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The species is found along forest edges, rock piles, and rotting logs or stumps in the eastern United States. It is sometimes referred to as the prairie lizard, fence swift, gray lizard, gravid lizard, northern fence lizard or pine lizard. [4] It is also referred to colloquially as the horn-billed lizard.
Platanthera leucophaea, commonly known as the prairie white fringed orchid [6] or eastern prairie fringed orchid, is a rare species of orchid native to North America. It is a federally threatened species, [ 7 ] protected since October 30, 1989 under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 . [ 8 ]
Mammals that are native to the eastern forests are white-tailed deer, black bears, ground squirrels (gray squirrels and chipmunks), as well as red and grey foxes. Bird species include, the black-throated warbler, piping plover, and the yellow- breasted chat. Amphibious species that are common to the region are the American toad and the box turtle.
This directly impacts the habitat of these species, and many signature fen species disappear. [4] Fens are also threatened by invasive species, fragmentation, peat cutting, and pollution. [5] Non-native invasive species, such as the common buckthorn in North America, can invade fens and outcompete rare fen species, reducing biodiversity. [5]
On average, males are larger in size than females. Gunnison's prairie dogs have 22 teeth and five pairs of mammary glands. [2] The Gunnison's prairie dog, C. gunnisoni, is the only prairie dog species that has 40 chromosomes. The other four species — black-tailed, white-tailed, Utah, and Mexican prairie dogs — have 50 chromosomes. [3]
Federally threatened animal species: Piping plover (Charadrius melodus), except Great Lakes watershed; Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) Skipper, Dakota (Hesperia dacotae) Extirpated federally endangered animal species: Gray wolf, extirpated from Iowa, but occasionally visits from Minnesota or Wisconsin. Locally extinguished ...
The most common species of deer mice in the continental United States are two closely related species, P. maniculatus and P. leucopus. In the United States, Peromyscus is the most populous mammalian genus overall, and has become notorious in the western United States as a carrier of hantaviruses. [4] [5]
A "keystone species" is a species that "has disproportionate importance in their community." [8] Keystone species on the great plains include the bison and the prairie dog. Many other species live on the grasslands, including deer, rabbits, mice, and many types of birds.