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Order Rodentia Flashcards

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Abert’s squirrel

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Sciurus aberti

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: sciurinae

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Black-tailed Prairie Dog

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Cynomys ludovicianus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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Ord’s Kangaroo Rat

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Dipodomys ordii

Order: Rodentia

Family: Heteromyidae

Subfamily: Dipomyinae

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Silky Pocket Mouse

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Perognathus flavus

Order: Rodentia

Family: Heteromyidae

Subfamily: perognathinae

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Red Squirrel

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Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: sciurinae

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Douglas’ Squirrel

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Tamiasciurus douglasii

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: sciurinae

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Southern Flying Squirrel

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Glaucomys volans

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: sciurinae

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Yellow Bellied Marmot

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Marmota flaviventris

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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Rock Squirrel

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Otospermophilus variegatus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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Woodchuck

A

Marmota monax

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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Franklin’s Ground Squirrel

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Poliocitellus franklinii

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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Botta’s Pocket Gopher

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Thomomys bottae

Order: Rodentia

Family: Geomyidae

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Spotted Ground Squirrel

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Xerospermophilus spilosoma

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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California Ground Squirrel

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Otospermophilus beecheyi

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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Eastern Grey Squirrel

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Sciurus carolinensis

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: sciurinae

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American Beaver

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Castor canadensis

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: castorimorpha

Family: castoridae

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Colorado Chipmunk

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Tamias quadrivittatus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel

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Ictidomys tridecemlineatus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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Harris’ Antelope Squirrel

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Ammospermophilus harrisii

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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Yellow Pine Chipmunk

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Tamias amoenus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat

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Dipodomys spectabilis

Order: Rodentia

Family: Heteromyidae

Subfamily: Dipomyinae

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Columbian Ground Squirrel

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Urocitellus columbianus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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Eastern Chipmunk

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Tamias striatus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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Northern Pocket Gopher

A

Thomomys talpoides

Order: Rodentia

Family: Geomyidae

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Yellow-Faced pocket Gopher

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Cratogeomys castanops

Order: Rodentia

Family: Geomyidae

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Mexican Ground Squirrel

A

Ictidomys mexicanus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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Plains Pocket Gopher

A

Geomys bursarius

Order: Rodentia

Family: Geomyidae

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Texas Kangaroo Rat

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Dipodomys elator

Order: Rodentia

Family: Heteromyidae

Subfamily: Dipomyinae

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Townsend’s Chipmunk

A

Tamias townsendii

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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Hispid Pocket Mouse

A

Chaetodipus hispidus

Order: Rodentia

Family: Heteromyidae

Subfamily: perognathinae

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Plains Pocket Mouse

A

Perognathus flavescens

Order: Rodentia

Family: Heteromyidae

Subfamily: perognathinae

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Least Chipmunk

A

Tamias minimus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: xerinae

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Eastern Fox Squirrel

A

Sciurus niger

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: sciuromorpha

Family: sciuridae

Subfamily: sciurinae

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Meadow Jumping Mouse

A

Zapus hudsonicus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Dipodidae

Subfamily: Zapodinae

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Western Jumping Mouse

A

Zapus princeps

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Dipodidae

Subfamily: Zapodinae

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Pacific Jumping Mouse

A

Zapus Trinotatus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Dipodidae

Subfamily: Zapodinae

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Long-Tailed Vole

A

Microtus Longicaudus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Arvicolinae

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Prairie Vole

A

Microtus ochragaster

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Arvicolinae

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Meadow Vole

A

Microtus Pennsylvanicus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Arvicolinae

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Woodland Vole

A

Microtus pinetorium

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Arvicolinae

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Southern Red-Backed Vole

A

Myodes Gapperi

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Arvicolinae

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Muskrat

A

Ondatra zibethicus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Arvicolinae

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Southern Bog Lemming

A

Synaptomys cooperi

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Arvicolinae

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White-Throated woodrat

A

Neotoma albigula

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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Bushy-Tailed Woodrat

A

Neotoma Cinerea

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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Eastern Woodrat

A

Neotoma floridana

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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Mexican Woodrat

A

Neotoma mexicana

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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Southern Plains Woodrat

A

Neotoma micropus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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Golden Mouse

A

Ochrotomys nuttalli

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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Northern Grasshopper Mouse

A

Onychomys leucogaster

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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Texas Mouse

A

Peromyscus attwateri

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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Cotton Mouse

A

Peromyscus gossypinus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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White-Footed Mouse

A

Peromyscus leucopus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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Deer Mouse

A

Peromyscus Maniculatus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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Northern Rock Mouse

A

Peromyscus nasutus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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Pinyon Mouse

A

Peromyscus truei

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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Fulvous Harvest Mouse

A

Reithrodontomys fulvescens

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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Western Harvest Mouse

A

Reithrodontomys megalotis

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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Plains Harvest Mouse

A

Reithrodontomys montanus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Neotominae

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Marsh Rice Rat

A

Oryzomys palustris

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Sigmodontinae

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Hispid Cotton Rat

A

Sigmodon hispidus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Crecitidae

Subfamily: Sigmodontinae

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House Mouse

A

Mus musculus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Muridae

Subfamily: Murinae

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Norway Rat (Brown Rat)

A

Rattus Norvegicus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Muridae

Subfamily: Murinae

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Black Rat

A

Rattus rattus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Myomorpha

Family: Muridae

Subfamily: Murinae

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North American Porcupine

A

Erethizon dorsatum

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Erethizontidae

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Nutria (Coypu)

A

Myocastor coypus

Order: Rodentia

Suborder: Hystricomorpha

Family: Myocastoridae

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