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Swedens biggest animals, most common plants and trees . Latin name : Ursus arctos. Size : The normal weight for females are 60-100 kg and the normal weight for males are 100-200 kg. The bears can be up to 3 m tall when they are standing up on two legs. Bear.
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Latin name: Ursusarctos Size: The normal weight for females are 60-100 kg and the normal weight for males are 100-200 kg. The bearscan be up to 3 m tall whenthey are standing up on two legs. Bear Looks: Bears are big and round animals with largeheads. Theyhavehuge and widepaws and a shorttail. Food: The bear is an omnivourebut it mostlyeatsants.
Eurasianlynx Latin name: Lynx lynx. Size: The normal weight for a malelynx is 20-25 kg and the normal weight for a female is 16-20 kg. The eurasianlynx’sbodylenght is barely a meter. Looks: The eurasianlynx is a cat animal. It has a shorttail and tassels on the ears. It has high legs but the hindlimbs are longer. Food: The eurasianlynxeatsmeat. It mostlyeatsreindeer, deer and birds.
Wolf Latin name:Canis lupus. Size: The normal weight for wolves are 35-55 kg but it varies a lot. Looks: The wolf looks like a big dog. Wolves aregrey with grey/yellow and redishspots. Food: The wolfeatsmeat. It mostlyeatelks, deers, beavers and badgers.
Wolverine Size: The wolverinecan be 75-80 cm long and has a tail that are 15-25 cm long. It is ourbiggestmustelid and thereweight is 8-18kg. Latin name:Gulogulo Looks: The wolverines fur varies from light brown to blackish. Theyhave a brighterbrownstripe on eachside and theyhave a light browncolour on the head. Food: The wolverineeatsmeat. In the summer it mostlyeatssmaller animals like birds. In the winter it eatsmostlyreindeers.
Moose Latin name:AlcesAlces Size: The moosecan be up to 3m long and higherthen a full grown man. Theycanweigh up to 700kg. Theycan be as old as 25 yearsold. Looks: The moose is the biggest land living animal in Europe. The moose is brown and has twobig horns on theirhead. Food: In the summer theyeatherbs, bogbean,berry bushes and mushrooms. In the wintertheyeat bark and knots from trees.
Spruce Latin name: PiceaAbies. Size: The spruce is Sweden’shighesttree.Thesprucecan be over 40m high and can be 250-350 yearsold. Location: The spruceappearseverywere in the country and it covers most of the forest areas. Looks: The spruce is coverd with needles and it growscones on them.
Birch Size: The birchcan be up to 25-30 m high. The birchcan live for 300 years. Latin name: Betulapendula Location: The birchcan be foundeverywhere in Sweden. Looks: The birch is white and black.
Pine Latin name: Pinussilvestris Size: The pinecan be up to 35m high. It lives for 600 years . Location: The pinegrows in the whole country except the mostsouthern parts of Skåne. Looks: The pine is brown and has needles.
Lilly of the valley Latin name: convallariamajalis The lilly of the valley is Swedensmostbeautifulflower and it is the symbol of our region, Gästrikland. Looks: The lilly of the valley is white and have a strong scent that cangive an allergicreaction. Theyalsohave red berries that are toxic. The lilly of the valley is preservated.
Hepatica Latin name:Hepaticanobilis. The hepatica is a decimeter high and are blue/violet. The hepatica is preservated. The hepaticausesants to spred theirseeds. The lilly of the valley is mostcommon in the furthersouth of Sweden butalsogrowfurther up north.