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Exam 2 - Taxonomy & Scientific Names Flashcards

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Eutherians

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placental mammals

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Afrosoricida

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Order of tenrecs, otter shrews, and golden moles

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Order and Family

Tenrecs

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Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Tenrecidae

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Order and Family

otter shrews

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Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Potamogalidae

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Order and Family

golden moles

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Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Chrysochloridae

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Order and Family

sengis/elephant shrews

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Order: Macroscelidea
Family: Macroscelididea

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Order and Family

Aardvark/Earth Pig

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Order: Tubulidentata
Family: Orycteropodidae

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Order and Family

Hyraxes

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Order: Hyracoidea
Family: Procaviidae

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Order and Family

ancestral hyraxes

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Order: Hyracoidea
Family: Pilohyracidae

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Order and Family

Elephants

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Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae

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Order, Family, Genus, species

African elephant

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Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae
Loxodonta africana

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Order, Family, Genus, species

African forest elephant

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Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae
Loxodonta cyclotis

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Order, Family, Genus, species

Asian elephant

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Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae
Elephas maximus

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Order and Family

Woolly mammoth

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Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae

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Order and Family

Dugong

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Order: Sirenia
Family: Dugongidae

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Order and Family

Manatee

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Order: Sirenia
Family: Trichechidae

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Order and Family

Mastodon

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Order: Proboscidea
Family: Mammutidae

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Superorder

Armadillos, Sloths, Anteaters

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Xenarthra

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Order and Family

Armadillos

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Order: Cingulata
Family: Dasypodidae

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Order, Family, Genus, species

nine-banded armadillo

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Order: Cingulata
Family: Dasypodidae
Dasypus novemcinctus

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Order

Sloths

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Order: Pilosa

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Order

Anteaters

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Order: Pilosa

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Order and Family

Silky/Pygmy anteater

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Order: Pilosa
Family: Cyclopedidae

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Order and Family

giant or 3-fingered anteater

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Order: Pilosa
Family: Myrmecophagidae

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# Order and Family Tamanduas
Order: Pilosa Family: Myrmecophagidae
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# Order and Family 3-toed sloths
Order: Pilosa Family: Bradypodidae
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# Order and Family 2-toed sloths
Order: Pilosa Family: Megalonychidae
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# Order and Genus Giant ground sloth
Order: Pilosa Genus: Megatherium spp.
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# Order and Family hedgehogs/moonrats/gymnures
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Erinaceidae
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# Order and Family true shrews
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Soricidae
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# Order and Family moles
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Talpidae
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# Order and Family solenodons
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Solenodontidae
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# Order, Family, Genus, species least shrew
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Soricidae Cryptotis parva
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# Order, Family, Genus, species long-tailed shrew
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Soricidae Sorex dispar
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# Order, Family, Genus, species northern short-tailed shrew
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Soricidae Blarina brevicauda
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# Order, Family, Genus, species southern short-tailed shrew
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Soricidae Blarina carolinensis
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# Order, Family, Genus, species masked shrew
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Soricidae Sorex cinereus
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# Order, Family, Genus, species pygmy shrew
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Soricidae Sorex hoyi
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# Order, Family, Genus, species smoky shrew
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Soricidae Sorex fumeus
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# Order, Family, Genus, species southeastern shrew
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Soricidae Sorex longirostris
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# Order, Family, Genus, species star-nosed mole
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Talpidae Condylura cristata
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# Order, Family, Genus, species eastern mole
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Talpidae Scalopus aquaticus
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# Order, Family, Genus, species hairy-tailed mole
Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Talpidae Parascalops breweri
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# Order colugos (misnomer "flying lemurs")
Order: Dermoptera
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# Order treeshrews
Order: Scandentia
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# Order "First rank animals"
Order: Primates
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# Order and suborder Lorisids
Order: Primates Suborder: Strepsirrhini
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# Order and suborder Lemurs
Order: Primates Suborder: Strepsirrhini
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# Order and suborder Tarsiers & Simians/Higher Primates
Order: Primates Suborder: Halporrhini
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# Order, Suborder, Parvorder New World monkeys
Order: Primates Suborder: Halporrhini Parvorder: Platyrrhini
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# Order, Suborder, Parvorder Old World monkeys
Order: Primates Suborder: Halporrhini Parvorder: Catarrhini
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# Order, Suborder, Parvorder, Family Old World monkeys of Southern Asia (baboons, macaques, etc.)
Order: Primates Suborder: Halporrhini Parvorder: Catarrhini Family: Cercopithecidae
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# Order, Suborder, Parvorder, Family Gibbons
Order: Primates Suborder: Halporrhini Parvorder: Catarrhini Family: Hylobatidae
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# Order, Suborder, Parvorder, Family Greater Apes/Hominids
Order: Primates Suborder: Halporrhini Parvorder: Catarrhini Family: Hominidae
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# Order, Suborder, Parvorder, Family, Genus Orangutans
Order: Primates Suborder: Halporrhini Parvorder: Catarrhini Family: Hominidae Genus: Pongo
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# Order, Suborder, Parvorder, Family, Genus Gorillas
Order: Primates Suborder: Halporrhini Parvorder: Catarrhini Family: Hominidae Genus: Gorilla
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# Order, Suborder, Parvorder, Family, Genus Chimpanzee and Bonobo
Order: Primates Suborder: Halporrhini Parvorder: Catarrhini Family: Hominidae Genus: Pan
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# Order, Suborder, Parvorder, Family, Genus Modern Humans
Order: Primates Suborder: Halporrhini Parvorder: Catarrhini Family: Hominidae Genus: Homo
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# Order rabbits and pikas
Order: Lagomorpha
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# Order and Family rabbits/hares
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae
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# Order and Family Pikas
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Ochotonidae
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# Order, Family, scientific name Appalachian Cottontail
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Ochotonidae Sylvilagus obscurus
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# Order, Family, scientific name Eastern Cottontail
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Ochotonidae Sylvilagus floridanus
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# Order, Family, scientific name Swamp Rabbit
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Ochotonidae Sylvilagus aquaticus
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# Order, Family, scientific name Snowshoe Hare
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Ochotonidae Lepus americanus
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# Order, Family, scientific name New England Cottontail
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Ochotonidae Sylvilagus transitionalis
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# Order Rodents
Rodentia
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# Order and Suborder squirrels, dormice, mountain beaver
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Sciuromorpha
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# Order and Suborder beavers, pocket gophers, and kangaroo rats
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Castorimorpha
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# Order and Suborder mouse-like rodents
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha
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# Order and Suborder springhares and scaly-tailed squirrels (Africa)
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Anomaluromorpha
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# Order and Suborder porcupines, chinchillas, capybara, nutria, gundis, other allies
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Hystricomorpha
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# Order and Suborder and Family mountain beaver
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Sciuromorpha Family: Aplodontidae
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# Order and Suborder and Family tree squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, groundhogs, prairie dogs
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Sciuromorpha Family: Sciruridiae
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# Order and Suborder and Family, scientific name American Red Squirrel
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Sciuromorpha Family: Sciruridiae Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
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# Order and Suborder and Family dormice and glirids
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Sciuromorpha Family: Gliridae
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# Order, Suborder beaver, pocket gopher, kangaroo rat
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Castorimorpha
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# Order, Suborder, Family, scientific name North American beaver
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Castorimorpha Family: Castoridae Castor canadensis
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# Order, Suborder, Family pocket gopher
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Castorimorpha Family: Geomyidae
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# Order, Suborder, Family kangaroo rat
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Castorimorpha Family: Heteromyidae
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# Order, Suborder mouse-like rodents
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha
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# Order, Suborder, Family Old World rats
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Muridae
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# Order, Suborder, Family jumping mice
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Dipodidae
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# Order, Suborder, Family, scientific name meadow jumping mouse
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Dipodidae Zapus hudsonius
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# Order, Suborder, Family, scientific name woodland jumping mouse
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Dipodidae Napaeozapus insignis
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# Order, Suborder, Family new world rats/mice, voles, lemmings, muskrats
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae
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# Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily voles
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Arvicolinae
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# Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name Prairie Vole
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Arvicolinae Microtus ochrogaster
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# Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name Meadow Vole
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Arvicolinae Microtus pennsylvanicus
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# Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name Woodland / Pine Vole
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Arvicolinae Microtus pinetorum
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# Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name Southern Red-backed Vole
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Arvicolinae Myodes gapperi
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# Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name Southern Bog Lemming
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Arvicolinae Synaptomys cooperi
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# Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name Muskrat
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Arvicolinae Ondatra zibethicus
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# Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name Hispid Cotton Rat
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Sigmodontinae Sigmodon hispidus
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# Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name Marsh Rice Rat
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Sigmodontinae Oryzomys palustris
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# Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name Cotton Mouse
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Neotominae Peromyscus gossypinus
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# Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name White-footed Mouse
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Neotominae Peromyscus leucopus
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# Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name Deer Mouse
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Neotominae Peromyscus maniculatus
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# Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name Eastern Harvest Mouse
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Neotominae Reithrodontomys humulis
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# Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name Golden Mouse
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Neotominae Ochrotomys nuttalli
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# Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, scientific name Allegheny Woodrat
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Myomorpha Family: Cricetidae Subfamily: Neotominae Neotoma magister
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# Order, Suborder porcupine, capybara, chinchilla, nutria
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Hystricomorpha
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# Order, Suborder, Family, scientific name North American porcupine
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Hystricomorpha Family: Erethizontidae Erethizon dorsatum
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# Order, Suborder, Family nutria
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Hystricomorpha Family: Myocastoridae
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# Order, Suborder, Family capybara and cavies/Guinea pigs
Order: Rodentia Suborder: Hystricomorpha Family: Caviidae

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