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This list of mammals in Pennsylvania consists of 66 species currently believed to occur wild in the state. This excludes feral domesticated species such as feral cats and dogs . Several species recently lived wild in Pennsylvania, but are now extirpated (locally, but not globally, extinct).
Life restoration of the Late Devonian four-limbed animal precursor Hynerpeton †Hynerpeton – type locality for genus †Hynerpeton bassetti – type locality for species; Life restoration of the Late Devonian lobe-finned fish Hyneria †Hyneria – type locality for genus †Hyneria lindae – type locality for species †Hyolithellus ...
Prairie dogs are highly social animals. They live in large colonies or "towns", and collections of prairie dog families can span hundreds of acres. The prairie dog family groups are the most basic units of its society. [20] Members of a family group inhabit the same territory. [13]
List of reptiles of Pennsylvania This page was last edited on 17 May 2022, at 01:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
This is a list of reptiles of Pennsylvania as listed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. [1] As of 2024, there are 38 native reptiles in Pennsylvania. The species are listed as in the PFBC list, with the exception of introduced species, which are derived from other sources. Notes on ranges provided by Pennsylvania Amphibian & Reptile ...
Eusocial insects like ants and honey bees are multicellular animals that live in colonies with a highly organized social structure. Colonies of some social insects may be deemed superorganisms. [6] Animals, such as humans and rodents, form breeding or nesting colonies, potentially for more successful mating and to better protect offspring.
This list of the Paleozoic life of Pennsylvania contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Pennsylvania and are between 538.8 and 252.17 million years of age.
Hoary marmots live near the tree line on slopes with grasses and forbs to eat and rocky areas for cover. It is the largest North American ground squirrel and is often nicknamed "the whistler" for its high-pitched warning issued to alert other members of the colony to possible danger. The animals are sometimes called "whistle pigs".