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<ul><li><p>Red behind ears and rump</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Red behind ears and rump


Sylvilagus aquaticus

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<ul><li><p>Longer ears</p></li><li><p>Hardly any red</p></li><li><p>Broken leg</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Longer ears

  • Hardly any red

  • Broken leg


Sylvilagus audubonii

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<ul><li><p>More red behind ears</p></li><li><p>Smaller ears</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • More red behind ears

  • Smaller ears


Sylvilagus floridanus

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<ul><li><p>Large</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Large


Lepus californicus

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<ul><li><p>Multiple stripes</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Multiple stripes


Tamias canipes

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<ul><li><p>1 white stripe on each side</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • 1 white stripe on each side


Ammospermophilus interpres

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<ul><li><p>Spots</p></li><li><p>13 Lines</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Spots

  • 13 Lines


Ictidomys tridecemlineatus

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<ul><li><p>Spots in rows</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Spots in rows


Ictidomys parvidens

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<ul><li><p>Spots with no pattern</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Spots with no pattern


Xerospermophilus spilosoma

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<ul><li><p>Red cloak on</p></li><li><p>Looks like squirrel</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Red cloak on

  • Looks like squirrel


Otospermophilus variegatus

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<ul><li><p>Cinnamon and Sugar coat</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Cinnamon and Sugar coat


Cynomys ludovicianus

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<ul><li><p>White tips on tail</p></li><li><p>Squirrel</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • White tips on tail

  • Squirrel


Sciurus carolinensis

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<ul><li><p>Orange tips on tail</p></li><li><p>Squirrel</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Orange tips on tail

  • Squirrel


Sciurus niger

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<ul><li><p>Fluffy</p></li><li><p>Membrane from wrists to ankles</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Fluffy

  • Membrane from wrists to ankles


Glaucomys volans

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<ul><li><p>Small</p></li><li><p>Dark</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Small

  • Dark


Thomomys bottae

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<ul><li><p>Big</p></li><li><p>Lighter</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Big

  • Lighter


Cratogeomys castanops

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<ul><li><p>Tiny</p></li><li><p>White belly</p></li><li><p>Smaller than <em>meriammi</em></p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Tiny

  • White belly

  • Smaller than meriammi


Perognathus flavescens

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<ul><li><p>Tiny</p></li><li><p>Cream belly</p></li><li><p>Bigger than <em>flavescens</em></p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Tiny

  • Cream belly

  • Bigger than flavescens


Perognathus merriami

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<ul><li><p>Tail same length as body</p></li><li><p>Coat fades to belly</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Tail same length as body

  • Coat fades to belly


Chaetodipus eremicus

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<ul><li><p>Orange lateral line</p></li><li><p>Stubby tail</p></li><li><p>Thick lateral line</p></li><li><p>Brown and red tail</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Orange lateral line

  • Stubby tail

  • Thick lateral line

  • Brown and red tail


Chaetodipis hispidus

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<ul><li><p>Rusty brown coat</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Rusty brown coat


Chaetodipis intermedius

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<ul><li><p>Longer tail</p></li><li><p>Strict lateral line</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Longer tail

  • Strict lateral line


Chaetodipus nelsoni

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<ul><li><p>Grey coat</p></li><li><p>Kangaroo rat</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Grey coat

  • Kangaroo rat


Dipodomys compactus

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<ul><li><p>Shorter tail</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Shorter tail


Dipodomys elator

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<ul><li><p>Dark brown tuft on tail</p></li><li><p>Longer tail</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Dark brown tuft on tail

  • Longer tail


Dipodomys merriami

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<ul><li><p>Light brown tuft on tail</p></li><li><p>Small and round body shape</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Light brown tuft on tail

  • Small and round body shape


Dipodomys ordii

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<ul><li><p>Spectacular long tail with white tip</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Spectacular long tail with white tip


Dipodomys spectabalis

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<ul><li><p>Lion pose</p></li><li><p>Thin lateral line</p></li><li><p>Long tail</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Lion pose

  • Thin lateral line

  • Long tail


Liomys irroratus

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<p>Yellow</p>

Yellow

Geomys bursarius

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<p>Orange</p>

Orange

Geomys breviceps

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<p>Blue</p>

Blue

Geomys attwateri

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<p>Pink AND purple</p>

Pink AND purple

Geomys personatus

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<p>Red</p>

Red

Geomys texensis

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<p>Green</p>

Green

Geomys arenarius

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<p></p><ul><li><p>Paddle tail</p></li></ul><p></p>


  • Paddle tail


Castor canadensis

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<p></p><ul><li><p>Quills</p></li></ul><p></p>


  • Quills


Erethizon doratum

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<p></p><ul><li><p>Ridge on tail</p></li></ul><p></p>


  • Ridge on tail


Ondatra zibethicus

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<p></p><ul><li><p>No ridge on tail</p></li></ul><p></p>


  • No ridge on tail


Myocastor coypus

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<ul><li><p>Brown</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Brown


Neotoma leucodon

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<ul><li><p>Furry ankles</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Furry ankles


Neotoma mexicana

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<ul><li><p>Looks sunburnt</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Looks sunburnt


Neotoma floridana

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<ul><li><p>Grey</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Grey


Neotoma micropus

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<ul><li><p>Salt and pepper fur</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Salt and pepper fur


Sigmodon hispidus

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<ul><li><p>Orange-ish belly</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Orange-ish belly


Microtus ochrogaster

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<ul><li><p>Grey belly</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Grey belly


Microtus mogollonensis

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<ul><li><p>Pine sol color</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Pine sol color


Microtus pinetorum

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<ul><li><p>Orange/golden color</p></li><li><p>No lateral line</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Orange/golden color

  • No lateral line


Ochotomys nuttalli

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<ul><li><p>Grey</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Grey


Onychomys arenicola

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<ul><li><p>Tiny ears</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Tiny ears


Oryzomys texensis

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<ul><li><p>Blonde/brownish</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Blonde/brownish


Onychomys leucogaster

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<ul><li><p>Brown</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Brown


Reithrodontomys fulvescens

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<p>The species on the right is…</p>

The species on the right is…

Reithrodontomys fulvescens

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<p>The species on the left is…</p>

The species on the left is…

Reithrodontomys montanus

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<ul><li><p>Tail shorter than body</p></li><li><p>Bicolored tail</p></li><li><p>Grey</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Tail shorter than body

  • Bicolored tail

  • Grey


Reithrodontomys montanus

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<ul><li><p>Big ears to “hear the truth”</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Big ears to “hear the truth”


Peromyscus truei

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<ul><li><p>Red tint</p></li><li><p>Tuft on tail</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Red tint

  • Tuft on tail


Peromyscus attwateri

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<ul><li><p>No tuft on tail, shorter</p></li><li><p>Bicolored tail</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • No tuft on tail, shorter

  • Bicolored tail


Peromyscus maniculatus

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<p>The species on the left is…</p>

The species on the left is…

Peromyscus maniculatus

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<p>The species on the right is…</p>

The species on the right is…

Peromyscus attwateri

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<ul><li><p>Tiny</p></li><li><p>No cheek pockets</p></li></ul><p></p>

  • Tiny

  • No cheek pockets


Baiomys taylori

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<p>What family is <em>Castor canadensis</em> in?</p>

What family is Castor canadensis in?

Castoridae

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<p>What family is <em>Ondatara zibethicus</em> in?</p>

What family is Ondatara zibethicus in?

Cricetidae

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<p>What family is <em>Erethizon dorsatum</em> in?</p>

What family is Erethizon dorsatum in?

Erethizontidae

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<p>What family is <em>Myocastor coypus</em> in?</p>

What family is Myocastor coypus in?

Echimyidae

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What is the top taxonomy of all members covered in this set?

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrate
Class Mammalia
Subclass Theria
Infraclass Eutheria

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The 4 suborders in Rodentia present in Texas

  1. Sciuromorpha

  2. Hystricomorpha

  3. Myomorpha

  4. Castorimorpha


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The family in Lagomorpha is…

Leporidae

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The family with squirrels, prairie dogs, and chipmunks is…

Sciuridae

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Thomomys bottae and Cratogeomys castanops are in family…..

Geomyidae

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Tiny pocket mice are in family…

Heteromyidae

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Non-cheeked mice observed in lab are in family…

Cricetidae