Pacific Mammals V

latin name for mountain lion

*Puma concolor*

latin name for bobcat

*Lynx rufus*

latin name for coyote

*Canis latrans*

latin name for gray wolf

*Canis lupus*

latin name for common gray fox

*Urocyon cinereoargenteus*

latin name for kit fox

*Vulpes macrotis*

latin name for red fox

*Vulpes vulpes*

latin name for American black bear

*Ursus americanus*

latin name for Steller’s sea lion

*Eumetopias jubatus*

latin name for CA sea lion

*Zalophus californianus*

latin name for northern elephant seal

*Mirounga angustirostris*

latin name for harbor seal

*Phoca vitulina*

latin name for sea otter

*Enhydra lutris*

latin name for northern river otter

*Lontra canadensis*

latin name for wolverine

*Gulo gulo*

latin name for pacific marten

*Martes caurina*

latin name for short-tailed weasel

*Mustela erminea*

latin name for long-tailed weasel

*Mustela frenata*

latin name for mink

*Neovison vison*

latin name for fisher

*Pekania pennanti*

latin name for American badger

*Taxidea taxus*

latin name for striped skunk

*Mephitis mephitis*

latin name for western spotted skunk

*Spilogale gracilis*

latin name for ringtail

*Bassariscus astutus*

latin name for northern raccoon

*Procyon lotor*

latin name for burro

*Equus asinus*

latin name for feral horse

*Equus caballus*

latin name for pronghorn

*Antilocapra americana*

latin name for bighorn sheep

*Ovis canadensis*

latin name for elk

*Cervus canadensis*

latin name for black-tailed deer

*Odocoileus hemionus*

latin name for feral hog

*Sus scrofa*

latin name for American bison

*Bos bison*

latin name for mountain goat

*Oreamnos americanus*

latin name for white-tailed deer

*Odocoileus virginianus*

latin name for moose

*Alces alces*

latin name for caribou

*Rangifer tarandus*

Which cat has 4 upper cheekteeth?

*Puma concolor*

Which cat has 3 upper cheekteeth?

*Lynx rufus*

habitat and range of *Puma concolor*

variable habitats (not deserts)

throughout the state

habitat and range of *Lynx rufus*

variable (forest, chaparral, brushland, moutain, foothills, deserts)

throughout the state

Which canid has lyre-shaped temporal ridges?

*Urocyon cinereoargenteus*

Which canid has V-shaped temporal ridges?

*Vulpes* sp.

Which fox has is gray with a “salt and pepper” dorsum, reddish ears and legs, and a tail with a black stripe and black tip?

*Urocyon cinereoargenteus*

habitat and range of *Urocyon cinereoargenteus*

deciduous woodlands

throughout the state

Which canid is small, gray, has very large ears, and a tail with a black tip?

*Vulpes macrotis*

habitat and range of *Vulpes macrotis*

desert scrub, chaparral, grasslands

central and SoCal mostly

habitat and range of *Vulpes vulpes*

range of habitats but rarely in deserts

Which canid has a bright reddish color?

*Vulpes vulpes*

Which species has bunodont cheekteeth and a significant mastoid process?

*Ursus americanus*

habitat and range of *Ursus americanus*

forested areas

throughout the state

Which species has a hooked, can-opener sagittal crest?

*Gulo gulo*

Which species is blackish brown with light stripes on either side?

*Gulo gulo*

habitat and range of *Gulo gulo*

high mountains

high Sierra south of Tahoe and in mountains of NW coast (historic)

Which mustelid has flat, lumpy teeth that look like chewed bubble gum?

*Enhydra lutris*

habitat and range of *Enhydra lutris*

aquatic

concentrated in Monterey Bay

Which mustelid has premolars 4/3 and molars 1/2 (in other words teeth different on the top and bottom)?

*Lontra canadensis*

habitat and range of *Lontra canadensis*

Cascades and Sierras to Central Valley and Delta

NorCal

Which mustelid has a rich, yellowish brown color and a yellowish orange throat?

*Martes caurina*

Which mustelid is blackish brown all over and whiteish on its head?

*Pekania pennanti*

habitat and range of *Martes caurina*

deep forests at mid to high elevations

North coast

habitat and range of *Pekania pennanti*

lower elevations that *Martes*

NorCal

Which genus has 3/3 premolars and 1/2 molars, a dumbbell-shaped upper molar, and large & elongated auditory bullae?

*Mustela* sp.

Which weasel has white marks on its face and a more yellowish venter?

*Mustela frenata*

Which weasel does not have white markings on its face and a nearly pure white venter?

*Mustela erminea*

habitat and range of *Mustela erminea*

moutain ranges in Cascades, Sierras, and Coast

north of Yosemite and Sf

habitat and range of *Mustela frenata*

not deserts

statewide

What species is large, dark brown, and has spalyed back toes?

*Neovison vison*

Which species has a mastoid process that protrudes laterally, a skull that can’t balance on its back, and a quadrate last upper cheektooth?

*Mephitis mephitis*

habitat and range of *Neovison vison*

watercourses, marshes, and lakes

NorCal, San Joaquin Valley north of the Delta

What species is black with white stripes?

*Mephitis mephitis*

What species is black with white patches?

*Spilogale gracilis*

What species has a mastoid process that does not extend as a lateral protuberance?

*Spilogale gracilis*

habitat and range of *Mephitis mephitis*

not in hottest deserts and high mountains, often near streams

statewide

habitat and range of *Spilogale gracilis*

not in deserts and high mountains

statewide

Which species has a ringed tail longer than their head and body?

*Bassariscus astutus*

Which species has a palate that terminates behind the last upper molar, 4/4 PM, and 2/2 M?

*Bassariscus astutus*

Which species has bunodont teeth, a weak carnassial pair, and a palate that extends far behind the last upper molar?

*Procyon lotor*

habitat and range of *Bassariscus astutus*

brushy, wooded areas, rocky ridges and cliffs, near water but also in deserts

foothills to mid-elevations

throughout the state

habitat and range of *Procyon lotor*

variable, favors woodlands and requires water

not in highly arid regions

Which genus has a long rostrum with prominent nasal bones?

*Equus* sp.

habitat and range of *Equus asinus*

arid regions

eastern and southern part of CA

Which species has orbits located behind the toothrow and a pronghorn present?

*Antilocapra americana*

habitat and range of *Antilocapra americana*

sagebrush plains

east of Sierra/Cascade crest

Which species has nasal and premaxilla in contact and a lacrimal depression present?

*Ovis canadensis*

habitat and range of *Ovis canadensis*

high elevations of Sierras

vairable elevations in desert mountains

Which species has nasals and premaxillae in contact, no lacrimal depression, and a single lacrimal foramen?

*Oreamnos americanus*

habitat and range of *Oreamno americanus*

rocky areas; alpine or subalpine regions

Which spcies has a large skull with relatively short horns and no lacrimal depression?

*Bos bison*

Which species has very large canines and a very long paraoccipital process?

*Sus scrofa*

habitat and range of *Sus scrofa*

invasive

variable

Which species has upper canines, a vomer that does not divide posterior nares, antlers, and longer nasal bones that are in contact with premaxillae?

*Cervus canadensis*

Which species has dichotmously branched antlers, a vomer that divides posterior nares, retangular shaped nasal bones, and a long and deep lacrimal pit?

*Odocoileus hemionus*

Which species has antler tines that originate from the single main stem and a lacrimal pit that is smaller and shallower?

*Odocoileus virginianus*

Which species has no upper canine, short nasal bones, elongated premaxillae, and a distinct depression in the frontal bones?

*Alces alces*

habitat and range of *Alces alces*

boreal

Which species may have a small upper canine, asymmetric antlers?

*Rangifer tarandus*

habitat and range of *Rangifer tarandus*

boreal forest and tundra

Which species is gray with a b&w striped head?

*Taxidea taxus*

Which species has a stout skull with triangular P3 and M1 and a palate that extends well beyond the last tooth?

*Taxidea taxus*