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Taiga
Snowy Owl
Linnaean classification: Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Bubo, Bubo scandiacus
Regulator in regard to body temperature
Migration south from Arctic to northern United States due to competition for food
Generalist because they can take advantage of a wide variety of prey and can adapt to a different environment when they migrate
Niche: They mainly live in the Arctic tundra. They are both diurnal and nocturnal. The Snowy Owl can capture prey on the ground, in the air, or off the surface of water. As an arctic and boreal raptor, they mainly feed on lemmings and voles, but they can also consume mice, hares, muskrats, squirrels, rats, and rabbits, fish, and carrion.
Consumer of rodents and small mammals
Carnivore because it eats meat
Bald Eagle
Linnaean Classification: Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Falconiformes, Accipitridae, Haliaeetus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Regulator in regard to body temperature
Migration during winter months (when access to an open body of water is not given).
Generalist because it eats a variety of carrion, fish, and live animals and lives in the taiga and temperate deciduous forest.
Niche: The bald eagle lives in forested areas near large bodies of fresh and salt water, including lakes, swamps, rivers, and oceans, where there is an abundance of fish as well as trees for nesting. They are found in most of Canada and Alaska, all of the United States, and northern Mexico. As a predator at the top of the food chain, bald eagles prey on animals such as fish, ducks, turtles, rabbits, snakes, other birds, and meanwhile take advantage of carrion.They are skilled hunters as they can swoop down on their wings to catch fish and steal prey from other birds and mammals. Because they hunt during the day, they are diurnal.
Consumer because its diet consists of mainly fish, although the bald eagle will also consume live animals and carrion (the decaying flesh of dead animals)
Carnivore because it eats meat
Linnaean Classification: Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Aves, Accipitriformes, Accipitridae, Aquila, Aquila chrysaetos
Regulator in regard to body temperature
Migration due to the lack of food in the winter. However, some stay in their nesting territory all year, especially if they live in the western part of the United States.
Generalist because they can be found in a variety of biomes and have a broad diet
Niche: The Golden Eagle is one of the most powerful, largest, and fastest raptors and will generally take advantage of any small to medium-size animal. They feed on rabbits, ground squirrels, foxes, jackrabbits, mountain goats, and deer. When prey is scarce, they can resort to carrion and reptiles. They can be found in Asia, northern Africa, Europe, and the western half of the United States in the tundra, desert, arctic, grasslands, and taiga.
Consumer of mammals, carrion, reptiles, and birds
Carnivore because it eats meat
Golden Eagle
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Linnaean classification: Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Bovidae, Bison, Bison bison,
Regulator in regard to body temperature
Migration due to environmental factors (other organisms, quantity of food, etc.). A herd usually migrates to areas that have more vegetation.
Generalist because their diet consists of a variety of forage. They usually prefer certain sedge and grass species but can thrive on other forage when they are not present. Wood bison are adapted to northern habitats and can withstand relatively deep snow and extremely cold temperatures.
Niche: The American Bison lives mainly in North America in temperate grasslands and taiga regions of Alaska, Yukon, and Northwest Territories. It is a diurnal forager and terrestrial animal.
Consumer of grass, herbs, shrubs, and twigs
Herbivore because it feeds on producers such as grasses and sedges
Wood Bison
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Linnaean Classification: Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Cervidae, Odocoileus, Odocoileus virginianus
Regulator in regard to body temperature
Migration during cold temperatures
Generalist because they can adapt to a variety of habitats and can eat a variety of food. Most are found in the taiga in temperate regions of Canada and the United States, but they can equally adapt themselves to the savanna, temperate forest, temperate grassland, tropical deciduous forest, chaparral, and desert.
Niche: The white-tailed deer live in forested areas and eats a variety of plants. As a primary consumer, they are prey to large carnivores such as like wolves, mountain lions, and coyotes.
Consumer of green plants, twigs, fruits, nuts, acorns, and corn
Herbivore because it mostly eats plants
White-Tailed Deer
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