• size
  
• weight
  
• body systems
  
• senses
  
• communication
  
• physiology
  
• other physical characteristics

• longevity
• birth and growth
  
• reproduction
• care of young
• heredity
• parenting behavior

• habitat and range
  
• niche
  
• food
  
• enemies
  
• adaptations
  
• migration
  
• populations
  
• distribution
  
• ecosystems
  
  
  

• human impacts
  
• threats
  
• conservation status
  
• population size
  
• conservation

Contributed by Peter Nye
New York Department of Environmental Conservation

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