Species Identification

Presence of hair and mammary glands are a diagnostic feature of which class of kingdom animalia?

• Mammalia

• Chiroptera

• Carnivora

• Aves

Mammalia

American Badger

-

Opossum

-

Moose

-

White-tailed Deer

-

Pronghorn

-

Nine-banded Armadillo

-

Match the following families to their descriptions:

Cervidae

Bovidae

Felidae

Dasypodidae

Cervidae: presence of antlers

Bovidae: presence of horns

Felidae: presence of retractable claws

Dasypodidae: presence of body armor

Majority of wildlife species are classified as non-game.

• True

• False

True

All species of class mammalia are classified as game animals.

• True

• False

False

Game animals are classified by state and federal regulations.

• True

• False

True

Match the following species to their specific grouping of game animals.

Turkey

Mourning Dove

White-tailed Deer

Cottontail Rabbit

Turkey: upland game

Mourning Dove: migratory game

White-tailed Deer: big game

Cottontail Rabbit: small game

Red-tailed Hawk

-

Mourning Dove

-

Wild Turkey

-

Red-winged Blackbird

-

Northern Flicker

-

Northern Bobwhite

-

Which of the following species has modified feathers which resemble a beard as a diagnostic characteristic?

• Northern bobwhite quail.

• Peregrine falcon

• Blue jay

• Wild turkey

Wild turkey

Many species in class Aves are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

• True

• False

True

Woodpeckers belong to the family Piccidae.

• True

• False

True

Upland game birds are migratory.

• True

• False

False

Which family of class Aves is identified by a distinct yellow ring around eyes and beak and has yellow legs?

• Falconiformes

• Passeriformes

• Galliformes

• Acciptriformes

Falconiformes

Select the correct answer from the choices provided in the underlined sections.

White-winged / mourning dove

White-winged dove have a white edge on the leading edge of the wing and mourning have a gray back with black spots on the wings.

Select the correct answer from the choices provided in the underlined sections.

White-tailed / mule deer

White-tailed deer have a white underside of their tail used as a flag when startled while mule have a mostly dark tail with a black tip.

Which of the following is the most abundant cervid species in North

America?

• Pronghorn

• Mule deer

• Moose

• White-tailed deer

White-tailed deer

Place the following taxonomic groups in the correct order from most broad to most specific. Number one being the most broad and number eight being the most specific.

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

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Which of the following families includes species which have antlers present?

• Cervidae

• Felidae

• Bovidae

• Canidae

Cervidae

Which of the following families includes species which have retractable claws?

• Canidae

• Bovidae

• Felidae

• Cervidae

Felidae

Which of the following is the most specific level of taxonomy?

• Family

• Species

• Genus

• Class

Species

Which of the following species has the diagnostic characteristic of modified feathers which resemble a beard?

• White-winged dove

• Wild turkey

• Mourning dove

• Northern bobwhite

Wild turkey

Which of the following orders is classified by arm, hand and extra long finger bones covered with a membrane which resembles a wing?

• Carnivora

• Chiroptera

• Aves

• Artiodactyla

Chiroptera

Blue Jay

-

Peregrine Falcon

-

White-winged Dove

-

Which order is classified by their long, broad wings for soaring?

• Falconiformes

• Passeriformes

• Accipitriformes

• Piciformes

Accipitriformes

Which family is most closely related to giraffes?

• Phasianidae

• Bovidae

• Cervidae

• Antilocapridae

Antilocapridae

Bobcats belong to family Canidae.

• True

• False

False

The Eastern spotted skunk belongs to family mephitidae.

• True

• False

True

Order chiroptera is defined as species with armored bodies

• True

• False

False

Furbearers are species harvested for their pelts.

• True

• False

True

If apex predators are a game species they are considered big game.

• True

• False

True

Game animals bring in money to fund wildlife conservation.

• True

• False

True

Moose antlers have one main beam with additional points coming from the beam.

• True

• False

False

White-tailed deer are the most abundant species in North America.

• True

• False

True

Elk belong to family Bovidae.

• True

• False

False

Which of the following is the only species of marsupials in North America?

• Moose

• Cotton rat

• Virginia opossum

• American badger

Virginia opossum

Which of the following is the largest order of class Aves?

• Chiroptera

• Falconiformes

• Galliformes

• Passeriformes

Passeriformes

Which of the following families includes species which have horns present?

• Felidae

• Bovidae

• Canidae

• Cervidae

Bovidae

Mule Deer

-

Bighorn Sheep

-

Mountain Goat

-

Which of the following families do NOT belong to order carnivora?

• Canidae

• Felidae

• Icteridae

• Mephitidae

Icteridae