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Raccoon
-Prefer moist woodlands, but can be found in farmlands, suburban and urban areas |
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Otter (Lutra canadensis)
-anywhere there is food and easy access to water |
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Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
-areas near a water source, such as a stream or swamp, may live in woodlands and thickets but they are very often found within human altered areas. |
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Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
-Muskrats are found in wet environments, favoring locations with four to six feet of water. While muskrats are found in ponds, lakes, and swamps, their favorite locations are marshes, where the water level stays constant. |
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| A swamp is a place where the plants that make up the area covered in water are primarily woody plants or trees. Woody plants would be mangroves or cypress trees. A marsh, on the other hand, is defined as having no woody plants. The non-woody plants would be saltmarsh grasses, reeds, or sedges |
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Mink (Neovison vison)
-Although mink are found throughout North America, they tend to frequent forested areas that are in close proximity to water. |
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American marten (Martes americana)
- mature northern forests. These animals are closely associated with lodgepole pine, Douglas fir, spruce, and mixed harwood forests. |
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Fisher (Martes pennanti)
-coniferous forests, but they are also found in mixed and deciduous forests. They prefer habitats with high canopy closure. They also prefer habitats with many hollow trees for dens. . |
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Fox (gray and red - gray are smaller)
-Red- forests, grasslands, mountains, and deserts. They also adapt well to human environments such as farms and suburban areas
-Gray-prefer to live in deciduous forests interspersed with brushy, woodland areas. |
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Coyote (Canis latrans)
-highly adaptable, can be found almost everywhere |
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
-forests, semi-deserts, mountains, and brushland. They sleep in hidden dens, often in hollow trees, thickets, or rocky crevices. |
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Beaver (Castor canadensis)
-Water habitats |
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Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
-woodlands, forests, wooded ravines and grassy plains. Other habitats may include scrubland, riparian areas and urban environments. |
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