Lab - Mammals Latin Names Flashcards
Virginia opossum
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Latin Name: Didelphis virginiana
northern short-tailed shrew
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Latin Name: Blarina brevicauda
eastern mole
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Latin Name: Scalopus aquaticus
eastern red bat
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Latin Name: Lasiurus borealis
big brown bat
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Latin Name: Eptesicus fuscus
northern long-eared myotis
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Latin Name: Myotis septentrionalis
Indiana bat
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Latin Name: Myotis sodalis
white-tailed deer
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Latin Name: Odocoileus virginianus
wapiti (elk)
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Latin Name: Cervus canadensis
eastern cottontail
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Latin Name: Sylvilagus floridanus
coyote
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Latin Name: Canis latrans
red fox
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Latin Name: Vulpes vulpes
gray fox
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Latin Name: Urocyon cinereoargenteus
northern raccoon
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae
Latin Name: Procyon lotor
American black bear
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Latin Name: Ursus americanus
North American river otter
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Latin Name: Lontra canadensis
striped skunk
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mephitidae
Latin Name: Mephitis mephitis
bobcat
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Latin Name: Lynx rufus
southern flying squirrel
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Latin Name: Glaucomys volans
eastern gray squirrel
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Latin Name: Sciurus carolinensis
American beaver
Order: Rodentia
Family: Castoridae
Latin Name: Castor canadensis
deer mice
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Latin Name: Peromyscus sp.
voles
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Latin Name: Microtus sp.
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Latin Name: Didelphis virginiana
Virginia opossum
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Latin Name: Blarina brevicauda
northern short-tailed shrew
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Latin Name: Scalopus aquaticus
eastern mole
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Latin Name: Lasiurus borealis
eastern red bat
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Latin Name: Eptesicus fuscus
big brown bat
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Latin Name: Myotis septentrionalis
northern long-eared myotis
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Latin Name: Myotis sodalis
Indiana bat
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Latin Name: Odocoileus virginianus
white-tailed deer
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Latin Name: Cervus canadensis
wapiti (elk)
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Latin Name: Sylvilagus floridanus
eastern cottontail
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Latin Name: Canis latrans
coyote
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Latin Name: Vulpes vulpes
red fox
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Latin Name: Urocyon cinereoargenteus
gray fox
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae
Latin Name: Procyon lotor
northern raccoon
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Latin Name: Ursus americanus
American black bear
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Latin Name: Lontra canadensis
North American river otter
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mephitidae
Latin Name: Mephitis mephitis
striped skunk
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Latin Name: Lynx rufus
bobcat
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Latin Name: Glaucomys volans
southern flying squirrel
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Latin Name: Sciurus carolinensis
eastern gray squirrel
Order: Rodentia
Family: Castoridae
Latin Name: Castor canadensis
American beaver
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Latin Name: Peromyscus sp.
deer mice
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Latin Name: Microtus sp.
voles
