Fox Squirrels

The European red fox (vulpes vulpes), is a highly adaptable, opportunistic omnivorous mammal characterised by its big ears, bushy tail and reddish-brown coats. The red fox is an introduced pest specie in Australia, originating in North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa. The red fox was brought to Australia for by British colonies for recreational hunting as early as 1855 and from then the fox rapidly spread across the southern area's of Australia, except for Tasmania, coinciding with the distribution rabbits, as they are the key prey of the red fox. Within 20 years, the red fox had achieved pest status in Australia. This species rapid spread was reliant on the lack of natural predators in Australian, only having only the dingoes and Tasmanian devil to compete for food in certain areas like Tasmania, where the fox populations seem to be supressed. Their introduction has been the reason for the extinction and decline of many native Australian species, especially terrestrial mammals including the Long-nosed

Habitat: Their habitats are on crops, arable and waste land, gardens. Commonly on footpaths and in

The animal I was given for this assignment was the Channel Island Fox. They are considered to be near extinction animals with nearly about 2,500 fox left (last checked 2008). The Channel Island Fox is a type of fox that only lives on the Channel Islands, which is located around the coast of Southern California in about 19 to 61 miles away from the continental state. On a clear day in California, many visitors have the chance to see the islands over the shores. Within the eight islands, only six of the islands have the Channel Island Fox on their land. The six islands are San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Santa Catalina, San Nicolas and San Clemente. Each island has different features which has given each island fox a different trait compared to each one, but they are still considered as Island Fox.

Island foxes are a keystone species. They play a powerful role in controlling various prey species in the island ecosystem including the island spotted skunk, deer mouse, and black rat populations. The California Channel Islands consist of eight islands and on

This species lives in the eucalyptus forests of tasmania, although the tasmanian tiger can also live in other habitats besides the eucalyptus forest.

The San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) is a small, desert fox that persists primarily around the perimeter of the San Joaquin Valley in central California. It is an endangered subspecies of the more widely occurring kit fox. The fox eats primarily kangaroo rats where their ranges overlap, or a variety of other food sources (voles, ground squirrels, rats, mice, insects). The current population size for the San Joaquin kit fox is unknown, but estimates are 90%) habitat overlaps with areas designated by areas of potential solar

One of the largest rodents is the Sciuridae family is the Woodchuck (Marmota Monax) or more commonly known as the Groundhog. It is a fairly common animal most heavily found in the north and north eastern parts of the United States and across most of Canada (Encyclopedia of Life, 2015). Most Woodchucks choose to live in a habitat of grasslands or along the edge of a forest. They tend to like a cooler climate, but during the heart of winter they will hibernate in burrows that they dig throughout the year. The Woodchuck is a incredibly interesting animal that creates elaborate burrows for homes and one of the true hibernators.

The California pocket mouse belongs to the genus chaetodipus and is a native species in California, thus it is known as the chaetodipus californicus. The chaetodipus californicus is a populous rodent whose habitat spans from that of Northern California, from the San Francisco Bay, deep into South California towards the border of Mexico. According to the ADW at the University of Michigan, the, “C. californicus occupies a wide variety of habitats year-round within its range in the Upper Sonoran and Transition life zones. These include montane hardwood, valley foothill hardwood-conifer, valley foothill hardwood, annual grassland, sagebrush, chamise-redshank and montane chaparral, and coastal scrub. C. californicus occurs in greatest abundance in habitats where grassland and chaparral are in close proximity. In central California, this species is found at low to moderate elevations, whereas in southern California it is found primarily at moderate elevations.” (Johnson). The habitat regions are generally temperate and terrestrial, most of which are chaparral or forest biomes.

Racoons - Its grayish coat mostly consists of dense underfur which insulates it against cold weather.

A wide variety of animals live in bottomland hardwoods. There are many waterfowl and other birds, such as wood ducks and screech owls. Other animals, like deer, squirrels, and bats, also live in or nearby the foliage of these wetlands. These animals are mostly intrusive, since they can choose to live in other areas if they wish.

Idaho’s natural areas are home to many kinds of animals. It is one of the few places in the United States where many large mammals roam freely like, Moose, Grizzly, and Black bears. And also Elks, Cougars, and reindeer live in Idaho’s

The Grey Fox is distinct for any other species of fox due to the greyish white fur along its back. The fur on its chest, back of ears, underside of the tail, legs feet, and neck are a reddish brown. On each side of its muzzle, there is a black band. The Grey Fox also has strong, short legs that are used for climbing trees. Their feet also have hooked claws that aid them in tree climbing. An adult Grey Fox is 21-30 inches long, with a tail another 11-16 inches long, they also weigh 7-11

Their environments are rainforest, woodlands and grassland. They spend the majority of their time on trees and eating on trees. They do not travel much and just scattered over their area. They are known to be omnivores and their diet consists of fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, leaves, blossoms, insects and occasionally other animals. They are very social and communicate by calls, touch, body language, gestures, and facial expressions.

Gopherus Polyphemus, more commonly called as Gopher tortoise is a species of land tortoise commonly found in the south-eastern parts of the United States. These tortoises are long lived and inhabit dry, sandy upland areas including forests, pastures and fields, which are generally associated with longleaf pine and dry oak sandhills. They are very adept at burrowing deep holes, which provides shelter from elements as well as from the predators. These burrows are also widely used by other species throughout the ecosystem; due to this, many species of the long leaf pine ecosystem are depended upon the Gopher tortoise for survival; hence, the Gopher tortoises are considered as a keystone species of the ecosystem. Gopher tortoises

Their habitat is so various. Most of snake lives on the land, under the rocks, shrubs, or hanging on trees without ever touching the ground. Other types live in aquatic or semi-aquatic habitat, such as in swamps,