ECCB 302 Lab Exam 4 Review

What is the taxonomy for all the species in this unit?

• Phylum: Chordata

• Subphylum: Vertebrata

• Class: Sarcopterygii

What is the taxonomy of the “Virginia Opossum”?

• Order: Didelphimorphia

• Family: Didelphidae

• Scientific Name: Didelphis virginiana

What is the taxonomy of the “Southern Short-Tailed Shrew”?

• Order: Eulipotyphla

• Family: Soricidae

• Scientific Name: Blarina carolinensis

What is the taxonomy for the “Eastern Mole”?

• Order: Eulipotyphla

• Family: Talpidae

• Scientific Name: Scalopus aquaticus

What is the taxonomy for the “Pallid Bat”?

• Order: Chiroptera

• Family: Vespertilionidae

• Scientific Name: Antrozous pallidus

What is the taxonomy for the “Townsend’s Big-Eared Bat”?

• Order: Chiroptera

• Family: Vespertilionidae

• Scientific Name: Corynorhinus townsendii

What is the scientific name of the “Eastern Red Bat”?

• Order: Chiroptera

• Family: Vespertilionidae

• Scientific Name: Lasiurus borealis

What is the taxonomy for the “Nine-Banded Armadillo”?

• Order: Cingulata

• Family: Dasypodidae

• Scientific Name: Dasypus novemcinctus

What is the taxonomy for the “Black-Tailed Jackrabbit”?

• Order: Lagomorpha

• Family: Leporidae

• Scientific Name: Lepus californicus

What is the taxonomy for the “Eastern Gray Squirrel”?

• Order: Rodentia

• Family: Sciuridae

• Scientific Name: Sciurus carolinensis

What is the taxonomy for the “Baird’s Pocket Gopher”?

• Order: Rodentia

• Family: Geomyidae

• Scientific Name: Geomys breviceps

What is the taxonomy for the “Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat”?

• Order: Rodentia

• Family: Heteromyidae

• Scientific Name: Dipodomys merriami

What is the taxonomy for the “American Beaver”?

• Order: Rodentia

• Family: Castoridae

• Scientific Name: Castor canadensis

What is the taxonomy for the “Hispid Cotton Rat”?

• Order: Rodentia

• Family: Cricetidae

• Scientific Name: Sigmodon hispidus

What is the taxonomy for the “Hispid Pocket Mouse”?

• Order: Rodentia

• Family: Muridae

• Scientific Name: Chaetodipus hispidus

What is the taxonomy for the “Nutria”?

• Order: Rodentia

• Family: Myocastoridae

• Scientific Name: Myocastor coypus