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Freshwater marshes are a type of wetland that is teeming with both animal and plant life. Freshwater marshes are usually low-lying, open areas located near creeks, streams, rivers and lakes, where water flows into the marsh. Marshes are especially common at the mouths of rivers. The water level in freshwater marshes usually ranges from 1 to 6 feet deep (for most of the year); this water is rich in minerals and the water level varies seasonally. In the United States, the biggest freshwater marsh in the United States is the Florida Everglades (in southwestern Florida).

The waterlogged land in marshes supports many low-growing plants, like grasses and sedges; there are few trees in marshes. Some marsh plants are cattail, sawgrass, water lily, pickerel weed, spike rush, and bullrush.

Some animals live in the water (including fish, crabs, shrimp, tadpoles, insect larvae, etc.), some animals live at the surface of the water (like frogs, turtles, beavers, etc.), some animals live above the water (like birds, insects, frogs, etc.), and other animals live in the spongy areas of land surrounding the swamp (like raccoons, opossums, muskrats, deer, snails, earthworms, etc.), using the marsh for feeding, shelter, and/or nesting areas.

Printouts of Freshwater Marsh Animals:

Freshwater Marsh Animal Printout A freshwater marsh printout.

Alligator Alligators are large, meat-eating reptiles.

Bald Eagle The bald eagle is a large bird of prey. It is the symbol of the USA and is found in many biomes.

Beaver The beaver is a large rodent that builds dams and dens.

Bobcat A fierce, short-tailed wild cat from North America.

Capybara The capybara is the biggest rodent in the world; it lives in South America.

Common Egret The common egret (also called the great egret) is a large wading bird.

Copepod Copepods are tiny crustaceans from fresh and salt water.

Cougar A long-tailed wild cat with no spots. It is also known as the puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamont.

Coypu Coypus (also called nutrias) are semi-aquatic rodents that are originally from South America.

Crane Large wading birds with long legs and a long neck.

Crayfish Freshwater crustaceans with four pairs of walking legs.

deer Deer are long-legged mammals that have hoofed, two-toed feet.

Downy Woodpecker A small black-and-white woodpecker from North America.

Dragonfly The dragonfly is a flying insect with a long abdomen.

Earthworm An earthworm is a little animal with a long, soft body and no legs.

Egret The egret is a large wading bird.

Elk Elk are large, hoofed mammals with beautiful antlers.

Fly The common house fly is a small, flying insect.

Frog Tadpoles grow up to be frogs.

Great Blue Heron A large wading bird with distinctive plumage and a long, sharp bill.

Great Egret The great egret, also known as the common egret, is a large wading bird.

Mosquito A small flying insect that is a carrier of disease.

Muskrat Muskrats are rodents that often build dome-shaped houses.

Newt Newts are small, brightly-colored salamanders.

Nutria Nutrias (also called coypus) are semi-aquatic rodents that are originally from South America.

Opossum Opossums are marsupial mammals. The only marsupial from North America is the Virginia opossum.

Pond Skater or Water Strider A bug that walks on water.

Raccoon The raccoon is a mammal with mask-like markings on its face and a ringed tail.

Red-Tailed Hawk The Red-Tailed Hawk is a bird of prey, a raptor from North America.

Red Wolf Red wolves are endangered carnivores from the eastern USA.

River Otter River otters are streamlined, aquatic mammals from North America.

Shrimp Shrimp are small, bottom-dwelling crustaceans with a translucent exoskeleton.

Snail A soft-bodied animal with a hard, protective shell.

Snapping Turtle A turtle with strong jaws and a long tail.

Spider Spiders have eight legs.

Toad Toads are amphibians with poison glands; they usually have bumpy skin.

White-Tailed Deer The White-Tailed Deer is a shy, fast-moving plant-eater.

Zooplankton Zooplankton are tiny animals that float in the seas and other bodies of water.

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