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UST Lewis MN Nat Hist
Animal taxonomy
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
01/22/2011
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badger
 Definition
Taxidea taxus
Term
beaver
 Definition
castor canadensis
Term
black bear
 Definition
ursus americanus
Term
bobcat
 Definition
lynx rufus
Term
eastern cottontail rabbit
 Definition
sylvilagus floridanus
Term
coyote
 Definition
canis latrans
Term
deer mouse
 Definition
peromyscus maniculatus
Term
eastern chipmunk
 Definition
Tamias striatus
Term
eastern mole
 Definition
Scalopus aquaticus
Term
fisher
 Definition
Martes pennanti
Term
gray fox
 Definition
Urocyon cinereoargentus
Term
eastern gray squirrel
 Definition
Sciurus carolinensis
Term
lynx
 Definition
lynx canadensis
Term
american mink
 Definition
Neovison vison
Term
moose
 Definition
Alces alces
Term
mountain lion
 Definition
Felis concolor
Term
muskrat
 Definition
Ondatra zibethicus
Term
flying squirrel
 Definition
Glaucomys sabrinus
Term
Opposum
 Definition
Didelphis virginiana
Term
porcupine
 Definition
Erethizon dorsatum
Term
raccoon
 Definition
Procyon lotor
Term
red fox
 Definition
Vulpes vulpes
Term
american red squirrel
 Definition
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Term
river otter
 Definition
Lontra canadensis
Term
short-tailed shrew
 Definition
Blarina brevicauda
Term
snowshoe hare
 Definition
Lepus americanus
Term
southern bog lemming
 Definition
synaptomys cooperi
Term
striped skunk
 Definition
Mephitis mephitis
Term
thirteen-lined ground squirrel
 Definition
spermophilus tridecemlineatus
Term
timber wolf
 Definition
canis lupus
Term
long tailed weasel
 Definition
Mustela frenata
Term
white tailed deer
 Definition
Odocoileus virginianus
Term
woodchuck
 Definition
Marmota monax
Term
bullfrog
 Definition
Rana catesbeiana
Term
garter snake
 Definition
Thamnophis sirtalis
Term
mudpuppy
 Definition
Necturas maculosus
Term
northern leopard frog
 Definition
Rana pipiens
Term
painted turtle
 Definition
chrysemys picta
Term
snapping turtle
 Definition
Chelydra serpentina
Term
spring softshell turtle
 Definition
Apalone spinifera
Term
spotted salamander
 Definition
Ambystoma maculatum
Term
tiger salamander
 Definition
Ambystoma tigrinum
Term
timber rattlesnake
 Definition
Crotalus horridus
Term
bald eagle
 Definition
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Term
Barred Owl
 Definition
Srix varia
Term
blue jay
 Definition
Cyanocitta cristata
Term
bufflehead
 Definition
Bucephala albeola
Term
burrowing owl
 Definition
Athene cunicubria
Term
canada goose
 Definition
Branta canadensis
Term
cardinal
 Definition
Cardinalis cardinalis
Term
cedar waxwing
 Definition
Bombycilla cedrorum
Term
common loon
 Definition
Gavia immer
Term
common yellowthroat
 Definition
Geothlypsis trichas
Term
common crow
 Definition
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Term
downy woodpecker
 Definition
Picoides pubescens
Term
american goldfinch
 Definition
spinus tristis
Term
gray catbird
 Definition
Dumetella carolinensis
Term
great blue heron
 Definition
Ardea herodias
Term
great horned owl
 Definition
Bubo virginianus
Term
hairy woodpecker
 Definition
Piccoides villosus
Term
herring gull
 Definition
Larus smithsonianus
Term
killdeer
 Definition
Charadrius vociferus
Term
osprey
 Definition
Pandion haliaetus
Term
ovenbird
 Definition
Seiurus aurocaupillus
Term
peregrine falcon
 Definition
Falco peregrinus
Term
pileated woodpecker
 Definition
Dryocopus pileatus
Term
pine siskin
 Definition
Spinus pinus
Term
purple finch
 Definition
Carpodacus purpureus
Term
american robin
 Definition
Turdus migratorius
Term
raven
 Definition
Corvus corax
Term
ruby-throated hummingbird
 Definition
Archilochus colubris
Term
ruffed grouse
 Definition
Bonasa umbellus
Term
ruddy duck
 Definition
Oxyura jamaicensis
Term
tundra swan
 Definition
Cygnus columbianus
Term
turkey vulture
 Definition
Cathartes aura
Term
Whip-poor-will
 Definition
Caprimulgus vociferus
Term
white breasted nuthatch
 Definition
sitta carolinensis
Term
white-throated sparrow
 Definition
Zonotrichia albicollis
Term
wood duck
 Definition
Aix sponsa
Term
woodcock
 Definition
Scolopax minor
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