Kansas Wildlife Mammals

What is the largest mammal in Kansas?

• Bison

• Wapiti

• Elk

• Mule deer

What do porcupines eat?

• They are herbivores

• They are carnivores

• They are insectivores

• They are omnivores

How large is an adult beaver?

• Up to 40 lbs.

• Up to 30 lbs.

• Up to 80 lbs.

• Up to 60 lbs.

Until the last decade, what was the only living member of the cat family in Kansas?

• Cougar

• Smilodon populator

• Bobcat

• Jaguar

What member of the cat family has recently returned to Kansas?

• Smilodon populator

• Cougar

• Lynx rufus

• Jaguar

What does the eastern mole eat?

• Other moles and gophers

• plant roots

• Slugs, earthworms and larval insects

• Seeds only

Where is the eastern chipmunk found in Kansas?

• In the cotton areas along the major rivers

• Along the Kansas and Arkansas rivers

• In the southwestern part of the state

• In the oak-hickory forests along the Missouri River in northeastern Kansas

What is the most abundant mammal in the deciduous forests of Kansas?

• The white-footed mouse

• Grey squirrel

• Red (fox) squirrel

• Eastern field mouse

What is a normal population density in forested ares of bobcats?

• 1 per square mile

• 1 per every 5 square miles

• 5 per square mile

• 0.5 per square mile

Besides appearance what are the two area in which raccoons differ greatly from opossums?

• Opossums are marsupials while raccoons are placental mammals

• Raccoons are more intelligent than opossums

• Raccoons are more common in urban areas than opossums.

• Opossums are more common in urban areas than raccoons.