State Animals
This is the official state Wild Animal
These animals are a popular game animal and are known for their antlers.
White-tail Deer
True or False: Great westward expansion like the Oregon trail and mass exodus to California often ran through Kansas
This is the only mammal that can fly.
Bat
The study of this type of animal is known as Ichthyology.
Fish
This is the official state Agricultural insect
Honeybee
This is a threatened species that is native specifically to Western Kansas?
Lesser Prairie Chicken
This is the only known species of bird that can fly backwards.
Hummingbird
This invasive mammal is nocturnal, lives in packs, and root up large areas looking for food and causing erosion in the process.
Feral Hog
Turtles are this kind of animal.
Reptile
This is the official state reptile
Ornate Box Turtle
These large, imposing animals native to east KS are impressive climbers and hibernate during the winter.
Black Bear
This animal has an adult lifespan of just 24 hours, making it the shortest living animal in the world. It is commonly found in the spring and can be seen swarming around lights at night.
Mayfly
This semi-aquatic mammal is a rodent who loves to block waterways.
Beaver
For a long time people have looked at these insects to forecast the weather.
Wooly worm/Wooly bear catepillar
This is the official state fish
Channel Catfish
Although they look cute and cuddly, these felines are vicious predators that are named for their distinctive short white-and-black striped tail.
Bobcat
This environment makes up most of western Kansas and is home to animals like coyotes and deer?
grassland Prairie
These pocket-sized, striped rodents prefer subterranean living, burrowing vast underground burrows.
Chipmunk
This migratory animal is known for its distinctive orange and black wings, and travels up to 3,000 miles each year from its summer breeding grounds in North America to its wintering grounds in Mexico.
Monarch Butterfly
This is the official state bird
Western Meadowlark
Coming in both red and grey varieties, these small animals belong to the family canidae and has babies called kits.
There are tons of these types of game in Kansas and you can often find them in the middle of the road?
White-Tailed Deer
This mammal is heavily armored, with only its underbelly being exposed.
Armadillo
This group of animals are known for chewing their cud.
Ruminants