Fisher
What is the Fisher's Scientific Name?
Pekania pennanti
What is the Raccoon's Scientific Name?
Procyon lotor
What is the Moose's Scientific Name?
Alces alces
What is the Bobcat's Scientific Name?
Lynx rufus
What is the Red Fox's Scientific Name?
Vulpes vulpes
What is a Fisher's Habitat?
Mixed forests with dense canopy throughout New Hampshire
What is the Raccoon's Conservation Status?
Abundant; considered a nuisance species in some urban areas
What are Moose's mating habits?
Mating season (rut) in September-October; 1-2 calves born in May-June
What is the main habitat for Bobcats? And what area of NH?
Rocky outcrops and forests in southern and central New Hampshire
What is the Red Fox's habitat?
Diverse habitats including forests, fields, and suburban areas statewide
What is a Fisher's diet?
Carnivorous - snowshoe hares, squirrels, mice, birds, and notably porcupines
What are Raccoon's mating habits? How many offspring are born?
Mating in late winter; 3-5 kits born in spring; remain with mother for a year
What is the Moose's Conversations status and why is it like that? (2 major factors)
Species of concern due to declining numbers from climate change and parasites
What are a Bobcat's mating habits? How many offspring are born?
Mating in February-March; 2-4 kittens born in April-May in protected dens
What are the physical differences between a red fox and a grey fox?
Red Fox: Classic reddish-orange fur, black "stockings" on legs, white tip on tail (even if fur color varies).
Gray Fox: Grizzled gray coat, rusty-red on neck/ears/legs, white throat/chest, black stripe down back, black-tipped tail.
What is the Fisher's most notable winter adaptations? (Do they hibernate? How do they stay warm? How do they move around?)
Active year-round; large paws act as snowshoes on deep snow
What are the Raccoon's Winter Adaptations?
Not true hibernation but "torpor" - extended sleep during coldest periods
What is a Moose's diet and how many pounds of food do they eat a day? (20 pound range)
Herbivorous - aquatic plants, leaves, twigs, bark; consumes 40-60 pounds daily
What is the conservation status of the Bobcat?
Species of Special Concern; population slowly recovering
What is the Red Fox's Winter Adaptation? What is special about how they keep warm?
Grows thicker winter coat; uses tail (called a "brush") as a blanket
What is the Fisher's Conservation Status?
Stable after successful reintroduction programs in the mid-20th century.
What is the Raccoon's Scientific Classification? Order and Family
Order Carnivora, Family Procyonidae
Which county in NH has the most Moose?
Coos County
What is the Bobcat's Scientific Classification? (Order and Familt)
Order Carnivora, Family Felidae
What are the Red Fox's mating habits? How many offspring are born?
Monogamous pairs; 4-6 kits born in spring in underground dens