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DIDELPHIMORPHIA description An adult is about the size of a house cat, with coarse, grizzled, grayish fur. It has a long, scaly tail, ears without fur, and a long, pointed snout that ends in a pink nose. habitat Quite adaptable and can also be found in suburbia and the city. Ideal habitat, however, is an area with woods, wetlands, and farmland interspersed. reproduction A female opossum carries her young internally for approximately two weeks before they are born. Opossums are undeveloped and tiny (1/15 ounce) at birth. The offspring must crawl to a teat in the female’s pouch to survive. At about three months of age, young opossums emerge from the pouch for short periods and will hitch a ride on the adult female’s back to get from place to place. Virginia Opossum © Ohio Division of Wildlife Didelphis virginiana 6 did you know? The opossum is the only marsupial in North America.
INSECTIVORA ORDER Insectivora A s indicated by the order’s name, Insectivora, these animals feed primarily on insects. The insectivore group includes shrews and moles; small mammals that are rodent-like in appearance. Shrews and moles spend much of their time in dark, underground tunnels, thus having little need for the sense of sight. Because of this, the eyes are often very small and vision is reduced. Instead, these insectivores use their exceptional senses of smell and touch to get around and find food.
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Page 3 and 4: DIDELPHIMORPHIA5 6 Virginia Opossum
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Page 13 and 14: INSECTIVORA description Broad front
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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
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Page 41 and 42: RODENTIA description About the size
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Page 45 and 46: RODENTIA Southern Red-backed Vole d
Page 47 and 48: RODENTIA description Grayish to dar
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Page 53 and 54: RODENTIA Woodland Jumping Mouse des
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CARNIVORA description Most commonly
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CARNIVORA description Appears in a
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CARNIVORA description Has a brown c
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CARNIVORA description Has a brown c
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CARNIVORA description A stocky anim
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CARNIVORA description The hair is l
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ARTIODACTYLA ORDER Artiodactyla U n
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Altricial - young which are helples
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