Mammal Family Taxonomy Flashcards
1
Q
Didelphidae
A
Virginia opossum
2
Q
Soricidae
A
Masked shrew, Short-tailed shrew
3
Q
Vespertilionidae
A
Big brown bat, Red bat, Little brown myotis
4
Q
Talpidae
A
Common mole
5
Q
Ochotonidae
A
Collared pika
6
Q
Leporidae
A
Cottontail rabbit
7
Q
Sciuridae
A
Red squirrel, Eastern chipmunk, Fox squirrel, Gray squirrel, Woodchuck, Thirteen-lined ground squirrel, Southern flying squirrel
8
Q
Geomyidae
A
Plains pocket gopher
9
Q
Heteromyidae
A
Kangaroo rat
10
Q
Castoridae
A
Beaver
11
Q
Muridae
A
White-footed mouse, Deer mouse, Meadow vole, Muskrat, Northern bog lemming, Norway rat, House mouse
12
Q
Dipodidae
A
Meadow jumping mouse
13
Q
Erethizontidae
A
Porcupine
14
Q
Myocastoridae
A
Nutria
15
Q
Canidae
A
Red fox, Gray fox
