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Mammalogy
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
10/31/2013

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Term
Virginia opossum
Definition

Order: Didelphimorphia

Family: Didelphidae

Didelphis virginiana

Term
Nine-banded Armadillo
Definition

Order: Cingulata

Family: Dasypodidae

Dasypus novemcinctus

Term
Eastern Cottontail
Definition

Order: Lagomorpha

Family: Leporidae

Sylvilagus floridanus

Term
White-tailed Jackrabbit
Definition

Order: Lagomorpha

Family: Leporidae

Lepus townsendii

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Black-tailed Jackrabbit
Definition

Order: Lagomorpha

Family: Leporidae

Lepus californicus

Term
Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Definition

Order: Soricomorpha

Family: Soricidae

Blarina brevicauda

Term
Masked Shrew
Definition

Order: Soricomorpha

Family: Soricidae

Sorex cinereus

Term
North American Least Shrew
Definition

Order: Soricomorpha

Family: Soricidae

Cryptotis parva

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Eastern Mole
Definition

Order: Soricomorpha

Family: Talpidae

Scalopus aquaticus

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Brazilian Free-tailed Bat
Definition

Order: Chiroptera

Family: Molossidae

Tadarida brasiliensis

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Townsend's Big-eared Bat
Definition

Order: Chiroptera

Family: Vespertilionidae

Corynorhinus townsendii

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Big Brown Bat
Definition

Order: Chiroptera

Family: Vespertilionidae

Eptesicus fuscus

Term
Silver-haired Bat
Definition

Order: Chiroptera

Family: Vespertilionidae

Lasionycteris noctivagans

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Eastern Red Bat
Definition

Order: Chiroptera

Family: Vespertilionidae

Lasiurus borealis

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Woary Bat
Definition

Order: Chiroptera

Family: Vespertilionidae

Lasiurus cinereus

Term
Little Brown Bat
Definition

Order: Chiroptera

Family: Vespertilionidae

Myotis lucifugus

Term
Evening bat
Definition

Order: Chiroptera

Family: Vespertilionidae

Nycticeius humeralis

Term
American Pipistrelle
Definition

Order: Chiroptera

Family: Vespertilionidae

Perimyotis subflavus

Term
Mountain Lion
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Felidae

Puma concolor

Term
Bobcat
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Felidae

Lynx rufus

Term
House Cat
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Felidae

Felis catus

Term
Coyote
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Canidae

Canis latrans

Term
Gray Wolf
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Canidae

Canis lupus

Term
Domestic Dog
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Canidae

Canis familiaris

Term
Common Gray Fox
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Canidae

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Term
Swift Fox
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Canidae

Vulpes velox

Term
Red Fox
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Carnivora

Vulpes vulpes

Term
Black Bear
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Ursidae

Ursus americanus

Term
North American River Otter
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Mustelidae

Lontra canadensis

Term
Long-tailed Weasel
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Mustelidae

Mustela frenata

Term
Least Weasel
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Mustelidae

Mustela nivalis

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American Mink
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Mustelidae

Neovison vison

Term
American Badger
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Mustelidae

Taxidea taxus

Term
Striped Skunk
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Mephitidae

Mephitis mephitis

Term
Spotted Skunk
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Mephitidae

Spilogale putorius

Term
Common Raccoon
Definition

Order: Carnivora

Family: Procyonidae

Procyon lotor

Term
Pronghorn
Definition

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Antilocapridae

Antilocapra americana

Term
White-tailed Deer
Definition

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Cervidae

Odocoileus virginiana

Term
Mule Deer
Definition

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Cervidae

Odocoileus hemionus

Term
Elk
Definition

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Cervidae

Cervus elaphus

Term
American Bison
Definition

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Bovidae

Bison bison

Term
Cow
Definition

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Bovidae

Bos taurus

Term
Bighorn Sheep
Definition

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Bovidae

Ovis canadensis

Term
Domestic Sheep
Definition

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Bovidae

Ovis aries

Term
Domestic Goat
Definition

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Bovidae

Capra hircus

Term
Wild Boar
Definition

Order: Artiodactyla

Family: Suidae

Sus scrofa

Term
Horse
Definition

Order: Perissodactyla

Family: Equidae

Equus caballus

Term
American Beaver
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Castoridae

Castor canadensis

Term
Meadow Jumping Mouse
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Dipodidae

Zapus hudsonius

Term
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Sciuridae

Sciurus carolinensis

Term
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Sciuridae

Sciurus niger

Term
Southern Flying Squirrel
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Sciuridae

Glaucomys volans

Term
Franklin's Ground Squirrel
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Sciuridae

Spermophilus franklinii

Term
Spotted Ground Squirrel
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Sciuridae

Spermophilus spilosoma

Term
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Sciuridae

Spermophilus tridecemlineatus

Term
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Sciuridae

Cynomys ludovicianus

Term
Woodchuck
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Sciuridae

Marmota monax

Term
Least Chipmunk
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Sciuridae

Tamias minimus

Term
Plains Pocket Mouse
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Heteromyidae

Perognathus flavescens

Term
Hispid Pocket Mouse
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Heteromyidae

Chaetopidus hispidus

Term
Ord's Kangaroo Rat
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Heteromyidae

Dipodomys ordii

Term
Common Porcupine
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Erethizonidae

Erethizon dorsatus

Term
Nutria
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Myocastoridae

Myocastor coypus

Term
Plains Pocket Gopher
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Geomyidae

Geomys bursarius

Term
Northern Pocket Gopher
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Geomyidae

Thomomys talpoides

Term
Prairie Vole
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Cricetidae

Microtus ochrogaster

Term
Meadow Vole
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family Cricetidae

Microtus pennsylvanicus

Term
Woodland Vole
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Cricetidae

Microtus pinetorum

Term
Common Muskrat
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Cricetidae

Ondatra zibethicus

Term
Southern Bog Lemming
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Cricetidae

Synaptomys cooperi

Term
Bushy-tailed Woodrat
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Cricetidae

Neotoma cinerea

Term
Eastern Woodrat
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Cricetidae

Neotoma floridana

Term
Northern Grasshopper Mouse
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Cricetidae

Onychomys leucogaster

Term
White-footed Deer Mouse
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Cricetidae

Peromyscus leucopus

Term
North American Deer Mouse
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Cricetidae

Peromyscus maniculatus

Term
Western Harvest Mouse
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Cricetidae

Reithrodontomys megalotis

Term
Hispid Cotton Rat
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Cricetidae

Sigmodon hispidus

Term
House Mouse
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Muridae

Mus musculus

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Norway Rat
Definition

Order: Rodentia

Family: Muridae

Rattus norvegicus

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