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
white-footed deermouse
SN: Peromyscus leucopus
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
meadow vole
SN: Microtus pennsylvanicus
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
prairie vole
SN: Microtus ochrogaster
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
common muskrat
SN: Ondatra zibethicus
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
southern bog lemming
SN: Synaptomys cooperi
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
eastern chipmunk
SN: Tamias striatus
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
woodchuck
SN: Marmota monax
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
thirteen-lined ground squirrel
SN: Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Franklin’s ground squirrel
SN: Poliocitellus franklinii
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
eastern gray squirrel
SN: Sciurus carolinensis
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
eastern fox squirrel
SN: Sciurus niger
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
North American red squirrel
SN: Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
southern flying squirrel
SN: Glaucomys volans
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
eastern coyote
SN: Canis latrans
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
red fox
SN: Vulpes vulpes
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
gray fox
SN: Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
raccoon
SN: Procyon lotor
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae
least weasel
SN: Mustela nivalis
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
American mink
SN: Neovison vison
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
river otter
SN: Lontra canadensis
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
striped skunk
SN: Mephitis mephitis
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mephitidae
bobcat
SN: Lynx rufus
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Black and brown bears
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
elk
SN: Cervus elaphus
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
white-tailed deer
SN: Odocoileus virginianus
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
mule deer
SN: Odocoileus hemionus
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
moose
SN: Alces americanus
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
pronghorn antelope
SN: Antilocapra americana
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Antilocapridae
bighorn sheep
SN: Ovis canadensis
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
mountain goat
SN: Oreamnos americanus
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
American bison
SN: Bison bison
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
wild boar
SN: Sus scrofa
Order: Bovidae
Family: Suidae