North American Animals: Alphabet Quiz

Name the animals indigenous to North America that begin with each letter of the alphabet.

all animals in this quiz were living in North America prior to European settlement ca. 800 AD

some animals in this quiz are also found on other continents

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Letter	Hint	Answer
A	See ya later, ___.	alligator
B	previously much hunted for its meat and hide; the national mammal of the USA	buffalo
C	commonly appears as a trickster character in Native American mythology	coyote
D	rodent with large eyes, dark dorsal fur, and white abdominal fur	deer mouse
E	flying rodent that roosts in trees, buildings, etc., but not in caves	evening bat
F	often has pink or orange plumage due to its plankton diet	flamingo
G	venomous desert-dwelling lizard	gila monster
H	has the highest metabolism of all non-insect animals; drinks nectar	hummingbird
I	tropical lizard with a spiny back and a "third eye"	iguana
J	also called an eyra cat; has a spotless coat	jaguarundi
K	big, furry hibernating carnivore named after an archipelago in Alaska	Kodiak bear
L	popularly thought to commit suicide en masse by rushing over the edges of cliffs	lemming
M	called an elk in Eurasia; bulls have large, thick antlers	moose
N	sea mammal related to the beluga; has a single long "tusk"	narwhal
O	wild cat with patterned fur; e.g. Babou on the TV show Archer	ocelot
P	despite the name, it's a rodent, not a canine	prairie dog
Q	hard-boiled eggs of this diminutive fowl are a common appetizer at cocktail parties	quail
R	non-primate mammal with hand-like paws and a "mask"	raccoon
S	victims of this animal's smelly spray are often advised to bathe in tomato juice	skunk
T	often eaten on Thanksgiving Day in the USA	turkey
U	spiny ocean critter that usually feeds on algae	urchin
V	porpoise whose name means "little cow" in Spanish	vaquita
W	a sneaky person is said to behave like this slinky mammal	weasel
X	long-tailed ovenbird found in Mexico	xenops
Y	small bat named after a fort in California	yuma myotis
Z	species of tiny salamander found along the US east coast	zigzag salamander

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