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NW Coniferous Habitat

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Animal SURVEY BY Jessica Wang

BY

 BANANA SLUG

Scientific name: Ariolimax columbianus

 Diet: dead plant material

 Life span: 1-7 years

FUN FACT:

The Yurok Indians ate them when food became scarce

MONARCH BUTTERFLY

Scientific name: Danaus plexippus

 Status: NEAR THREATENED

 Diet: milkweed

FUN FACT:

Monarchs ‘smell’ with their antennas and

‘taste’ with their feet

beautiful Biomes March 2015

SPOTTED OWL

Scientific name: Strix occidentalis

 Status: ENDANGERED due to habitat loss

 Diet: small rodents

FUN FACT:

Most owls have red-orange eyes, they’re the few w/

darker eye color