Id Wildlife Flashcards
(26 cards)
Gray fox
Urocyon cinereoargentous
Opossum
Didelphis Virginians
Red fox
Vulpes Vulpes
Pouches animals order?
Marsupialia
Order Insectivora.
Shrews/miles
Family of shrews?
Sorcidae
Family for moles?
Talpidae
Order for gnawing mammals?
Rodentia
Family for rats and mice?
Muridae
Order for meat eaters?
Carnivora
Northern short tailed shrew
Blarina brevicauda. Teeth are black tipped
Little brown bat
Myotis lucifugus
Coyote
Canis latrans
Bobcat
Lynx Rufus. 28 teeth
Domestic house cat
Delis domesticus
Sagital crest forms a narrow V shape
Red fox
Sagital crest splits in U shape
Gray fox
Prominent crest on upper skull
Coyote skull
American badger
(Taxidea taxus). 3 molars on upper jaw
River otter
Lontra canadensis skull is flat
Long tailed weasel
Order:Carnivora
Family: mustelidae
(Mustela frenata)
Mink
(Mustela vison)
Family: mustelidae
Skull had no forehead
Auditory bulla right Angeles shaped
Striped skunk
Mephitis mephitis
Family: mephitidae
Everything squared on skull
Raccoon
(Procyon lotor)
Family: procyonidae
Skull ha large brain case, M hardplate
Omnivore