Post by RandomWiktor on Dec 29, 2007 18:56:44 GMT -5
Below is a listing of the species permitted to be played at Gallop Free. This is not all-inclusive, but is a good place to start. If you have any questions about this list, or if you wish to play a feral, invasive, or otherwise exotic species, please PM the administrator. Thank you.
Canids
Gray Wolf Canis lupus
Social Species: Yes
Breeding System: Monagamous
Litter Size: 1-13 (avrg. 3-6)
Habitat: Primarily forests, but also grassland and tundra.
Diet: deer, mountain goats, bison, musk oxen, elk, moose, small mammals
Behavior Link
Red Wolf Canis rufus
Social Species: Semi-Social (pairs)
Breeding System: Monagamous
Litter Size: 4-6
Habitat: Forests, but also plains
Diet: deer, small mammals
Behavior Link
Eastern Wolf Canis lycaon
Social Species: Yes or Pairs
Breeding System: Monogamous
Litter Size: 4-6
Habitat: Boreal Forests
Diet: deer, moose, beaver
Behavior Link
Coyote Canis latrans
Social Species: Variable (lone, pairs, or packs)
Breeding System: Monagamous
Litter Size: 6-8
Habitat: Grasslands, forests
Diet: Small mammals, carrion, fruits and berries
Behavior Link
Swift Fox/Kit Fox Vulpes velox
Social Species: Semi-Social
Breeding System: Monagamous or seasonal pairing
Litter Size: 2-7 (avrg 3-5)
Habitat: Grassland, foot hills
Diet: Small animals, insects, fruits, nuts, grains.
Behavior Link
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Social Species: Semi-Social (may share territory but prefer to be alone)
Breeding System: Monagamous
Litter Size: 4-5
Habitat: Forest, Grassland
Diet: Rabbits, rodents, berries, fruit
Behavior Link
Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Monagamous
Litter Size: 3-5
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Rabbits, rodents, berries, fruit
Behavior Link
Felines
Mountain Lion Felis concolor
(Also known as cougar, puma, and panther)
Social Species: No
Breeding System: polygamous/harem or seasonal pairing
Litter Size: 2-4
Habitat: Preferably mountains, but also plains and forests. Floridian species prefer swamps.
Diet: Deer, mountain goats, smaller mammals
Behavior Link
Lynx Felis lynx
Social Species: No (females rarely)
Breeding System: Promiscuous or seasonal pairing
Litter Size: ~3
Habitat: Forests, swamps, tundra
Diet: Small mammals
Behavior Link
Bobcat Felis rufus
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 1-6 (~4)
Habitat: Forests, mountains, swamps
Diet: Small mammals
Behavior Link
Ursines (Bears)
Grizzy Bear Ursus arctos
(Officially: Brown Bear)
Social Species: No (Rarely when foraging)
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 1-3
Habitat: Forests, mountains, grasslands, tundra (almost anywhere)
Diet: Variable; carrion, deer, elk, small mammals, fish, berries, nuts, fruits, vegetation
Behavior Link
Black Bear Ursus americanus
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Promiscuous or seasonal pairing
Litter Size: ~2
Habitat: Primarily forests; also mountains and swamps
Diet: Carrion, fish, fruits, berries, vegetation
Behavior Link
Mustelids
Marten Martes americana
Social Species: Semi-Social (alone or in pairs)
Breeding System: Promiscuous or seasonal pairing
Litter Size: 3-5
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Small mammals, birds, fish
Behavior Link
Fisher Martes pennanti
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Promiscuous or seasonal pairing
Litter Size: 1-5 (~3)
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Small mammals, carrion, vegetation
Behavior Link
Ermine Mustela erminea
(Also called Short-tailed weasel)
Social Species: Semi-social (same-sex groups obeserved)
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 4-7
Habitat: Forests, grasslands, foothills
Diet: Small mammals, birds, eggs, insects
Behavior Link
Long-Tailed Weasel Mustela frenata
Social Species: Semi-social (same-sex groups obeserved)
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 4-9
Habitat: Forest, grassland, swamps
Diet: Small rodents
Behavior Link
Least Weasel Mustela nivalis
Social Species: Semi-social (same-sex groups obeserved)
Breeding System: Promiscuous or harem
Litter Size: 3-10 (~5)
Habitat: Grasslands, forests
Diet: Small mammals
Behavior Link
Mink Mustela vison
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 5-8
Habitat: Woods, wetlands, near water
Diet: Small mammals, fish, amphibians, waterfowl
Behavior Link
Black Footed Ferret Mustela nigripes
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 3-4
Habitat: Grasslands
Diet: Prarie dogs, ground squirrels, small mammals
Behavior Link
Wolverine Gulo gulo
Social Species: Semi-Social
Breeding System: Seasonal pairing
Litter Size: 2-3
Habitat: Forests, mountains
Diet: Ranges from small mammals to deer and even elk. Also will eat carrion.
Behavior Link
Badger Texidea taxus
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Seasonal pairing or promiscuous
Litter Size: 1-5 (~2)
Habitat: Grasslands
Diet: Small mammals, birds, eggs, reptiles
Behavior Link
Spotted Skunk Spilogale putorius
Social Species: Semi-social
Breeding System: Seasonal pairing
Litter Size: 2-6
Habitat: Woods, borderline habitats
Diet: Rodents, eggs, birds, fruits, berries
Behavior Link
Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis
Social Species: Semi-Social (females are social)
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 4-7
Habitat: Woods, grasslands
Diet: Small mammals, insects, fruits, berries
Behavior Link
River Otter Lutra canadensis
Social Species: Semi-social
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 1-4
Habitat: River beds
Diet: Crayfish, frogs, fish
Behavior Link
Cervids
White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
Social Species: Yes
Breeding System: Harem/Polygamous
Litter Size: 1-3 (depends on age)
Habitat: "Borderline habitats," forests, grassland.
Diet: Grass, leaves, bark
Behavior Link
Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus
Social Species: Yes
Breeding System: Harem/Polygamous
Litter Size: 1-3 (depends on age)
Habitat: Variable by season; forests, grasslands, and lower mountains.
Diet: Grass, leaves, shrubs, moss
Behavior Link
Elk Cervus elaphus
Social Species: Yes
Breeding System: Harem/Polygamous
Litter Size: ~ 1
Habitat: Forests, Grasslands
Diet: Grass, leaves, twigs
Behavior Link
Caribou Rangifer tarandus
Social Species: Yes
Breeding System: Harem/Polygamous
Litter Size: 1
Habitat: Tundra and boreal forest
Diet: Grass, leaves, mushrooms, lichen
Behavioral Link
Moose Alces alces
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 1-2
Habitat: Forest, taiga
Diet: Leaves, bark, twigs, and roots
Behavioral Link
Lapines
Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 1-12, avrg. 5
Habitat: Forests, scrub land, grassland
Diet: Grasses, leaves, tigs
Behavioral Link
New England Cottontail (Wood Rabbit) Sylvilagus transitionalis
Social Species: Semi-Social (males)
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 3-8
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Leaves, twings, grasses
Behavioral Link
Swamp Rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus
Social Species: Semi-Social (mating season)
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 1-6
Habitat: Wetlands, swamps
Diet: Marsh vegetation
Behavioral Link
Marsh Rabbit Sylvilagus palustris
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 2-8
Habitat: Swamps, forests, bogs
Diet: Grasses, leaves, bark
Behavioral Link
Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus
Social Species: Semi-Social (tolerant)
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 2-4
Habitat: Forest, tundra, taiga, wetlands
Diet: Grass, leaves, bark, twigs, carrion
Behavioral Link
White-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus townsendii
Social Species: Semi-Social
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 1-11
Habitat: Grasslands
Diet: Grasses, shrubs
Behavioral Link
Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus calidornicus
Social Species: Semi-Social
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 1-6
Habitat: Grasslands
Diet: Grasses, twigs
Behavioral Link
Canids
Gray Wolf Canis lupus
Social Species: Yes
Breeding System: Monagamous
Litter Size: 1-13 (avrg. 3-6)
Habitat: Primarily forests, but also grassland and tundra.
Diet: deer, mountain goats, bison, musk oxen, elk, moose, small mammals
Behavior Link
Red Wolf Canis rufus
Social Species: Semi-Social (pairs)
Breeding System: Monagamous
Litter Size: 4-6
Habitat: Forests, but also plains
Diet: deer, small mammals
Behavior Link
Eastern Wolf Canis lycaon
Social Species: Yes or Pairs
Breeding System: Monogamous
Litter Size: 4-6
Habitat: Boreal Forests
Diet: deer, moose, beaver
Behavior Link
Coyote Canis latrans
Social Species: Variable (lone, pairs, or packs)
Breeding System: Monagamous
Litter Size: 6-8
Habitat: Grasslands, forests
Diet: Small mammals, carrion, fruits and berries
Behavior Link
Swift Fox/Kit Fox Vulpes velox
Social Species: Semi-Social
Breeding System: Monagamous or seasonal pairing
Litter Size: 2-7 (avrg 3-5)
Habitat: Grassland, foot hills
Diet: Small animals, insects, fruits, nuts, grains.
Behavior Link
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Social Species: Semi-Social (may share territory but prefer to be alone)
Breeding System: Monagamous
Litter Size: 4-5
Habitat: Forest, Grassland
Diet: Rabbits, rodents, berries, fruit
Behavior Link
Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Monagamous
Litter Size: 3-5
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Rabbits, rodents, berries, fruit
Behavior Link
Felines
Mountain Lion Felis concolor
(Also known as cougar, puma, and panther)
Social Species: No
Breeding System: polygamous/harem or seasonal pairing
Litter Size: 2-4
Habitat: Preferably mountains, but also plains and forests. Floridian species prefer swamps.
Diet: Deer, mountain goats, smaller mammals
Behavior Link
Lynx Felis lynx
Social Species: No (females rarely)
Breeding System: Promiscuous or seasonal pairing
Litter Size: ~3
Habitat: Forests, swamps, tundra
Diet: Small mammals
Behavior Link
Bobcat Felis rufus
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 1-6 (~4)
Habitat: Forests, mountains, swamps
Diet: Small mammals
Behavior Link
Ursines (Bears)
Grizzy Bear Ursus arctos
(Officially: Brown Bear)
Social Species: No (Rarely when foraging)
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 1-3
Habitat: Forests, mountains, grasslands, tundra (almost anywhere)
Diet: Variable; carrion, deer, elk, small mammals, fish, berries, nuts, fruits, vegetation
Behavior Link
Black Bear Ursus americanus
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Promiscuous or seasonal pairing
Litter Size: ~2
Habitat: Primarily forests; also mountains and swamps
Diet: Carrion, fish, fruits, berries, vegetation
Behavior Link
Mustelids
Marten Martes americana
Social Species: Semi-Social (alone or in pairs)
Breeding System: Promiscuous or seasonal pairing
Litter Size: 3-5
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Small mammals, birds, fish
Behavior Link
Fisher Martes pennanti
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Promiscuous or seasonal pairing
Litter Size: 1-5 (~3)
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Small mammals, carrion, vegetation
Behavior Link
Ermine Mustela erminea
(Also called Short-tailed weasel)
Social Species: Semi-social (same-sex groups obeserved)
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 4-7
Habitat: Forests, grasslands, foothills
Diet: Small mammals, birds, eggs, insects
Behavior Link
Long-Tailed Weasel Mustela frenata
Social Species: Semi-social (same-sex groups obeserved)
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 4-9
Habitat: Forest, grassland, swamps
Diet: Small rodents
Behavior Link
Least Weasel Mustela nivalis
Social Species: Semi-social (same-sex groups obeserved)
Breeding System: Promiscuous or harem
Litter Size: 3-10 (~5)
Habitat: Grasslands, forests
Diet: Small mammals
Behavior Link
Mink Mustela vison
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 5-8
Habitat: Woods, wetlands, near water
Diet: Small mammals, fish, amphibians, waterfowl
Behavior Link
Black Footed Ferret Mustela nigripes
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 3-4
Habitat: Grasslands
Diet: Prarie dogs, ground squirrels, small mammals
Behavior Link
Wolverine Gulo gulo
Social Species: Semi-Social
Breeding System: Seasonal pairing
Litter Size: 2-3
Habitat: Forests, mountains
Diet: Ranges from small mammals to deer and even elk. Also will eat carrion.
Behavior Link
Badger Texidea taxus
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Seasonal pairing or promiscuous
Litter Size: 1-5 (~2)
Habitat: Grasslands
Diet: Small mammals, birds, eggs, reptiles
Behavior Link
Spotted Skunk Spilogale putorius
Social Species: Semi-social
Breeding System: Seasonal pairing
Litter Size: 2-6
Habitat: Woods, borderline habitats
Diet: Rodents, eggs, birds, fruits, berries
Behavior Link
Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis
Social Species: Semi-Social (females are social)
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 4-7
Habitat: Woods, grasslands
Diet: Small mammals, insects, fruits, berries
Behavior Link
River Otter Lutra canadensis
Social Species: Semi-social
Breeding System: Promiscuous
Litter Size: 1-4
Habitat: River beds
Diet: Crayfish, frogs, fish
Behavior Link
Cervids
White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
Social Species: Yes
Breeding System: Harem/Polygamous
Litter Size: 1-3 (depends on age)
Habitat: "Borderline habitats," forests, grassland.
Diet: Grass, leaves, bark
Behavior Link
Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus
Social Species: Yes
Breeding System: Harem/Polygamous
Litter Size: 1-3 (depends on age)
Habitat: Variable by season; forests, grasslands, and lower mountains.
Diet: Grass, leaves, shrubs, moss
Behavior Link
Elk Cervus elaphus
Social Species: Yes
Breeding System: Harem/Polygamous
Litter Size: ~ 1
Habitat: Forests, Grasslands
Diet: Grass, leaves, twigs
Behavior Link
Caribou Rangifer tarandus
Social Species: Yes
Breeding System: Harem/Polygamous
Litter Size: 1
Habitat: Tundra and boreal forest
Diet: Grass, leaves, mushrooms, lichen
Behavioral Link
Moose Alces alces
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 1-2
Habitat: Forest, taiga
Diet: Leaves, bark, twigs, and roots
Behavioral Link
Lapines
Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 1-12, avrg. 5
Habitat: Forests, scrub land, grassland
Diet: Grasses, leaves, tigs
Behavioral Link
New England Cottontail (Wood Rabbit) Sylvilagus transitionalis
Social Species: Semi-Social (males)
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 3-8
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Leaves, twings, grasses
Behavioral Link
Swamp Rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus
Social Species: Semi-Social (mating season)
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 1-6
Habitat: Wetlands, swamps
Diet: Marsh vegetation
Behavioral Link
Marsh Rabbit Sylvilagus palustris
Social Species: No
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 2-8
Habitat: Swamps, forests, bogs
Diet: Grasses, leaves, bark
Behavioral Link
Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus
Social Species: Semi-Social (tolerant)
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 2-4
Habitat: Forest, tundra, taiga, wetlands
Diet: Grass, leaves, bark, twigs, carrion
Behavioral Link
White-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus townsendii
Social Species: Semi-Social
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 1-11
Habitat: Grasslands
Diet: Grasses, shrubs
Behavioral Link
Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus calidornicus
Social Species: Semi-Social
Breeding System: Polygamous
Litter Size: 1-6
Habitat: Grasslands
Diet: Grasses, twigs
Behavioral Link