Unit 8: Mammals - Furbearers (pt 1) Flashcards by Ziv Nelson | Brainscape

Q

Large orange incisors

Broad flat tail

A

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

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Q

Upper - rich brown

lower - grayish

tail–scaly; laterally compressed

A

Common Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

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Q

White muzzle + long whiskers

cynildrical tail

A

Coypu

Myocaster coypus

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Q

Thick, tapering tail

Long, low profile w/ short legs

A

Northern River Otter

Lontra canadensis

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Q

Dark fur; under parts paler, but not cream

Often has white under chin

A

American Mink

Mustela vison

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Q

Pointy, grizzled face

Bushy tail

A

Fisher

Martes pennanti

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Q

Bushy tail

cream colored chest

A

American Marten

Martes americana

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Q

Pale band: shoulder-rump-shoulder

Bear-like

A

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

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Q

White stripe down forehead

big front claws

A

American Badger

Taxidea taxus

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Q

White stripe down nose

Large white V shape on back

A

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

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Q

Small white spot between eyes

White spots/stripes on back

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Eastern Spotted Skunk

Spilogale putorius

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Q

Variable back coloring; often has white ‘hood’ on head

Bushy tail

A

Hooded Skunk

Mephitis macroura

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Q

Winter: white

Summer: brown with white belly/toes

All the time: black-tipped tail

A

Ermine

Mustela erminea

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Q

Winter: white

Summer: brown with cream belly

All the time: black-tipped tail

A

Long-tailed Weasel

Mustela frenata

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