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Within historic times, pronghorn, gray wolf, red wolf, and brown bear were all found in Missouri, but have since been extirpated. American bison and elk were formerly common, but are currently confined to private farms and parks. Elk can be found in a small restoration zone in three counties in the southeast Ozarks.
Here are the invasive species recognized in Missouri: Mammals: feral hogs. Aquatic animals: silver carp, invasive crayfish and zebra mussels. Birds: pigeons and European starlings. Insects ...
Cottus specus, grotto sculpin, a rare fish found only in Perry County, which is federally listed as endangered. It is of the order Scorpaeniformes. [4] Etheostoma histrio, harlequin darter; Acipenser fulvescens, lake sturgeon; Percina nasuta, longnose darter; Noturus eleutherus, mountain madtom
Lakes, rivers, streams – escaped from a fish farm during a high water event INVASIVE Hornyhead chub: Nocomis biguttatus: Clear streams with permanent flow and clean gravel Golden shiner: Notemigonus crysoleucas: Sloughs, ponds, lakes, quiet pools of streams Fathead minnow: Pimephales promelas: Mid water or near bottom, streams, pools Flathead ...
A state mammal is the official mammal of a U.S. state as designated by a state's legislature. The first column of the table is for those denoted as the state mammal, and the second shows the state marine mammals.
Missouri: European honey bee: Apis mellifera: 1985 [32] Montana: Mourning cloak butterfly (state butterfly) Nymphalis antiopa: 2001 [33] Nebraska: European honey bee: Apis mellifera: 1975 [34] Nevada: Vivid dancer damselfly: Argia vivida: 2009 [35] New Hampshire: 7-spotted ladybug (state insect) Coccinella septempunctata: 1977 [36] Karner blue ...
Type Symbol Adopted Image Amphibian: American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeiana: 2005 [1] [2]: Animal: Missouri mule: 1995 [1] [3]: Aquatic animal: Paddlefish Polyodon spathula
Some butterflies, especially in the tropics, have several generations in a year, while others have a single generation, and a few in cold locations may take several years to pass through their entire life cycle. [3] Butterflies are often polymorphic, and many species make use of camouflage, mimicry, and aposematism to evade their predators. [4]