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Mammalogy Practicle Final
Rodentia, Carnivora, and Artiodactyla sp. in Arkansas
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Zoology
Undergraduate 4
11/29/2016

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Term
Definition

Eastern Chipmunk.

Rodentia.

Sciuridae.

Tamius striatus

Term
Woodchuck
Definition
Rodentia. Sciuridae. Marmota monax.
Term
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Definition
Rodentia. Sciuridae. Sciurus carolinensis.
Term
Southern Flying Squirrel
Definition
Rodentia. Sciuridae. Glaucomys volans.
Term
Baird's Pocket Gopher
Definition
Rodentia. Geomyidae. Geomys breviceps.
Term
American Beaver
Definition
Rodentia. Castoridae. Castor canadensis.
Term
Nutria
Definition
Rodentia. Capromyidae. Myocaster coypus.
(Round tail)
Term
Common Muskrat
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Ondatra zibethicus.
(Laterally flattened tail)
Term
Eastern Woodrat
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Neotoma floridana.
(Bicolored, haired tail. Large ears. White feet.)
Term
Roof/Black Rat
Definition
Rodentia. Muridae. Rattus rattus.
(Naked, slender tail longer than head+body. Large ears.)
Term
Norway Rat
Definition
Rodentia. Muridae. Rattus norvegicus.
(Naked tail shorter than head+body. Small ears. Robust.)
Term
House Mouse
Definition
Rodentia. Muridae. Mus musculus
(Long tail. Pointed rostrum. No sharp coloration difference between dorsal and ventral sides.)
Term
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Definition
Rodentia. Sciuridae. Sciurus niger.
Term
Plains Pocket Gopher
Definition
Rodentia. Geomyidae. Geomys bursarius
Term
Ozark Plains Pocket Gopher
Definition
Rodentia. Geomyidae. Geomys bursarius ozarkensis.
Term
Hispid Cotton Rat
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Sigmodon hispidus.
(Tail < 1/2 total length.)
Term
Marsh Rice Rat
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Oryzomys palustris.
(White feet. Slightly bicolored tail > 1/2 total length.)
Term
Golden Mouse
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Ocrotomys nutalli.
(Golden-brown to orange-brown above, white below.)
Term
Southern Bog Lemming
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Synaptomys cooperi.
(Tail
Term
Prairie Vole
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Microtus ochrogaster.
(Distinctly bicolored tail < 2x length of hind foot.)
Term
Woodland Vole
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Microtus pinetorum.
(Tail not sharply bicolored; slightly longer than hind foot.)
Term
Plains Harvest Mouse
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Reithrodontomys montanus.
(Narrow black stripe on top of tail. Extreme NW AR.)
Term
Eastern Harvest Mouse
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Reithrodontomys humilis.
(NE,SW,+W AR.)
Term
Western Harvest Mouse
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Reithrodontomys megalotis.
(Prominent eyes and large, flesh colored ears. NE AR.)
Term
Fulvous Harvest Mouse
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Reithrodontomys fulvescens.
(Long tail. Statewide.)
Term
Deer Mouse
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Peromyscus maniculatus.
(Ears edged w/ buff or white. Tail distinctly bicolored.)
Term
White-footed Mouse
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Peromyscus leucopus.
(Ears edged w/ white. Tail not distinctly bicolored.)
Term
Cotton Mouse
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Peromyscus gossypinus.
(Dark area along middle of back)
Term
Texas Mouse
Definition
Rodentia. Cricetidae. Peromyscus attwateri.
(Long bicolored tail w/ tuft of hair at end.)
Term
Coyote
Definition
Carnivora. Canidae. Canis latrans.
Term
Red Wolf
Definition
Carnivora. Canidae. Canis lupus rufus.
Term
Red Fox
Definition
Carnivora. Canidae. Vulpes vulpes.
Term
Gray Fox
Definition
Carnivora. Canidae. Urocyon cinereoargenteus.
Term
Black Bear
Definition
Carnivora. Ursidae. Ursus americanus.
Term
Ringtail
Definition
Carnivora. Procyonidae. Bassariscus astutus.
Term
Raccoon
Definition
Carnivora. Procyonidae. Procyon lotor.
Term
Long-tailed Weasel
Definition
Carnivora. Mustelidae. Mustela frenata
Term
American Mink
Definition
Carnivora. Mustelidae. Neovison vison.
Term
American Badger
Definition
Carnivora. Mustelidae. Taidea taxus.
Term
North American River Otter
Definition
Carnivora. Mustelidae. Lontra canadensis.
Term
Eastern Spotted Skunk
Definition
Carnivora. Mephitidae. Spilogale putorius.
Term
Striped Skunk
Definition
Carnivora. Mephitidae. Mephitis mephitis.
Term
Cougar
Definition
Carnivora. Felidae. Puma concolor.
Term
Bobcat
Definition
Carnivora. Felidae. Lynx rufus.
Term
Feral Pig
Definition
Artiodactyla. Suidae. Sus scrofa.
Term
White-tailed Deer
Definition
Artiodactyla. Cervidae. Odocoileus virginianus.
Term
Elk
Definition
Artiodactyla. Cervidae. Cervus elaphus.
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