Carnivora Flashcards by Julia Imler | Brainscape

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Two suborders of Carnivora

A

feliformia and caniformia

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Scientific name of mountain lion

A

puma concolor

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Scientific name of bobcat

A

lynx rufus

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Scientific name of domestic cat

A

felis catus

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Scientific name of gray wolf

A

canis lupus

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Scientific name of domestic dog

A

canis familiaris

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Scientific name of coyote

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canis lateralis

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Scientific name of red fox

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vulpes vulpes

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Scientific name of kit fox

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vulpes macrotis

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Scientific name of gray fox

A

urocyon cineroargenteus

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Scientific name of Channel Islands fox

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urocyon littoralis

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Family that includes raccoons and ringtails

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Procyonidae

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Scientific name of raccoon

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procyon lotor

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Scientific name of ringtail

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bassariscus astutus

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Family that includes bears

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ursidae

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Scientific name of black bear

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Ursus americanus

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Scientific name of grizzly bear

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ursus arctos

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Scientific name of polar bear

A

ursus maritimus

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Shape of ursidae palate

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rectangular

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Family that includes weasels and otters

A

mustelidae

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Shape of Mustelidae M1

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hourglass or barbell

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Long-tailed weasel

A

mustela frenata

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American badger

A

taxidea taxus

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Shape of American badger braincase

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triangular

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Sea otter

A

enhydra lutris

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River otter

A

lontra canadensis

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Family that includes skunks

A

Mephitidae

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Striped skunk

A

mephitis mephitis

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W. Spotted skunk

A

spilogale gracilus

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Group that includes seals, sea lions, and walrus

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pinnipeds

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Family that includes ‘earless’ seals

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phocidae

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Harbor seal

A

phoca vitulina

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Northern elephant seal

A

mirounga angustirostris

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Family that includes ‘eared’ seals - sea lions and fur seals

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otariidae

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California sea lion

A

zalophus californianus

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Northern sea lion

A

Eumatopias

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Northern fur seal

A

Callorhinus

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Family that includes walrus

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Odobenidae