Lab 8: Lagomorpha and Rodentia Flashcards
Hares, pika, and rabbits Order
Lagomorpha
Pikas Family
Ochotonidae
Hares and Rabbits Family
Leporidae
Black-tailed jackrabbit
Lepus californicus
Genus of rabbits
Sylvilagus
Rodents Order
Rodentia
squirrels, dormice, and relatives Suborder
Sciuromorpha
Mountain Beaver Family
Aplodontidae
Squirrels Family
Sciuridae
Antelope squirrel Genus
Ammospermophilus
Black-tailed prairie dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
Southern flying squirrel
Glaucomys volans
Eastern gray squirrel
Sciurus Carolinensis
Eastern fox squirrel
Sciurus niger
Mexican ground squirrel
Ictidomys parvidens
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
Spotted Ground squirrel
Xerospermophilus spilosoma
Chipmunk genus
Tamias
Beavers, gophers, kangaroo rats, pocket mice, and relatives Suborder
Castorimorpha
Beaver Family
Castoridae
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Pocket mice, kangaroo rats, and kangaroo mice Family
Heteromyidae
Hispid Pocket mouse
chaetodipus hispidus
Nelson’s pocket mouse
Chaetodipus nelsoni
Merriam’s Kangaroo rat
Dipodomys merriami
Ord’s Kangaroo rat
Dipodomys ordii
Banner-tailed kangaroo rat
Dipodomys spectabilis
Tiny pocket mice genus
Perognathus
Pocket Gophers Family
Geomyidae
Yellow-faced pocket gopher
Cratogeomys castonops
Botta’s pocket gopher
Thomomys bottae
Pocket Gopher Genus
Geomys