Daily Do-Now

A new species match-up and battle site will be added each day! Start each class by answering the following questions:

  1. Which species would win in combat?

  2. What is one feature or behavior that gives it the edge?

Adapted from March Mammal Madness at ASU

Northern Flying Squirrel

Northern Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus), living throughout much of North America, have large black eyes adapted for night vision, with grey and tan fur with white and grey tummies. These tree rodents can tip the scales at 1/3rd of a pound. Not truly able to FLY, instead this rodent is able to glide from a furry membrane that extends from "the forelegs to the hindlegs from ankle to wrist" known as a patagium.

Biome: Taiga (Boreal Forest)

Tuesday, January 12, 2026

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Battle Site:

Thompson, Manitoba Province, Canada

Wallace’s Flying Frog

Wallace's Flying Frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus), found primarily in Malayasia & Indonesia, is a vibrant emerald green with with lighter yellow on its sides, toe pads & snout. The "Flying" Frog with foot parachutes was first illustrated & described scientifically by none other than Alfred Russel Wallace in 1855, co-originator of the theory of evolution by natural selection with Charles Darwin!

Biome: Tropical Rainforest