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The eastern woodrat's habitat ranges latitudinally from central Florida to southeastern New York, and longitudinally from Connecticut to eastern Colorado. [2] Reintroduction to north-eastern states, such as Illinois, have occurred in the 2010s. [10] With a wide range but low population density, this species is considered uncommon.
The Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Species is reviewed about every five years by the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board (ESPB). [1] To date it has evaluated only plants and animals of the US state of Illinois, not fungi, algae, or other forms of life; species that occur in Illinois which are listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. federal government under the ...
The white-tailed deer is the state mammal of Illinois. This is a list of mammals in Illinois.A total of 70 species are listed. Species currently extirpated in the state include the white-tailed jackrabbit, American black bear, gray wolf, elk, American marten, cougar, fisher, North American porcupine, and American bison.
The fauna of Illinois include a wide variety of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects (not listed). The state bird is the Northern cardinal . The state insect is the monarch butterfly .
Eastern small-footed bat Townsend's big-eared bat Western mastiff bat Pocketed free-tailed bat Mexican free-tailed bats Ghost-faced bat California leaf-nosed bat The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight.
A pack rat or packrat, also called a woodrat or trade rat, are any species in the North and Central American rodent genus Neotoma. Pack rats have a rat-like appearance, with long tails, large ears, and large, black eyes.
Tamaulipan woodrat, Neotoma angustapalata †Anthony's woodrat, Neotoma anthonyi; Bryant's woodrat, Neotoma bryanti †Bunker's woodrat, Neotoma bunkeri; Nicaraguan woodrat, Neotoma chrysomelas; Arizona woodrat, Neotoma devia; Guatemala woodrat, Neotoma ferruginea; Eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana ; Dusky-footed woodrat, Neotoma fuscipes
Illinois' ecology is in a land area of 56,400 square miles (146,000 km 2); the state is 385 miles (620 km) long and 218 miles (351 km) wide and is located between latitude: 36.9540° to 42.4951° N, and longitude: 87.3840° to 91.4244° W, [1] with primarily a humid continental climate.