Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Fraxinus americana (White Ash) [Oleaceae]
(observations are from Hamilton, DeGraaf, Krynak, Veilleux et al., Belthoff & Ritchison, and Jackson)
Birds
Anatidae: Aix sponsa (Wood Duck) [feeds on seeds] DGr2002; Cardinalidae: Cardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal) [feeds on seeds] DGr2002; Fringillidae: Coccothraustes vespertinus (Evening Grosbeak) [the seeds are a preferred source of food] DGr2002, Haemorhous purpureus (Purple Finch) [the seeds are a preferred source of food] DGr2002, Pinicola enucleator (Pine Grosbeak) [the seeds are a preferred source of food] DGr2002; Icteridae: Agelaius phoeniceus (Red-winged Blackbird) [the seeds are a preferred source of food] DGr2002, Euphagus carolinus (Rusty Blackbird) [feeds on seeds] DGr2002; Odontophoridae: Colinus virginianus (Bobwhite Quail) [feeds on seeds] DGr2002; Picidae: Melanerpes carolinus (Red-bellied Woodpecker) [this tree was selected 4.9% of the time for nest sites in cavities in Kansas] Jck1976; Strigidae: Megascops asio (Eastern Screech Owl) [this tree provided 2.6% of the roost sites for young owls in Kentucky & it had average preference for this purpose] BR1990
Mammals
Cricetidae: Peromyscus leucopus (White-footed Mouse) [eats the seeds of this tree] Hm1941, Peromyscus maniculatus (Deer Mouse) [eats the seeds of this tree] Hm1941; Vespertilionidae: Myotis septentrionalis (Northern Long-eared Bat) [large White Ash trees that are usually dead provide 4.8% of summer roost sites in Ohio by hiding in cavities or behind exfoliating bark] Kr2010, Perimyotis subflavus (Tricolored Bat) [dead or live foliage of this tree was selected 2.7% of the time as a summer roost site by maternal colonies in Indiana & this tree has average preference for this purpose] VWV2003