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Golden Mouse | The Cove Forest Short-Tailed Shrew | The Cove Forest

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This shrew is very common and is one of the largest of the various shrew species weighing 11- 30 g. Food consists mainly of invertebrates such as earthworms, snails, and insects. However, these shrews...

Golden Mouse | The Cove Forest Red-Backed Vole | The Cove Forest

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Red-Backed Vole | The Cove Forest

(clethrionomys gapper) This rodent is a relative of the muskrat and lemming. This vole is found only in cove forests at higher altitudes in the mountains of South Carolina. It is semifossorial using...

Golden Mouse | The Cove Forest Deer Mouse | The Cove Forest

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Deer Mouse | The Cove Forest

(peromyscus maniculatus) This rodent is the most important prey item for the avian and mammalian predators that frequent the cove forest. This specis is the most widespread of North American rodents...

Golden Mouse | The Cove Forest Masked Shrew | The Cove Forest

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Masked Shrew | The Cove Forest

(sorex cinereus) This insectivore is related to the common moles. It is one of the smallest mammals found in the United States weighing between 2-5 g. It is constantly active with a very high...

Eastern Box Turtle | The Cove Forest Rat Snake | The Cove Forest

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Rat Snake | The Cove Forest

(Elaphe obsoleta) The rat snake is one of the most diurnal of snakes found in the cove forest. This snake is a very adept climber and is frequently found climbing trees and nesting in tree cavities...

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Eastern Box Turtle | The Cove Forest

(Terrapene carolina) This turtle is very common and is highly terrestrial. The males have red eyes and the bottom of the shell (plastron) is scoped out; while the females have brown/yellow eyes and a...