Group A Set #3

What is the common name of this mammal?

Texas Kangaroo Rat

What family includes the Texas Kangaroo Rat?

Heteromyidae

What is the scientific name of this mammal?

Dipodomys elator

What family includes Bobcats?

Felidae

What is the common name of this animal?

Bobcat

What is the scientific name of this animal?

Lynx rufus

What is the scientific name of the Texas Bobcat, a regional subspecies commonly recognized in Texas?

Lynx rufus texensis

What family contains six of the eight extant Bear species, including the Black Bear?

Ursidae

What is the common AND scientific name of this mammal?

Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

What family contains squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs?

Sciuridae

What is the common name of this animal?

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

What is the scientific name of this rodent?

Cynomys ludovicianus

What ecoregion is Waco, TX located within?

Texas Blackland Prairie

What Texas ecoregion is highlighted on this map?

Blackland Prairie

What ecoregion is highlighted on this Texas map?

Post Oak Savanah

What ecoregion is highlighted on this Texas map?

Cross Timbers & Prairies

What ecoregion is highlighted on this Texas map?

Trans-Pecos

The Zebra Mussel is an aquaitic invasive species in Texas, what is the scientific name of this mollusk?

Dreissena polymorpha

What family contains this species?

Dreissenidae