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Seney National Wildlife Refuge Species Checklist Seney National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1974 Refuge Entrance Road Seney, MI 49883 906/586 9851 TTY users may reach Seney through Michigan’s Seney State Relay System at 1 800/649 3777 or, if outstate, 1 800/855 2880 National Wildlife Web: www.fws.gov/refuges/seney Follow us on Facebook: Refuge www.facebook.com/seneyrefuge U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1 800/344 WILD Mammals January 2018 Reptiles and Amphibians Invertebrates Fish Painted Turtle, April Payne/USFWS Seney National Wildlife Refuge has over 95,000 acres of Mammals Abundance coniferous, mixed and hardwood forests, shrub-lands, Even-toed Undulates grasslands, marshes, and open water. The diversity of ___ White-tailed Deer................................ Common habitat provides homes for a wide array of animal species. ___ Moose....................................................Rare As you explore the refuge look and listen for the animals listed in this brochure. Many animals listed in this guide Canines are timid and may be diffi cult to spot, but by watching for ___ Gray Wolf..............................................Uncommon movement and signs, listening for sounds, and driving/ ___ Coyote...................................................Uncommon walking slowly and stopping frequently you can increase ___ Gray Fox...............................................Rare your viewing opportunities. We have an abundance of bird ___ Red Fox.................................................Uncommon life which is listed in a separate brochure. Felines Please remember that collecting plants and animals is not ___ Bobcat...................................................Uncommon allowed on the refuge. If you should fi nd a species that ___ Canada Lynx........................................Unknown is missing or listed as unknown, present, or rare, contact the refuge staff and provide a description or photo. We Skunks welcome any additions visitors may provide to enhance ___ Striped Skunk......................................Common the accuracy of these lists. We also encourage people to submit their photos to our annual photo contest. Mustelids ___ Least Weasel........................................Absent Abundance ___ Short-tailed Weasel.............................Common Abundant; Found in large numbers in the correct habitat ___ Long-tailed Weasel..............................Uncommon and time of day/year. ___ American Mink....................................Common ___ Fisher.....................................................Common Common; Suitable habitat is available, should be able to ___ American Marten.................................Uncommon spot during the right season. ___ North American River Otter..............Common Uncommon; Present in moderate numbers. Raccoons ___ Common Raccoon................................Common Rare; Observed sporadically. Bears Present; Known to be found on the refuge but not enough ___ American Black Bear.......................... Common data has been collected to determine its abundance. Bats Unknown; The presence on the refuge is unknown. It ___ Little Brown Bat................................. Common hasn’t been documented but the refuge is within its range. ___ Northern Bat....................................... Unknown ___ Hoary Bat.............................................Unknown Absent; The presence on the refuge is unknown. It hasn’t ___ Eastern Red Bat................................. Unknown been documented, but its range is nearby. ___ Big Brown Bat.....................................Unknown ___ Silver-haired Bat.................................Unknown Mammals You will increase your Shrews chances of seeing ___ Northern Short-tailed Shrew.............Abundant mammals by visiting the ___ Masked Shrew......................................Abundant refuge near dawn and ___ American Water Shrew.......................Uncommon dusk. Vehicles make ___ Arctic Shrew.........................................Common good blinds, many of our ___ American Pygmy Shrew.....................Unknown animals are accustomed to people driving, but if you Moles open your door and get out ___ Star-nosed Mole.................................. Common the animal may fl ee. White-tailed Deer, © Penny Gordon Rabbits (Lagomorphs) ___ Snowshoe Hare....................................Abundant Opossums Abundance Snakes Abundance ___ Virginia Opossum................................Absent ___ Eastern Smooth Green Snake...........Common ___ Northern Water Snake.......................Common Beavers ___ Northern Red-belly Snake................ Common ___ American Beaver.................................Common ___ Eastern Garter Snake........................Abundant ___ Northern Ring-neck Snake............... Unknown Mice, Voles, Lemmings and Rats ___ DeKay’s Brown Snake....................... Unknown ___ Muskrat................................................Abundant ___ Western Fox Snake.............................Unknown ___ Woodland Deer Mouse........................Abundant ___ White-footed Mouse............................Uncommon Frogs and Toads ___ Southern Red-backed Vole................ Common ___ Western Chorus Frog.........................Uncommon ___ Meadow Vole........................................Common ___ Northern Spring Peeper.....................Abundant ___ Southern Bog Lemming.....................Uncommon ___ Eastern Gray Treefrog.......................Common ___ Cope’s Gray Treefrog.........................Uncommon Old World Mice and Rats ___ Northern Green Frog.........................Common ___ House Mouse.......................................Rare ___ Northern Leopard Frog.....................Common ___ Norway Rat......................................... Rare ___ Mink Frog............................................ Common ___ Wood Frog............................................Common Jumping Mice ___ Eastern American Toad.....................Abundant ___ Woodland Jumping Mouse.................Uncommon ___ Meadow Jumping Mouse................... Common Salamander ___ Mudpuppy.............................................Unknown Porcupines ___ Blue-spotted Salamander...................Present ___ Common Porcupine.............................Common ___ Spotted Salamander............................Unknown ___ Eastern Tiger Salamander.................Present Squirrels ___ Red-spotted Newt...............................Unknown ___ Woodchuck............................................Common ___ Eastern Newt......................................Uncommon ___ Eastern Gray Squirrel....................... Common ___ Eastern Red-backed Salamander.....Present ___ Fox Squirrel.........................................Rare ___ Four-toed Salamander........................Uncommon ___ American Red Squirrel......................Abundant ___ Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel........Rare ___ Eastern Chipmunk..............................Abundant ___ Least Chipmunk..................................Common ___ Northern Flying Squirrel..................Common ___ Southern Flying Squirrel...................Rare Reptiles and Amphibians Listen... Frogs and toads can be noisy. Spring peeper call Eastern Red-backed © Matt Salamander, Smokosa from dusk to dawn. Mink and green frogs can be heard Fish throughout the day. Look... Turtles can be seen nesting Refuge fi sh may be found in pools or streams. Note that on the roadside in the spring or sunning themselves an asterisk denotes their habitat. * Found in Rivers on downed trees, banks, or rocks. Snakes may be seen ** Found in Pools *** Found in Both throughout the refuge while salamanders need moist environments. Knowing when and where to look is helpful. Sunfi shes Abundance ___ Pumpkinseed Sunfi sh***.............. Common Turtles Abundance ___ Bluegill***....................................... Rare ___ Wood Turtle..................................... Uncommon ___ Rock Bass*...................................... Uncommon ___ Midland Painted Turtle.................. Abundant ___ Smallmouth Bass*.......................... Present ___ Western Painted Turtle................. Abundant ___ Black Crappie**............................. Present ___ Common Snapping Turtle............. Abundant ___ Blandings Turtle............................. Unknown Sturgeon ___ Lake Sturgeon*.............................. Present Pikes and Mudminnows Abundance Insects ___ Northern Pike***............................... Abundant This list of insects is not ___ Central Mudminnow***.....................Common exhaustive. Species other than dragonfl ies and Trouts and Salmons butterfl ies were compiled ___ Brown Trout*.......................................Uncommon using iNaturalist.org and ___ Brook Trout*........................................Uncommon photographs known to be taken on the refuge. The list Sticklebacks of butterfl ies was created ___ Brook Stickleback***.........................Common using multiple resources and observations. This Minnows and Suckers includes some species which Spotted Tussock Moth, © Katelyn Cox ___ Northern Redhorse.............................Uncommon have not been documented, ___ White Sucker*.....................................Uncommon but are projected to be here, these are marked with an ___ Creek Chub*........................................Uncommon *. The dragonfl y list was compiled using visitor reports. ___ Speckled Dace..................................... Uncommon Abundance, if known, is noted by a letter following the ___ Golden Shiner***................................Common
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