Mammal Checklists of the United States

Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge

Port Angeles, Washington

MAMMALS

Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge is located on Washington's Olympic Peninsula on the shoreline of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The Refuge was established by Executive Order on January 20, 1915, as a resting and wintering area for migratory birds.

Wildlife watching in recent years has become an important outdoor recreation activity and can provide many hours of enjoyment in a natural environment. A good pair of binoculars or spotting scope will help you observe wildlife from a distance. By using equipment such as this you can observe the species in detail without disturbing it in its natural habitat.

MAMMALS

Terrestrial mammals can be observed in their upland habitats on the mainland, as well as on Dungeness Spit itself. Seals are often seen loafing and basking in the sun on Graveyard Spit, and whales can occasionally be observed from the Spit during their annual migrations through the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The following list of mammals found at Dungeness represents both terrestrial and marine species, and is organized by family.

TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS

SHREWS (Order Insectivora)

___ Masked Shrew
___ Trowbridge's Shrew
___ Vagrent Shrew
___ Dusky Shrew
___ Pacific Water Shrew

MOLES (Order Insectivora)

___ Shrew-Mole
___ Townsend's Mole
___ Pacific Mole

BATS (Order Chiroptera)

___ Little Brown Myotis
___ Yuma Myotis
___ Keen's Myotis
___ Long-eared Myotis
___ Long-legged Myotis
___ California Myotis
___ Silver-haired Bat
___ Hoary Bat
___ Western Big-eared Bat

BEARS (Order Carnivora)

___ Black Bear

RACCOON (Order Carnivora)

___ Raccoon

MUSTELIDS (Order Carnivora)

___ Short-tailed Weasel
___ Long-tailed Weasel
___ Mink
___ River Otter
___ Spotted Skunk
___ Striped Skunk

CANIDS (Order Carnivora)

___ Coyote
___ Red Fox

FELIDS (Order Carnivora)

___ Bobcat

MOUNTAIN BEAVER (Order Rodentia)

___ Mountain Beaver

SQUIRRELS (Order Rodentia)

___ Townsend's Chipmunk
___ Chickaree
___ Northern Flying Squirrel

BEAVER (Order Rodentia)

___ Beaver

NEW WORLD MICE (Order Rodentia)

___ Deer Mouse
___ Boreal Redbacked Vole
___ Townsend's Vole
___ Oregon Vole
___ Muskrat

JUMPING MICE (Order Rodentia)

___ Pacific Jumping Mouse

HARES (Order Rodentia)

___ Snowshoe Hare

DEER (Order Cervidae)

___ Black-tailed Deer

MARINE MAMMALS

MUSTELIDS (Order Carnivora)

___ Sea Otter

EARED SEALS (Order Carnivora)

___ Northern Sea Lion
___ California Sea Lion
___ Alaska Fur Seal

HAIR SEALS (Order Carnivora)

___ Harbor Seal
___ Northern Elephant Seal

WHALES (Order Cetacea)

___ Pacific Killer Whale
___ Atlantic Harbor Porpoise

Please report any unusual sightings to the address below. For more information, contact:

                     Refuge Manager
                     Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
                     33 South Barr Road
                     Port Angeles, Washington 98362
                     Telephone: 360/457-8451

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