Wildlife Lab Mammals

What is the first characteristic of a mammal?

hair

What is the second characteristic of a mammal?

limbs

What is the third characteristic of a mammal?

teeth

What is the fourth characteristic of a mammal?

mammaries (able to produce milk for young)

What does the I stand for in ICPM?

Incisors

What does the C stand for in ICPM?

Canines

What does the P stand for in ICPM?

Premolars

What does the M stand for in ICPM?

Molar

dentine

bulk of tooth

enamel

thin layer covering dentine

cementum

annual deposit that covers roots (used for aging)

Order of Opossum

Didelphmorphia

Family of Opossum

didelphidae

Insectivore Order

Eulipotyphla

Flying Mammals Order

Chiroptera

Little brown bat family

vespertilionidae

hare and rabbit order

latomorpha

rodent order

rodentia

flesh eating order

carnivora

even toed hoofed mammal order

cetartiodactyla

shrew family

soricidae

mole family

Talpidae

little brown bat family

vespertiluonidae

hares and rabbit family

leporidae

sagittal crest

point if muscle attachment from lower jaw up around side of skull and attached on top to form ridge in the middle of skull

post orbital process

bony protrusion behind eye off of the top of skull

zygomatic arch

cheek bone

muzzle

sinuses full of small bones

foramen

hole in bone where nerves and blood vessels go through

intraorbital foramen

goes into the eye

angular process

also for muscle attachment

condyle

pivot point for jaw or where bones meet to allow movement

Scientific Name of the opossum

Didelphis virginiana

how many teeth does an opossum have?

50

Short tail shrew scientific name

Blaring brevicauda

Little Brown Bat Scientific Name

Myotis lucifugus

Coyote Scientific Name

Canis latrans

Gray Fox Scientific Name

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Red Fox Scientific Name

Vulpse vulpes

Bobcat Scientific Name

Lynx rufus

Domesticated House Cat Scientific Name

Felis domesticus

What letter does the gray fox have made out of the sagital crest?

U

What letter does the red fox have made out of the sagital crest

V

How many points on the lower jaw are there on the grey fox?

4

How many points on the lower jaw are there on the red fox?

3

What is the difference between the house cat skull and the bobcat skull?

house cat will have the tiny tooth behind the canine