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CARNIVORA description Has a long, narrow body with a bushy tail. The fur is usually a rich chocolate brown, but can look almost black. Looks much like a large ferret, but wild ferrets do not occur in Ohio. habitat Mink are found near running waters of streams and rivers and the standing waters of marshes and lakes, especially in wooded or brushy areas. reproduction Mating occurs in the winter. The female usually makes a den in a burrow along the bank of a stream or lake, or under a stump or log. The gestation period is variable due to delayed implantation. did you know? Like its distant relative the skunk, the mink has anal scent glands which can excrete a fluid that smells somewhat like skunk musk. © Ohio Division of Wildlife Mink Neovison vison 64
CARNIVORA description A stocky animal with a white stripe that extends back over the head from the nose. White fur surrounds the eyes and black cheek patches, or “badges,” for which they are named. The rest of the body is a shaggy mix of silvery gray, black, and buff colors and the feet are black. habitat Badgers prefer shortgrass habitats, such as fields and pastures. reproduction Though mating occurs earlier, implantation of the fertilized egg is delayed until winter. One to five young are born in the spring, in a grass lined, underground nest. They are lightly furred and blind at birth. Badger did you know? The badger has many adaptations for burrowing in the soil, including webbed toes, long claws, and an extra transparent eye membrane. Taxidea taxus 65 © Ohio Division of Wildlife
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DIDELPHIMORPHIA5 6 Virginia Opossum
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DIDELPHIMORPHIA ORDER Didelphimorph
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INSECTIVORA ORDER Insectivora A s i
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INSECTIVORA description Fur is dens
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INSECTIVORA description This tiny s
Page 13 and 14: INSECTIVORA description Broad front
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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 and 48: RODENTIA description Grayish to dar
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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
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Page 69 and 70: ARTIODACTYLA ORDER Artiodactyla U n
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