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RODENTIA description Brownish gray upper parts and a grayish belly. Its tail is extremely short and its ears are nearly concealed by hair. habitat Southern bog lemmings live in low, damp bogs and meadows with heavy vegetative growth. reproduction Breeding takes place year round with most litters being produced between April and September. An average female will produce two to three litters a year, with three or four young per litter. Gestation lasts about 23 days. did you know? Bog lemmings travel via runways and underground tunnels. Nests are usually built from dry grasses and hidden under stumps. Southern Bog Lemming © L.L. Master / American Soc. Mammalogists Synaptomys cooperi 48
RODENTIA description The fur is a dark brown that gets lighter around the throat. The tail is long and rat-like. habitat Muskrats live in aquatic areas, such as marshes, ponds, lakes, rivers, and canals. reproduction Females normally produce one to five litters per year, with each litter containing four to seven young. Young are born three to four weeks after breeding and are born hairless. Only two weeks after birth the young muskrats have fur and are able to swim. They are able to take care of themselves within a month and are on their own. Muskrat did you know? Muskrats can swim at speeds of up to two to three miles per hour. It would take an Olympic swimmer to catch up to them! Ondatra zibethicus 49 © Ohio Division of Wildlife
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Page 3 and 4: DIDELPHIMORPHIA5 6 Virginia Opossum
Page 5 and 6: DIDELPHIMORPHIA ORDER Didelphimorph
Page 7 and 8: INSECTIVORA ORDER Insectivora A s i
Page 9 and 10: INSECTIVORA description Fur is dens
Page 11 and 12: INSECTIVORA description This tiny s
Page 13 and 14: INSECTIVORA description Broad front
Page 15 and 16: INSECTIVORA description Easily iden
Page 17 and 18: CHIROPTERA description The fur is u
Page 19 and 20: CHIROPTERA Rafinesque’s Big-eared
Page 21 and 22: CHIROPTERA description Varies in co
Page 23 and 24: CHIROPTERA description The largest
Page 25 and 26: CHIROPTERA description Small with a
Page 27 and 28: CHIROPTERA description Similar in a
Page 29 and 30: LAGOMORPHA description A large rabb
Page 31 and 32: RODENTIA ORDER Rodentia R odents ar
Page 33 and 34: RODENTIA Thirteen-lined Ground Squi
Page 35 and 36: RODENTIA description Slightly large
Page 37 and 38: RODENTIA description Easily disting
Page 39 and 40: RODENTIA description Beavers are la
Page 41 and 42: RODENTIA description About the size
Page 43 and 44: RODENTIA description Roughly the si
Page 45 and 46: RODENTIA Southern Red-backed Vole d
Page 47: RODENTIA description Grayish to dar
Page 51 and 52: RODENTIA description A small, gray-
Page 53 and 54: RODENTIA Woodland Jumping Mouse des
Page 55 and 56: CARNIVORA ORDER Carnivora W hile th
Page 57 and 58: CARNIVORA description Most commonly
Page 59 and 60: CARNIVORA description Appears in a
Page 61 and 62: CARNIVORA description Has a brown c
Page 63 and 64: CARNIVORA description Has a brown c
Page 65 and 66: CARNIVORA description A stocky anim
Page 67 and 68: CARNIVORA description The hair is l
Page 69 and 70: ARTIODACTYLA ORDER Artiodactyla U n
Page 71 and 72: Altricial - young which are helples

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