Beaver
Length:
35-46"
Tail:
11-17"
Weight:
45-60 lbs.
Habitat:
Rivers, streams, marshes, lakes, ponds
Food:
Vegetation, tree twigs, water plants
Litter:
4-5
Born:
April - May
Behavior:
Nocturnal; cuts trees, builds lodges and dams
Black Bear
Length:
4½-6¼ft
Height:
3-3½ ft
Weight:
203-595 lbs
Habitat:
Fairly remote forests and swamps
Food:
Vegetation including twigs, leaves, buds, nuts, fruits
Litter:
1-5 (avg. 2)
Born:
Jan - March
Behavior:
Nocturnal, solitary, mark trees by clawing and ripping off bark
Bobcat
Length:
28-49"
Tail:
3-7"
Weight:
14-68 lbs.
Habitat:
Scrubby country, broken forests
Food:
Rabbits, mice, squirrels, porcupines, cave bats
Litter:
2-3
Born:
April - May
Behavior:
Active day and night, solitary animal
Cottontail Rabbit
Length:
14-18"
Tail:
1-3"
Weight:
2-4 lbs
Habitat:
Brushy areas, open woodlands, swamps, mountains
Food:
Summer: grasses and herbs. Winter: seedlings, bark, twigs, buds
Litter:
2 or 3 litters per year; 3-8 young per litter.
Born:
March-July
Behavior:
Secretive, rarely ventures from cover
Coyote
Length:
41-52"
Height:
23-26"
Tail:
11-15"
Weight:
20-40 lbs
Habitat:
Hilly, brushy areas, also open areas, adapted to suburbs
Food:
Rabbits, mice, squirrels, birds, frogs, snakes, insects, deer
Litter:
1-10
Born:
April - May
Behavior:
Family is the social unit; strong swimmer
Fisher
Length:
33-40"
Weight:
4-20 lbs
Habitat:
Forest, brushlands, grown-up clear cuts
Food:
Small animals, porcupine, berries, nuts
Litter:
1-5
Born:
May - June
Behavior:
Nocturnal; solitary, aggressive hunter
Gray Fox
Length:
31-44"
Height:
14-15"
Tail:
8-17"
Weight:
7-13 lbs
Habitat:
Wooded areas and brushlands
Food:
Rabbits, small mammals, birds, insects, fruits, nuts
Litter:
3-4
Born:
March-April
Behavior:
Primarily nocturnal
Long-tail Weasel
Length:
11-21 "
Tail:
3-6"
Weight:
3-10 oz
Habitat:
Forest edge, brushland, near water
Food:
Mice, rabbits birds, chipmunks, shrews and rats
Litter:
4-9
Born:
April - May
Behavior:
Nocturnal; tree climber
Marten
Length:
19-27"
Tail:
5-9"
Weight:
1-4 lbs
Habitat:
Soft wood dominated mixed forests
Food:
Small mammals, small birds and their eggs, insects, fruits, frogs
Litter:
3-4
Born:
April - May
Behavior:
Active day and night
Mink
Length:
19-28"
Tail:
6-7"
Weight:
2-4 lbs
Habitat:
Rivers, creeks, lakes, ponds and marshes
Food:
Small animals, birds, fish, snakes, frogs
Litter:
3-6
Born:
March - April
Behavior:
Nocturnal; most of its time spent hunting
Muskrat
Length:
16-24"
Tail:
7-12 "
Weight:
1-4 lbs
Habitat:
Wetlands
Food:
Aquatic plants, crayfish, frogs, and fish
Litter:
4-7
Born:
May - Oct.
Behavior:
Nocturnal; build mud homesites
Opossum
Length:
25-40"
Tail:
10-21"
Weight:
4-14 lbs
Habitat:
Open woods, brushy wastelands, farmlands
Food:
Carrion, insects, frogs, birds, snakes, fruits, berries
Litter:
1-14
Born:
March - April
Behavior:
Nocturnal and solitary; "plays dead" as defense
Raccoon
Length:
23-37"
Tail:
7-16"
Weight:
12-48 lbs
Habitat:
Wetlands, some developed areas
Food:
Prefers sweet foods, fruit, nuts, bird eggs, insects, frogs
Litter:
4-5
Born:
April - May
Behavior:
Nocturnal and solitary
Red Fox
Length:
35-40"
Tail:
13-17"
Weight:
8-15 lbs
Habitat:
Mixed cultivated and wooded areas, brushlands
Food:
Birds and mammals in winter; vegetation and fruits in summer
Litter:
4-8
Born:
March - May
Behavior:
Nocturnal; shy, nervous; good smell and hearing
River Otter
Length:
35-51"
Tail:
11-20"
Weight:
11-30 lbs
Habitat:
Wetlands, rivers, lakes, bays
Food:
Fish, frogs, shellfish, and small mammals
Litter:
1-4
Born:
March - April
Behavior:
Active day and night; can travel long distances from home
Short-tail Weasel
Length:
7-13"
Tail:
2-3"
Weight:
1-6 oz
Habitat:
Brushland, open fields, wetlands
Food:
Mainly mice but also shrews, baby rabbits and birds
Litter:
4-9
Born:
May - June
Behavior:
Nocturnal; tree climber, investigates holes when hunting
Skunk
Length:
20-31"
Tail:
7-15"
Weight:
6-14 lbs
Habitat:
Woodlands, grassy plains, suburbs
Food:
Plants, insects, grubs, small mammals, eggs of ground nesting birds and amphibians
Litter:
4-7
Born:
April - May
Behavior:
Nocturnal; sprays musk as defense
White-tailed Deer
Length:
4½-6¾ft
Height:
3-3½ ft
Weight:
200-300 lbs. (m)
150-250 lbs. (f)Habitat:
Forest edges, swamp borders
Food:
Woody vegetation, green plants, nuts, corn
Litter:
1-3
Born:
May - June
Behavior:
When alarmed it raises its tail to alert others