• Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana • North American Beaver, Castor canadensis • Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus • Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis • American Red Squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus • Woodchuck (Groundhog), Marmota monax • Eastern Cottontail (rabbit), Sylvilagus floridanus • Little Brown Myotis (bat), Myotis lucifugus • Coyote, Canis latrans • Northern Raccoon, Procyon lotor • Striped Skunk, Mephitis mephitis • Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata
• Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus • Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius • American Robin, Turdus migratorius • Field Cricket spp., Gryllinae sp. • Honey Bee spp., Apis spp. • Crayfish spp., Malacostraca sp. • Ash (tree) spp., Fraxinus spp. • Ohio Buckeye (tree), Aesculus glabra • American Chestnut (tree), Castanea dentata • Silver Maple (tree), Acer saccharinum • Sugar Maple (tree), Acer saccharum
Example Invasive Species Card
Name: Asian Longhorned Beetle Scientific Name: Anoplophora glabripennis
Range: Brought to the US through shipping pallets from East Asia (China and Japan). Now found in a few midwest states.
Habitat: Deciduous hardwood tree forest. Common predators: No known natural predators.
Facts: Leaves large cirvular holes behind in trees that they have infested.
(Asian Longhorned Beetle, n.d.)
Species background information: The Asian Long-horned Beetle (ALB) is an invasive species that is impacting hardwood tree species in multiple midwestern states in the U.S. The ALB is native to eastern Asia, specifically China and Japan. It was brought over to the United States through crates and pallets that were used to ship goods. The ALB can drill holes and tunnels into a tree’s trunk, a process which can eventually kill the tree. A tree can avoid an ALB infestation if chemical treatment is applied before an ALB population is present or early in the population’s occupancy. There is no natural predator for the ALB, so this species can easily take over an area. Trees being lost due to the ALB’s impact can cause a reduction in the resources that native species have like shelter, food, and protection.15
Editable Template for Other Species Cards *Information to possibly include* Name: Insert pictures of species
Possibly include images of various stages in their life cycle.
Scientific Name: Habitat: Range: Services: Common predator: Common prey: Facts:
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