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The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States and appears on its Great Seal.The bald eagle's range includes all of the contiguous United States and Alaska.. The fauna of the United States of America is all the animals living in the Continental United States and its surrounding seas and islands, the Hawaiian Archipelago, Alaska in the Arctic, and several island-territories in the ...
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 65 mammal species in the United States are threatened or nearly threatened with extinction. [1] The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of four conservation statuses: near threatened NT, vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR.
As of November 1, 2009, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service listed approximately 1,200 animals as endangered or threatened in North America.. Note: This list is intended only for species listed as endangered under the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, not species listed as endangered by other countries or agencies such as the ...
They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb). Suborder: Hystricognathi. Family: Erethizontidae (New World porcupines) Subfamily: Erethizontinae. North American porcupine, E. dorsatum [n 3] LC; Suborder ...
In “Our Kindred Creatures,” authors Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy explore the origins of the animal welfare movement and follow the activists who influenced how we treat dogs and cats today.
Pages in category "Lists of animals of the United States" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Lists of reptiles of North America (2 C, 23 P) Pages in category "Lists of animals of North America" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Orconectes virilis (virile crayfish) native to North America, but now widespread outside its normal habitat; Pacifastacus leniusculus (signal crayfish) into California from elsewhere in North America; Procambarus clarkii (red swamp crawfish) now widespread in North America, from its native range in the Gulf of Mexico basin