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Columbia National Wildlife Refuge

Othello, Washington

Mammals

All mammals listed are considered resident species with the exception of bats which migrate out of the area during the winter, much like some of the birds. Other mammal populations fluctuate on a seasonal basis due to hibernation, migrations between summer and winter ranges, and cynical population fluctuations such as observed in rodents and predators.

The following animals, listed by family, have been observed on the refuge. It is quite possible that others (such as bat species) use the refuge but have not yet been documented. The names and order follow the "Revised Checklist of North American Mammals North of Mexico, 1982" written by Jones, Carter, Genoways, Hoffman, and Rice (Occasional Paper Number 80. The Museum, Texas Tech University).

SHREWS

___ Vagrant Shrew

BATS

___ Small-footed Myotis

HARES AND RABBITS

___ Nuttall's Rabbit
___ Black-tailed Jack Rabbit

SQUIRRELS

___ Yellow-bellied Marmot
___ Washington Ground Squirrel

POCKET GOPHERS

___ NORTHERN POCKET GOPHER

HETEROMYIDS
(Pocket Mice and Relatives)

___ Great Basin Pocket Mouse

BEAVERS

___ Beavers

CRICETIDS
(New World Rats and Mice)

___ Western Harvest Mouse
___ Deer Mouse
___ Bushy-tailed Woodrat
___ Montane Vole
___ Sagebrush Vole
___ Muskrat

MURIDS
(Old World Rats and Mice)

___ Norway Rat
___ House Mouse

NEW WORLD PORCUPINES

___ Porcupine

CANIDS

___ Coyote

PROCYONIDS

___ Raccoon

MUSTELIDS
(Weasels and Relatives)

___ Long-tailed Weasel
___ Mink
___ Badger
___ Striped Skunk

CATS

___ Bobcat

CERVIDS

___ Mule Deer
___ White-tailed Deer
    (1986 record)

For more information please contact:

Columbia National Wildlife Refuge
735 East Main
Othello, WA 99344
(509) 488-2668