Mammals week 3 Flashcards
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetide
western harvest mouse
SN: Reithrodontomys megatotis
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
external:
small body
light bottom, dark top
tail < head +body
Skull: cuspidate teeth
no peg premolar
palate does not go past molar
grooved incisors
North American deermouse
SN: Peromuscus maniclatus
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
external:
furred/bicolor tail
hind foot <19mm
tail <6cm
skull:
cuspidate molars
smooth incisors
hard palate not past molars
white-footed deermouse
SN: Peromyscus leucopus
eastern woodrat
SN: Neotoma floridana
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