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It has a stocky build, well developed hind legs, rounded ears, and a short, broad head. Although looking rather like a very small kangaroo, it can climb small trees and shrubs up to 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in). [7] Its coarse fur is a grizzled brown colour, fading to buff underneath. The quokka is known to live for an average of 10 years. [8]
Of California's total plant population, 2,153 species, subspecies, and varieties are endemic and native to California alone, according to the 1993 Jepson Manual study. [4] This botanical diversity stems not only from the size of the state, but also its diverse topographies , climates, and soils (e.g. serpentine outcrops ).
Quercus falcata, also called southern red oak, spanish oak, [4] bottomland red oak or three-lobed red oak is an oak (part of the genus Quercus).Native to the southeastern United States, it gets its name the "Spanish Oak" as these are the areas of early Spanish colonies, whilst "southern red oak" comes from both its range and leaf color during late summer and fall. [5]
It has oval to egg-shaped, sharply toothed, dull green leaves which are 1.4–3 centimetres (1 ⁄ 2 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 inches) long [3] and 1–2 cm (1 ⁄ 2 –1 in) broad, leathery on their top surfaces and somewhat hairy underneath. Male and female catkins grow on the same plant, blooming as at the leaves unfurl. [3]
Four species of leaf-nosed bats occur in California. Mexican long-tongued bat, Choeronycteris mexicana (CDFW special concern) Southern long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris curasoae; Lesser long-nosed bat, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae; California leaf-nosed bat, Macrotus californicus (CDFW special concern) Order: Chiroptera, Family: Vespertilionidae
The forests of Northern California are home to many animals, for instance the American black bear.There are between 25,000 and 35,000 black bears in the state. [6]The forests in northern parts of California have an abundant fauna, which includes for instance the black-tailed deer, black bear, gray fox, North American cougar, bobcat, and Roosevelt elk.
The California quail is the official state bird of California. This list of birds of California is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of California as determined by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC). [1] Additional accidental and hypothetical species have been added from different sources.
During autumn, the leaves turn a yellow to light orange color but become brown later in the season. In advancing age, the branches droop. The trees have pewter-colored rippled bark. [9] Typically, the leaves are 5–10 centimeters (2–4 inches) long and are roundly and deeply lobed. The leaf width is approximately one half its length.