Although not known to occur in Mount Rainier National Park prior to the date of this publication, the following mammals may be recorded: - Alaska Brown Bat, Myotis lucifugus alascensis Miller
- Longeared Bat, Myotis evotis pacificus Dalquest
- Northwest Coast Bat, Myotis californicus caurinus Miller
- Big Brown Bat, Eptesicus fuscus bernardinus Rhoads
- Puget Sound Weasel, Mustela ermina streatori (Merriam)
- Townsend Chipmunk, Tamias townsendii townsendii Bachman
- Yellow Pine Chipmunk, Tamias amoenus affinis Allen
- Oregon Flying Squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus oregonensis (Bachman)
The occurrence of the following mammals was listed by Taylor and Shaw, Mammals and Birds of Mount Rainier National Park, 1927, as follows: - Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus osoyoosensis (Lord). “In lower portions of the park; apparently now trapped out within its boundaries.”
- Norway Rat, Rattus norvegicus norvegicus (Erxleben). “Here included on the authority of J. B. Flett, who has observed it at Longmire.”
- House Mouse, Mus musculus Linnaeus subsp? “At Longmire; at present scarce, perhaps extirpated.”
It is believed that the three species above are not now found within the park.
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