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Mammals
- Miscellaneous
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American
Badger
The
American badger has a flat body, with short legs and a triangular
face with a long, pointed, tipped- up nose. It has long brown or black
fur with white stripes on its cheeks and one stripe running from its
nose to the back of its head. It has small ears on the side of its
head and long, sharp front claws
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/americanbadger.htm
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Bats
"The Only Flying Mammal!" A Thematic
Resource for Teachers and Students
http://intergate.cccoe.k12.ca.us/bats/
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Bat Conservation International
Many things people think they know about
bats aren't even true. Bats aren't blind, they're not rodents, and
they won't get tangled in your hair.
http://www.batcon.org/
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Beaver
Beavers are found throughout North America except for the Southwest,
and Mexico.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/castor/c._canadensis.html
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The
Beaver
The beaver attained official status as
an emblem of Canada when an "act to provide for the recognition
of the beaver (castor canadensis) as a symbol of the sovereignty of
Canada" received royal assent on March 24, 1975.
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/sc-cs/o1_e.cfm
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Black-footed
Ferret
The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)
has been considered the most endangered mammal in North America for
many years.
http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/ferret.html
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Black-footed
Ferret-Wild Times
The black-footed ferret's story is one of the
most amazing tales in the history of wildlife management.
http://gf.state.wy.us/HTML/wildtimes/ferret.htm
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Black-tailed
Prairie Dog Facts
Black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus)
are stout, burrowing animals within the squirrel family, approximately
14-17 inches long and weighing about 1-3 pounds.
http://www.r6.fws.gov/btprairiedog/facts.htm
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Black-Tailed Prairie
Dog Links-NWF
For more information on the black-tailed prairie
dog and prairie grasslands, visit some of the sites listed below.
http://www.nwf.org/prairiedogs/
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Chipmunks
by Abby
Chipmunks are very interesting creatures.
Did you know that a chipmunk can jump into its hole so its enemies
that are chasing it will not find its tracks?
http://crockerfarm.org/ac/rm02/animals/AbbyChipmunk.htm
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Common
and Friendly by Jim Ferguson
There are 19 species of chipmunk in North
America but the most common is the Eastern Chipmunk which inhabits
the eastern part of the continent from James Bay in northern Ontario
to the State of Georgia.
http://www.canadianforestry.com/nature/chipmunk.html
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Criteria for
Successful Bat Houses
North American Research Project on bats
teaches you to build a bat house.
http://www.batcon.org/bhra/bhcriter.html
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Duke
University Primate Center
Duke University Primate Center is home to approximately
300 prosimian primates, also known as lemurs. Mouse over the menu
to see photos of seventeen species of lemurs. Just looking at the
pictures is fun, and young animal lovers will love this. Click on
any species name (such as Bushbaby) to learn more. Visit the Kids
Corner for interactive games including a word search, maze, coloring
pages and two lemur jigsaw puzzles.
http://www.duke.edu/web/primate/EducationSite/ContentsLoader.html
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Eastern
Cottontail
Eastern Cottontails are the best-known
and most widely distributed rabbit of North America.
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/easterncottontail.htm
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Enchanted
Learning: Apes
For elementary grades, Enchanted Learning has
sections on five kinds of apes: gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans,
gibbons and siamangs. Each section includes a feature article with
lots of fast facts, a printable quiz, coloring page, and related web
links. To learn how apes fit into the primate order, click on Classification
to read about the Linnean Classification system. To explore related
topics, click around in Zoom Mammals and Zoom Rainforests.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/apes/
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Hares
There are two species of hares in Alaska, both of which turn white
in the winter. The snowshoe, or varying hare (Lepus americanus), is
the most common and widespread of these.
http://www.state.ak.us/adfg/notebook/smgame/hares.htm
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How
Stuff Works: Is there a difference between monkeys and apes?
Is there a difference between monkeys and apes?
Yes, and this one page articles explains how monkeys and apes are
related, and how they differ. It's a good introduction to the scientific
classification of orders, suborders, and species. "The 235 modern
primate species are divided up into two suborders -- the prosimians
and the anthropoids." There are some interesting links at the
bottom of the page, and a printable version with less advertising.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/question660.htm
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International
Society for the Protection of Mustangs and Burros
The
International Society for the Protection of Mustang and Burros is
an effective international leader in our field because we have earned
the respect and credibility of the many diverse participants in the
Wild Horse and Burro program. Our main thrust is one of education
and of becoming a model, a way of “being” on this planet we call Mother
Earth. One can make no greater impression than to lead by example.
ISPMB honors the wild horse and burro and realizes the interdependence
of all living things in this universe.
http://www.ispmb.com/
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Jumping Mouse
Meadow
Jumping Mouse
http://www.alienexplorer.com/ecology/m134.html
Preble's Jumping Mouse
http://www.elpasoco.com/preble
Woodland
Jumping Mouse
http://www.alienexplorer.com/ecology/m138.html
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Muskrat
This aquatic rodent is found across all
of Canada with the exception of the arctic tundra, throughout the
United States, and in much of Europe and Asia where it has been introduced
by man.
http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/muskrat.htm
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Muskrat
If you like nature and you like the muskrat,
you might want go and look at some streams and safe canals because
that's where they like to live.
http://www.holoweb.com/cannon/muskrat.htm
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North
American Badger
The
badger is found primarily in the great plains region of North America.
The species has expanded its range greatly since the turn of the century,
and it is now found as far east as Ontario, Canada.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/taxidea/t._taxus$narrative.html
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Opossum
Opossums are a member of the order Marsupialia,
a primitive group of mammals found most commonly in Australia. Kangaroos,
koalas and wombats are other well known marsupials.
http://ngp.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/opossum.html
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Porcupines
A large rodent with distinct, barbed
quills on back, sides, and tail;
http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/eretdors.htm
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Porcupine Page
I will use "common porcupine"
to refer to Erethizon dorsatum, the North American Porcupine.
http://www.mit.edu/~liane/porcupine.html
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Possum Network
Welcome to 'Possum Network, the home
page of America's only native Marsupial, the Virginia Opossum. Love
a Koala? Dream of seeing a kangaroo some day? Why not take a look
at a home grown North American marsupial. These pages chronicle the
meeting of man and woman with one of creation's other fine critters
- the Virginia Opossum.
http://www.possumnetwork.com/
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Possum
Pages
The opossum is a noble beast, though
much maligned in common thought. Sad to say, most residents of North
America see the opossum as of little more use other than to decorate
the shoulders of our nation's highways and to serve as examples of
why one shouldn't cross the road at night.
http://www.kiva.net/~kiwi/opossum/opossum.htm
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Prairie
Dogs (DesertUSA)
In 1900, a huge Prairie Dog settlement was reported on the high plains
of Texas. It extended 100 miles in one direction and 250 miles in
the other. An estimated 400 million prairie dogs lived in this "town!"
http://www.desertusa.com/dec96/du_pdogs.html
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Prairie Dog-Keep
the Wild Alive
The following resources are an introduction
to the very active life of the Utah prairie dog and the important
ecological role it plays in its southern Utah range
http://www.nwf.org/wildalive/prairiedog/
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Pronghorn
The pronghorn antelope, sometimes referred
to as the prairie ghost, is found only on America's Great Plains.
http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/antelope.html
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Raccoons
from the Gable's
This site mainly deals with our volunteer wildlife rescue work and
raccoon experiences. It's always being expanded so read What's_New
and please check back often! Don't miss the heartwarming and humorous
tales of Meeko, The 3 Babies, Tiki, Poko & Mandi and more!
http://www.raccoonworld.com/
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River
Otter
The North American river otter (Lutra canadensis) ranges over most
of North America north of Mexico.
http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/notebook/furbear/rvrotter.htm
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Sea
Otter
The sea otter (Enhydra lutris) lives
in shallow water areas along the shores of the North Pacific. Its
range once extended from southern California north then west through
the Aleutian Islands, to the Kamchatka Peninsula, and south to the
northern islands of Japan.
http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/notebook/marine/seaotter.htm
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Skunk
http://museum.nhm.uga.edu/gawildlife/mammals/Carnivora/Mustelidae/mmephitis.html
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Snowshoe
Hare
The snowshoe hare is a medium-sized rabbit.
Its feet are long (11-15 cm). With the toes spread apart, and the
soles of their feet furry, the snowshoe hare is adapted for traveling
in the snow
http://library.thinkquest.org/11234/hare.html
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Striped
Skunk
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/mephitis/m._mephitis$narrative.html
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White
Footed Mouse
The genus name Peromyscus is from the Greek
words pera (pouch) and myskos (little mouse), or "pouched little
mouse," a reference to the internal cheek pouches found in members
of this genus. The specifies name leucopus is from the Greek words leukon
(white) and pous (foot). http://museum.nhm.uga.edu/gawildlife/mammals/rodentia/muridae/sigmodontinae/pleucopus.html
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White Footed
Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
A medium-sized, short-tailed, white-footed
mouse; tail about 43% of total length, sparsely haired, darker above
than below but usually not sharply bicolor; upperparts cinnamon rufous
mixed with blackish; sides paler, with less admixture of black; underparts
and feet white, the "ankle" slightly brownish.
http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/peroleuc.htm
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The
Wolverine Foundation
The Wolverine Foundation was founded in 1996
to promote interest in the wolverine's status and ecological role
in the world wildlife community. It is a nonprofit foundation comprised
of leading wildlife scientists knowledgeable in the life history,
ecology, management, and paleo- history of one of the least understood
and most fascinating creatures on earth.
http://www.wolverinefoundation.org/
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