Animals of FCSNA

The Franklin Creek State Natural Area covers 922 acres of habitat in the Rock River Valley. Habitat varies widely from sandstone cliffs to prairie, from woodlands to wetlands, cropland to riparian forest. There is a rich variety of animals recorded in FCSNA. This guide will be updated when ...more ↓

Virginia Opossum 1
Didelphis virginiana
Eastern Cottontail 2
Sylvilagus floridanus
Eastern Gray Squirrel 3
Sciurus carolinensis
Fox Squirrel 4
Sciurus niger
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel 5
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
Groundhog 6
Marmota monax
Eastern Chipmunk 6
Tamias striatus
American Beaver 7
Castor canadensis
House Mouse 8
Mus musculus
Muskrat 9
Ondatra zibethicus
White-tailed Deer 10
Odocoileus virginianus
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Mink 11
Neovison vison
Striped Skunk 12
Mephitis mephitis
Coyote 13
Canis latrans
Red Fox 14
Vulpes vulpes
Eastern Mole 15
Scalopus aquaticus

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