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Wildlife of Boulder County

Boulder County is comprised of 740 square miles of land nestled along the front range of Colorado just 30 miles northwest of Denver. Its proximity to the mountains, diverse landscapes, and various designated open spaces make the county ideal for observing local and even migrating wildlife. ...more ↓

Meadow Jumping Mouse 1
Zapus hudsonius
Western Jumping Mouse
Zapus princeps
Long-tailed Vole
Microtus longicaudus
Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Montane Vole 2
Microtus montanus
Prairie Vole
Microtus ochrogaster
Northern Rock Mouse
Peromyscus nasutus
Brush Mouse 3
Peromyscus boylii
Deer Mouse 4
Peromyscus maniculatus
Pinyon Mouse 5
Peromyscus truei
Western Harvest Mouse 6
Reithrodontomys megalotis
Plains Harvest Mouse 7
Reithrodontomys montanus
House Mouse 8
Mus musculus
Mexican Woodrat 3
Neotoma mexicana
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat
Neotoma cinerea
Northern Grasshopper Mouse 9
Onychomys leucogaster
Muskrat 10
Ondatra zibethicus
Sagebrush Vole 11
Lemmiscus curtatus

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