Mammalogy Taxonomy pt. 1

Includes members of _______

Didelphimorphia

The Virginia Opossum is in the order ________________.

Didelphidae

The Virginia Opossum is in the family ________.

virginia opossum

Didelphis virginiana is the _________  _________

Didelphis virginiana

This mammal has the primitive dental formula: _________  _________ (scientific)

Didelphis virginiana

The _________ _________ (scientific name) has a prominent sagittal crest and a small braincase.

Cingulata

The Mexican Long-nosed armadillo is in the order _________

Dasypodidae

The Mexican long-nosed armadillo is in the family _________.

Dasypus mexicanus

_________ _________ = Mexican long-nosed armadillo

Dasypus mexicanus

_________ _________ (scientific) skull shows a long rostrum

Eulipotyphla

The order _________ contains shrews and moles. 

Soricidae

The family _________ contains the red-toothed shrews.

Talpidae

The family _________ contains moles.

Sorex longirostris

_________ _________ is the Southeastern Shrew

Blarina carolinensis

_________  _________ is the Southern short-tailed shrew.

Cyptotis parva

_________ _________ is the Least Shrew

Scalopus aquaticus

_________ _________ is the Eastern mole.

Sorex longirostris

_________ _________  is the shrew with 5 unicuspid teeth (scientific)

Southeastern Shrew

_________  _________ is the shrew with 5 unicuspid teeth (common)

Blarina carolinensis

_________ _________ is the shrew with 4 unicuspid teeth (scientific)

Southern Short-tailed shrew

_________ _________ _________ is the shrew with 4 unicuspid teeth (common)

Cyptotis parva

_________ _________ is the shrew with 3 unicuspid teeth (scientific)

Least shrew

_________ _________ is the shrew with 3 unicuspid teeth (common).

Lagomorpha

Order _________ contains rabbits and hares

Leporidae

The family _________ contains the 2 rabbit species found in Arkansas.

Sylvilagus floridanus

_________ _________ is the Eastern Cottontail Rabbit.

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus common name = _________ _________

Sylvilagus aquaticus

_________ _________ is the Swamp rabbit

Swamp rabbit

_________ _________ is the common name for Sylvilagus aquaticus

black

Swamp rabbits have darker coloration, larger bodies, wider ears, and _______ fur on the soles of their feet (when compared to Eastern cottontail). 

Rodentia

squirrels, beavers, and nutria are all in the order _________

Rodentia

Order _________ contains families Castoridae, Echimyidae, Sciuridae, Geomyidae, and more. 

Castoridae

The family _________ contains the American Beaver

Castor canadensis

_________ _________ is the American Beaver (scientific)

Lagomorpha

Members of order _________ have 2-upper incisors, distinguishing them from any rodents.

American Beaver

The _________ _________ (common name) lack the postorbital process, have teeth without grooves, and have very large skulls. 

Echimyidae

family _________ contains the Nutria

Myocastor coypus

_________ _________ is the Nutria

Nutria

_________ (common name) have enlarged infraorbital foramen

Sciuridae

family _________ contains the tree squirrels, the ground squirrels, and the flying squirrels

Sciurus carolinensis

_________ _________ = the eastern gray squirrel

Eastern gray squirrel

_________ _________ _________ = Sciurus carolinensis

Eastern gray squirrel

_________ _________ _________ (common name) have 5 molars

Eastern fox squirrel

_________ _________ _________s (common name) have 4 uniform molars

Sciurus niger

_________ _________ = Eastern fox squirrel

Eastern fox squirrel

_________  _________  _________ = Sciurus niger

Marmota monax

_________ _________: Woodchuck

Woodchuck

_________’s scientific name = Marmota monax

woodchuck

_________s (common name) have white incisors and a perpendicular post-orbital process

Tamias striatus

_________ _________: Eastern chipmunk

Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias stratus = _________ _________

Eastern Chipmunk

_________ _________s (common name) have relatively small skulls and unusual looking infraorbital foramen (thin opening rather than tubular canals)

Glaucomys volans

_________  _________ = Southern flying squirrel

Southern flying squirrel

_________  _________  _________ = Glaucomys volans

Southern flying squirrel

_________ _________ _________s (common name) have large orbits, eyes, and braincases.

Geomyidae

family _________ contains the only Arkansan gopher

Geomys breviceps

_________ _________: Baird’s pocket gopher

Baird’s pocket gopher

_________ _________ _________ = Geomys breviceps

Baird’s pocket gopher

_________  _________  _________s (common name) have fossorial adaptations and grooved incisors.