Lab 1

Question 1

Class: Mammalia
Infraclass

Answer 1

Eurheria- Placental Mammals

Question 2

Order 🐜
Family 😿
Common names:
1.m 🎭
2.n🥶

Answer 2

Insectivora - Insect eaters
Family Soricidae -Shrews
masked shrew
northern short-tailed shrew

Question 3

Order💪
Family🦺
Common names:
1.🦗m
2.👨🏻‍🦳
3.🟫
4.🥊
5. 🎊

Answer 3

Order Chiroptera-bats
Family Vespertilionidae -plain-nosed bats
Common names:
1.little brown bat or little brown myotis
2.silver-haired bat
3. big brown bat
4. red bat
5. hoary bat

Question 4

Order 🛣️
Family 👩🏿‍🔬
Common names:
Weter say nothing
1. wg🪵
2. e🐣
3.t🥉
4.e🧦
5. r🍒
6. s🛬
7. n🛫

Answer 4

Order Rodentia - rodents
Family Sciuridae -suirrels and marmots
Common names:
1. woodchuck or groundhog
2. eastern chickmunk
3.thirteen-lined ground squirrel
4.eastern gray squirrel
5. red squirrel
6. southern flying squirrel
7. northern flying squirrel

Question 5

Order 🛣️
Family 🗡️
Common names:
Now home downstairs milky mom
1.N🇳🇴
2.h🏚️
3. d🦌
4. m🐄
5.m💂🏿‍♀️

Answer 5

Order Rodentia-rodents
Family Muridae- ras, mice, lemming, voles
Common names:
1.Norway rat
2.house mouse
3. deer mouse
4. meadow vole
5.muskrat

Question 6

Order 🛣️
Family ⚰️
Common name:
1. 🇺🇸

Answer 6

Order Rodentia-rodents
Family Castorida -beavers
Common name:
1. American beaver

Question 7

Order 🛣️
Family:Eric’s zoned in (he likes porcupines)
Common name:
1. common porcupine

Answer 7

Order Rodentia-rodents
Family Erethizontidae - New World porcupines
Common name:
1. common porcupine

Question 8

Order Cingulata
Family Dasypodidae- armadillos
Common name:
1. nine-banded armadillo

ChatGPT
To memorize the classification of the nine-banded armadillo, you can use a combination of mnemonic devices and associations. Let’s break it down:

Order: Cingulata
Mnemonic: “Cingulata” sounds similar to “Sing You Later”. Imagine an armadillo singing goodbye at the end of a concert. This silly image can help reinforce the memory of the order’s name.
Family: Dasypodidae - Armadillos
Association: “Dasypodidae” can be broken down into “Dasy-podi-dae”. Think of “Daisy’s paws day”. Picture an armadillo named Daisy having a special day focusing on her unique paws.
Common Name: Nine-Banded Armadillo
Visual & Numeric Association: The name is quite descriptive. Visualize an armadillo with nine distinct bands on its shell. Counting these bands in your mind’s eye can help cement the common name.
Combined Mnemonic:
Create a story: Imagine an armadillo named Daisy, singing on stage, waving goodbye with her distinct paws, and as she turns around, you see her nine bands. The story goes: “Sing You Later (Cingulata), Daisy’s having a paws day (Dasypodidae) with her nine bands showing.”
Repetition:
Repeating this story or visualization a few times can significantly help in memorizing the order, family, and common name of the nine-banded armadillo.

Answer 8

Order Cingulata
Family Dasypodidae- armadillos
Common name:
1. nine-banded armadillo

Question 9

Class Mammalia
Infraclass Metatheria- Marsupials
Order Didelphimorpha
Family Didelphidae- New World opossums
1. Virginia opossum

Note
Class: Mammalia
Association: “Mammals” are warm-blooded and typically have fur or hair. Picture a warm, furry creature.
Infraclass: Metatheria - Marsupials
Mnemonic: Think of “Meta” as “Mother’s Pouch”. Marsupials are known for carrying their young in a pouch. “Metatheria” sounds like “Mother’s Area”.
Order: Didelphimorpha
Word Play: Break it down to “Di-delphi-morpha”. Imagine a “Dual Delphi Oracle” - a mythical, two-headed creature (like a marsupial with two faces) giving prophecies.
Family: Didelphidae - New World Opossums
Association: “Didelphidae” sounds a bit like “Delphi’s Day”. Picture the same mythical creature celebrating a day dedicated to New World opossums.
Common Name: Virginia Opossum
Visual & Geographic Association: Associate “Virginia” with the state of Virginia or a character named Virginia. Imagine this character or state emblem holding or nurturing an opossum.
Combined Mnemonic:
Story: “In a warm, furry world of mammals (Mammalia), there’s a Mother’s Area (Metatheria) where marsupials nurture their young. In this land, the Dual Delphi Oracle (Didelphimorpha) predicts only about New World opossums on Delphi’s Day (Didelphidae). And the most famous of them all is Virginia, holding her beloved opossum.”
Repetition:
Repeating this story or visualization a few times can greatly aid in memorizing the classification of the Virginia opossum.

Answer 9

Class Mammalia
Infraclass Metatheria- Marsupials
Order Didelphimorpha
Family Didelphidae- New World opossums
1. Virginia opossum