Draw a flannelmouth sucker

Despite their name, flannelmouth suckers don't eat plaid shirts — instead, they eat both algae and macroinvertebrates. So what do these animals look like? Use the space below to show what a flannelmouth might look like, then check to see how close you were to their true form!

Flannelmouth suckers are one of the species of greatest conservation need included in the Wyoming Game and Fish Department's State Wildlife Action Plan, or S.W.A.P. This plan helps many groups in Wyoming to know how vulnerable species are doing, what challenges they face and what we can do to help them.