exam 4 Flashcards
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suborder of scaly tailed squirrels and spring hares
anomaluromorpha
suborder of beavers, gophers, kangaroo rats, pocket mice, and relatives
castorimorpha
suborder of rats, mice, gerbils, jerboas
myomorpha
suborder of mountain beavers, squirrels, marmots
sciumorpha
suborder of porcupines, nutria, chinchillas
hystrichomorpha
mountain beaver family
Aplodontidae
order: rodentia
squirrels family
Sciuridae
order: rodentia
beaver family
Castoridae
order: rodentia
pocket gopher family
Geomyidae
order: rodentia
kangaroo rats and mice family
Heteromyidae
order: rodentia
old world rats and mice family
Muridae
order: rodentia
new world rats and mice family
Cricetidae
order: rodentia
new world porcupines family
Erethizontidae
order: rodentia
spiny rats, hutias, coypu (nutria) family
Echimyidae
order: rodentia
naked mole rat family
Heterocephalidae
order: rodentia
pikas family
Ochotonidae
order: lagomorpha
rabbits and hares family
Leporidae
order: lagomorpha
cat like carnivore suborder
Feliformia
cats family
Felidae
suborder: feliformia
mongoose family
Herpestidae
suborder: feliformia
malagasy
Eupleridae
suborder: feliformia
civets and genets family
Viverridae
suborder: feliformia
African palm civets family
Nandiniidae
suborder: feliformia
linsangs family
Prionodontidae
suborder: feliformia