Lab - Mammals Latin Names

Question 1

Virginia opossum

Answer 1

Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Latin Name: Didelphis virginiana

Question 2

northern short-tailed shrew

Answer 2

Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Soricidae
Latin Name: Blarina brevicauda

Question 3

eastern mole

Answer 3

Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Latin Name: Scalopus aquaticus

Question 4

eastern red bat

Answer 4

Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Latin Name: Lasiurus borealis

Question 5

big brown bat

Answer 5

Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Latin Name: Eptesicus fuscus

Question 6

northern long-eared myotis

Answer 6

Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Latin Name: Myotis septentrionalis

Question 7

Indiana bat

Answer 7

Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Latin Name: Myotis sodalis

Question 8

white-tailed deer

Answer 8

Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Latin Name: Odocoileus virginianus

Question 9

wapiti (elk)

Answer 9

Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Latin Name: Cervus canadensis

Question 10

eastern cottontail

Answer 10

Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Latin Name: Sylvilagus floridanus

Question 11

coyote

Answer 11

Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Latin Name: Canis latrans

Question 12

red fox

Answer 12

Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Latin Name: Vulpes vulpes

Question 13

gray fox

Answer 13

Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Latin Name: Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Question 14

northern raccoon

Answer 14

Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae
Latin Name: Procyon lotor

Question 15

American black bear

Answer 15

Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Latin Name: Ursus americanus

Question 16

North American river otter

Answer 16

Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Latin Name: Lontra canadensis

Question 17

striped skunk

Answer 17

Order: Carnivora
Family: Mephitidae
Latin Name: Mephitis mephitis

Question 18

bobcat

Answer 18

Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Latin Name: Lynx rufus

Question 19

southern flying squirrel

Answer 19

Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Latin Name: Glaucomys volans

Question 20

eastern gray squirrel

Answer 20

Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Latin Name: Sciurus carolinensis

Question 21

American beaver

Answer 21

Order: Rodentia
Family: Castoridae
Latin Name: Castor canadensis

Question 22

deer mice

Answer 22

Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Latin Name: Peromyscus sp.

Question 23

voles

Answer 23

Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Latin Name: Microtus sp.

Question 24

Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Latin Name: Didelphis virginiana

Answer 24

Virginia opossum

Question 25

Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Soricidae Latin Name: Blarina brevicauda

Answer 25

northern short-tailed shrew

Question 26

Order: Eulipotyphla Family: Talpidae Latin Name: Scalopus aquaticus

Answer 26

eastern mole

Question 27

Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Latin Name: Lasiurus borealis

Answer 27

eastern red bat

Question 28

Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Latin Name: Eptesicus fuscus

Answer 28

big brown bat

Question 29

Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Latin Name: Myotis septentrionalis

Answer 29

northern long-eared myotis

Question 30

Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Latin Name: Myotis sodalis

Answer 30

Indiana bat

Question 31

Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Latin Name: Odocoileus virginianus

Answer 31

white-tailed deer

Question 32

Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Latin Name: Cervus canadensis

Answer 32

wapiti (elk)

Question 33

Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae Latin Name: Sylvilagus floridanus

Answer 33

eastern cottontail

Question 34

Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Latin Name: Canis latrans

Answer 34

coyote

Question 35

Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Latin Name: Vulpes vulpes

Answer 35

red fox

Question 36

Order: Carnivora Family: Canidae Latin Name: Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Answer 36

gray fox

Question 37

Order: Carnivora Family: Procyonidae Latin Name: Procyon lotor

Answer 37

northern raccoon

Question 38

Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Latin Name: Ursus americanus

Answer 38

American black bear

Question 39

Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Latin Name: Lontra canadensis

Answer 39

North American river otter

Question 40

Order: Carnivora Family: Mephitidae Latin Name: Mephitis mephitis

Answer 40

striped skunk

Question 41

Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Latin Name: Lynx rufus

Answer 41

bobcat

Question 42

Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Latin Name: Glaucomys volans

Answer 42

southern flying squirrel

Question 43

Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Latin Name: Sciurus carolinensis

Answer 43

eastern gray squirrel

Question 44

Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae Latin Name: Castor canadensis

Answer 44

American beaver

Question 45

Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Latin Name: Peromyscus sp.

Answer 45

deer mice

Question 46

Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Latin Name: Microtus sp.

Answer 46

voles