Mammals lab practical:names Flashcards
Virginia opossum
SN: Didelphis virginiana
Order: Didelphimorpha
Family: Didelphidae
Masked shrew
SN: Sorex cinereus
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
northern short-tailed shrew
SN: Blarina brevicauda
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
eastern mole
SN: Scalopus aquaticus
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
star-nosed mole
SN: Condylura cristata
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
little brown myotis
SN: Myotis lucifugus
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
big brown bat
SN: Eptesicus fuscus
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
sliver-haired bat
SN: Lasionycteris noctivagans
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
American pika
SN: Ochotona princeps
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Ochotonidae
eastern cottontail
SN: Sylvilagus floridanus
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
swamp rabbit
SN: Sylvilagus aquaticus
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
plains pocket gopher
SN: Geomys bursarious
Order: Rodentia
Family: Geomyidae
American beaver
SN: Castor canadensis
Order: Rodentia
Family: Castoridae
meadow jumping mouse
SN: Zapus husonius
Order: Rodentia
Family: Dipodidae
Ord’s kangaroo rat
SN: Dipodomys ordii
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
brown rat
SN: Rattus norvengicus
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
house mouse
SN: Mus musculus
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
western harvest mouse
SN: Reithrodontomys megalotis
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
North American deermouse
SN: Peromyscus maniculatus
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
eastern woodrat
SN: Neotoma floridana
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae