Wildlife quiz 4- herbivores

North American Beaver, Woodchuck, and squirrels

North American Beaver scientific name

Castor canadensis

North American Beaver order and family

Rodentia, Castoridae

Woodchuck scientific name

Marmota monax

Squirrel order and family

Rodentia, Sciuridae

Eastern Fox Squirrel scientific name

Sciurus niger

Eastern Fox Squirrel skull ID

Largest squirrel skull, missing premolar

Eastern Gray Squirrel scientific name

Sciurus carolinensis

Eastern Gray Squirrel skull ID

Slightly smaller than fox squirrel, has premolar

North American Red Squirrel scientific name

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

North American Red Squirrel skull ID

No premolar, bottlenose snout

Southern Flying Squirrel scientific name

Glaucomys volans

Southern Flying Squirrel skull ID

Has premolar

Eastern Chipmunk scientific name

Tamias striatus

Eastern Chipmunk skull ID

No premolar, tapered skinny snout

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit scientific name

Sylvilagus floridanus

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit order and family

Lagomorpha, Leporidae

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit skull ID

Double incisors, long snout

Squirrel species with premolar

Eastern Gray Squirrel, Southern Flying Squirrel

Two types of food storing in squirrels

Scatter-hoarding and larder-hoarding

North American Beaver

North American Beaver

Southern Flying Squirrel

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit

Eastern Fox Squirrel

Woodchuck

North American Red Squirrel

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Eastern Chipmunk