Least weasel
Small, energetic, and deadly, the weasel
hunts mice and voles in their burrows,
which it often uses to make a den of
its own. It even lines its nest with its
prey’s fur in winter.The least weasel is only about
(^91) ⁄ (^2) in (24 cm) long.
HABITAT KEY
Scrublands
Temperate
grasslands
Mountains
Coniferous
forests
Deciduous
forests
SCALE
200 kilometers
0
0
200 miles
Eurasian eagle owl
This owl is one of the largest in
the world—it has a wingspan of
almost 6½ ft (2 m). It is so big, it
can catch mammals as large as a
full-grown fox or young deer!
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S
W E
Daubenton’s bat
This “super-sleeper” hibernates for
about six months of the year. It likes to
roost near water in caves, abandoned
mines, tunnels, or hollow trees.
ROMANIA
UKRAINE
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
BELARUS
ESTONIA
FINLAND
MOLDOVA
MACEDONIA
BULGARIA
GREECE
RUSSIAN
FEDERATION
Warsaw
Vilnius
Riga
Tallinn
Minsk
Belgrade
Bucharest
Skopje
Sofia
Chisinau
Moscow
Helskini
BL
AC
K^ SEA
Daubenton’s bats use sound to find
insect prey at night.
The ancient Romans
thought this dormouse
was very tasty—which
is how it got its name.
Edible
dormouse
The roe deer has a varied
diet, eating everything
from fungi and ferns to
leaves and acorns. Baby
roe deer are called kids.
Roe deer
This colorful bird is named
for its calls, which sound
like “hoop, hoop, hoop.”
It spends most of its time
on the ground, hunting
for insects.
Common
hoopoe
Kiev
Stag beetle
This insect gets its name from
the male’s jaws, which look
like the antlers of a male
deer, or stag. Males get up to
3 in (7.5 cm) long.
This snake has no venom.
If it’s threatened and can’t
escape, it plays dead, or
releases a nasty smelling
substance from its rear end!
Grass snake
This wild ancestor of the
domestic pig lives on every
continent except Antarctica.
Males can grow to 6 ft
(1.8 m) long and weigh up
to 661 lb (300 kg).
This pigeon lives in
woodlands, parks, gardens,
and even cities. Its feathers
weigh more than its skeleton!
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Common
wood pigeon
Wild boar
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