MAMMALS Flashcards
test studying
define Albino
congenital deficiency in pigment. Causes white skin, hair, and red eyes.
define Arboreal
Living in trees
Crepuscular
most active at dawn ad dusk
Coprophagy
eats shit
gregarious
social species (known to be in groups)
Edge Habitat
an area where two habitats meet
Diurnal
Most active during the day
marsupial
pouched animals
mast
Soft Mast-nuts and acorns
hard mast- fruits (apples raspberries)
melanistic
excessive amounts of melanin ( looks black)
nocturnal
most active at night
pelage
coat of fur on animals
torpor
state of sluggish activity
ungulates
mammals that walk on toenails
whats the only marsupial studied
Opossum
Didelphidae
Virginia opossum
Canidae
Red Fox
Eastern Coyote
Grey Wolf
Cervidae
White Tailed Deer
Caribou
Mule Deer
Moose
Elk
Castoridae
American Beaver
Felidae
Canada Lynx
Eastern Cougar
Bobcat
Mustelidae
Fisher
American Marten
Stripped Skunk
American Badger
Wolverine
River Otter
Black Footed Ferret
Short-tailed Weasel
Mink
Ursidae
Black Bear
Grizzly Bear
Leporidae
Eastern Cottontail
Snowshoe Hare
Sciuridae
Flying Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Eastern Chipmunk
Least Chipmunk
Woodchuck
what has the shortest gestation period
Opossum (13 days)
examples of valuable fur bearers
American Beaver
Red Fox
Short-Tailed Weasel
American Marten
Fisher
Mink
River Otter
What is the smallest Cat in Canada
Bobcat
Largest rodent in Canada
American Beaver
which animals are gregarious
American Bison
Elk
Woodland Caribou
