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Animals in United States
Where there is a more tropical climate the animals will differ to those colder climates.
The only man eating animals in the United States are bears. The black or brown bears, grizzly bears, and polar bears live in the mountainous regions.
In the dog family there are foxes, wolves and coyotes. In the cat family there is a bobcat, lynx, mountain lion. In the south west there are jaguars and ocelots. Jackrabbits can be found in Texas and rabbits can be found everywhere through the country. Raccoons and fisher cats live here also.
There are birds of prey such as owls, hawks or eagles that reside here. Pink flamingos live in Florida which is just a beautiful sight to see. Then you have the beach birds consisting of sandpipers and seagulls found by the shore. Singing birds like robins, cardinals, sparrows and warblers brighten you day in the morning chirping a tune.
Reptiles in the US in Florida are crocodiles and alligators. Rattlesnakes and water moccasins (both poisonous) are found mainly in the Southwest region. These are dangerous to be near as they may attack you. Lizards can also be found there.
The native animals to the United States are deer, moose, elk and caribou, beavers, muskrats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines are marmots. Weasels, fisher cat, skunk, badger and wolverine are also native to this country. Other native wildlife includes birds like ducks, geese, herons, egrets, ibises and waterfowl. There are over 60 different species of toads and frogs and over 80 species of salamanders living here. The bull frog, the largest of the frogs resides in the eastern and central part of the US.
The United States has a wide range of critters that inhabit here. From nests in trees to a burrowed hole in the ground to living in the mountains all these animals roam the countryside.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in United States.
Even-toed ungulates in United States
Caribou Dall's sheep Mexican pronghorn Collared peccary European elk Elk Black-tailed deer White-tailed deer Bighorn sheep Mountain goat American bison Musk oxCarnivores in United States
Wild cat Ringtail Arctic fox Coatimundi Northern raccoon Common seal American black bear Larga seal Brown bear Northern elephant seal Hawaiian monk seal Walrus Caribbean monk seal Guadalupe fur seal Ocelot Black-footed ferret Margay Least weasel Cougar Jaguar North american otter American lynx Northern fur seal American hog-nosed skunk Bay lynx American jackal Hooded skunk Sea otter Arctic wolf Striped skunk Red wolf Eastern spotted skunk Gray fox Bearded seal Common hog-nosed skunk California channel island fox Wolverine American marten Polar bear Eyra cat Fisher Swift fox Northern sealion Long-tailed weasel American mink American badger Ermine Californian sea lionDolphins, porpoises, and whales in United States
Fraser's dolphin Pygmy killer whale Atlantic white-sided dolphin White-beaked dolphin Pacific white-sided dolphin Bridled dolphin Common porpoise Pacific pilot whale Atlantic spinner dolphin Dall's porpoise Long-finned pilot whale Beluga North atlantic right whale Euphrosyne dolphin Atlantic spotted dolphin Grey dolphin Atlantic dolphin Long-beaked dolphin Narwhal Rough-toothed dolphin Bowhead whale False killer whale Common minke whale Killer whale Coalfish whale Bryde's whale Blue whale Common rorqual Melon-headed whale Northern right whale dolphin Baird's beaked whale Bottle-nosed dolphin Bunch North atlantic beaked whale Arch-beaked whale Blainville's beaked whale Devil fish Gervais' beaked whale Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale True's beaked whale Cuvier's beaked whale Bering sea beaked whale Pygmy sperm whaleBats in United States
Mexican long-tongued bat Silver-haired bat Hawaiian hoary bat Pallid bat Evening bat Red bat Pocketed free-tailed bat Pallas's mastiff bat Southern yellow bat Western pipistrelle Big free-tailed bat Northern yellow bat Eastern pipistrelle Seminole bat Townsend's big-eared bat Rafinesque's big-eared bat Ghost-faced bat Hairy-legged vampire bat Brazilian free-tailed bat Greater long-nosed bat Gray myotis Southern long-nosed bat Indiana bat Southwestern myotis Southeastern myotis California myotis Long-eared myotis Keen's myotis Eastern small-footed myotis California leaf-nosed bat Little brown bat Big brown bat Fringed myotis Cave myotis Spotted bat Long-legged myotis Yuma myotis Wagner's bonneted bat Allen's big-eared bat Western bonneted bat Underwood's bonneted batAmerican marsupials in United States
Virginia opossumHares, pikas, and rabbits in United States
Collared pika American pika Antelope jackrabbit Snowshoe hare Black-tailed jackrabbit White-tailed jackrabbit Swamp rabbit New england cottontail Audubon's cottontail Eastern cottontail Mountain cottontail White-sided jackrabbit Alaskan hare Brush rabbit Marsh rabbit Pygmy rabbitRodents in United States
Arizona woodrat Western heather vole Insular vole Northern pocket gopher Nelson's pocket mouse Wyoming ground squirrel California ground squirrel Mesquite mouse Eastern heather vole California vole Townsend's pocket gopher Desert pocket mouse Golden mantled ground squirrel Mexican ground squirrel Northern rock mouse Dusky-footed woodrat Northern bog lemming Mexican vole Desert pocket gopher California kangaroo rat Spiny pocket mouse Piute ground squirrel Northern flying squirrel Arctic ground squirrel White-ankled mouse Pinyon mouse Desert woodrat Southern bog lemming Root vole Texas pocket gopher Heermann's kangaroo rat Richardson's ground squirrel Nelson's antelope squirrel Unalaska collared lemming Round-tailed ground squirrel Mexican woodrat Eastern woodrat Meadow vole Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat Utah prairie dog Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel Rock squirrel Southern plains woodrat Stephen's woodrat Townsend's vole Southern flying squirrel Panamint kangaroo rat Arizona black-tailed prairie dog Spotted ground squirrel Texas mouse Narrow-faced kangaroo rat Thirteen-lined ground squirrel Mountain beaver Cotton mouse Dark kangaroo mouse Alpine chipmunk White-footed vole Oldfield mouse Pale kangaroo mouse Yellow-pine chipmunk California red tree mouse Olive-backed pocket mouse Gray-collared chipmunk Muskrat Bushy-talied woodrat San joaquin pocket mouse Brown lemming St. lawrence island collared lemming Cliff chipmunk Mearns's grasshopper mouse Golden mouse Great basin pocket mouse Least chipmunk Northern pygmy mouse Florida mouse Northern grasshopper mouse Marsh rice rat Yellow-eared pocket mouse Texas kangaroo rat Yellow-cheeked chipmunk Franklin's ground squirrel Southern grasshopper mouse Columbian mouse Woodland jumping mouse Giant kangaroo rat Panamint chipmunk Palmer's chipmunk Sitka mouse Meadow jumping mouse Stephens' kangaroo rat Long-eared chipmunk Merriam's chipmunk Polynesian rat Pacific jumping mouse Fresno kangaroo rat Colorado chipmunk Harris's antelope squirrel California chipmunk Saltmarsh harvest mouse Red tree vole Agile kangaroo rat Red-tailed chipmunk Texas antelope squirrel Gray-footed chipmunk Fulvous harvest mouse Yellow-faced pocket gopher Northern collared lemming Mexican spiny pocket mouse Gulf coast kangaroo rat Hopi chipmunk White-tailed antelope sqirrel Botta's pocket gopher Western harvest mouse Nelson's collred lemming Desert kangaroo rat Allen's chipmunk Gunnison's prairie dog Southern pocket gopher Plains harvest mouse White-eared pocket mouse Bering collared lemming Merriam's kangaroo rat Siskiyou chipmunk White-tailed prairie dog Idaho pocket gopher Arizona gray squirrel Arizona pocket mouse Sagebrush vole Ord's kangaroo rat Sonoma chipmunk Alaska marmot Mazama pocket gopher Western gray squirrel Plains pocket mouse Gray-tailed vole Phillips's kangaroo rat Lodgepole chipmunk Eastern chipmunk Hoary marmot Mexican fox squirrel Silky pocket mouse Rock vole Townsend's chipmunk Yellow-bellied marmot Eastern fox squirrel Little pocket mouse Long-tailed vole Uinta chipmunk Woodchuck Arizona cotton rat Great basin pocket mouse Taiga vole North american porcupine Douglas's squirrel American beaver Olympic marmot Tawny-bellied cotton rat Brush mouse Red squirrel Bailey's pocket mouse Abert's squirrel Hispid cotton rat California mouse Singing vole Montane vole Plains pocket gopher California pocket mouse Eastern gray squirrel Yellow-nosed cotton rat Canyon mouse Prairie vole Soueastern pocket gopher San diego pocket mouse Uinita ground squirrel Pacific jumping mouse Idaho ground squirrel Cactus mouse Creeping vole Camas pocket gopher Long-tailed pocket mouse Belding's ground squirrel Mohave ground squirrel White-footed mouse Round-tailed muskrat Woodland vole Wyoming pocket gopher Hispid pocket mouse Merriam's ground squirrel Washington ground squirrel Deer mouse White-throated woodrat Water vole Beach vole Mountain pocket gopher Rock pocket mouse Columbian ground squirrel Townsend's ground squirrel Black-eared mouseDugongs, manatees, and sea cows in United States
American manatee Steller's sea cowEdentates in United States
Common long-nosed armadillo
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