Lab Test Flashcards
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In North America, there is only one species in this order
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Didelphimorpha
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What is the only species in Order Didelphimorpha in North America?
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Virginia opossum
3
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What is the scientific name for the Virginia opossum?
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Didelphis virginiana
4
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Didelphis virginiana is the scientific name for this
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Virginia opposum
5
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Representatives of this order are found exclusively in the New World
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Cingulata
6
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What are the three main representatives of Order Cingulata?
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Sloths, anteaters, armadillos
7
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What is the only member of Order Cingulata found in North America?
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Nine-banded armadillo
8
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What is the scientific name for the nine-banded armadillo?
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Dasypus novemcinctus
9
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This order includes shrews and moles and occurs over most of the world
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Insectivora
10
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What are two places that lack members of Order Insectivora?
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Australia and extreme southern South America
11
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What are the two families in Order Insectivora that are widespread in Oklahoma?
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Soricidae and Talpidae
12
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Soricidae and Talpidae are families in this order
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Order Insectivora
13
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To what family does the least shrew belong?
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Family Soricidae
14
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To what family does the Eastern mole belong?
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Family Talpidae
15
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What is the scientific name of the least shrew?
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Cryptotis parva
16
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What is the scientific name of the eastern mole?
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Scalopus aquaticus
17
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What is the common name of Cryptotis parva?
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Least shrew
18
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What is the common name of Scalopus aquaticus?
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Eastern mole
19
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This species has red teeth, is venomous, and its skull is lacking a zygomatic arch
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Least shrew (Cryptotis parva)
20
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This species has an elongated, narrow skull
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Eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus)
21
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Bats belong to this order
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Chiroptera
22
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This order is the second largest mammal order
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Chiroptera
23
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How many species are in Order Chiroptera?
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925
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What are two places in the world that lack members of Order Chiroptera?
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Some oceanic islands and polar regions
25
How many families of bats are in Oklahoma?
2
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What are the two families of bats in Oklahoma?
Vespertillionidae and Molossidae
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This bat family are temperate insectivores
Vespertillionidae
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What are four species in Family Vespertillionidae?
Big brown bat, red bat, grey bat, tricolored bat
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What is the scientific name of the big brown bat?
Eptesicus fuscus
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What is the scientific name of the red bat?
Laziurus borealis
31
What are two defining characteristics of Laziurus borealis?
Rusty tinge and bib
32
What is the scientific name of the grey bat?
Myotis grisescens
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What is the scientific name of the tricolored bat?
Perimyotis subflavus
34
What color are the arms and wings of the tricolored bat?
Pink arms and black wings
35
This bat is a pipistrelle
Tricolored bat
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What is the common name of Eptesicus fuscus?
Big brown bat
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What is the common name of Laziurus borealis?
Red bat
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What is the common name of Myotis grisescens?
Grey bat
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What is the common name of Perimyotis subflavus?
Tricolored bat
40
What species of bat is in Family Molossidae?
Mexican free-tailed bat
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What is the scientific name of the Mexican free-tailed bat?
Tadarida brasiliensis
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What is the common name of Tadarida brasiliensis?
Mexican free-tailed bat
43
This order contains rabbits, pikas, and hares
Order Lagamorpha
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What is the only continent where Order Lagamorpha is not native?
Australia
45
What is the scientific name of the Eastern cottontail?
Sylvilagus floridanus
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What is the common name of Sylvilagus floridanus?
Eastern cottontail
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What are two characteristics of Sylvilagus floridanus skulls?
Fenestration on side of nose and 2 peg teeth behind incisors
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What are two characteristics of Didelphis virginiana skulls?
Very distinct sagittal crest and lots of teeth (especially incisors)
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These are the most anterior teeth
Incisors
50
How many incisors did primitive eutherians have in each quadrant?
3
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How many incisors did marsupials have in each upper and lower quadrant?
5 upper and 4 lower
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The incisors of these two mammal groups are sometimes lobed or grooved, or enlarged into chisels for gnawing
Rabbits and rodents
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These teeth are never found in rodents, and only in the lower jaw of many artiodactyls
Canines
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These teeth are not replaced and exist only in adults
Molars
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These teeth are usually smaller and simpler than molars
Premolars
56
If the front teeth are red, the skull is likely one of these two species
Short-tailed shrew and least shrew
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What is the scientific name of the short-tailed shrew?
Blarina brevicauda
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If the front teeth are white and grooved/chiseled, the skull is likely one of these two species
Eastern cottontail or desert cottontail
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If the front teeth are white and the total dental formula is 50, the skull is likely this species
Virginia opossum
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If the front teeth are white and the zygomatic arch is narrow, the skull is likely this species
Eastern mole
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If the front teeth are white and the total dental formula is 34, the skull is likely this species
Striped skunk
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What is the scientific name for the striped skunk?
Mephitis mephitis
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If the front teeth are white and the total dental formula is 32, the skull is likely this species
A chiropteran
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If the front teeth are orange, have one groove in each incisor, the total dental formula is 20, and the skull is just over two centimeters, it is likely from this species
Silky pocket mouse
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What is the scientific name of the silky pocket mouse?
Perognathus flavus
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If the skull is the same as that of a silky pocket mouse, only a bit larger, it is likely from this species
Hispid pocket mouse
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What is the scientific name of the hispid pocket mouse?
Chaetodipus hispidus
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If the skull is the same as that of a silky pocket mouse, only nearly twice as long, it is likely from this species
Ord's kangaroo rat
69
What is the scientific name of Ord's kangaroo rat?
Dipodomys ordii
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If the front teeth are orange, have one groove each, and the total dental formula is 18, the skull is likely from this species
Meadow jumping mouse
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What is the scientific name of the meadow jumping mouse?
Zapus hudsonius
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If the skull is the same as the meadow jumping mouse except its total dental formula is 16, it is likely from this species
Harvest mouse spp.
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If the teeth are orange and have two grooves in each incisor, the skull is likely from this species
Plains pocket gopher
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What is the scientific name of the plains pocket gopher?
Geomys bursarius
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If the front teeth are orange and smooth, the molars have a zig-zag cusp pattern, and the skull is less than a few centimeters long, it is likely from this species
Vole spp.
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If the skull is the same as a vole's, except it is between 3.6 and 5 cm long and from eastern OK, it is likely from this species
Eastern woodrat
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What is the scientific name of the eastern woodrat?
Neotoma floridana
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If the skull is the same as an eastern woodrat, but is from western OK, it is likely this species
Southern Plains woodrat
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What is the scientific name of the Southern Plains woodrat?
Neotoma micropus
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If the skull is the same as a vole/woodrat's, except it is larger than 5 cm, it is likely from this species
Muskrat
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What is the scientific name of the muskrat?
Ondatra zibethicus
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If the front teeth are orange and smooth, and the molar cusp pattern on the last molar is "S", the skull is likely from this species
Hispid cotton rat
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What is the scientific name of the hispid cotton rat?
Sigmodon hispidus
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If the front teeth are orange and smooth and the molar cusps form three generally lengthwise rows and the temporal ridges are outwardly bowed, it is likely this species
Black rat
85
What is the scientific name of the black rat?
Rattus rattus
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If the front teeth are orange and smooth and the molar cusps form three generally lengthwise rows and the temporal ridges are parallel along the full length of the parietal bone, it is likely this species
Norway rat
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What is the scientific name of the Norway rat?
Rattus norvegicus
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If the front teeth are orange and smooth and the molar cusps are not in rows and the incisors have a small notch at the tip, it is likely this species
House mouse
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What is the scientific name of the house mouse?
Mus musculus
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If the front teeth are orange and smooth, the molar cusps are not in rows, there is no notch in the incisors, the total dental formula is 22, and the skull is less than 4 cm long, it is likely this species
Thirteen-lined ground squirrel
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What is the scientific name of the thirteen-lined ground squirrel?
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
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If the skull is the same as that of a thirteen-lined ground squirrel, except is is greater than 4 cm long, it is likely this species
Eastern grey squirrel
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What is the scientific name of the eastern grey squirrel?
Sciurus carolinensis
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If the skull is the same as that of a squirrel but has a total dental formula of 20, it is likely this species
Fox squirrel
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What is the scientific name of the Fox squirrel?
Sciurus niger
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If the skull is the same as that of a squirrel, except the total dental formula is 16 and the anterior cusp of the first molar is aligned with the outer row of cusp, it is likely this species
Grasshopper mouse
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If the skull is the same as that of a grasshopper mouse, except that outer and inner rows of the molar cusps are staggered, it is likely this species
Deer mouse spp.
98
What animal would have the maxillary dentition 5-1-3-4?
Possum
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What animal would have the maxillary dentition 0-0-7-0?
Armadillo
100
This is the largest order of mammals, with over 2000 species
Rodentia
101
This rodent family consists of kangaroo rats and pocket mice, and are bipedal
Heteromyidae
102
This rodent family contains squirrels, chipmunks, and woodchucks
Sciuridae
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This rodent family contains gophers
Geomyidae
104
This rodent family is well adapted to dry environments
Heteromyidae
105
This rodent family is fossorial
Geomyidae
106
This rodent family is mostly arboreal
Sciuridae
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