y uar Jan CCRRIITTTTEERR OOFF 21 TTHHEE MMOONNTTHH Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Genus: Perimyotis Tri-colored Bat Characteristics Insectivore Eats mosquitoes, moths, beetles, and other small insects Nocturnal Active at night Mating & Breeding October-July; 1 litter per year, an average of 2 young Typically deliver twins Fun Facts Can catch prey at a rate of one insect every two seconds Increases its body mass as much as 25% in thity minutes At 46 grams, it weighs roughly the same as a quarter www.playfrisco.org/naturalresources ry rua Feb CCRRIITTTTEERR OOFF 21 TTHHEE MMOONNTTHH Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygil Order: Perciformes Family: Centrarchidae Genus: Micropterus Largemouth Bass Characteristics Carnivores Eats small fish, crawfish, insects, frogs, and even small birds Nocturnal Most active at night Mating & Breeding January-March; an average of 4,000 eggs per spawn Fun Facts Live for 16 years on average; oldest known bass was 23 years old Possess an inner ear bone that can pick up small frequencies of sound like the movement of crawfish. They can ambush their prey with quick, short swimming bursts up to 20 miles per hour www.playfrisco.org/naturalresources rch Ma CCRRIITTTTEERR OOFF 21 TTHHEE MMOONNTTHH Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae Genus: Setophaga Yellow-Rumped Warbler Characteristics Omnivores Eats caterpillars, beetles, weevils, ants, aphids, grasshoppers, spiders, berries, and fruits. Diurnal Active during the day Mating & Breeding March- October; 1-2 broods per year, an average of 1-6 eggs per clutch Fun Facts The only warbler that can digest fruits of bayberries and wax myrtles which allows them to winter farther north than any other warbler species Their nickname is "butterbutt" www.playfrisco.org/naturalresources il Apr CCRRIITTTTEERR OOFF 21 TTHHEE MMOONNTTHH Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Pantherophis Western Rat Snake Characteristics Carnivore Eats mice, rats, other snakes, frogs, lizards, squirrels, rabbits, opossums, songbirds, and bird eggs. Nocturnal Most active during the night Mating & Breeding May-June; 1 brood per year, 12-20 eggs per clutch Fun Facts They are semi-arboreal; meaning they climb and hang out in trees When threatened by predators they can produce a foul smelling musk During the winter they will hibernate in dens with other snakes species, such as copperheads and timber rattlesnakes www.playfrisco.org/naturalresources.