1. Wildlife Identification Test
Chris Ellis
And
Nicole White
Provided by Dr. James Corbett, Agriculture Teacher, Lowndes Co. High School
GA Ag Ed Curriculum Office
To accompany Georgia Agriculture Education Curriculum Lesson
July 2001

2. The Basics
Wildlife identification is a skill, that is developed by studying the animal’s physical features and it’s tracks.
Each species of wildlife has it’s own identity. For example: horns, antlers, hooves, paws, claws, teeth, tail, ears, size, shape, color, and it’s habits.

3. 1 Size: 32-40 inches. Wingspread: 7.5 feet.
Habitat: associated with large bodies of water, which provide abundant food source, throughout North America

4. 2 Length: 5-6 feet Shoulder height: 2-3 feet Weight: 200-400 lbs.
Habitat: forests, swamps, or mountains.

5. 3 Head and body: 42-54 in. Tail: 30-36 in. Shoulder height: 26-31 in.
Weight: lbs.
Habitat: forests, remote mountains, plains, and swamps.

6. 4
Size: inches.
Habitat: brushy timberlands and coniferous forest edges.

7. 5 Head and body: 17 7/8 to 27.5 in. Tail: 7 7/8-13 in.
Weight: 17 5/8 – 37 1/8 lbs.
Habitat: hardwood forests, borders of cypress swamps, thickets, and urban areas. Prefers large trees.

8. Length: up to 19ft and 2in.
Habitat: usually near water such as rivers, ponds, or swamps. 6

9. 7 Head and body: 21-44 in. Tail: 11-16 in. Shoulder height: 11-14 in.
Weight: 7-13 lbs.
Habitat: usually associated with wooded and brushy areas.

10. 8 Size: 19-25 inches. Wingspread: 4.5 feet.
Habitat: woodlands, fields, plains, and deserts. 8

11. 9 Head and body: 22-42 in. Tail: 14-16 in. Shoulder height: 14-16 in.
Weight: 8-15 lbs.
Habitat: areas combining forests, open country, and inhabited areas.

12. 10 Head and body: up to 18in. Tail: up to 10 inches.
Weight: up to 10 lbs.
Habitat: nearly all areas, especially woods, plains, and meadows.

13. 11 Head and body: 46-49 in. Tail: 13-15 in. Weight: 24-31 lbs.
Habitat: prefers open spaces such as grasslands, farmlands, or brush country.

14. 12 Head and body: 15-20 in. Tail: 9-13 inches Weight: 6-12 lbs.
Habitat: open woods, farming areas, forest edges, and brushy wastelands.

15. 13 Male: up to 48 inches. Female: up to 38 inches.
Habitat: open timberland, mountain forest, logged over land, prairie where food is available.

16. 14 Head and body: 14-17 in. Ears: 2.5-3 inches Weight: 2-4 lbs.
Habitat: from swampy wood to upland thickets, farmlands, forests with open areas nearby, and heavy brush.

17. 15 Size: 15-21 inches. Wingspread: 3.75 feet.
Habitat: grasslands and meadows from mountains to the coast.

18. 16 Head and body: 32-40 in. Tail: up to 4 in.
Shoulder height: inches.
Weight: lbs.
Habitat: prefers forest areas, swamps, and tundras.

19. 17 Head and body: 14-17 in. Ears: up to 4 inches Weight: 3.5-6 lbs.
Habitat: moist bottomland and swamps, to upland thickets and farmland.

20. Size: 7-10 inches.
Habitat: orchards, woods, suburbs, and small towns. 18

21. 19
Size: inches.
Habitat: dry uplands, grain fields, suburbs, and deserts.

22. 20 Head and body: 8-10 in. Tail: 8-10 in. Weight: 14-25 ounces.
Habitat: hardwood of mixed forests with nit trees, like oak and hickory, also residential areas and city parks.

23. 21
Size: inches.
Habitat: fields, coastlines, city parks, river woodlands, and orchards.

24. 22 Head and body: 24-37.5in. Tail: 7.5-16 in. Weight: 12-48 lbs.
Habitat: streams, rivers, lakes, woods and swamps.

25. 23
Size: inches.
Habitat: throughout North America in various habitats.

26. 24 Length: 6 feet Shoulder height: 3.75 feet
Male weight: lbs. Female weight: lbs.
Habitat: forests, desert, shrubs, brushy areas, and rocky uplands

27. The following slides are the animal keys.
Warning!!!!!
The following slides are the animal keys.

28. The Animal Key Bald Eagle (1) Black Bear (2) Cougar (3)
Ruffled Grouse (4)
Fox Squirrel (5)
American Alligator (6)
Gray Fox (7)
Red-Tailed Hawk (8)
Red Fox (9)
Skunk (10)
Coyote (11)
Opossum (12)
Wild Turkey (13)
Eastern Cottontail (14)
Peregrine Falcon (15)
Bobcat (16)
Swamp Rabbit (17)
Screech Owl (18)

29. Animal Key part two Mourning Dove (19) Gray Squirrel (20) Crow (21)
Raccoon (22)
Great-Horned Owl (23)
White-Tailed Deer (24)

30. Putting chapter in a Nutshell
A responsible hunter will not shoot what he/she can not POSITIVLY identify.

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