[Aplodontia rufa] raineri Trouessart, Catal. Mamm., viv. foss., suppl. p. 348, 1904.
Aplodontia rufa columbiana [Taylor], Univ. California Publ. Zoöl., 12:499, 1916 (type from Hope, British Columbia).
Type.—Obtained at Paradise Creek, 5, 200 ft., Mount Rainier, Pierce County, Washington, by V. [Bailey] on August 6, 1897; type in United States National Museum.
Racial characters.—Similar to rufa but larger with larger skull.
Measurements.—Three males and a female from Tye, King County, average and measure respectively: total length 352, 340; length of tail 35, 40; hind foot 60, 59; ear 24, 19.
Distribution.—The higher Cascade Mountains from the Columbia River northward to the Canadian boundary. Marginal localities are: Canyon Creek (U.S.N.M.), Cascade Pass (U.S.N.M.), Tye (W.W.D.), Mt. Rainier (U.S.N.M.), Mt. St. Helens (U.S.N.M.), and Yacolt (M.V.Z.).
Remarks.—Intergradation between rufa and raineri is seen in specimens from the area between Stevens Pass and Skykomish, King County.