Mammals Of Alabama BY CHELSEE DAVIS and LACEY GARDNER.

Mammals Of Mammals Of AlabamaAlabama

BY CHELSEE DAVIS BY CHELSEE DAVIS andand

LACEY GARDNERLACEY GARDNER

ShrewShrewThe Shrew has a The Shrew has a

very short tail.very short tail.It prefers moist It prefers moist

forest and can forest and can be found along be found along the banks of the banks of streams in streams in decayed logs or decayed logs or piles of old piles of old brush and in tall brush and in tall thick grass.thick grass.

MuskratMuskrat Muskrats live in Muskrats live in

ditches, streams, ditches, streams, marshes, and marshes, and wetland areas.wetland areas.

Muskrats have Muskrats have shelters. They shelters. They sometimes build a sometimes build a lodge of mud and lodge of mud and stickssticks..

American MinkAmerican MinkThe American Mink The American Mink

has short and has short and stubby legs and tail. stubby legs and tail.

It is in the Weasel It is in the Weasel family. family.

Usually one weights Usually one weights 2.07 k. g. 2.07 k. g.

They are fair game for They are fair game for coyotes, foxes, coyotes, foxes, bobcats, and even bobcats, and even owls.owls.

BobcatBobcatIt has a gray to brown It has a gray to brown

coat, whiskered coat, whiskered face, and black face, and black tufted ears. tufted ears.

It stays around It stays around inhabited areas.inhabited areas.

Prey selections Prey selections depend on depend on surrounding surrounding habitatshabitats..

RabbitRabbit The Rabbit is aThe Rabbit is a Herbivore which Herbivore which means it only means it only

eats plants. eats plants.

It’s tail is white like It’s tail is white like cotton. cotton. Sometimes called Sometimes called cottontail.cottontail.

RaccoonRaccoonThe Raccoon has a The Raccoon has a

body length body length between 16-28 between 16-28 inches.inches.

It has long hair It has long hair and nails. and nails.

They eat anything They eat anything available.available.

Eastern Spotted Eastern Spotted SkunkSkunk

It is aIt is a small, (16-23) small, (16-23) inches, skunk.inches, skunk.

It is more weasel like in It is more weasel like in body shape and is body shape and is found in the United found in the United States. States.

They are much more They are much more active than any other active than any other skunk. skunk.

Long Tailed WeaselLong Tailed Weasel

The Long Tailed The Long Tailed Weasel is a Weasel is a carnivore. carnivore.

Carnivores eat meat.Carnivores eat meat.

Their legs are very Their legs are very short compared to short compared to the length of their the length of their bodybody..

Black BearBlack Bear The Black Bear is the The Black Bear is the

smallest bear of all the smallest bear of all the North America bears.North America bears.

Males are 30% to 40% Males are 30% to 40% larger than females. larger than females.

Females weight average Females weight average is 150 pounds.is 150 pounds.

Fox SquirrelFox SquirrelThe Fox Squirrel is a The Fox Squirrel is a

rodent. rodent.

It lives in wide places It lives in wide places with a lot of trees. with a lot of trees.

The Fox Squirrel eats The Fox Squirrel eats acorns, nuts, seeds, acorns, nuts, seeds, fleshy fruits, buds, fleshy fruits, buds, flowers, twigs, bird flowers, twigs, bird eggs, insects, eggs, insects, tubers, roots and tubers, roots and fungi. fungi.

White Tailed DeerWhite Tailed Deer The White Tailed Deer The White Tailed Deer

is the smallest is the smallest member of the deer member of the deer family in North family in North America. America.

Adult white tails have Adult white tails have reddish-brown coats reddish-brown coats in the summer which in the summer which fade to a grayish-fade to a grayish-brown in the winter.brown in the winter.

White tailed deer White tailed deer babies have spots.babies have spots.

Star Nosed MoleStar Nosed Mole

The Star Nosed Mole The Star Nosed Mole lives in wet lowland lives in wet lowland areas and they eat areas and they eat small invertebrates.small invertebrates.

The Star Nosed Mole The Star Nosed Mole

is a very good is a very good swimmer and they swimmer and they have been observed have been observed tunneling through tunneling through snow and swimming snow and swimming through ice.through ice.

OpossumOpossum The Opossum lives in The Opossum lives in

a wide-variety of a wide-variety of habitats. habitats.

They live in forest, They live in forest, open woods, and open woods, and farmlands.farmlands.

It prefers wet areas It prefers wet areas like marshes, like marshes, swamps, streams swamps, streams and river bottoms.and river bottoms.

CoyoteCoyote The Coyote has a The Coyote has a

grayish-brown to grayish-brown to yellowish-gray fur yellowish-gray fur on the upper parts.on the upper parts.

Coyotes don’t have Coyotes don’t have many enemies. many enemies.

Wolves used to eat Wolves used to eat Coyotes; now there Coyotes; now there are not many are not many Wolves in the Wolves in the country.country.

ResourcesResources

Alabama Outdoor .com Alabama Outdoor .com

Alabama Wildlife .comAlabama Wildlife .com