Test Your Animal Habitat Smarts

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# wrong text: Sorry, that's incorrect. # right text: That's correct! # social text incomplete: How well do you know animal habitats? Try it yourself and see if you can and match different species with the habitats where they thrive. . # social text complete: How well do you know animal habitats? I took the quiz and got a {score} out of {total_questions}! Try it yourself and see if you can and match different species with the habitats where they thrive. # _imgurl : /-/media/post-launch-images/2026/06/usc-quiz/ ? You’re a diamondback terrapin, looking for a place where freshwater meets the sea and tides shape your daily routine. Which habitat suits you best? (!img[Getty Images/iStockphoto]({_imgurl}animal_quiz_1.jpg) /!) + Salt marsh - Prairie - Forest - Desert ! Diamondback terrapins live in brackish coastal waters, especially tidal salt marshes and estuaries. They have specialized glands that remove excess salt, and strong, webbed feet and claws for moving through muddy, tide-sculpted habitat. ? You’re a Gila monster, spending most of your life underground, emerging briefly to feed and storing fat and water to survive in prolonged dry conditions. Which habitat suits you best? (!img[Getty Images/iStockphoto]({_imgurl}animal_quiz_2.jpg) /!) - Forest - Wetland - Prairie + Desert ! Gila monsters are native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and are adapted to extreme heat and long dry spells. They spend most of their time in burrows to avoid high temperatures, and their slow metabolism and fat-storing tails help them survive with little food or water. ? You’re a bald eagle, building massive nests near large bodies of flowing freshwater where fish are plentiful and easy to spot. Which habitat suits you best? (!img[Getty Images]({_imgurl}animal_quiz_3.jpg) /!) - Prairie - Forest - Grassland + River ! Bald eagles nest along large rivers and lakes, relying on open water for fishing. Their keen eyesight spots fish from above, and their strong talons and rough foot pads help them grip slippery prey. ? You’re a blue crab, hiding among hard, uneven structures that offer protection while tides bring a steady supply of food. Which habitat suits you best? (!img[Getty Images/iStockphoto]({_imgurl}animal_quiz_4.jpg) /!) - Open water - Salt marsh + Oyster reef - Prairie ! Oyster reefs provide shelter, feeding grounds, and nursery habitat for blue crabs. ? You’re an American alligator, looking for a place to nest, regulate your body temperature, and raise young—not just to pass through. Which habitat suits you best? (!img[Getty Images]({_imgurl}animal_quiz_5.jpg) /!) - River - Desert + Wetland - Grassland ! Although alligators will spend time in other habitats such as rivers, they depend on freshwater wetlands—including marshes and swamps—for laying and nurturing their eggs and raising their offspring. These habitats provide prey and nesting vegetation, and warm, shallow water helps them regulate body temperature. ? You’re a burrowing owl, nesting underground in abandoned mammal burrows and relying on wide, open land to spot predators. Which habitat suits you best? (!img[Getty Images/500px]({_imgurl}animal_quiz_6.jpg) /!) - Forest + Prairie - Wetland - Desert ! Prairies and grasslands provide open terrain with short vegetation and existing burrows. ? You’re a bog lemming, needing cool temperatures and thick, mossy ground that stays wet. Which habitat suits you best? (!img[Getty Images]({_imgurl}animal_quiz_7.jpg) /!) - Prairie + Peatland - Desert - Forest ! Peatlands provide the cool, moist conditions and dense vegetation bog lemmings require. ? You’re a pronghorn, built for speed and benefiting from long sightlines in open terrain to avoid predators. Where do you belong? (!img[Getty Images]({_imgurl}animal_quiz_8.jpg) /!) + Plains - Forest - Wetland - Estuary ! Plains, which include open grasslands and sagebrush, allow pronghorn to spot coyotes and mountain lions and flee at top speed. ? You’re a coho salmon, transitioning between freshwater and saltwater during your life cycle. Where do you pause and adapt during these transitions? (!img[Brandon Cole]({_imgurl}animal_quiz_9.jpg) /!) - Prairie - Forest + Estuary - Desert ! Estuaries provide the brackish waters coho salmon need to adjust between freshwater and saltwater. ? You’re a fox squirrel, relying on tall pines and an open understory for food and movement. Where do you thrive? (!img[Getty Images]({_imgurl}animal_quiz_10.jpg) /!) + Forest - Prairie - Wetland - Salt marsh ! Longleaf pine forests provide the tree canopy and open ground these squirrels depend on.