Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Typha spp. (Cattail) [Typhaceae]
(observations are from Ernst et al., Lagler, and Martin et al.; these species refer primarily to Typha latifolia & Typha angustifolium)
Mammals
Cricetidae: Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat) [these plants comprise 25-50% of the diet in NE USA, these plants comprise 5-10% of the diet in Iowa] MZN1951
Turtles
Chelydridae: Chelydra serpentina (Snapping Turtle) [feeds on these plants] EBL1994 Lg1943; Emydidae: Chrysemys picta (Painted Turtle) [feeds on these plants] EBL1994, Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding's Turtle) [feeds on these plants] Lg1943