ECCB 302 Mammals Lab

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Blarina carolinensis

Southern short-tailed Shrew

Scalopus aquaticus

Eastern Mole

Geomys breviceps

Baird’s Pocket Gopher

Dipodomys merriami

Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat

Sigmodon hispidus

Hispid Cotton Rat

Chaetodipus hispidus

Hispid Pocket Mouse

Antrozous pallidus

Pallid Bat

Corynorhinus townsendii

Townsend’s big-eared Bat

Lasiurus borealis

Eastern Red Bat

Dasypus novemcinctus

Nine-banded Armadillo

Lepus californicus

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Sciurus carolinensis

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Didelphis virginiana

Virginia Opossum

Castor canadensis

American Beaver

Myocastor coypus

Nutria

Tursiops truncatus

Bottlenose Dolphin

Canis latrans

Coyote

Ursus americanus

American Black Bear

Procyon lotor

American Raccoon

Lontra canadensis

Northern River Otter

Mephitis mephitis

Striped Skunk

Lynx rufus

Bobcat

Sus scrofa

Feral Pig

Odocoileus virginianus

White-tailed Deer

Antilocapra americana

Pronghorn

Bos bison

American Bison

Homo sapiens

Human

Mammalia

Class of mammals

Theria

Mammals subclass

Metatheria

Marsupial Clade

Eutheria

Placental mammals clade

Didelphimorphia

Didelphis virginiana Order

Cingulata

Dasypus novemcinctus Order

Rodentia

Myocastor coypus Order

Rodentia

Sciurus carolinensis Order

Rodentia

Castor canadensis Order

Rodentia

Geomys brevis Order

Rodentia

Dipodomys merriami Order

Rodentia

Chaetodipus hispidus Order

Rodentia

Sigmodon hispidus Order

Lagomorpha

Lepus californicus Order

Primates

Homo sapiens Order

Eulipotyphla

Blarina carolinensis Order

Eulipotyphla

Scalopus aquaticus Order

Chiroptera

Antrozous pallidus Order

Chiroptera

Corynorhinus townsendii Order

Chiroptera

Lasiurus borealis Order

Cetacea

Tursiops truncatus Order

Artiodactyla

Antilocapra americana Order

Artiodactyla

Bos bison Order

Artiodactyla

Odocoileus virginianus Order

Artiodactyla

Sus scrofa Order

Carnivora

Lontra canadensis Order

Carnivora

Lynx rufus Order

Carnivora

Ursus americanus Order

Carnivora

Canis latrans Order

Carnivora

Procyon lotor Order

Carnivora

Mephitis mephitis Order

Didelphidae

Didelphis virginiana Family

Soricidae

Blarina carolinensis Family

Talpidae

Scalopus aquaticus Family

Vespertilionidae

Antrozous pallidus Family

Vespertilionidae

Corynorhinus townsendii Family

Vespertilionidae

Lasiurus borealis Family

Dasypodidae

Dasypus novemcinctus Family

Leporidae

Lepus californicus Family

Sciuridae

Sciurus carolinensis Family

Geomyidae

Geomys breviceps Family

Heteromyidae

Dipodemys merriami Family

Castoridae

Castor canadensis Family

Cricetidae

Sigmodon hispidus Family

Muridae

Chaetodipus hispidus Family

Myocastoridae

Myocastor coypus Family

Delphinidae

Tursiops truncatus Family

Canidae

Canis latrans Family

Ursidae

Ursus americanus Family

Procyonidae

Procyon lotor Family

Mustelidae

Lontra canadensis Family

Mephitidae

Mephitis mephitis Family

Felidae

Lynx rufus Family

Suidae

Sus scrofa Family

Cervidae

Odocoileus virginianus Family

Antilocapridae

Antilocapra americana Family

Bovidae

Bos bison Family

Hominidae

Homo sapiens Family

Thecodont

Set in sockets in jaw bone

Dyphydont

Two sets of teeth

Homodont

Singular type of teeth

Heterodont

Multiple tooth morphologies

Carnassial Teeth

Last upper premolar and first lower molar are enlarged and bladelike

Bunodont

Low cusps for generalized grinding

Secodont

High cusps, blade like

Selenodont

Crescent shaped enamel, mincing teeth

Lophodont

Large flat surfaces with complex enamel folds

Dinural

Active during the day

Fossorial

Burrowing

Arboreal

Lives in trees

Pelage

Coat of mammal

Holarctic

Northern Hemisphere

Cosmopolitan

Worldwide