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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 ↓

Abert's Squirrel 1
Sciurus aberti
American Red Squirrel 2
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Rock squirrel 3
Otospermophilus variegatus
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel 4
Callospermophilus lateralis
thirteen-lined ground squirrel 1
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
Wyoming Ground Squirrel 5
Urocitellus elegans
Richardson's ground squirrel 6
Urocitellus richardsonii
Yellow-bellied Marmot 7
Marmota flaviventris
least chipmunk 8
Tamias minimus
Colorado Chipmunk 9
Tamias quadrivittatus
American Beaver 10
Castor canadensis
Botta's Pocket Gopher 11
Thomomys bottae
Northern Pocket Gopher 12
Thomomys talpoides
Common Porcupine 13
Erethizon dorsatum
Long-tailed Vole 14
Microtus longicaudus
Montane Vole 15
Microtus montanus
Meadow Vole 16
Microtus pennsylvanicus
southern red-backed vole 17
Myodes gapperi
Heather Vole 18
Phenacomys intermedius
Muskrat 19
Ondatra zibethicus
Rock Mouse 20
Peromyscus difficilis
Deer Mouse 21
Peromyscus maniculatus
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat 22
Neotoma cinerea
Mexican Woodrat 20
Neotoma mexicana
Western Jumping Mouse 23
Zapus princeps

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