Flashcards

Mammal Guide Flashcards

Violet Garner English 37 cards

Black-Tailed Prairie Dog. Flat open areas. Prairie dog towns.

Cards in this deck (37)

1—Black-Tailed Prairie Dog.
Flat open areas. Prairie dog towns.
2—American Black Bear
Smaller than brown bears.
Lack the a hump and prominent facial ridge that brown bears have.
3—American Mink
Uniform brown color. Around bodies of water.
4—American Beaver.
Near wooded waterways.
5—American Bison.
Female horns are more curved and slightly thinner.
Males will generally be larger and shaggier than females as well.
Open prairie / APR lands.
6—Brown Bear.
Distinctive hump and they also have a more pronounced facial ridge.
mountainous, forested regions, Little Rockies.
7—Bobcat.
Forested areas or areas with high vegetative cover. They will come up certain distances into the prairie.
8—Bighorn Sheep.
Males have the largest horns that curl around on the sides of their heads.
Females have shorter pointier horns.
In the breaks or Little Rockies.
9—Common Pheasant (female).
Females are more subdued in their coloration and are overall a brownish color with a scaly pattern.
Open areas and farm fields, but may wander through riparian stretches.
10—Common Pheasant (male).
Males have bright plumage with a green head, red face, and a white ring around their necks as well as a long tail.
Open areas and farm fields, but may wander through riparian stretches.
11—Desert Cottontail.
Longer ears.
Lower elevations (<6000 feet)
12—Domestic Cat.
Near Humans.
13—Common Pheasant (male).
Males have bright plumage with a green head, red face, and a white ring around their necks as well as a long tail.
Open areas and farm fields, but may wander through riparian stretches.
14—Domestic dog.
Near humans.
15—Elk.
Forested areas, but have been seen along vegetated riparian areas that come into the prairie. Most common in the breaks and the Little Rockies.
16—Gray Wolf.
Compared to coyotes, wolves will have a broader, thicker snout and have shorter, more rounded ears.
Anywhere, especially forested areas far from ranching
17—Domestic Horse.
Fenced pastures on the prairie.
18—Domestic Cow.
Fenced pastures in the upland prairie area.
19—Mountain Cottontail.
Shorter ears.
Higher elevations (>6000 feet)
20—Long-Tailed Weasel.
Summer coat is brown fur on top with a white belly, whereas in the winter they are entirely white. The tail retains its black tip in both seasons.
More disturbed areas, mountainous and forested.
21—Moose.
Waterways or in the Little Rockies. They generally would prefer more forested areas over the prairies.
22—Least Chipmunk.
Very small, has three dark and two light stripes on its face, five dark and four light stripes on its body, and a bushy, relatively long tail.
Open areas around forests.
23—North American Porcupine.
The dark, bare face as well as the long “fur” helps make the ID.
Forests open grassland areas.
24—Northern Raccoon.
Habitat generalists
25—Pronghorn.
Both genders can have horns, but female’s horns are generally small and almost never go past their ears.
Open prairie spaces.
26—Mule Deer (female).
Thin tail that ends in a black tip. White butt. Big ears. Males antlers grow in a way where they split and branch in forks as they grow.
More commonly found in the prairie areas than the white-tailed deer.
27—Red Fox.
Black “socks” on their legs, white-tipped tails, and black-tipped ears on the backside.
Forested or urban environments.
28—Richardson's Ground Squirrel.
Dark coloration on its back that looks barred. Additionally, there is no black tip on the tail.
Shortgrass prairies.
29—Striped Skunk.
Forested areas and close to humans.
30—Swift Fox.
Smaller than a domestic cat. Light colored tan/rusty fur with small faces, pointy ears, and a black tip on the tail.
Shortgrass prairie, Fort Belknap.
31—White-tailed Deer.
Broad, tan colored tail that flips up to reveal a white “flag”. Do not have a white rump or as large as ears as a mule deers.
Riparian areas.
32—White-tailed Deer.
Broad, tan colored tail that flips up to reveal a white “flag”. Do not have a white rump or as large as ears as a mule deer's. Their antlers grow out from one main stem.
Riparian areas.
33—Wild Turkey (female?)
Males are large with big chests, naked red/blue heads, and a big plume of tail feathers in the back like a peacock. Females are smaller, an overall brown color, and have some feathers up on the head.
Mainly found in forested areas of the region, can also be found in open areas.
34—Wild Turkey (male)
Males are large with big chests, naked red/blue heads, and a big plume of tail feathers in the back like a peacock. Females are smaller, an overall brown color, and have some feathers up on the head.
Mainly found in forested areas of the region, can also be found in open areas.
35—Yellow-bellied Marmot.
Reddish-brown or yellowish fur with a yellow belly, dark head and medium length tail.
Mountainous areas, Little Rockies.
36—White-tailed Jackrabbit.
Open prairie habitats.
37—Mountain Lion.
Very long tailed, light brown coloration devoid of markings.
Forested areas, CMR, and the Little Rockies