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adults reach 11-16 inches long | Preys on small rodents | Can live almost anywhere as long as they have water | 1 litter consist of 5 young | Dark Brown with white underparts | Has fur | small and thin | nocturnal carnivore | Weasel |
Many measure 45-62 inches | Hunts small mammals and birds | prefers open or semi open areas | litter of 5-10 young | yellow-grayish | has fur | long pointed nose | weighs 23-50 pounds | Coyote |
Can measure 34-40 inches | Dark Brown | prefers streams, ponds, and lakeshores | One litter per year with 2-4 young | Has fur | prefers small twigs of trees near water | heavy bodied | may weigh 30-60 llbs | Beaver |
Can measure 21-25 inches | Herbivores | one litter per year | lives in burrows or dens | yellowish gray | has fur | litter consist of 2-6 young | Can live up to 5 yrs. | Woodchuck |
Gray coat | may measure 39 inches long | prefers rodents, berries, and insects | prefers open forest and brushwood | has fur | one litter per year | makes their home in den | nocturnal omnivore | Gray Fox |
5 inches in diameter | shell is olive to dark brown with red and yellow | I eat plants, insects, smails, worms, and small fish | I am a water turtle | I lay 5-6 eggs in sandy soil | my skin is covered with scales | I am an omnivore | I lay eggs in may or June | Painted Turtle |
female can measure 40 inches long | prefer fish | prefers living along the coast, rivers, and lakes | lays 2-3 eggs in Feb. or March | dark brown with white head | has feathers | diurnal predator | nest 90 ft aove the ground | Bald Eagle |
Adults measure 16-25 inches long | Eats grain, roots, and berries | lays 6-7 eggs in a brood once a year | black head and neck, marked with white and brownish gray body | nest on the ground near lakes and marshes | has feathers | endotherm | migrates in flocks | Canadian Goose |
Adults can measure 42-50 inches tall | prefers fish, amphibians, and reptiles | lives in marshes. swamps, and along shorelines | forms colonies while breeding | slate blue body with a white crested head | has feathers | diurnal predator | flies with neck pulled back | Great Blue Heron |
Can measure 24 inches long | eats amphibians, fish, small mammals, reptiles, invertabrates, and plant material | Nest by permanent bodies of water | One brood per year with 6-10 eggs | has feathers | males are grayish brown with a bright green head | diurnal omnivore | endotherm | Mallard Duck |
length is 22 inches long when full grown | dark with yellow or green stripes down my body | I eat toads, frogs, salamanders, tadpoles, and earthworms | i prefer to live in fields | My young are born alive | I'm covered in scales | Young are born in August or September | There are 25-30 young in a brood | Garter Snake |
26 inches long | omnivore | forest or brush lands | black coat with long white stripes | young 2-10 born in may | fur | endotherm | nocturnal | Skunk |
34 inches | white neck ring on the male molted brown -female | prefers open areas fields and marshes | omnivore/ herbivore | 8-12 brown eggs | has feathers | endotherm | diurnal | Pheasant |
5-8 inches | omnivore | grayish brown coat | lives in forest, open grasslannds | has 3-8 young | has fur | has teeth and claws | nocturnal | Mouse |
25-32 inches long | gray and white | omnivore | wooded area near water | 3-14 young | has fur | endotherm | nocturnal | opossum |
adults measure 26-38 inches long | prefers wooded areas near water | omnivore | long grey fur | 3-7 young per litter | has fur | endotherm | nocturnal | Raccoon |
20-22 inches long as an adult | builds nest in tall trees | herbivore | yellowish brown coat | 2 litters of young each year | has fur | endotherm | diurnal | Fox Squirrel |
8 inches long | lives in ponds | eats insects, spiders, and small frogs | green with white underbelly | lays eggs | moist thin skin | ectotherm | nocturnal | Bullfrog |
24 inches long | nest in tree near forest edge | eats small rodents | brown above white below | lays eggs, brood consist of 2-4 young | has feathers | endotherm | diurnal predator | Red Tailed Hawk |
measures 9 inches as an adult | prefer open deciduous forest | hunts insects on and under the bark of trees | black bird with white wings and a red head | lays 4-6 eggs in the spring | has feathers | endotherm | diurnal insectivore | Red headed Woodpecker |
10 inches long as an adult | lives on the forest floor in logs | eats worms, insects, larva, and spiders | moist thin skin | dark colored with yellow blotches | lays around 1,000 eggs | ectotherm | omnivore | Tiger Salamander |
3 inches long an 2 inches tall | lives in damp wet places | eats insects | warty skin | brown in color with black spots | lays eggs in water | nocturnal | insectivore | Toad |
I measure 11 1/2 inches as an adult | nest in oak and pine forest | Omnivore I eat seeds and insects | my colors are blue, black, and white | 3-6 eggs are layed in the spring | has feathers | endotherm | diurnal | Blue Jay |
8 3/4 inches long as an adult | nests in hedgerows or forest edges. | herbivore | Bright Red | lays 2-4 eggs in the spring | has feathers | endotherm | diurnal | Cardinal |
Females can measure 24 inches long | nests in hollow trees or on rock ledges | eats most of the smaller animals in an area | Brown with white barred underparts | lays 2 eggs in Feb. | Has feathers | endotherm | nocturnal predator | Great Horned Owl |
measures 10 inches in length | prefers woodlands, or shade trees | eats insects, mice, frogs, fish, and lizards | animal is gray or red | raises 1 brood per year with 4-5 young | has feathers | endotherm | distinctive ear tufts, which are long feathers. | Screech Owl |
adults measure 16-19 inches long | prefers open forest, forest edges, or brushy areas | herbivore | 4-7 young per litter | brown with white underparts | has fur | endotherm | nocturnal | Cotton-Tailed Rabbit |
Adults measure up to 10.5 inches long | live in a variety of habitats | eats seeds, nuts, and insects | 2-8 young | has 2 white stripes | has fur | endotherm | diurnal | Chipmunk |
6-8 inches long | prefers open grassland and open forest | insectivore | one litter born per year | dark brown or black | has fur | endotherm | nocturnal | Mole |
Adults are 3-4.9 inches long | habitat varies including caves and buildings | insectivore | one litter per year with 2 young | black to brown in color | has fur | endotherm | nocturnal | Bat |
Large | lives in alltypes of water habitats | Omnivore | shell-less eggs | Bronze or Olive | Suction cup mouth | ectotherm | flourishes where sewage is discharged | Carp |
up to 28 inches long | prefer semi-open areas with loose top soil | eat mainly toads and frogs | flat head up turned nose | variety of colors and patterns | body is covered with scales | ectotherm | seldom known to bite | Hog Nosed Snake |
slender body | prefers clear fast flowing rivers | omnivore | lays shell- less eggs | pale greenish or blue with a whitish belly | scaly skin | ectotherm | nocturnal | Channel Catfish |
6-8 verticle bands on the sides | prefers well vegetated water | feeds on small aquatic organisms | spawing occurs over nest in shallow water in the spring | blueish yellow-green | scales | ectotherm | State fish | Bluegill |
end of the jaw extends behind the eye | lives in all types of clean water | active predator | spawning occurs over nest of gravel or vegetation | pale olive with black blotches | has scaly skin | ectotherm | shell-less eggs | Largemouth Bass |
can grow to be 4 1/2 feet long | found in a variety of habitats | eats small mammals, birds, amphibians, insects, and snakes | lays eggs in rotten logs in june or July | blue green with no markings | skin is covered in scales | ectotherm | eggs have rubbery shells | Blue Racer |
weighs up to 50 llbs | prefer permanant bodies of muddy water | omnivore | lays about 20 eggs | strong hooked jaws | bony plates on upper surface of the tail | ectotherm | largest turtle | Snapping turtle |
5-6 inch shell | prefer woodlands with brushy cover | eats plant material, small animals, and insects | eggs are laid in june or july | oval shell with a high topped box shape | head and legs can be drawn into the shell for protection | ectotherm | not edible because of the poisonous plants eaten | Box Turtle |
6 inches long as an adult | prefers a forest floor in central or southern illinois | eats insects, spiders and small vertebrates | lays 10 eggs in rotten logs or loose soil | brown with yellow stripes | skin is covered in scales | ectotherm | when young my tail is bright blue | Skink (Lizard) |
length is about 3ft. | prefer to live in open grasslands and prairies | eats mostly rodents | usually lays about 14 eggs | olive gray in color or with gray-Brown blotches | skin is covered in scales | ectotherm | nocturnal | Prairie King Snake |
length up to 6 feet | prefer wooded areas | eats birds, eggs, rats, mice, and ground squirrels | lays eggs in rotten logs, stumps or in loose soil | black with a white belly | covered in scales | ectotherm | only tree climbing snake | Black Rat Snake |
adults measure 8.5 -12 inches | prefer to live in open grasslands where they build burrows | omnivore | has young in a litter of 7-10 young in May | striped coat of whitish and dark brown | has fur | endotherm | diurnal | Ground Squirrel |
Can measure 6.5 ft. in length | Nocturnal herbivore | Prefer to live on the edge areas of the forest and fields | gives birth to one baby the 1st year and twins in the second year | color varies from reddish to brown | Has fur | Can be destructive to crops | prized game animal | White Tailed Deer |