wyoming Ground Squirrel 9
Urocitellus elegans
Richardson's ground squirrel 10
Urocitellus richardsonii
Yellow-bellied Marmot 11
Marmota flaviventris
least chipmunk 12
Tamias minimus
Colorado Chipmunk 13
Tamias quadrivittatus
American Beaver 14
Castor canadensis
Botta's Pocket Gopher 15
Thomomys bottae
Northern Pocket Gopher 16
Thomomys talpoides
Common Porcupine 17
Erethizon dorsatum
Long-tailed Vole 18
Microtus longicaudus
Montane Vole 19
Microtus montanus
Meadow Vole 20
Microtus pennsylvanicus
southern red-backed vole 21
Myodes gapperi
Heather Vole 22
Phenacomys intermedius
Muskrat 23
Ondatra zibethicus
Rock Mouse 24
Peromyscus difficilis
Deer Mouse 25
Peromyscus maniculatus
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat 26
Neotoma cinerea
Mexican Woodrat 24
Neotoma mexicana
Western Jumping Mouse 27
Zapus princeps
Mule Deer 28
Odocoileus hemionus
Elk 29
Cervus canadensis
Bighorn Sheep 30
Ovis canadensis
Hoary Bat 31
Lasiurus cinereus
Big Brown Bat 24
Eptesicus fuscus
Silver-haired Bat 32
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Townsend's big-eared bat 8
Corynorhinus townsendii
Western Small-footed Myotis 33
Myotis ciliolabrum
Miller's Myotis 34
Myotis evotis
Little Brown Bat 35
Myotis lucifugus
Fringed Myotis 36
Myotis thysanodes
Long-legged Myotis 8
Myotis volans
American Black Bear 37
Ursus americanus
Common Raccoon 38
Procyon lotor
Short-tailed Weasel 39
Mustela erminea
Long-tailed Weasel 40
Mustela frenata
American Mink 41
Neovison vison
American Marten 42
Martes americana
American Badger 43
Taxidea taxus
Striped Skunk 44
Mephitis mephitis
Bobcat 45
Lynx rufus
Mountain Lion 46
Puma concolor
Coyote 47
Canis latrans
Red Fox 48
Vulpes vulpes
Masked Shrew 49
Sorex cinereus
American pygmy shrew 50
Sorex hoyi
American Water Shrew 22
Sorex palustris
Vagrant Shrew 22
Sorex vagrans

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