Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Quercus nigra (Water Oak) [Fagaceae]
(observations are from C. Martin et al. and Moorman & Chapman)
Birds
Accipitridae: Buteo lineatus (Red-shouldered Hawk) [large specimens of this tree were selected as nest sites 8.3% of the time in Georgia] MC1996
Mammals
Vespertilionidae: Corynorhinus rafinesquii (Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat) [cavities of this tree are often used for roosting sites in Mississippi] Mrt2011