mammal, bird, salamander practical Flashcards
Smokey Shrew
- size of a leaf
- more pointy nose
- almost unnoticeable eyes
- tail twice as large 2in
- most likely slightly larger than short tailed
Sorex fumeus
Southern short-tailed shrew
- leaf size
- gray fur
- almost unnoticeable eyes
- up to 1 in tail, much smaller
- pointed nose
Blarina carolinensis
Meadow Vole
- chestnut brown (brown-gray) fur
- long-ish tail, covered in loose hair
- larger eyes than shrew, smaller eyes than mouse
- rounded nose
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Woodland Vole/ Pine Vole
- light reddish fur(on ENTIRE body)
- tail as long as legs(short) slightly hairy
- rounded nose
- larger eyes than shrew, smaller eyes than mouse
Microtus pinetorum
Red-backed Vole
- exclusively red backed, rest of body is a dull gray brown
- large head and eyes (comparatively)
- long whiskers
- tail as long as legs (short) short-haired
Clethrionomys gapperi
White footed Mouse
- pale brown fur on back and head, white fur on belly and legs
- much larger eyes, large ears
- longer whiskers than voles and shrews
- long (LONG) tail, comparatively about 2/3 of body sized
Peromyscus leucopus
Star-nose mole
- large body, chestnut color
- large feet (for digging)
- shriveled star nose
- almost hairless med size tail
Condylura cristata
Eastern Mole
- pointed nose (no star nose)
- very large feet(comparatively) , almost size of head
- hairless tail
Scalopus aquaticus
Hairy-tailed Mole
- smallest mole
- most pointed nose
- hairy tail
Parascalops breweri
Eastern Spotted Skunk
- variable white spots
- white circle on face
Spilogale putorius
Striped Skunk
- two matching white strips along back
- line through face
- larger than Spotted
Mephitis mephitis
Least Weasel
- long body
- short tail
- short-haired
- white belly
Mustela nivalis
Long-tailed Weasel
- longer, black-tipped thick tail
- long body
Mustela frenata
American Mink
- long haired dark brown fur
- white under chin
- very furry tail
Neovison vison
Northern River Otter
- long body but small head
- short haired
- small ears
- long pointy tail
Lontra canadensis
Eastern Cottontail
the only rabbit we got
Sylvilagus floridanus
Eastern Red Bat
- obvious red coloring
- red interfemoral membrane and black wings
Lasiurus borealis
Big Brown Bat
- brown coloring
- darker brown wings and interfemoral membrane
Eptesicus fuscus
Eastern Chipmunk
- unique patterns on back: black line through middle, two white lines on either side of back outlined in black lines
Tamias striatus
Gray Squirrel
- gray body with light orange spot through middle
- reddish head
- dark gray tail surrounded by light gray (bushy)
Sciurus carolinensis
Red Squirrel
- entire body is reddish orange with more color on tail
- end of tail is black
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Southern Flying Squirrel
- flat tail, small body
- white line separating back fur and belly fur
- pointed ears
Glaucomys volans
Eastern Fox Squirrel
- ears, feet, and outer tail are orange while rest of body is gray
- NO orange spot on back (gray squirrel)
Sciurus niger
Virginia Opossum
only opossum
Didelphis virginiana
Northern Raccoon
only raccoon
Procyon lotor
Red Fox
- orange/red fur
- white tipped large bushy tail
Vulpes vulpes
Common Gray Fox
- mostly gray fur
- orange sides
- fur is black tipped
- tail has black strip
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Groundhog/Woodchuck
- light brownish fur, some orange on sides
- fur is gray tipped with black undercoat
- stubby furry tail
Marmota monax
Common Muskrat
- fat fuzzy body
- long claws
- long skinny hairless tail
Ondatra zibethicus
Black bear (fetal)
- short haired, big butt, lighter belly and face
Ursus americanus
Coyote
- black line down back and black tipped tail
- white line below neck line
- wolf or dog like
Canis latrans
American Beaver
- fat body
- large flat hairless tail
Castor canadensis
North American Porcupine
- quills, hairless feet
- flat face
Erethizon dorsatum
Bobcat
- black line through back
- irregular black spots
- very stubby rounded short tail
Lynx rufus
Cougar
- large
- short haired
- beige fur, darker brown line through middle
- white belly
- long fuzzy tail
- big paws and claws
Puma concolor
Hooded Merganser
- distinct white crest on head
- long hooked beak
Lophodytes cucullatus
Black Duck
- head is light brown while body is darker
- blue metallic patch with NO surrounding white(as with mallards)
Anas rubripes
Mallard (female)
- brown color throughout body and head
- blue metallic patch with white lines outlining it
Anas platyrhynchos
Wood Duck (male)
- green head crown
- partially red back
- white neck
Aix sponsa
Common Raven
- streamlined body
- metallic blue sheen to black feathers
- larger than crow
Corvus corax
American Crow
- entirely black (no sheen)
- smaller than raven
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Barred Owl
- large head and eyes
- large noticeable sclerotic rings (eye rings)
- small yellow beak
Strix varia
Eastern Screech Owl
- very red body
- small
- large head compared to body
Megascops asio
White Breasted Nuthatch (male)
- black top of head, white below and on belly(breast)
- long pointy beak
- small patch of orange/red on butt
Sitta carolinensis
Northern Flicker (male)
- brown base color
- long sharp beak for pecking trees
- noticeable red ring around neck
- spotted belly
- yellow patch under tail
Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker (female)
- large unique red crown
- white face stripe on either side of face extending down neck
Dryocopus pileatus
Red-bellied Woodpecker (male)
- red head
-orangeish lower face - black and white alternating feathers
*Flicker is brown and has red ring instead of red spot on head
Melanerpes carolinus
Downy Woodpecker
- small body
- red dot on head
- black and white feathers with varying dotted (downy, dotted) white instead of striped like Red-bellied
Dryobates pubescens
scens; scents - downy laundry detergent
Loggerhead Shrike
- short gray body
- black bandit like strip through eyes
- white chin and belly
- hooked beak
Lanius ludovicianus
Cooper’s Hawk
- dark gray wings and top of head
- light orange and white feathers on belly
- brown and white alternating on tail feather underside
Accipiter cooperii
American Kestrel
- fairly small
- vertical black strips through eyes
- orange and black feathers on back
- hooked beak
Falco sparverius
Tufted Titmouse
- blue upper body, white belly and lower head
- *orange patch below wing
- blue crest like elvis hair
Baeolophus bicolor
Carolina chickadee
- black upper head, white in between, black chin
- rest of body is gray with slight orange coloring on wings
Poecile carolinensis
Purple Martin
- purple metallic sheen(like raven) on black feathers
Progne subis
Red-winged Blackbird
- entirely black other than red/orange patch on wings
Agelaius phoenicus
Eastern Meadowlark
- entirely yellow belly except for black strip on chest
- spotted brown and black back
- some of face is yellow
Sturnella magna
American Robin
- dark brown/black color on back and head
- belly is dark orange
Turdus migratorius
American Goldfinch (female)
- mostly brown body
- wings are alternating black and white
- under chin is slightly yellow
Spinus tristis
American Goldfinch (male)
- mostly yellow body
- black spot above beak
- mostly black wings
Spinus tristis
White throated Sparrow
- gray brown body
- two black strips on top of head
- yellow spots above eyes
- white throat/chin
Zonotrichia albicollis
Yellow-rumped Warbler
- mostly brown body
- yellow spot on head, armpits, and base of tail
Setophaga coronata
Northern Cardinal
cardinal lol
Cardinalis cardinalis
