Mammals Lab 6: Skins of Carnivora & Artiodactyla

Coyote

Canis latrans

Gray wolf

Canis lupus

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Kit Fox

Vulpes macrotis

Arctic fox

Vulpes lagopus

“lag in the cold arctic” // lag for white

Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

“gray space = diff genus // uro, gray = ciner (like gray ash in argentina)

Black bear

Ursus americanus

“american black bear”

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

“Arctos Data Base for Brown”

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

“can swim = maritime”

Racoon

Procyon lotor

“Racoons are PRO LOoTORs”

Ringtail

Bassariscus astutus

“Buy a BASSAR ASTUTe ring”

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

“In (en) water (hydra) // white (lutris) head)

N. American River Otter

Lontra canadensis

“river otter is on Lone to canada”

Fisher

Pekonia pennanti

“Pek = fish // fish-pen”

Mink

Neovision vision

“New vision minky”

Badger

Taxidea taxus

“Badger taxes”

Ermine

Mustela erminea

“musty ermine”

American marten

Martes americana

“AM → MA"”

Long-tailed weasel

Mustela frenata

“Musty FREe weasel”

wolverine

Gulo gulo

“Gulo UVU”

W. Spotted skunk

Spilogale gracilis

“Spill // gracilis = mottled”

Striped skunk

Mephitis mephitis

“skunk = mephitidae”

Hog-nosed skunk

Conepatus leuconotus

“Cone pat-nose // white = leuco”

Mountain Lion

Puma concolor

“also a colored puma”

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

“also a ruffled lynx”

Bison

Bison bison

Mountain Goat

Oreamnos americanus

“eat oreos on america’s mountain”

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

“like an antilope in america”

Mule deer

Odocoileus hemionus

“Mule = half = hemi”

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

“white virgin”

American Elk

Cervus canadensis

Moose

Alces alces