Mammalogy Practical 1

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In what order is the Virginia o'possum?

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Didelphimorpha

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In what order are the moles and shrews?

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Soricomorpha

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In what order is the 9-banded armadillo?

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Xenarthra

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In what order are the rabbits?

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Lagomorpha

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In what order are beavers, groundhogs, squirrels?

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Rodentia

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Name the 5 species in family Sciuridae

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1. Marmota monax

2. Glaucomys volans

3. Tamias striatus

4. Sciurus carolinensis

5. Sciurus niger

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What is the family and binomial of the beaver?

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Castoridae

Castor canadensis

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In what family are the 2 rabbits we learned?

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Leporidae

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Name the 2 Leporidans

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1. Sylvilagus floridanus

2. Sylvilagus aquaticus

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What is the binomial for the virginia opossum?

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Didelphis virginiana

Front 11

In what family is the 9-banded armadillo?

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Dasypodidae

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What is the binomial for the 9-banded armadillo?

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Dasypus novemcinctus

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In what class are the specimens?

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Mammalia

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In what subclass are platypus and echidna?

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Prototheria

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In what order are platypus and echidna?

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Monotremata

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In what family is the duck-billed platypus?

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Ornithorhynchidae

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In what family is the echidna?

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Tachyglossidae

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What kind of taxa are in subclass Metatheria?

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Marsupials

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What kind of taxa are in Eutheria?

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Placental mammals

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Name the 7 orders in subclass Eutheria

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1. Soricomorpha

2. Xenarthra

3. Lagomorpha

4. Rodentia

5. Macroscelidea

6. Pholidota

7. Tubulidentata

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Name the 3 suborders in the class Rodentia

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1. Sciuromorpha

2. Hystricomorpha

3. Myomorpha

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Name the 2 families in suborder Hystricomorpha

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1. Erethizontidae

2. Myocastoridae

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Name the 5 families in suborder Myomorpha

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1. Geomyidae

2. Heteromyidae

3. Castoridae

4. Dipodidae

5. Muridae

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Name the 9 species in family Muridae

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1. Myodes gapperi

2. Mus musculus

3. Neotoma magister

4. Ochrotomys nuttalli

5. Reithrodontomys humulis

6. Sigmodon hispidus

7. Rattus norvegicus

8. Microtus sp.

9. Peromyscus sp.

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In what order are pangolins?

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Pholidota

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In what order are elephant shrews?

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Macroscelidea

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In what order are aardvarks?

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Tubulidentata

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A?

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Auditory bulla

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Parietal

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C?

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Saggital crest

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D?

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Frontal

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E?

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Maxillary

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F?

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Mandible

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A?

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Nasal bone

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B?

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Jugal

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C?

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Zygomatic arch

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Squamosal

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A?

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Incisor

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B?

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Diastema

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C?

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Brachydont molariform teeth

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D?

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Molars

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A?

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Incisors

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B?

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Diastema

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C?

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Hypsodont molariform teeth

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Sciurus carolinensis

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Sylvilagus floridanus

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Sylvilagus floridanus

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Didelphis virginiana

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Didelphis virginiana

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Didelphis virginiana

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Peromyscus sp.

White footed/deer mouse

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Peromyscus sp.

White-footed/deer mouse

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Sylvilagus aquaticus

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Parascalops breweri

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A. Parascolops breweri

B. Blarina brevicauda

C. Scalopus aquaticus

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Scalopus aquaticus

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Dasypus novemcinctus (sp?)

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Glaucomys volans (Southern flying squirrel)

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Tamias striatus (Eastern chipmunk)

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Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat)

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Neotoma magister (Allegheny woodrat)

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Neotoma magister (Allegheny woodrat)

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Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)

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Myodes gapperi (Red-backed vole)

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Sigmodon hispidus (Cotton rat)

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Sigmodon hispidus (Cotton rat)

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Family: Dipodidae

Zapus hudsonius (Meadow jumping mouse)

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Soricidae

Blarina brevicauda (Northern short-tailed shrew)

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Talpidae

Scalopus aquaticus (Eastern mole)

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Talpidae

Scalopus aquaticus (Eastern mole)

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Soricidae

Blarina brevicauda (Northern short-tailed shrew)

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Soricidae

Blarina brevicauda (Northern short-tailed shrew)

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Soricidae

Blarina brevicauda (Northern short-tailed shrew)

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Didelphis virginiana (Virginia opossum)

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CLASS: Mammalia

SUBCLASS: Prototheria

ORDER: Monotremata

FAMILY: Ornithorhynchidae

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Order: Xenarthra

Family: Dasypodidae

Sp: Dasypus novemcinctus (Nine-banded armadillo)

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In what subclass are opossums?

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Metatheria

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Soricidae

Blarina brevicauda (Northern short-tailed shrew)

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Name the FAMILY

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Talpidae

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FAMILY?

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Talpidae

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Dipodidae

Zapus hudsonius (Meadow jumping mouse)

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Dipodidae

Zapus hudsonius (Meadow jumping mouse)

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SUBORDER & FAMILY?

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SUBORDER: Myomorpha

FAMILY: Geomyidae

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SUBORDER: Myomorpha

FAMILY: Geomyidae

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Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat)

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Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat)

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Castor canadensis (Beaver)

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Castor canadensis (Beaver)

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A. Myocastoridae

B. Castor canadensis

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What is the common name for Blarina brevicauda?

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Northern short-tailed shrew

Front 91

What is the common name for Parascalops breweri?

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Hairy-tailed mole

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What is the common name for Scalopus aquaticus?

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Eastern mole

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What is the common name for Sylvilagus floridanus?

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Eastern cottontail

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What is the common name for Sylvilagus aquaticus?

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Swamp rabbit

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What is the common name for Glaucomys volans?

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Southern flying squirrel

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What is the common name for Tamias striatus?

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Eastern chipmunk

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What is the common name for Zapus hudsonius?

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Meadow jumping mouse

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What is the common name for Neotoma magister?

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Allegheny woodrat

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What is the common name for Ochrotomys nuttalli?

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Golden mouse

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What is the common name for Reithrodontomys humulis?

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Eastern harvest mouse

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What is the common name for Sigmodon hispidus?

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Cotton rat

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What is the common name for Ondatra zibethicus?

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Muskrat

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What is the common name for Microtus sp.?

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Voles

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What is the common name for Peromyscus sp?

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White-footed & Deer mice

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Using dental formulae, the numerator is the...

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Upper teeth

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Besides Leporidae, what other family is in the Lagomorpha order?

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Ochotonidae (Pika)