NRS 324 Lab Final Skins and Skulls URI

Eulipotyphla

moles and shrews

Soricidae

Shrews

Blarina brevicauda

Northern short-tailed shrew

Sorex

masked shrew/smoky shrew

Sorex palustris

Northern Water Shrew

Condylura cristata

Star-nosed mole

Chiroptera

bats order

Verspertilionidae

Bat Family

Eptesicus fuscus

Big Brown Bat

Lasiurus borealis

Eastern Red Bat

Aeorestes cinereus

Hoary bat

Myotis

Down to genus

Perimyotis subflavus

Eastern pipistrelle

Virginia opossum skull

Didelphis virginiana

virginia opossum

Didelphidae, Didelphimorphia

opossum family and order

Talpidae

mole family

Talpidae skull

Soricidae skull

Scalopus aquaticus

Eastern mole

Parascalops breweri

hairy-tailed mole

Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae skull

very small

Lasionycteris noctivagans

Eastern coyote

Canis latrans

Canis latrans skull

Eastern wolf (extirpated)

Canis lycaon

Vulpes vulpes skull

Gray fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Carnivora

Canidae

Dog family

Domestic dog

Canis lupus familiaris

Canis lupus familiaris skull

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Canis lupus

Gray wolf

Ursidae

Bear family

American black bear

Ursus americanus

Ursus americanus skull

Phocidae

seal family

Harbor seal

Phoca vitulina

Gray seal

Halichoerus grypus

Procyonidae

Raccoon family

North American Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Procyon lotor skull

Mustelidae

weasel family

Long-tailed weasel

Mustela frenata

Short-tailed weasel (ermine)

Mustela richardsonii

American marten

Martes americana

American mink

Neogale vison

Fisher

Pekania pennanti

North American river otter

Lontra canadensis

Mustelidae skull

Neogale vison skull (less teeth than fisher)

Pekania pennanti skull (largest)

Lontra canadensis skull

Mephitidae

Skunk family

Striped skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Mustela frenata

long-tailed weasel

Mustela richardsonii

short-tailed weasel

Neogale vison

American mink

Lontra canadensis

North American river otter

Martes americana

American marten

Pekania pennanti

fisher

Mephitis mephitis skull

Mephitis mephitis

striped skunk

Felidae

cat family

bobcat

Lynx rufus

Canada lynx

Lynx canadensis

Domestic cat

Felis catus

postorbital processes nearly touch

Lynx rufus skull

Postorbital processes farther apart

Lynx canadensis skull

Felis catus skull (smallest)

Cetartiodactlya

hoofed mammals and cetaceans

Cervidae

Deer family

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Odocoileus virginianus skull (female)

Moose

Alces alces

Alces alces skull (male)

Balaeonopteridae

first baleen whale family

Balaenidae

second baleen whale family

Physteridae

toothed whale family

Delphinidae

dolphin family

Megapteria novaeangliae Balaenopteridae

Humpback whale

Megapteria novaeangliae characteristics

grooved throat, pleats knobby, pectoral flippers with white patches, prominent dorsal fin, breaches often

North Atlantic right whale

Eubalaena glacialis Balaenidae

Eubalaena glacialis characteristics

v-shaped blow short pectoral flippers head covered in callosites no dorsal fin

Sperm whale

Physeter macrocephalus Physeteridae

Physeter macrocephalus characteristics

Teeth on narrow lower jaw large head small dorsal fin sideways blow

Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Leucoplerus acutus Delphinidae

Leucoplerus acutus characteristics

Short thick beak colored stripes dark upper lip

Urocyon cineroargeneus

gray fox skull

Shrews habitat

Wet fields w/ dense cover, Mossy banks, old logs, leaf litter, or Old mole burrows

Moles habitat

Fassorial, Meadows, pastures, lawns, open woodlands, gardens, stream banks, loose soil

chiroptera habitat

Tree roosters: Canopy, leaves, hollows, under bark,

dead snags or Cave roosters: Rocky cervices, trees (sometimes), cliffs Artificial structures: bat boxes, abandoned buildings, chimneys, etc

How do we detect bats?

Acoustic surveying (Passive and active), hibernacula & exit counts