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38 Cards in this Set
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Coronella Austriaca |
Smooth Snake Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Reptilia Order - Squamamta Family - Colubridae Habitat - dense heath-lands Behaviour - hibernate = January - March Diet - common lizards, mice, other snakes |
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Vipera Berus |
Adder Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Reptilia Order - Squamata Family - Viperidae Habitat - wide variety woodland, moors, grasslands. Behaviour - they hibernate from March to April. They hibernacula in September to October. Diet - small ordents, amphibians, other snakes, carnivore |
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Natrix Natrix |
Grass Snake Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Reptilia Order - Squamata Family - Colubridae Habitat - Ponds, lakes, streams, marshes and ditches which provide sunshine and shelter. Behaviour - plays dead when threatened. Diet - carnivore: amphibians, rodents may eat fish and young birds. |
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Anguis Fragilis |
Slow Worm Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Reptilia Order - Squamata Family - Anguidae Habitat - long grass, compost, damp areas Behvaiour - males are known to fight over female Diet - slugs, snails, mealworms, and crickets |
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Rana temporaria |
Common Frog Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Amphibia Order - Anura Family - Ranidae Habitat - garden ponds, puddles, ditches, ponds, lakes Behaviour - hibernate between late October to January. Commonly return to natal ground. Diet - snails, slugs, worms and other insects |
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Bufo Bufo |
Common Toad Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Amphibia Order - Anura Family - Bufoidae Habitat - woodland, scrub and rough grasslands Behaviour - solitary, excavate a shallow burrow, nocturnal species. Diet - insectivore, spiders, slugs, and worms |
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Bufo Calamita |
Natterjack Toad Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Amphibia Order - Anura Family - Bufonidae Habitat - Sandy soils, warm shallow ponds Behaviour - they run instead of hopping. Nocturnal. Diet - Small invertebrates, woodlice, worms, moths, spiders. |
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Passer Domesticus |
House Sparrow Habitat - woodlands, grasslands, and deserts. Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Aves Order - Passeriformes Family - Passerdae Habitat - woodlands, grasslands, and deserts. Behaviour - social bird, roosts communally, forms flocks, feed terrestrial. Diet - seeds, grains, weeds, insects. Omnivore |
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Turdus Merula |
Blackbird Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Aves Order - Passeriformes Family - Turdidae Habitat - Nest in trees, city centres, highland moors, woodlands, gardens. Behaviour - they migrate, give birth to helpless young and have a courtship display. Diet - Fruits, berries, earthworms, large range of insects. Omnivore |
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Erithacus Rubecula |
Robin Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Aves Order - Passeriformes Family - Turdae Habitat - Woodlands, anywhere open and with vegetation Behaviour - friendly, territorial, territorial behaviour leads to aggression. Diet -invertebrates, insectivores, soft fruit and seeds. |
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Motacilla Alba |
Pied/White Wagtail Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Aves Order - Passeriformes Family - Motacillidae Habitat - close to water, can also be seen in farmland + garden. Behaviour - constant bobbing of tail, and defend breeding territories. Diet - Insectivore |
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Ardea Cinerea |
Grey Heron Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Aves Order - Ciconiformes Family - Ardeidae Habitat - Rivers, lakes, ponds, reservoirs Behaviour - forages, flies, glides, diurnal, crepuscular. motile, migratory, solitary, territorial Diet - Forages |
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Columba Palumbus |
Woodpigeon Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Aves Order - Columbiformes Family - Columbidae Habitat - Cities, Woodlands, anywhere Behaviour - head bobbing, the crash into trees. Diet - seeds, grains, crops. |
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Sturnus Vulgaris |
European Starling Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Aves Order - Passeriformes Family - Sturnidae Habitat - city centres, marshlands, woods. Behaviour - flying in large flock formation Diet - insects and grains |
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Anas Platyrhynchos |
Mallard Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Aves Order - Anseriformes Family - Anatidae Habitat - everywhere wetland, avoids fast flowing water Behaviour - they form flocks and migrate to southern areas. Diet - seeds, acorns, berries, plants, insects, shellfish. |
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Cygnus Olor |
Mute Swan Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Aves Order - Anseriformes Family - Anatidae Habitat -Shallow lakes, slow moving rivers, ponds, reservoirs Behaviour - preening, mate for life Diet - water, plants, insects and snails, omnivores |
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Tyto alba |
Barn Owl Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Aves Order - Strigiformes Family - Tytonidae Habitat - heaths and marshes Behaviour - nest made in hollow trees or old buildings. Diet - Carnivore, small rodents, frogs, insects |
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Buteo Buteo |
Buzzard Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Aves Order - Falconiformes Family - Accipitridae Habitat - woodland edges and wooded areas, fields and meadows Behaviour - soaring, circling flight, perched posture, juveniles play can be misjudged for adult behaviour. Diet - small mammals, birds and carrion |
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Falco Tinnunculus |
Kestrel Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Aves Order - Falconiformes Family - Falcoidae Habitat - farmland, heaths, moors, parks, woodland edges. Behaviour - migrant with breeding between August and October. They are diurnal, they require roosting perches. Diet - small mammals, small birds, invertebrats, earthworms. |
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Prunella Modularis |
Dunnock Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Aves Order - Passeriformes Family - Prunellidae Habitat - lowlands, parks, heaths, and woodlands Behaviour - migrate to and from Northern and Southern Europe , some reach Northern Afric. Diet - insects such as beetles, ants, spiders, small seeds. |
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Coccinella Septiempunctata |
7 spot Ladbird Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Arthropoda Class - Insecta Order - Coleoptera Family - Coccinellidae Habitat - garden areas, foliage Behaviour - when threatened they exude a yellow substance, distasteful to predators. Diet - Insectivore |
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Lucanus Cervus |
Stag Beetle Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Arthropoda Class - Insecta Order - Coleoptera Family - Lucanidae Habitat - gardens, wooded parks, pasture woodlands, anywhere with dead wood. Behaviour - they wrestle other male with their mandibles over a female. Diet - larva eat decaying wood. Adults don't eat |
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Hesperia comma |
Silver-Spotted Skipper Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Arthropoda Class - Insectsa Order - Lepidoptera Family - Hespridae Habitat - open chalk grasslands Behaviour - they rest on bare earth to warm up Diet - quackgrass, sheep fescue, common velvetgrass |
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Lysandra Bellargus |
Adonis Blue Butterfly Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Arthropoda Class - Insecta Order - Lepidoptrea Family - Lycarnidae Habitat - chalk, limestone grassland facing slopes south. Behaviour - they have a special relationship with ants. Diet - Nectar |
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Sorex araneus |
Common Shrew Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Mammalia Order - Eulipotyphla Family - Soricidae Habitat - woodland, thick grass, + hedgerows. Behaviour - forage using their snouts + whiskers. Dig burrows or use other animals discarded burrows. Diet - beetles, insect larvae, worms, slugs and snails, while the smaller pygmy shrew takes spiders, woodlice and smaller insects. |
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Pipistrellus Pipistrellus |
Pipistrellus Bat Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Mammalia Order - Chiroptera Family - Vespertilionidae Habitat - roost in trees, buildings. Behaviour - females congregate in maternity toosts between May and August. Diet - insectivore, moths, midges, and lacewings. |
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Muntiacus Reevesi |
Reeve's Muntjac Deer Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Mammilia Order - Cetartiodactyla Family - Cervidae Habitat - dense woodland Behaviour - active by day or night, solitary animals, or in their family groups. Diet - herbivore |
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Vulpues Vulpes |
Red Fox Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Mammalia Order - Carnivora Family - Canidae Habitat - adaptable species found in habitats from sand dunes to mountain tops as well as urban areas. Behaviour - active at duck or at night, but often active in the day in more undisturbed areas. Diet - their diet is extremely broad from small mammals, invertebrates, birds, fruit, carrion. They are Omnivores. |
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Muscardinus Avellanarius |
Dormouse Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Mammilia Order - Rodentia Family - Gliridae Habitat - dense woodland, and shrubbery Behaviour - hibernation from October to April. Enter extreme torpor Diet - flowers, pollen, fruit, nuts, and insects |
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Martes Martes |
Pine Marten Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Mammalia Order - Carnivora Family - Mustelidae Habitat - wooded areas, hollow trees and cliffs. Behaviour - active at dusk. They communicate through scent making. and the nest young twitter to the mother. Diet - small rodents, birds, beetles, and eggs. |
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Meles Meles |
Badger Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Mammilia Order - Carnivore Family - Mustelidae Habitat - woodlands, pastures, moorlands, coasts, and urban Behaviour - noctural, live in underground sets, territorial, and can communicate via chemicals. Diet - Earthworms, invertebrates, nuts, bulbs, cereal, fruit, small vertebrates, maybe hedgehogs |
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Erinaceus Europaeus |
Hedgehog Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Mammalia Order - Eulipotyphla Family - Erinaceidae Habitat - nests of moss/leaves in park, gardens and farmlands Behaviour - nocturnal, they roll up into balls when threatened and may hiss to impersonate a snake. Diet - omnivores, insects, mushrooms, worms, grass, berries, beetles, bird eggs, slugs. |
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Cervus Elaphus |
Red Deer Classification: Kingdom -Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Mammalia Order - Cetartiodactyla Family - Cervidae Habitat - Grassland, woodland, and upland moors Behaviour - they stay in a herd Diet - shrub and tree brows, grasses, hedges, an rushes and heather |
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Lutra Lutra |
Otter Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Mammalia Order - Carnivore Family - Mustalidae Habitat - clean rivers, lakes, and along coasts Behaviour - territorial. semi aquatic species, swims in water with head under surface. Diet - fish, birds, frogs, crustaceans |
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Oryctolagus Cuniculus |
Rabbit Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Mammalia Order - Lagamorpha Family - Leopridae Habitat - small field, loose soil and free draining Behaviour - caetrophy, crepuscular. Diet - herbivore - greenery |
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Lepus Europaeus |
Brown Hare Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Mammalia Order - Lagamorpha Family - Leporidae Habitat - agricultural grassland, openspace Behaviour - nocturnal, caecotrophy. Diet - herbivore - weeds, wild grass, herbs, agricultural crops, twigs, fruit |
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Mustela Vison (Neovision vision) |
American Mink Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Mammalia Order - Carnivora Family - Mustelidae Habitat - streams, rivers, lakes Behaviour - stores food, nocturnal, excellent swimmer, release stench when threatened. Diet - carnivore, voles, fish, small mammals, amphibians, insects, worms, rabbits |
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Capreolus Capreolus |
Roe Deer Classification: Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Chordata Class - Mammalia Order - Cetartiodactyla Family - Cervidae Habitat - open woodlands, moorlands Behaviour - rutting is fighting for mates, active for 24 hours of the day, most active at dusk. Diet - broad diet, browsers, eats shrubs, trees, cereals, weeds, acorns, fungi, ferns. |
