Mammals, Birds, and Non-Game Species: Taxonomy and Identification

What defines the class Mammalia?

The presence of hair and mammary glands.

How can grouping a mammal help in identification?

It helps further identify the species by its order or family.

Class Mammalia Game Species includes

moose, elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, and pronghorn

What is the order for moose, elk, mule deer, and white-tailed deer?

Artiodactlya

What is the family for moose, elk, mule deer, and white-tailed deer?

Cervidae (presence of antlers & rumen)

What is this animal?

moose (•recognized by large paddles in antlers

•very large body size

•dark brown fur)

What is this animal?

elk (•antlers grow up and backward

•darker brown fur on head, neck and legs)

What is this animal?

White-tailed Deer (•most abundant cervid species in North America

•antlers consist of one main beam on each side with additional points extending out of main beam)

What is this animal?

Mule Deer (•antlers will fork forming a V shape

•large ears with dark snout

•tail is white with black tip)

What is this animal?

bighorn sheep

What is the family for Class Mammalia bighorn sheep & moutain goat?

Bovidae

What is this animal?

Mountain Goat ( •solid white fur and long coat

•small horns which grow straight up out of the head)

The pronghorns family is?

Antilocapridae (•only species in this family still living

•more closely related to giraffes than antelope)

What is this animal?

Pronghorn (•only species in this family still living

•more closely related to giraffes than antelope)

Class Mammalia Non-Game Species includes:

Coyote, Bobcat, Eastern Spotted Skunk, American Badger, Nine-banded Armadillo, Virginia Opossum, Mexican Free-tailed Bat

The order of a coyote Class Mammalia Non-Game Species is?

Carnivora

The family of a coyote which is a non-game species class mammalia is

Canidae

Class Mammalia Non-Game Species family for bobcat is

Felidae

What animal is this?

Bobcat

The eastern spotted skunk is a non game species in which order and family?

Carnivora and Mephitidae

What animal is this?

Eastern Spotted Skunk

The American Badger is a non-game species that belongs to which order and family?

Carnivora & Mustelidae

What animal is this?

American Badger

The Nine-banded Armadillo is a non-game species linked to which order and family?

Cingulata & Dasypodidae

What animal is this?

Nine-banded Armadillo

The Virginia Opossum is a non-game species linked to which order and family?

Didelphimorpha & Didelphidae

What animal is this?

Virginia Opossum

The Mexican Free-tailed Bat is linked to which order and family?

Chiroptera & Molossidae

Which animal is this?

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

The Class Aves is..

defined by the presence of feathers and physical adaptation for flight

Class Aves Game Species include:

Mourning Dove, White-winged Dove, Northern Bobwhite, and Wild Turkey

The Mourning Dove is linked to which order and family?

Columbiformes & Columbidae

What bird is this?

Mourning Dove

The White-Winged Dove is linked to which order and family?

Columbiformes & Columbidae

What bird is this?

White-Winged Dove

The Northern Bobwhite is linked to which order and family?

Galliformes & Odontophoridae

What bird is this?

Northern Bobwhite

The Wild Turkey is linked to which order and family?

Galliformes & Phasianidae

Class Aves Non-Game Species include:

Red-tailed Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Northern Flicker, Red-Winged Blackbird, Blue Jay

The Red-tailed Hawk is linked to which order and family?

Accipitriformes & Accipitridae

What is this bird?

Red-tailed Hawk

The Peregrine Falcon is linked to which order and family?

Falconiformes & Falconidae

What is this bird?

Peregrine Falcon

The Northern Flicker is linked to which order and family?

Piciformes & Picidae

What bird is this?

Northern Flicker

The Red-Winged Blackbird is linked to which order and class?

Passeriformes & Icteridae

What bird is this?

Red-Winged Blackbird

The Blue Jay is linked to which order and family?

Passeriformes & Corvidae

Which bird is this?

Blue Jay

What bird is this?

Wild turkey