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Fauna of the Great Lakes region

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muskrat
The muskrat or common muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent.
Canada lynx
species of mammal
snowshoe hare
species of lagomorphs (Lagomorpha)
fisher
species of mammal
painted turtle
species of reptile
North American porcupine
species of mammal
White-tailed jackrabbit
species of mammal
common snapping turtle
large freshwater turtle of the family Chelydridae
spotted turtle
species of reptile
Wood turtle
species of reptile
American red squirrel
species of mammal
Lithobates sylvaticus
species of amphibian
Tiger salamander
species of North American mole salamander
Lithobates pipiens
species of amphibian
Blanding's turtle
species of reptile
common garter snake
species of reptile
Black-backed Woodpecker
species of bird
Sternotherus odoratus
species of reptile
Tamias minimus
species of mammal
Ambystoma maculatum
species of amphibian
eastern red bat
species of mammal
American toad
species of amphibian
thirteen-lined ground squirrel
species of mammal
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
species of amphibian
Eastern pipistrelle
species of bat
Notophthalmus viridescens
species of amphibian
Northern map turtle
species of reptile
Heterodon platirhinos
species of reptile
Spring Peeper
species of amphibian
smooth green snake
species of reptile
southern bog lemming
species of mammal
DeKay's Brown Snake
species of reptile
Blue-spotted salamander
species of amphibian
Plethodon glutinosus
species of amphibian
Desmognathus fuscus
species of amphibian
Green sunfish
species of fish
Western chorus frog
species of amphibian
Ambystoma jeffersonianum
species of amphibian
Four-toed salamander
species of amphibian
Eurycea bislineata
Species of amphibian
Slender glass lizard
species of reptile
Eastern carpenter bee
species of insect
Bosmina (Bosmina) longirostris
species of arthropods
Blanchard's cricket frog
species of amphibian
Lasmigona compressa
species of mollusc
Gyraulus parvus
species of mollusc
Polistes exclamans
species of insect
Menetus dilatatus
species of mollusc
Quadrula quadrula
species of mollusc
Helisoma anceps
species of mollusc
Helicodiscus parallelus
species of mollusc
Amblema plicata
species of mollusc
Amnicola limosus
species of mollusc
Philomycus carolinianus
species of mollusc
Campeloma decisum
species of mollusc
Anguispira alternata
species of mollusc
Physella gyrina
species of mollusc
Pleurocera acuta
species of mollusc
Diporeia
Diporeia is a North American genus of freshwater amphipod that was formerly a dominant form of zooplankton in the Great Lakes. Their loss in numbers is believed to be due to the presence of invasive species.
Lasmigona costata
species of mollusc