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Birds of the Appalachian Mountains and Appalachia region of the Eastern United States. Pages in category "Birds of Appalachia (United States)" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Printable version; In other projects ... This is a non-exhaustive list of mountains of the Appalachians. [1] [2] Name Sub-range ... Appalachian Mountains: mountain:
North Carolina is the most ecologically unique state in the southeast because its borders contain sub-tropical, temperate, and boreal habitats. Although the state is at temperate latitudes, the Appalachian Mountains and the Gulf Stream influence climate and, hence, the vegetation (flora) and animals (fauna).
Dubious name for a species of tyrannosauroid from New Jersey, possibly a Dryptosaurus or a potentially new genus. Dryptosaurus: Upper Cretaceous: carnivore: Medium-sized tyrannosauroid from New Jersey. It was the first theropod unearthed in North America. Eotrachodon: Upper Cretaceous: herbivore: Hadrosaur from Alabama known from a nearly ...
The ranges of some 34 salamander species, 15 species of frogs and toads, 21 species of snakes, 13 turtle species, and 6 lizard species extend into some portion of the state. Two of these — the Cheat Mountain salamander and West Virginia spring salamander — are endemic to West Virginia.
Ecology and natural history of the Appalachian Mountains — a major mountain range system of the Eastern United States and southeastern Canada. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
2. Acorn Woodpecker. These birds get their name from their unique habit of storing acorns in trees, which they use as a food source. Sometimes, they can store tens of thousands of them.
In terms of biodiversity, the only comparable temperate deciduous forest regions in the world are in central China, Japan, and in the Caucasus Mountains.Both the Appalachians (along with the neighbouring Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests ecoregion) and central China contain relict habitats of an ancient forest that was once widespread over the Northern Hemisphere.