Both of these species of adorable small rodents have been admitted as patients to Northwoods Wildlife Center this summer and we’d like to explore their similarities and differences! Visual: Thirteen lined ground squirrels, as the name suggests, display thirteen lines of alternating spots and stripes across their back and sides. This differs from chipmunks who have stripes along their sides […]
Forest dwellers These little rodents are very common here in our part of the Northwoods, but they often go unnoticed. The southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) is one of three flying squirrel species found in North America. They are nocturnal, meaning they are active at night, and can be found in eastern North America, from southeastern Canada to Florida, and […]
Listen to this article on Spotify on our WildPhiles podcast. I don’t know about you, but lately, I’ve been longing for spring. Winter was fun, but now I’m ready for warmer weather and flowers! That’s one of the great things about Wisconsin; here, we experience all four seasons each year. Even if it might not seem like it […]
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