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Genus & Species Flashcards

1
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Macaca arctoides

A

Stumped-tailed macaque

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Saguinus mystax

Cites status

Research uses

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Moustached tamarin

Cites II

Viral hepatitis

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Erythrocebus patas

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Patas monkey

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Alouatta spp.

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Howler

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Gorilla gorilla

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Gorilla

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Phodopus sungorus

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Djungarian (Siberian) dwarf hamster

Djungarian hamster - refers to both P. sungorus & P. campbelli

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Saguinus oedipus

Cites status

Research uses

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Cotton-top tamarin

Cites I

Chronic colitis, colon cancer

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Zygodontomys brevicauda

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Cane mouse

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Daubentonia madagascariensis

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Aye-aye

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10
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Peromyscus leucopus

Listed as reservoir for what disease?

A

White-footed deer mouse

Lyme Disease (Borreliosis)

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Chlorocebus aethiops

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African Green Monkey

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Oryzias latipes

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Medaka

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Xenopus laevis & Xenopus tropicalis

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African clawed frog (larger) & Western clawed frog (smaller)

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Trachemys scripta (former Chrysemys scripta elegans)

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Red-eared slider

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Onychomys leucogaster

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Northern grasshopper mouse

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16
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Gallus domesticus

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Chicken

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17
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Heterocephalus glaber

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Naked mole rat

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18
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Perodicticus potta

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Potto

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19
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Meleagris gallapova

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Turkey

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20
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Peromyscus maniculatus

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Common deer mouse

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21
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Capra hircus

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Goat

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22
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Callicebus spp.

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Titi monkeys

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Psammomys obesus

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Obese sand rat

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Loris tardigradus

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Slender loris

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25
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Limulus polyphemus

What test is it used for?

A

Horseshoe crab

Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) Assay - tests for endotoxin

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26
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Hermissenda crassicornis

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Pacific sea slug

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27
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Didelphis virginiana

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Opossum

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28
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Anolis carolinensis

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American anole

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29
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Papio cynocephalus

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Yellow baboon

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30
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Procavia capensis

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Rock hyrax

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31
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Callithrix pygmaea

Cites status

A

Pygmy marmoset

Originally listed as CITES appendix I d/t pet-trade

Downgraded to CITES II

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32
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Macaca nigra

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Celebes black macaque

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33
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Saguinus labiatus

Cites status

Research uses

A

White-lipped tamarin

Cites II

Viral hepatitis

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34
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Macaca nemestrina

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Pig-tailed macaque

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35
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Brachyteles arachnoides

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Woolly spider monkey

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36
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Sus scrofa

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Swine

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37
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Ovis aries

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Sheep

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38
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Leontopithecus rosalia

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Golden lion tamarin

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39
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Oryzomys palustris

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Rice rat

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40
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Neotoma spp

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Wood or Pack rat

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41
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Trichosurus vulpecula

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Brush Tail opossum

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42
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Cricetus cricetus

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European (black-bellied) hamster

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43
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Macaca mulatta

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Rhesus macaque

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44
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Papio anubis

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Olive baboon

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45
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Columba livia

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Pigeon

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46
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Acomys cahirinus

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Egyptian spiny mouse

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47
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Macaca fascicularis

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Cynomolgus macaque (Crab-eating)

48
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Phodopus campbelli

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Djungarian (Russian) dwarf hamster

Djungarian hamster - refers to both P. sungorus & P. campbelli

49
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Lagothrix spp.

A

Woolly monkey

50
Q

Macropus eugenii

A

Tamar wallaby

51
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Microtus sp

A

Vole

52
Q

Bos indicus

A

Cattle (Zebu)

53
Q

Galago spp.

A

Bush babies

54
Q

Tursiops truncatus

A

Atlantic bottlenose dolphin

55
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Mesocricetus auratus

A

Syrian (golden) hamster

56
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Octodon degus

A

Degu (trumpet-tailed rat)

57
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Cercocebus torquatus atys

A

Sooty mangabey

58
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Spermophillus sp

A

Ground squirrel

59
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Symphalangus syndactylus

A

Siamang

60
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Macaca fuscata

A

Japanese macaque

61
Q

Calomys callosus

A

Vesper mouse

62
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Thomomys spp.

A

Western pocket gophers

63
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Mus musculus

A

Mouse

64
Q

Cavia porcellus

A

Guinea pig

65
Q

Bufo bufo

A

European (Common) toad

66
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Pan troglodytes

A

Common chimpanzee

67
Q

Onychomys torridus

A

Southern grasshopper mouse

68
Q

Nycticebus coucang

A

Slow loris

69
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Danio rerio

A

Zebrafish

70
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Chinchilla lanigera

A

Chinchilla - Long-tailed

71
Q

Callithrix jacchus jacchus

Cites Status

Research uses

A

Common marmoset

Cites II

Parkinson’s dz, allergic encephalomyelitis (model for MS), idiopathic hemochromatosis

72
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Ochotona sp

A

Pika

73
Q

Aplysia californica

A

Sea hare

74
Q

Sciurus niger

A

Fox squirrel

75
Q

Lemur catta

A

Ring-tailed lemur

76
Q

Graphiurus kelleni

A

African dormouse

Used in monkey pox research

77
Q

Mystromys albicaudatus

A

White-tailed rat (South African Hamster)

78
Q

Cricetus migratorius

A

Armenian (Gray) hamster

79
Q

Dasypus novemcinctus

A

Armadillo

80
Q

Oryctolagus cuniculus

A

Rabbit

81
Q

Odocoilius virginianus

A

White-tailed deer

82
Q

Mustela putorius furo

A

Ferret

83
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A

Cricetulus griseus

Chinese (striped) hamster

84
Q

Macaca radiata

A

Bonnet macaque

85
Q

Coturnix coturnix japonica

A

Japanese Quail

86
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Arvicanthis niloticus

A

Nile grass rat

87
Q

Papio hamadryas

A

Hamadryad (sacred) baboon

88
Q

Saguinus leucopus

Cites status

A

White-footed tamarin or Silvery-brown bare-faced tamarin

Cites I

89
Q

Sciuris carolinensis

A

Gray squirrel

90
Q

Tamias striatus

Listed as reservoir for what disease?

A

Eastern chipmunk

Lyme Disease (Borreliosis)

91
Q

Bufo americanus

A

American toad

92
Q

Pongo pygmaeus

A

Orang-utan

93
Q

Papio sphinx

A

Mandrill

94
Q

Ambystoma tigrinum

A

Tiger salamander

95
Q

Sigmodon hispidus & S. fulviventer

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Cotton rat

96
Q

Chinchilla chinchilla (brevicaudata)

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Chinchilla - Short tailed

97
Q

Canis familiaris

A

Dog

98
Q

Mastomys natalensis

A

Multimammate rat (per BB)

aka: multimammate mouse

99
Q

Saimiri sciureus

Cites appendix status

Uses in research

A

Squirrel monkey (Guyanese) - gothic arch

Bolivian squirrel monkeys - Saimiri boliviensis - roman arch

Cites status II

Malaria, prion diseases (CJD), labor & delivery

100
Q

Dipodomys merriami

Special husbandry requirement?

A

Merriam’s kangaroo rat

Dust bath

101
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Marmota monax

A

Woodchuck

102
Q

Monodelphis domestica

A

Short gray-tailed opossum

103
Q

Ateles spp.

A

Spider monkey

104
Q

Bos taurus

A

Cattle (domestic)

105
Q

Hylobates spp.

A

Gibbons

106
Q

Cynomys ludovicianus

A

Prairie dog

107
Q

Meriones unguiculatus

A

Mongolian Gerbil (Sand rat, desert rat, antelope rat, jird)

108
Q

Geomys spp.

A

Eastern pocket gophers

109
Q

Dipodomys spectabilis

Special husbandry requirement?

A

Bannertail kangaroo rat

Dust bath

110
Q

Mustela vison

A

Mink

111
Q

Pan paniscus

A

Pygmy (bonobo) chimpanzee

112
Q

Suncus murinus

A

Musk shrew

113
Q

Saimiri oerstedii

CITES appendix status

A

Central American squirrel monkey

CITES I - the only squirrel monkey listed as CITES I, all others are CITES II

114
Q

Aotus spp.

Cites status

Research uses

A

Owl/Night monkeys

All owl monkeys listed in BB are Cites II

Malaria (P. falciparum & P. vivax), leishmaniasis, herpesviral oncogenesis, hepatitis A, vision research

115
Q

Rattus norvegicus

A

Rat

116
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Felis domesticus

A

Cat

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