Lagomorphs and Chiroptera

Question 1

2 families in lagomorpha

Answer 1

ochotonidae, leporidae

Question 2

Lagomorphs skull

Answer 2

fenestrated, diastema, 2nd pair of upper peg-like incisors, hypsodont

Question 3

Features of ochotonidae

Answer 3

small body, no externally visible tail, short ears and limbs

Question 4

Name of pika in CA

Answer 4

Ochonta princeps

Question 5

Rabbit with darker tail and pelage

Answer 5

sylvilagus bachmani

Question 6

Rabbit with white tail and lighter pelage

Answer 6

sylvilagus audubonii

Question 7

rabbit with very large ears, black tail, interparietal bone not defined

Answer 7

lepus californicus

Question 8

Family in Megachiroptera

Answer 8

pteropodidae

Question 9

group of bats that are large, fruit-eating, have simple faces, and don’t echolocate

Answer 9

megachiroptera

Question 10

Which group of bats has postorbital process?

Answer 10

megachiroptera

Question 11

Leaf-nosed bats are called

Answer 11

Phyllostomidae

Question 12

2 species in Phyllostomidae

Answer 12

macrotus, choeronycteris

Question 13

Family of free-tailed bats

Answer 13

Molossidae

Question 14

Bat species that is brown, has wrinkled face, and narrow wings

Answer 14

tadarida brazilensis (Molossidae)

Question 15

Family of evening bats, have gap in palate

Answer 15

vespertilionidae

Question 16

Small bat with light pelage, pig-like snout, small ears

Answer 16

pallid bat

Question 17

bat with huge ears in the vespertilionidae family

Answer 17

townsend’s big-eared bat

Question 18

Small dark bat with silver on the back

Answer 18

silver-haired bat

Question 19

Small, hairy, brown and gray grizzled bat

Answer 19

hoary bat

Question 20

Orange bat

Answer 20

Western red bat

Question 21

Bats with pointed tragus

Answer 21

myotis