Fauna of the Prairies of Cumberland County

Fauna of the Prairies of Cumberland County, Illinois

Cumberland High School

The following information on this page is to provide a catalog of animals that may be found in the prairie of Toledo, Illinois or were present at one time in the past.By clicking on the picture of the animal you will be able to see a description, some discussion about the animal, distribution, pictures and location where they may be found in the prairie we are surveying.

The following web pages were created by Biology I students during the fall season of the years 2004 (green letters) and 2005 (blue letters). This project, TEAMS II, was funded and provided teacher training through grants obtained by Dr. Marylin Lisowki of Eastern Illinois University and Dr. Bob Williams of Southern Illinois University. A sincere thanks to both of them for their persistent hard work and effort which has allowed this wonderful project to be possible.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME CLICK ON PICTURE FOR MORE INFORMATION

American Toad Bufo americanus

Aphid Aphididae

Bison
Bovidae bison

Black & Yellow Argiope Spider Argiope aurantia

Bluebird, Eastern Sialia sialis

Cloudless Sulfur Butterfly Phoebis sennae eubule

Common Sulfur Butterfly Colias philodice

Coyote Canis latrans

Differential Grasshopper Melanoplus differentialis

Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly Papilio polyxenes

Field Cricket Gryllus sp

Honey Bees Apis mellifera

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

Milkweed Longhorn Tetraopes tetraophthalmus

Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus

Painted Lady Butterfly Vanessa cardui

Red Fox Vulpes vulpes

Red Tail Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

Spur Throated Grasshopper Melanoplinae ponderosus

White Tail Deer Odocoileus virginianus