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North of the Missouri River, the state is primarily rolling hills of the Great Plains, whereas south of the Missouri River, the state is dominated by the oak-hickory Central U.S. hardwood forest. Some of the native species found in Missouri are included below. [1] [2]
Related changes; Upload file; Special pages ... This is a list of known mammals in the US state of Missouri. Order: Artiodactyla ... Wild boar, Sus scrofa introduced; ...
Related changes; Upload file; Special pages; Permanent link; Page information; Cite this page; ... The only species alive is the meerkat (Suricata suricatta). References
The blood samples revealed “a strong signature of dominance in female meerkats but not male meerkats,” which may be related to certain “status-associated genes,” researchers said.
Four mongooses (clockwise from top left): meerkat (Suricata suricatta), yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata), Indian grey mongoose (Urva edwardsii), and common slender mongoose (Herpestes sanguinea) Herpestidae is a family of mammals in the order Carnivora, composed of the mongooses and the meerkat. A member of this family is called a ...
At a few U.S. zoos you may also see black-footed ferrets, which are endangered wild animals native to North America and not the same as the ferrets Americans keep as pets, Landes said.
The rex is known as the king of rabbits, with its prize asset its short, dense, velvety fur. It comes in 16 color varieties, with castor (a rich brown) the first and amber the newest.
Wild Animals of Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone Library and Museum Association, Yellowstone National Park, National Park Service. Streubel, Donald P. (1995). Small Mammals of the Yellowstone Ecosystem. Boulder, CO: Robert Rineharts. ISBN 0-911797-59-9.