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1
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Families in Rodentia

A

Sciuridae, Muridae, Castoridae, Erethizontidae, Geomyidae, Dipodidae, Heteromyidae, Cricetidae

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2
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What types of mammals does the family Sciuridae include?

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Squirrels, Chipmunks and Marmot

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3
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Which mammals does family Muridae include?

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Rats and Mice

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4
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Which mammals does family Castoridae include?

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Beaver

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5
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Which mammals does family Erethizontidae include?

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Porcupine

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6
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Which mammals does family Geomyidae include?

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Gophers

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7
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Which mammals does family Dipodidae include?

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Jumping Mice

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8
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Which mammals does family Heteromyidae include?

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Pocket Mouse

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9
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Which mammals does Cricetidae include?

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Deer Mice, Voles, Lemming and Muskrat

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10
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Which mammals does family Leporidae include?

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Rabbits and Hares

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11
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Which mammals does family Cetacea include?

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Belugas

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Which mammals does family Cervidae include?

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Caribou, Deer, Moose, Elk

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13
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Which mammals does family Antilocapridae include?

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Pronghorn

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14
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Which mammals does family Bovidae include?

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Bison

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15
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Eastern Chipmunk

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Tamias striatus

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16
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Least chipmunk

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Tamias minimus

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17
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Marmot

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Marmota monax

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18
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Richardson’s ground squirrel

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Spermophilus richardsonii

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19
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Arctic ground squirrel

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Spermophilus parryii

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20
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Thirteen-lined ground squirrel

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Spermophilus tridecemlineatus

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21
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Franklin’s ground squirrel

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Spermophilus franklinii

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22
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Eastern fox squirrel

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Sciurus niger

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23
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Red squirrel

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Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

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24
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Northern flying squirrel

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Glaucomys sabrinus

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25
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Norway rat

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Rattus norvegicus

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26
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American beaver

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Castor canadensis

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27
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Common porcupine

A

Erethizon dorsatum

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28
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Plains pocket gopher

A

Geomys bursarius

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29
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Northern pocket gopher

A

Thomomys talpoides

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30
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Meadow jumping mouse

A

Zapus hudsonius

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31
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Woodland jumping mouse

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Napaeozapus insignis

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32
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Olive-backed pocket mouse

A

Perognathus fasciatus

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33
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Deer mouse

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Peromyscus maniculatus

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34
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Richardson’s collared lemming

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Dicrostonyx richardsoni

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35
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Common muskrat

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Ondatra zibethicus

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36
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Prairie vole

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Microtus ochrogaster

37
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Meadow vole

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Microtus pennsylvanicus

38
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Eastern cottontail

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Sylvilagus floridanus

39
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Snowshoe hare

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Lepus americanus

40
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Arctic hare

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Lepus arcticus

41
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White-tailed jackrabbit

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Lepus townsendii

42
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Beluga

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Delphinapterus leucas

43
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Caribou

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Rangifer tarandus

44
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Mule deer

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Odocoileus hemionus

45
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White-tailed deer

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Odocoileus virginianus

46
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Moose

A

Alces alces

47
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Elk

A

Cervus canadensis

48
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Pronghorn

A

Antilocapra americana

49
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Bison

A

Bison bison

50
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Families in Lagomorpha

51
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Families in Cetacea

A

Monodontidae

52
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Families in Artiodactyla

A

Cervidae, Antilocapridae, Bovidae

53
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Perissodactyla

54
Q

Closest relative of elephant?

55
Q

Suborder Ruminantia

A

Cervids, Bovids, Antilocapridae, Tragulidae, Moschidae,

56
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Muridae skull identified by

A

first molar is larger

57
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Order Rodentia characteristics

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Gnawing, cosmopolitan, 40% of all species, incisors rootless and evergrowing, incisor enamel anterior and lateral

58
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Order Lagomorpha characteristics

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Cosmopolitan, coprophagous, peg-teeth, hypsodont teeth, 2 incisors rootless evergrowing, digitigrade front plantigrade back legs

59
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Order Cetacea characteristics

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front limbs modified as flippers, vestigial hips, many bones replaced by cartilage, pachyosteosclerosis (no ext ear), store oxygen in muscles

60
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Order Artiodactyl characteristics

A

even-toed ungulates

61
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Star-nosed mole

A

Condylura cristata

62
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Arctic shrew

A

Sorex arcticus

63
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Pygmy shrew

A

Sorex hoyi

64
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Water shrew

A

Sorex palustris

65
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Montane shrew

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Sorex monticolus

66
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Northern short-tailed shrew

A

Blarina brevicauda

67
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Red bat

A

Lasiurus borealis

68
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Silver-haired bat

A

Lasionycteris noctivagans

69
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Hoary bat

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Lasiurus cinereus

70
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Polar bear

A

Ursus maritimus

71
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Brown bear

A

Ursus arcticus

72
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Gray wolf

A

Canis lupis

73
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Coyote

A

canis latrans

74
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Gray fox

A

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

75
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Least weasel

A

Mustela nivalis

76
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Mink

A

mustela vison

77
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Marten

A

martes americana

78
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Fisher

A

martes pennanti

79
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wolverine

80
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american badger

A

taxidea taxus

81
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northern river otter

A

lontra canadensis

82
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raccoon

A

procyon lotor

83
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striped skunk

A

mephitis mephitis

84
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puma

A

puma concolor

85
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lynx

A

lynx canadensis

86
Q

order of shrews and moles

A

eulipotyphla

87
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mole family

88
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shrew family

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