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Lab Exam 2 scientific names Flashcards

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Afrosoricida

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Order of tenrecs, otter shrews, and golden moles

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Order and Family

Tenrecs

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Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Tenrecidae

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Order and Family

Aardvark/Earth Pig

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Order: Tubulidentata
Family: Orycteropodidae

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Order and Family

Hyraxes

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Order: Hyracoidea
Family: Procaviidae

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Order and Family

Elephants

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Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae

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Order and Family

Woolly mammoth

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Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae

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Order and Family

Mastodon

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Order: Proboscidea
Family: Mammutidae

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Superorder

Armadillos, Sloths, Anteaters

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Xenarthra

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Order and Family

Armadillos

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Order: Cingulata
Family: Dasypodidae

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Order, Family, Genus, species

nine-banded armadillo

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Order: Cingulata
Family: Dasypodidae
Dasypus novemcinctus

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Order

Sloths

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Order: Pilosa

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Order and Family

giant or 3-fingered anteater

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Order: Pilosa
Family: Myrmecophagidae

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Order

Anteaters

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Order: Pilosa

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Order and Family

3-toed sloths

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Order: Pilosa
Family: Bradypodidae

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Order and Family

2-toed sloths

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Order: Pilosa
Family: Megalonychidae

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Order and Family

true shrews

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Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae

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Order and Family

moles

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Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae

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Order and Family

solenodons

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Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Solenodontidae

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Order, Family, Genus, species

least shrew

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Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Cryptotis parva

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Order, Family, Genus, species

long-tailed shrew

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Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Sorex dispar

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Order, Family, Genus, species

northern short-tailed shrew

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Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Blarina brevicauda

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Order, Family, Genus, species

pygmy shrew

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Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Sorex hoyi

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Order, Family, Genus, species

smoky shrew

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Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Sorex fumeus

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Order, Family, Genus, species

eastern mole

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Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Scalopus aquaticus

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Order, Family, Genus, species

hairy-tailed mole

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Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Parascalops breweri

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Order

colugos (misnomer “flying lemurs”)

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Order: Dermoptera

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Order

“First rank animals”

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Order: Primates

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Order and suborder

Tarsiers & Simians/Higher Primates

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Order: Primates
Suborder: Halporrhini

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Order, Suborder, Parvorder

New World monkeys

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Order: Primates
Suborder: Halporrhini
Parvorder: Platyrrhini

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Order, Suborder, Parvorder, Family

Old World monkeys of Southern Asia (baboons, macaques, etc.)

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Order: Primates
Suborder: Halporrhini
Parvorder: Catarrhini
Family: Cercopithecidae

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Order and suborder

Lemurs

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Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini

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Order, Suborder, Parvorder

Old World monkeys

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Order: Primates
Suborder: Halporrhini
Parvorder: Catarrhini

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Order, Suborder, Parvorder, Family

Gibbons

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Order: Primates
Suborder: Halporrhini
Parvorder: Catarrhini
Family: Hylobatidae

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Order, Suborder, Parvorder, Family

Greater Apes/Hominids

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Order: Primates
Suborder: Halporrhini
Parvorder: Catarrhini
Family: Hominidae

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Order

rabbits and pikas

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Order: Lagomorpha

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Order and Family

rabbits/hares

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Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae

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Order and Family

Pikas

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Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Ochotonidae

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Order, Family, scientific name

Appalachian Cottontail

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Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Ochotonidae
Sylvilagus obscurus

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Order, Family, scientific name

Eastern Cottontail

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Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Ochotonidae
Sylvilagus floridanus

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Order, Family, scientific name

Swamp Rabbit

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Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Ochotonidae
Sylvilagus aquaticus

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Order, Family, scientific name

Snowshoe Hare

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Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Ochotonidae
Lepus americanus

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Order

Rodents

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Rodentia

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Order and Suborder

squirrels, dormice, mountain beaver

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciuromorpha

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Order and Suborder

beavers, pocket gophers, and kangaroo rats

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Castorimorpha

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Order and Suborder

mouse-like rodents

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha

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Order and Suborder

porcupines, chinchillas,
capybara, nutria, gundis, other allies

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha

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Order and Suborder and Family

mountain beaver

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciuromorpha
Family: Aplodontidae

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Order and Suborder and Family

tree squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, groundhogs, prairie dogs

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciuromorpha
Family: Sciruridiae

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Order and Suborder and Family, scientific name

American Red Squirrel

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Sciuromorpha
Family: Sciruridiae
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

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Order, Suborder

beaver, pocket gopher, kangaroo rat

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Castorimorpha

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Order, Suborder, Family, scientific name

North American beaver

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Castorimorpha
Family: Castoridae
Castor canadensis

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Order, Suborder, Family

pocket gopher

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Castorimorpha
Family: Geomyidae

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Order, Suborder, Family

kangaroo rat

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Castorimorpha
Family: Heteromyidae

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Order, Suborder

mouse-like rodents

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha

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Order, Suborder, Family

Old World rats

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Muridae

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Order, Suborder, Family

jumping mice

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Dipodidae

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Order, Suborder, Family, scientific name

meadow jumping mouse

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Dipodidae
Zapus hudsonius

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Order, Suborder, Family, scientific name

woodland jumping mouse

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Dipodidae
Napaeozapus insignis

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Order, Suborder, Family

new world rats/mice, voles, lemmings, muskrats

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Cricetidae

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Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily

voles

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae

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Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name

Prairie Vole

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Microtus ochrogaster

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Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name

Meadow Vole

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Microtus pennsylvanicus

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Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name

Woodland / Pine Vole

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Microtus pinetorum

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Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name

Southern Red-backed Vole

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Myodes gapperi

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Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name

Southern Bog Lemming

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Synaptomys cooperi

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Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name

Muskrat

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Ondatra zibethicus

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Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name

White-footed Mouse

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Peromyscus leucopus

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Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name

Deer Mouse

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Peromyscus maniculatus

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Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name

Eastern Harvest Mouse

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Reithrodontomys humulis

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Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name

Golden Mouse

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Ochrotomys nuttalli

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Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name

Allegheny Woodrat

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Myomorpha
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Neotoma magister

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Order, Suborder

porcupine, capybara, chinchilla, nutria

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha

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Order, Suborder, Family, scientific name

North American porcupine

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Family: Erethizontidae
Erethizon dorsatum

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Order, Suborder, Family

nutria

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Family: Myocastoridae

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Order, Suborder, Family

capybara and cavies/Guinea pigs

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Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Family: Caviidae

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