Order Eulipotyphla AND Lagomorpha

Family Soricidae

Shrews

small body size

echolocate with squeaks

noturnal

4 species in Tx

Short-tailed Shrew

• Order: Eulipotyphla

• Family: Soricidae

• Scientific Name: Blarina carolineneis

skull only

red pigmentation in their teeth

Least Shrew

• Order: Eulipotyphla

• Family: Soricidae

• Scientific Name: Cryptotis parvus

quarter size, very tiny

criptotis parvus skull

RED COLOR IN TEETH

4th teeth on the side

Eastern Mole

• Order: Eulipotyphla (formerly Soricomorpha, Insectivora)

• Family: Talpidae

• Scientific Name: Scalopus aquaticus

Order Lagomorpha

Rabbits and hares and pikas

4 incisors in upper jaw

strictly herbivorous

reingest feces

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

• Order: Lagomorpha

• Family: Leporidae

• Scientific Name: Lepus californicus

Swamp Rabbit

• Order: Lagomorpha

• Family: Leporidae

• Scientific Name: Sylvilagus aquaticus

Desert Cottontail

• Order: Lagomorpha

• Family: Leporidae

• Scientific Name: Sylvilagus audubonii

look at the color! not their size

Eastern Cottontail

• Order: Lagomorpha

• Family: Leporidae

• Scientific Name: Sylvilagus floridanus

look at the color! not their size