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Name of animal-plant: Crayfish Species name: Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: crayfish Fact: All animals and plants are given a

Western brook lamprey - (FISH-freshwater) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Western brook lamprey Species name: Lampetra richardsoni Animal type: FISHA fish is any member of a group

Channel darter - (FISH-freshwater) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Channel darter Species name: Percina copelandi Animal type: FISHA fish is any member of a group of

Northwest Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle - (INVERT-insect) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Northwest Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle Species name: Cicindela hirticollis siuslawensis Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: insectInsects (from Latin insectum,

Northern red-bellied cooter - (HERP-turtle) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Northern red-bellied cooter Species name: Pseudemys rubriventris Animal type: HERP Subcategory: turtle Fact: All animals and

Blackpoll warbler - (BIRD-passerine) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Blackpoll warbler Species name: Setophaga striata Animal type: BIRDBirds (Aves) are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised

Loggerhead shrike - (BIRD-passerine) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Loggerhead shrike Species name: Lanius ludovicianus Animal type: BIRDBirds (Aves) are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised

Bullnose ray - (FISH-m_benthic) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Bullnose ray Species name: Myliobatis freminvillei Animal type: FISHA fish is any member of a group of

Yellow flatsedge - (HABITAT-plant) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Yellow flatsedge Species name: Cyperus flavescens Plant type: HABITATA habitat is an ecological or environmental area that

Yellow fumewort - (HABITAT-plant) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Yellow fumewort Species name: Corydalis flavula Corydalis flavula (yellow fumewort, yellow harlequin, fume-root, yellow fumitory; syn. Capnoides