Animals of the Pacific Temperate Rainforest:
Grey Wolf
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidea
Genus: Canis
Species/Latin name: Canis Lupus
Fact about Grey Wolves: Grey Wolves may eat anywhere from 20 to 30 pounds of meat! However, Grey Wolves can also last 14 days between meals without any signs of illness.
Physical and behavioural adaptations: The grey wolf has many different hunting techniques to capture their prey. When in pursuit of prey, grey wolves have amazing hearing to echolocate their prey, good night vision to find their prey in the dark, and they have the ability to chase preys at speeds up to 64kmph. In addition, they can cover up to 28km of range in a single trot, and have great stamina to continuously chase preys for days and nights. They also have adaptations that allow them to survive in the colder parts of the forest. When walking in the cold snow, grey wolves have footpads to keep their feet warm while walking on the snow, have a wide feet spread to prevent them from sinking in the snow and mud when running at high speeds, have a big fur coat to keep away the moisture and the cold from their bodies, have a strong sense of smell, and have motion sensitive vision so they can detect predators far away.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidea
Genus: Canis
Species/Latin name: Canis Lupus
Fact about Grey Wolves: Grey Wolves may eat anywhere from 20 to 30 pounds of meat! However, Grey Wolves can also last 14 days between meals without any signs of illness.
Physical and behavioural adaptations: The grey wolf has many different hunting techniques to capture their prey. When in pursuit of prey, grey wolves have amazing hearing to echolocate their prey, good night vision to find their prey in the dark, and they have the ability to chase preys at speeds up to 64kmph. In addition, they can cover up to 28km of range in a single trot, and have great stamina to continuously chase preys for days and nights. They also have adaptations that allow them to survive in the colder parts of the forest. When walking in the cold snow, grey wolves have footpads to keep their feet warm while walking on the snow, have a wide feet spread to prevent them from sinking in the snow and mud when running at high speeds, have a big fur coat to keep away the moisture and the cold from their bodies, have a strong sense of smell, and have motion sensitive vision so they can detect predators far away.
Ferocious Folding-trap Door Spider
Latin name: Antrodiaetus Pugnax
Fact about The Ferocious Folding-trap Door Spider: Unusual to most spiders, The Ferocious Folding-trap Door Spider uses a burrow to capture it’s prey.
Latin name: Antrodiaetus Pugnax
Fact about The Ferocious Folding-trap Door Spider: Unusual to most spiders, The Ferocious Folding-trap Door Spider uses a burrow to capture it’s prey.
Marbled Murrelet
Latin name: Brachyramphus Marmoratus
Fact about Marbled Murrelet: The Marbled Murrelet normally nests in trees of 200 years of age or older.
Latin name: Brachyramphus Marmoratus
Fact about Marbled Murrelet: The Marbled Murrelet normally nests in trees of 200 years of age or older.
Pacific Giant Salamander
Latin name: Dicamptodon Ensatus
Fact about Pacific Giant Salamander: Pacific Giant Salamanders mate in the season of spring, and the female lays about 100 eggs near the riverbed.
Latin name: Dicamptodon Ensatus
Fact about Pacific Giant Salamander: Pacific Giant Salamanders mate in the season of spring, and the female lays about 100 eggs near the riverbed.
Red-backed Vole
Latin name: Clethrionomys Californicus
Fact about Red-backed Vole: Since they have a brown colouration, Red-backed Voles are able to camouflage into their natural habitat in the forest.
Latin name: Clethrionomys Californicus
Fact about Red-backed Vole: Since they have a brown colouration, Red-backed Voles are able to camouflage into their natural habitat in the forest.
Red Bat
Latin name: Lasiurus Borealis
Fact about Red Bat: Even though Red Bats are the colour red, they can camouflage well in the trees due to the fact that they resemble dead leaves when their wings are folded over their bodies.
Latin name: Lasiurus Borealis
Fact about Red Bat: Even though Red Bats are the colour red, they can camouflage well in the trees due to the fact that they resemble dead leaves when their wings are folded over their bodies.
Spotted Owl
Latin name: Strix Occidentalis
Fact about Spotted Owl: Spotted Owls are one of the few owls that have dark coloured eyes. The majority of owls have yellow and red-orange coloured eyes.
Latin name: Strix Occidentalis
Fact about Spotted Owl: Spotted Owls are one of the few owls that have dark coloured eyes. The majority of owls have yellow and red-orange coloured eyes.