User:Dromaeosaur Dude/Fauna of North America

The fauna of North America consists of a wide range of animals.

Mammals
Mammals are vertebrates that are endothermic and feed their young milk. All mammals except monotremes give birth to live young. There are two kinds of mammals that give birth to live young: Placental mammals and marsupials. Both types can be found in North America. The opossum is the only North American marsupial. The placentals, however, are much more abundant. Most orders of placental mammals live in North America. North American carnivores consist of a wide range of mammals. Among the Felidae, the cougar, bobcat, Canada lynx, jaguar, ocelot, and jaguarundi live in North America. Among the Canids, the Gray Wolf, Red Fox, [Swift Fox]], Kit Fox, Gray Fox, and Coyote are most common. The bear family, Ursidae has three North American members: the American Black Bear, Brown Bear, and Polar Bear. Mustelidae is a family of small to medium-sized carnivores. North American mustelids include the fisher, American Marten, Black-Footed Ferret, Striped Skunk, Spotted Skunk, and Hog-nosed Skunk.

Ungulates are four-legged mammals with hooves. They consist of two groups: the Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla. Artiodactyls are even-toed ungulates, and perissodactyls are odd-toed ungulates. All ungulates are herbivores. North American artiodactyls include the pronghorn, moose, elk, White-tailed Deer, Mule Deer, Woodland Caribou, Mountain Goat, Bighorn Sheep, and Bison are all North American artiodactyls. The bison is the largest living North American land animal.