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Mammalian species and skulls
Mammalian species names and skulls
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
04/18/2012

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Term
Didelphis virginiana
Definition
[image]5 upper inscisors 4 lower
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Lasiurus borealis
Definition

 

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One upper incisor on each side, less than 15mm, small

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Lasiurus cinereus
Definition

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one upper incisor on each side, skull longer than 15mm

 

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Lasionycterus Noctivagans
Definition

 

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5 upper molariform teeth, 2 upper inscisor

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Myotis lucifugus
Definition

 

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6 upper molariform teeth, 2 upper inscisors 

 

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Antilocapra americana
Definition

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has horns

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Ovis canadensis
Definition
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Bos bison
Definition

Giant skull, very wide, males have horns

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Alces Alces
Definition

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long skull

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Odocoileus virginianus
Definition

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shallow pit

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Odocoileus hemionus
Definition

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deep pit

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Cervus elaphus
Definition

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has canines 

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Blarina brevicauda
Definition

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larger skull

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Sorex arcticus
Definition

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small skull, probably not on test. meduim sized shrew

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Sorex cinereus
Definition

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tiny skull and skin

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Ursus americanus
Definition

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large canines and molars

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Procyon lotor
Definition
6 upper and lower molariform teeth, carnivore
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Lontra canadensis
Definition
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Taxidea taxus
Definition

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triangular skull with triangular last molar

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Spilogale putorius
Definition

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small, pallate ends at the end of molars

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Mephitis mephitis
Definition

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large, pallate end at molars

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Lynx canadensis
Definition

 

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smaller

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Lynx rufus
Definition
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Term
Vulpes vulpes
Definition

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V shape top, indent near zygomatic process 

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Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Definition
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Canis latrans
Definition
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Canis lupus
Definition
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Mustela nigripes
Definition
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Neovison vison
Definition

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long skull, barbell shaped last molar

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Mustela nivalis
Definition

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tiny, barbell shaped last molar 

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Mustela erminea
Definition
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Mustela frenata
Definition
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Term
Puma concolor
Definition

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Large skull

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Erethizon dorsatum
Definition
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Term
Castor canadensis
Definition

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Very Large

Term
Geomys bursarius
Definition
[image][image]
Term
Thomomys talpoides
Definition
[image][image]
Term
Dipodomys Ordii
Definition
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Term
Perognathus
Definition
[image][image]
Term
Zapus hudsonius
Definition
[image][image]
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Ondatra zibethicus
Definition
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Rattus norvegicus
Definition
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Mus musculus
Definition
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Myodes gapperi
Definition
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Onychomys leucogaster
Definition
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Microtus pennsylvanicus
Definition
[image][image]
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Reithrodontomys megalotis
Definition
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Term
Peromyscus
Definition
[image][image]
Term
Marmota monax
Definition
[image][image]
Term
Glaucomys sabrinus
Definition
[image][image]
Term
Tamias minimus
Definition
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Tamias striatus
Definition
[image][image]
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Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Definition
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Sciurus carolinensis
Definition
[image][image]
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Sciurus niger
Definition
[image][image]
Term
Cynomys ludovicianus
Definition
[image][image]
Term
Sermophilus tridecemlineatus
Definition
[image][image][image]
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Neotoma cinerea
Definition
[image][image]
Term
Lepus townsendii
Definition
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Term
Lepus americanus
Definition
[image][image]
Term
Sylvilagus floridanus
Definition
[image][image][image]
Term
Martes pennanti
Definition

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38 teeth

Term
Eptesicus fuscus 
Definition

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four upper molariform teeth

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