Taxonomy Flashcards

1
Q

Mustela putorius furo

A

Domestic Ferret

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2
Q

Mesocricetus auratus

A

Syrian hamster/Golden hamster

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3
Q

Octodon degu

A

Degu

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4
Q

Chinchilla lanigera

A

Long-tailed Chinchilla

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5
Q

Cavia porcellus

A

Guinea pig

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6
Q

Rattus norvegicus

A

Norway Rat

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7
Q

Meriones unguiculatus

A

Mongolian Gerbil

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8
Q

Mus musculus

A

Domestic mouse

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9
Q

Cynomys ludovicianus

A

Black tailed prairie dog

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10
Q

Oryctolagus cuniculus

A

Domestic rabbit/European rabbit

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11
Q

Petaurus breviceps

A

Sugar glider

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12
Q

Atelerix albiventris

A

African Pygmy Hedgehog

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13
Q

Which ECM species is a member of Order Lagomorpha?

A

The rabbit

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14
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Which rodent species are members of Order Rodentia, Suborder Myomorpha?

A

Rats, mice, gerbils and hamsters

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15
Q

Which pet rodent species are members of Order Rodentia, Suborder Hystricomorpha?

A

Guinea pig, chinchilla and degu

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16
Q

Which pet rodent species are members of Order Rodentia, Suborder Scuiromorpha?

A

Black tailed prairie dog

17
Q

Phodopus sungorus

A

Russian dwarf hamster/Winter white dwarf hamster/Djungarian hamster/Dzungarian hamster/striped dwarf hamster/Siberian hamster

(If there was ever an argument for learning scientific names so you no what species they are talking about, no matter what common name they are using, this is it)

18
Q

Phodopus campbelli

A

Campbell’s dwarf hamster

19
Q

Phodopus roborovskii

A

Roborovski (“Robo”) hamster

20
Q

Cricetulus griseus

A

Chinese dwarf hamster

21
Q

Mephitis mephitis

A

Striped skunk

22
Q

Procyon lotor

A

Raccoon

23
Q

Sus scrofa domesticus

A

The domestic pig - all mini pigs and pot-bellied pigs are breeds of domestic pig, not separate species
Sus = pig
Scrofa = breeding sow