Wildlife Online Study Guide

Study Guide Links

The following are links to websites that contain materials to assist students and teachers in preparing for the Wildlife Section of the NJ Envirothon. Most of the written test questions will be prepared using materials from these websites. However, the hands-on test questions may encompass more broad-ranging material.

Note: Most of these materials are specific to NJ Wildlife. The winning team from NJ competes at the National Envirothon. Materials for the National Envirothon will use materials from around the USA and Canada.

Items listed with this Adobe Acrobat icon are documents that require Adobe Acrobat reader.

Some of these fact sheets are from CT even though the species are found in NJ and CT.  Basic information about the species is the same. NJ Envirothon tests will not contain questions about facts specific to other states.

• Animal Diversity Web

Arthropods and other Invertebrates

• Butterflies - Review the site but focus on the 5 butterflies listed below.
  • Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
  • Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
  • Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
• Moths
• Native Pollinators
• Gypsy Moth ??
• Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus)
• Green Floater (mussel) (Lasmigona subviridis)

Amphibians

• Checklist of Amphibians of NJ - Focus on the amphibians listed below.
• Frogs and Toads (612 KB)
• Salamanders and Newts (652 KB)
• Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer crucifer)
• North American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
• Fowler's Toad (Bufo fowleri)
• American Toad
• Eastern Spadefoot Toad

Birds  

• Checklist of Birds of NJ
• Cornell University Online Bird Guide (includes songs and calls)
• Parts of a bird

• Red knot (Calidris canutus)

• Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

• Royal Tern

• Piping Plover Charadrius melodus

• Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)

• Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Fish

• Largemouth Virus
• Largemouth Bass Virus

Mammals

• Checklist of Mammals of NJ
• Skulls

• Indiana Bat Myotis sodalis

• Allegheny wood rat (Neotoma magister)

• Bobcat (Lynx rufus or Felis rufus)

• Long tailed shrew

• short tailed shrew

• Mink

• Eastern Coyote

Reptiles

• Checklist of Reptiles of NJ - Focus on the species listed below.
• Lizards (135 KB)
• Turtles (529 KB)
• Snakes (1.05 MB)

• Marine Turtles

Endangered Species

• New Jersey Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

Habitat

• Wildlife Habitat

For more information contact your local Soil Conservation District Office or Richard Belcher, NJ Envirothon Coordinator Phone: (609) - 292-5540,  Fax: (609) - 633-7229.

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Last Modified: February 20, 2008