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Name of animal-plant: Purple mahogany-clam Species name: Nuttallia obscurata Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: bivalve Fact: All animals and plants

Name of animal-plant: Chinook salmon (fall) (pop. 3) Species name: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (fall) (pop.3) Animal type: FISHA fish is any

Name of animal-plant: Chum salmon (pop. 1) Species name: Oncorhynchus keta (pop. 1) Animal type: FISHA fish is any member

Name of animal-plant: Chinook salmon (summer) (pop. 1) Species name: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (summer) (pop. 1) Animal type: FISHA fish is

Name of animal-plant: Sockeye salmon (pop. 1) Species name: Oncorhynchus nerka (pop. 1) Animal type: FISHA fish is any member

Name of animal-plant: Chinook salmon (spring) (pop. 1) Species name: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (spring) (pop. 1) Animal type: FISHA fish is

Name of animal-plant: Coastal rainbow trout (win.)(pop 1) Species name: Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus (winter) (pop. 1) Animal type: FISHA fish

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

Name of animal-plant: Sea cucumbers Species name: Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: echinoderm Fact: All animals and plants are given

Name of animal-plant: Oregon plant bug Species name: Lygus oregonae Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: insectInsects (from Latin insectum, a calque

There are atleast 9717 species of birds! Not all birds can fly! Read more

We know about 28500 of fish, and we are sure there are many more out there! Read more

There are 5416 species of mammals, sadly many are endangered 🙁 Read more

There are about 6000 species of reptiles! Some are cute some are scary! Read more

950000 species of insects have been catalogued, and you bet there is many more! Read more