Wildlife Eating the Fruits
of Strawberries
(Fragaria spp.)
Wildlife Names
(Scientific
& Common)
Ectopistes migratorius * ¶
(Passenger Pigeon)
Corvus brachyrhynchos *
(American Crow)
Melospiza georgiana *
(Swamp Sparrow)
Pipilo erythrophthalmus *
(Eastern Towhee)
Zonotrichia albicollis *
(White-throated Sparrow)
Toxostoma rufum *
(Brown Thrasher)
Bonasa umbellus §
(Ruffed Grouse)
Phasianus colchicus *
(Ring-necked Pheasant)
Conuropsis carolinensis * ¶
(Carolina Parakeet)
Catharus fuscescens *
(Veery)
Catharus guttatus *
(Hermit Thrush)
Turdus migratorius *
(American Robin)
Microtus ochrogaster
(Prairie Vole)
Microtus pennsylvanicus
(Meadow Vole)
Peromyscus leucopus *
(White-footed Mouse)
Peromyscus maniculatus *
(Deer Mouse)
Didelphis virginiana *
(Virginia Opossum)
Sylvilagus floridanus §
(Eastern Cottontail)
Poliocitellus franklinii *
(Franklin's Ground Squirrel)
Sciurus niger *
(Fox Squirrel)
Tamias striatus *
(Eastern Chipmunk)
Ursus americanus *
(American Black Bear)
Glyptemys insculpta *
(Wood Turtle)
Terrapene carolina *
(Eastern Box Turtle)
Terrapene ornata *
(Ornate Box Turtle)
* feeds on fruits, § feeds on leaves
¶ this animal is now extinct
Note: This table lists birds, mammals, & turtles.
Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961), Beal (1915),
Schorger (1955), Snyder (2004), Lagler (1943),
Ernst et al. (1994), Mosnier et al. (2008),
Hamilton (1941), personal observation
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