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Monotremata: echidna
toothless |
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Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Prototheria Oviparous mammals - spiny ant-eaters and platypus Order: Monotremata toothless |
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Class: mammalia
Subclass: Theria *viviparous Infraclass: Eutheria *placentals Order: Perissodactyla- *odd-toed ungulates Family: Equidae *horses zebra burros 1 spp introducted into Oregon |
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Class:mammalia
Subclass:Theria *viviparous Infraclass: Eutheria *placentals Order: Artiodactyla *even-toed ungulates Family: Bovidae *cattle sheep and goats 3 native spp in Oregon |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria *vivpaarous Infraclass:Eutheria *placentals Order:Lagomorpha *rabbits and hares Family:Ochotonidae *Pika *no external tail *26 teeth 1 spp in Oregon |
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Class:mammalia
Subclass:Theria * viviparous Infraclass: Eutheria *placental Order: Artiodactyla *even number of toes Family:Antilocarpridae * dewclaws absent *horns attached to permanent bony cores *1spp monotypic family |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria * viviparous Infraclass: Eutheria * placental Order:Artiodactyla even # toes Family: Antilcapridae pronghorns |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria *viviparous Infraclass:*Eutheria * placentals Order: Rodentia *No canines one upper incisor on ea. side Suborder: Sciurognathi Family: Aplodontidae *mountian beavers 1 spp monotypic family |
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Class:mammalia
Subclass:Theria * viviparous Infraclass: Eutheria * placentals Order: Rodentia Suborder:Sciurognathi *greek squirrel jaw Family: Aplodontidae Auditory bullae flask |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass: Theria * vivparous Infraclass:Eutheria *placentals Order:Carnivora Suborder: Fissipedia * latin cleft-foot *terrestrial carnivores Family:Canidae Digitigrade 4 toe on front feet |
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Class:mammalia
Subclass:Theria * viviparous Infraclass: Eutheria *placentals Order: Cetacea *hind limbs vestigial Suborder: Odontoceti toothed whales *one external nostril *no baleen |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria * viviparous Infraclass: Eutheria *placental Order: Artiodactyla *even # toes Family:Bovidae cattle goats and sheep 3 native spp in Oregon *nasal and lachrymal bones joined by suture |
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Bovidae
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Carnivora Family: Canidae rostrum lenght ~ twice as long as width |
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Canidae
*5 spp in Oregon |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order: Rodentia *gnawing teeth Suborder: Hystricognathi Family: Capromyidae *nutria introduced 1 spp *infraorbital foramen very large |
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Class:mammalia
Subclass: Theria * vivparous Infraclass:Eutheria *placental Order: Artiodactyla * even#toes Family:Cervidae deer and elk *Nasal and lachrymal bones separated by prelachrymal vacuity |
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Cerviadae
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass: Theria Infraclass:Eutheria *placental Order:Rodentia Suborder: Sciurognathi Family:Scuridae *squirrels *prominent post-orbital process o frontal bone |
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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciurognathi Family: Dipodidae *tail 150% length of body *jumping mice *hind feet modified for saltatorial motion |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Rodentia Suborder: Sciurognathi Family:Dipodidae 2 spp in Oregon |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Rodentia Suborder:Sciurognathi Family:Dipodidae |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Perissodactyla Family:Equidae |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Rodentia Suborder:Hystricognathi Family:Erthizontidae porcupines 1 spp *infraorbital foramen very large |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Carnivora Suborder:Fissipedia Family:Mustelidae |
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Class:mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Carnivora Suborder:Fissipedia Family:Mustelidae |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Carnivora Suborder:Fisspedia Family:Felidae 30 or fewer teeth * 3 spp in Oregon |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Carnivora Suborder:Fisspedia Family:Felidae |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Rodentia Suborder:Sciurongathi Family:Geomyidae * pocket gophers *large claws *5 spp in Oregon |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Rodentia Suborder:Sciurognathi Family:Geomyidae *tail shorter than head and body |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria *vivparous Infraclass:Eutheria *placental Order:Carnivora Suborder:Pinnipedia *Marine carnivores Family:Phocidae Earless seals = no pinnae *hind flippers can't be rotated |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Primates *nails intead of claws *face short and nearly vertical *often opposable hallux and pollex Family:Hominidae *humans 1 spp in Oregon |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Primates Family:Hominidae |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Cetacea Suborder:Mysticeti Baleen whales *two external nostrils *no teeth -baleen |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Lagomorpha Family:Leporidae * Tail present *length of ears> 2 x width *Superaorbital process on frontal bones |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Lagomorpha Family:Leporidae 28 teeth suparaorbital process on frontal bone |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass: Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Rodentia Suborder:Sciurognathi Family:Sciuridae*squirrels chipmunks marmots 18 spp in Oregon |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria *vivparous Infraclass:Eutheria * placental Order:Rodentia Suborder:Sciurognathi Family:Muridae *long tails *infraorbital foramen opens on zygomatic plate *16 teeth Subfamily: Microtinae * voles muskrats short legs and tail shorter |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Chiroptera Family:Molossidae *Uropatagium does not extend to tip of tail *32 teeth * 1 spp in Oregon |
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Class:Mammlia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Chiroptera *premaxillaries fused (sutured) Family:Molossidae free-tail bat 32 teeth |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Prototheria Infraclass:Ornithodelpia Order:Monotremata Echidna 0 spp in Oregon |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Rodentia Suborder:Sciurognathi Family:Muridae *infraorbiotal foramen opens on or near zygomatic plate *voles rats mice muskrats lemmmings |
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Family Muridae
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Carnivora Suborder:Fissipedia Family:Mustelidae *skull with long brain case and short rostrum *platigrade w/5 toes on front feet |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria * viviparous Infraclass:Eutheria *placental Order:Carnivora Suborder:Fissipedia Family:Mustelidae 32, 34, 36 or 38 teeth |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Carnivora Suborder:Fissipedia Family:Mustelidae skunk otters mink baders wolverine martin fisher weasels *short rostrum long and brain case |
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Family Mustelidae
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Cetacea Suborder:Mysticeti |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Rodentia Suborder:Sciurognathi Family:Muridae Subfamily: Murinae *Old world rats *Tail scaly *occlusal surfaces of molars tuberculate 3 rows |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Rodentia Suborder:Hystricognathi Family:Capromyidae *nutria *webbed hind feet but tail not flatened *para ocipital processes extend far beyond auditory bullae |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Lagomorpha Family:Ochotonidae *pika no external tail *no supraorbital process 1 spp in Oregon |
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Class:Mammlia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Cetacea Suborder:Odontoceti |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Carnivora Suborder:Pinnipedia *teeth homodont and conical Family:Otariidae pinnae present(has ears) sea-lions eared-seals *hind legs rotate *3 upper and 2 lower incisors on ea. side |
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Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Pinnipedia Family: Otariidae * 3 incisors on upper jaw (this is the upper jaw) |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Prototheria *Oviparous Infraclass:Ornithodelpia Order:Monotremata elongate beaklike rostrum covered by leathery sheath |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Metatheria Order:Marsupialia Family:Didelphidae 50 teeth *opposable hallux *hariless prehensile tail |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Rodentia Suborder:Hsytricognathi Family:Erethizontidae *porcupine *infraorbital foramen very large |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Carnivora Suborder:Fissipedia Family:Procyonidae *racoons and ringtails *plantigrade 5 toes on front feet *40 teeth *molars flatened for crushing |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Carnivora Suborder:Fissipedia Family:Procyonidae molar flatened for crushing *40 teeth |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Rodentia Suborder:Sciurognathi Family:Scuridae *bushy tail *prominent post-orbital process on frontal bone |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Rodentia Suborder:Sciurognathi Family:Scuridae *squirrels *prominent supra-orbital process on frontal bone |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Rodentia Suborder:Sciurognathi Family:Sciuridae *prominent supra-orbital process on frontal bone |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Rodentia Suborder:Sciurognathi Family:Muridae Subfamily:Sigmodontidae New world rats (woodrats) *hairy tails *long ears *anterior margin of brain case tapers |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Insectivora Family:Soricidae *shrews *no zygomatic arch *reddish teeth tips snout long and slim |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Insectivora Family:Talpidae *moles aand shrew-mole *pinnae absent *zygomatic arch present 36-44 teeth |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Insectivora Family:Talpidae *pinnae absent *broad flat forelimbs *eyes tiny or absent |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Carnivora Suborder:Fissipedia Family:Ursidae * Bears *Plantigrade w/5 toes on front feet 42 teeth but premolar my be missing |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Carnivora Suborder:Fissipedia Family:Ursidae 42 teeth large skull |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Chiroptera Family:Vespertilionidae Uropatagium extends to tip of tail *14 spp in Oregon |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Chiroptera Family:Vespertilionidae Uropatagium extends to tip of tail *14 spp in Oregon |
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Order: Rodentia
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No cannines
One upper incisor on each side |
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Order: Monotremata
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*Lay eggs (Prototheria Ornithodelpia)
*Toothless *elongate beaklike rostrum covered by leathery sheath |
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Order: Marsupialia
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*epipubic bone in pelvis
*penis bifurcate *female has marsupium (i.e. a pouch) |
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Order: Insectivora
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*canines smaller thatn incisors
*zygomatic arches weak or absent *Small eyes |
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Order: Chiroptera
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*Hands modified into wings
*leathery flight membrane *All Oregon species eat insects *the only flying mammals |
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Order: Lagomorpha
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*2 upper incisors on each side of jaw, one behind teh other
*ears longer than tail *no canines |
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Order: Carnivora
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*Canines larger than incisors
*carnassial teeth *strong zygomatic arches *eyes large *3 upper and lower incisors on each side |
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Order:Artiodactyla
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*feet with even number of toes
*upper incisores absent *at least males have horns or antlers *ungulates |
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Order:Perissodactyla
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*Feet modified to odd number of toes
*incisors modified for cutting |
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Order: Cetacea
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*Fore limbs modified as flippers
*hind limbs vestigial *tail flukes are neomorphs (folds of skin with hard connective tissue but no skeletal support. *Nostrils located at top of head |
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Order: Primates
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*often opposable hallux and pollex
*nails instead of claws *face short and nearly vertical *orbits face forward |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Rodentia Suborder:Sciurognathi Family:Aplodontidae Auitory bullae flask shaped |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Rodentia Suborder:Sciurognathi Family:Castoridae infraorbital foramen small |
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Class:Mammalia
Subclass:Theria Infraclass:Eutheria Order:Insectivora Family:Soricidae * shrews * pinnae present * no zygomatic arch *teeth reddish tipped * 32 teeth |
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Castoridae
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