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Rodents of NC
Taxanomic Names and Common Names
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
11/25/2011

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Term

 

Grey Squirrel

Definition

 

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Sciurus carolinensis

Term

 

Fox Squirrel

Definition

 

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Sciurus niger

Term

 

Boomer/

Red Squirrel

Definition

 

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Term

 

Chipmunk

Definition

 

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Tamias striatus

Term

 

Groundhog/

Woodchuck

 

Definition

 

Rodentia

Sciuridae

Marmota monax

Term
Northern Flying Squirrel
Definition
Glaucomys sabrinus
Term

 

Southern Flying Squirrel

Definition

 

Rodentia

Sciuridea

Glaucomys volans

Term

 

Beaver

Definition

 

Rodentia

Castoridae

Castor canadensis

Term
Porcupine
Definition
Erethizon dorsalis
Term
Rice Rat
Definition
Oryzomys palustris
Term

 

Cotton Rat

Definition

 

Rodentia

Cricetidae

Sigmodon hispidus

Term
Old Field Mouse
Definition
Peromyscus polionotus
Term

 

White-Footed Deer Mouse

Definition

 

Rodentia

Cricetidae

Peromyscus leucopus

Term
Deer Mouse
Definition
Peromyscus maniculatus
Term
Cotton Mouse
Definition
Peromyscus gossypinus
Term

 

Meadow/Pine Vole

Definition

 

Rodentia

Cricetidae

Microtus pennsylvanicus/pinetorum

Term
Rock Vole
Definition
Microtus chrotorrhinus
Term

 

Red-Backed Vole

Definition

 

Rodentia

Cricetidae

Clethrionomys gapperi

Term

 

Southern Bog Lemming

Definition

 

Rodentia

Cricetidae

Synaptomys cooperi

Term
Wood/Pack Rat
Definition
Neotoma floridana
Term

 

Muskrat

Definition

 

Rodentia

Cricetidae

Ondatra zibethica

Term

 

Meadow Jumping mouse

Definition

 

Rodentia

Zapodidae

Zapus hudsonicus

Term

 

Woodland Jumping Mouse

Definition

 

Rodentia

Zapodidae

Napaeozapus insignis

Term

 

Commom House Mouse

Definition

 

Rodentia

Muridae

Mus musculus

Term

 

Norway Rat

Definition

 

Rodentia

Muridae

Rattus norvegicus

Term
Black Rat
Definition
Rattus rattus
Term

 

Eastern Harvest Mouse

Definition

 

Rodentia

Cricetidae

Reithrodontomys humulus

Term

 

Golden Mouse

Definition

 

Rodentia

Cricetidae

Ochrotomys nuttalli

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