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Afrosoricida
Chrysochloridae |
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Artiodactyla
Hippopotomidae
Hippopotamus amphibius |
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Artiodactyla
Camelidae
Lama glama |
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Artiodactyla
Camelidae
lama pacos |
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Artiodactyla
Camelidae
Lama guanicoe |
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Artiodactyla
Camelidae
Vicugna vigugna |
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Artiodactyla
camelidae
camelus bactrianus |
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Artiodactyla
camelidae
camelus dromedarius |
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Artiodactyla
Giraffidae
Okapia johnstoni |
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Artiodactyla
Cervidae
Axis axis |
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Artiodactyla
Cervidae
Cervus elaphus |
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Artiodactyla
Cervidae
Odocoileus hemionis |
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Artiodactyla
Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus |
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Artiodactyla
Cervidae
Rangifer tarandu |
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Artiodactyla
antilocapridae
Antilocapra americana |
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Artiodactyla
bovidae
bison bison |
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| Bontebok, impala, arabian oryx, addax, eland, blesbok |
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Artiodactyla
Bovidae
Dama dama |
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Artiodactyla
Bovidae
Ovis canadensis |
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Artiodactyla
Bovidae
Capra falconeri |
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Artiodactyla
Cervidae
Alces Alces |
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| Malagasy Carnivores: Fossa, civet, ringtailed mongoose |
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Carnivora
Felidae
Caracal caracal |
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Carnivora
Felidae
Leopardis geoffroyi |
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Carnivora
Felidae
Panthera leo |
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| Sand cat, ocelot, margay, and jaguaroundi |
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| Civets and Linsangs (non malagasy) |
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Carnivora
Mustelidae
Gulo gulo |
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Carnivora
Mephitidae
Mephitis mephitis |
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Carnivora
Mephitidae
Spilogale putorius |
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Carnivora
Ursidae
Ursus arctos |
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Carnivora
Ursidae
Ursus arctos horribilis |
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Carnivora
Ursidae
Ursus arctos middendorffi |
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Carnivora
Ursidae
Ursus arctos arctos |
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| Sun bear, sloth bear, spectacled bear |
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Carnivora
Ursidae
Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
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Carnivora
Odobenidae
Odobenus rosmarus |
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Carnivora
Canidae
Canis rufus |
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Carnivora
Canidae
Vulpes Macrotis |
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Carnivora
Canidae
vulpes velox |
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Carnivora
Canidae
Canis lupus |
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Carnivora
Canidae
Crysocyon brachyurus |
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Carnivora
Canidae
Canis familiaris |
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Carnivora
Canidae
Urocyon cinereoargenteus |
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Carnivora
Canidae
Vulpes vulpes |
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Carnivora
Ursidae
Ursus americanus |
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Carnivora
Procyonidae
Procyon lotor |
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Carnivora
Mustelidae
Lontra canadensis |
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Carnivora
Mustelidae
Martes pennanti |
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Carnivora
Mustelidae
Mustela erminea |
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Carnivora
Mustelidae
Mustela frenata |
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Carnivora
Mustelidae
Mustela vison |
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Carnivora
Felidae
Felis Cattus |
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Carnivora
Felidae
Lynx rufus |
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Cetacea
Delphinidae
Delphinus delphis |
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Chirpotera
Pteropodidae
Pteropus vampyrus |
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| Leaf-chinned bats and Ghost-faced bat |
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Chirpotera
Vespertilionidae
Episicus fuscus |
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Chirpotera
vespertilionidae
lasionycteris noctivagans |
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Lasiurus borealis |
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Chirpotera
Vespertilionidae
Lasiurus cinereus |
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Myotis lucifugus |
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Chiroptera
Vespertilionidae
Pipistrellus subflavus |
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| Pale Throated Three-Toed Sloth |
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Cingulata (Xenarthra)
Bradypodidae
Bradypus Tridactylus |
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| Hoffmann's Two-Toed Sloth |
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Cingulata (Xenarthra)
Megalonychidae
Choloepus hoffmanni |
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Cingulata (Xenarthra)
Myrmecophagidae
Myrmecophaga tridactyla |
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Cingulata (Xenarthra)
Myrmecophagidae |
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Cingulata (Xenarthra)
Dasypodidae |
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Cingulata (Xenarthra)
Dasypodidae
Dasypus novemcinctus |
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Didelphimorphia
Didelphidae
Didephis virginiana |
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Diprodontia
Phascolarctidae |
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Erinaceomorpha
Erinaceidae |
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Lagomorpha
Leporidae
Lepus americanus |
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Lagomorpha
Leporidae
Sylvilagus floridanus |
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Lagomorpha
Leporidae
Sylilagus transitionalis |
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Macroscelidea
Macroscelididae |
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Monotremata
Tachyglossidae |
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Monotremata
Ornithorynchidae |
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| Peramelamorphia Permelidae |
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Perissodactyla
Equidae
Equus grevyi |
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Perissodactyla
Equidae
Equus caballus |
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Perissodactyla
Equidae
Equus przewalskii |
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Perissodactyla
Rhinocerotidae
Diceros Bicornis |
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Perissodactyla
Rhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium simum |
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Perissodactyla
Rhinocerotidae
Rhinoceros unicornis |
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Perissodactyla
RHinocerotidae
Rhinoceros sondaicus |
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Perissodactyla
Rhinocerotidae
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis |
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Pholidota
Manidae
Manis javanica |
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| New World Monkeys (Capuchin, squirrel, etc) |
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Proboscidea
Mammutidae
Mammut americanus |
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Proboscidae
Mammutidae
Mammuthus |
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Proboscidae
Elephantidae
Elephas Maximus |
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Proboscidea
Elephantidae
Loxodonta africana |
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Rodentia
Sciuridae
Glaucomys volans |
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Rodentia
Sciuridae
Marmota Monax |
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Rodentia
Sciuridae
Sciurus carolinesis |
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Rodentia
Sciuridae
Tamias Striatus |
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Rodentia
Sciuridae
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus |
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Scandentia
Tupaiidae or Ptiolocerrcidae |
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Sirenia
Dugongidae
Dugon Dugon |
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Sirenia
Trichechidae
Trichechus manatus |
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Soricomorpha
Talpidae
Scalopus aquaticus |
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Tubulidentata
orycteropodidae |
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Rodentia
Castoridae
Castor canadensis |
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Rodentia
Dipodidae
Napaeozapus insignis |
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Rodentia
Dipodidae
Zapus hudsonius |
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Rodentia
Cricetidae
Myodes gapperi |
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Rodentia
Cricetidae
Microtus pennsylvanicus |
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Rodentia
Cricetidae
Microtus pinetorum |
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Rodentia
Cricetidae
Peromyscus leucopus |
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Rodentia
Cricetidae
Synaptomys cooperi |
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Rodentia
Cricetidae
Ondatra zibethicus |
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Rodentia
Muridae
Mus musculus |
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Rodentia
Muridae
Rattus rattus |
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Rodentia
uridae
Rattus norvegicus |
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Rodentia
Erethizontidae
Erethizon dorastum |
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Soricomorpha
Soricidae
Blarina brevicauda |
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Soricomorpha
Soricidae
Sorex cinereus |
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Soricomorpha
Soricidae
Sorex fumeus |
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Soricomorpha
Soricidae
Sorex palustris |
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Soricomorpha
Talpidae
Condylura cristata |
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Soricomorpha
Talpidae
Parascalops breweri |
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| Curator of Mammals at the Smithsonian |
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Professor at Bucknell University
teaches Mammalogy, Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, and Organismal Biology |
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| Presence of 3 light receiving cones in eyes. Allows for greater perception of color. Possibly evolved in primates as an adaptation to find yellow, orange and red fruit on green leafy background. |
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| Northern and Southern Flying Squirrel Range |
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| Southern up to southern Maine, Northern down to Western Mass |
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| Why Sportive Lemurs are "sportive" |
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| Leaping behavior - primary mode of locomotion |
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