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Order Insectivora
Mole
star-shaped nose, nearly invisible eyes |
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Order Insectivora
Shrew
mouselike shape, eyes and external ears not visible.
Cone shaped nose |
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Order Carnivora
Black bear
Hopefully recognizable |
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Order Carnivora
Mink
Dark fur all the way around |
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Order Carnivora
Weasel
White or red with white underbelly |
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Order Rodentia
Grey squirrel
Largest, all grey (or black) |
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Order Rodentia
Fox Squirrel
Slightly smaller than grey squirrel, red tinges with grey fur |
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Order Rodentia
Red Squirrel
Smaller than other two, totally red/orange |
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Order Rodentia
Woodchuck
Chucks wood |
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Order Rodentia
Muskrat
Thin, ratlike tail (beaver has flattened tail) |
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Order Rodentia
Beaver
Large, flattened tail |
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Order Rodentia
Chipmunk
Solid stripes |
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Order Rodentia
13-lined ground squirrel
Has spotted lines (as opposed to chipmunk's solid lines) |
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Order Rodentia
Vole
chunky build, short tail
front paw has 4 toes, back has 5 |
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Order Rodentia
Deer mouse
White underside, dark top and sides |
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Order Rodentia
House Mouse
Has scaly tail, relatively dark all over. |
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Order Rodentia
Pocket Gopher
long claws and front teeth |
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Order Lagomorpha (lit "rabbit shaped")
Cottontail rabbit
smaller hind feet |
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Order Lagomorpha (lit "rabbit shaped")
Snowshoe Hare
Much larger, changes color by seasons. |
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Mammals not shown:
Order Marsupialia: Opossum
Order Chiroptera ("hand wings"): bat
Order Carnivora: skunk, raccoon, bobcat, red fox, badger, coyote
Order Rodentia: Porcupine
Order Artiodactyla: White-tailed deer. |
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Order Anura
American Toad
Warty, brown mottled skin |
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Order Caudata
Mudpuppy
retains gills |
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Order Caudata
Tiger Salamander
Largest salamander |
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Term
| http://s3.amazonaws.com/imagess3.enature.com/reptile_amph/reptile_amph_m/ar0046_1m.jpg |
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Order Caudata
Spotted Salamander
6-9 inches
stoutly built, dark skin with 2 irregular rows of round orange or yellow spots. |
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| http://s3.amazonaws.com/imagess3.enature.com/reptile_amph/reptile_amph_m/ar0039_1m.jpg |
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Order Caudata
Red-backed Salamander
2.5-5 inches
long and slender
red stripe down middle of back |
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| http://s3.amazonaws.com/imagess3.enature.com/reptile_amph/reptile_amph_m/ar0014_2m.jpg |
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| Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Northern Spring Peeper
.75-1.5 inches
X shape on back |
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| http://s3.amazonaws.com/imagess3.enature.com/reptile_amph/reptile_amph_m/ar0020_1m.jpg |
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| Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Eastern gray tree frog
1.25-2.5 inches
large toepads, rough skin |
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Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Northern Leopard Frog |
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| Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Wood frog 1.5-3.25 inches
light colored with dark mask ending right behind eardrum |
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Order Anura
Green Frog
2-4.25 inches
green with white underbelly
large external eardrum |
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Order Anura
Bullfrog
Largest frog |
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Order Osteoichthyes
Northern Pike
head 1/4 total length
long, thinner
protruding lower jaw |
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Order Osteoichthyes
Muskellunge
larger than pike, long head that is broad and flat or concave |
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Order Osteoichthyes
Walleye
mouth extends to eye, has canine teeth
separated dorsal fins
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Order Osteoichthyes
Largemouth Bass
mouth extends beyond posterior edge of eye
dorsal fins almost separate |
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| http://pond.dnr.cornell.edu/nyfish/Centrarchidae/smallmouth_bass.jpg |
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Order Osteoichthyes
Smallmouth Bass
mouth extends to front of eye
dorsal fins joined |
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Order Osteoichthyes
Brook Trout
1/5 as tall as it is long
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Order Osteoichthyes
Rainbow Trout
red stripe on side, |
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Order Osteoichthyes
Bluegill
smaller, rounded body
Small black spot on opercular flap |
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Order Osteoichthyes
Pumpkinseed
small, rounded body
larger black spot on operculum |
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Order Osteoichthyes
Crappie
Compressed body, more ovoid than bluegill
head long and concave near eye |
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Order Osteoichthyes
Rock Bass
usually 6-8 inches
spiky dorsal fin |
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Order Osteoichthyes
Yellow Perch
oblong, fairly compressed body
5-8 bars across body |
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Order Osteoichthyes
Catfish
has whiskers, slender body |
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Order Osteoichthyes
Bullfish
4 pairs of whiskers |
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| http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/Graphics/Shedd_CommonCarp.gif |
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Order Osteoichthyes
Carp
short snout, blunt head |
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Order Osteoichthyes
Sucker
elongate, cylindrical
Large mouth with big lips |
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