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Mammals
Northeastern mammals
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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 2
10/31/2010

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Term
Virginia Opossum
Definition

Didelphis virginiana

F: Didelphidae

O: didelphimorphia 

Term
Masked Shrew
Definition

Sorex cinereus

F: Soricidae

O: Soricimorpha

Term
Northern Short-tailed Shrew
Definition

Blarina brevicauda

F: Sorcidae

O: Soricimorpha

Term
Eastern Mole
Definition

Scalopus aquaticus

F: Talpidae

O: Soricimorpha

Term
Star-nosed Mole
Definition

Condylura cristata

F: Talpidae

O: Soricimorpha

Term
Little Brown Myotis
Definition

Myotis lucifugus

F: Vespertilionidae

O: Chiroptera

Term
Big Brown Bat
Definition

Eptesicus fuscus

F: Vespertilionidae

O: Chiroptera

Term
Eastern Cottontail
Definition

Sylvilagus floridanus

F: Leporidae

O: Lagomorpha

Term
Snowshoe Hare
Definition

Lepus americanus

F: Leporidae

O: Lagomorpha

Term
Eastern Chipmunk
Definition

Tamias striatus

F: Sciuridae

O: Rodentia

Term
Woodchuck
Definition

Marmota monax

F: Sciuridae

O: Rodentia

Term
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Definition

Sciurus carolinensis

F: Sciuridae

O: Rodentia

Term

Red Squirrel

 

Definition

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

F: Sciuridae

O: Rodentia

Term
Northern Flying Squirrel
Definition

Glaucomys sabrinus

F: Sciuridae

O: Rodentia

Term
American Beaver
Definition

 

Castor canadensis

F: Castoridae

O: Rodentia

 

Term
Meadow Jumping Mouse
Definition

Zapus hudsonius 

F: Zapodidae

 

O: Rodentia

Term
Woodland Jumping Mouse
Definition

Napaeozapus insignis

F: Zapodidae

O: Rodentia

Term
White-footed Mouse
Definition

Peromyscus leucopus

F: Muridae

O: Rodentia

Term
American Deer Mouse
Definition

Peromyscus maniculatus

 

F: Muridae

O: Rodentia

 

Term
Southern Red-backed Vole
Definition

Clethrionomys gapperi

 

F: Muridae

O: Rodentia

 

 

Term
Meadow Vole
Definition

Microtus pennsylvanicus

F: Muridae

O: Rodentia

Term
Common Muskrat
Definition

Ondatra zibethicus

F: Muridae

O: Rodentia

Term
Norway Rat
Definition

Rattus norvegicus

F: Muridae

O: Rodentia

Term
House Mouse
Definition

Mus musculus

F: Muridae

O: Rodentia

Term
North American Porcupine
Definition

Erethizon dorsatum

F: Erethizontidae

O: Muridae

Term

Coyote

 

Definition

Canis latrans

F: Canidae

O: Carnivora

Term
Gray Wolf
Definition

Canis lupus

F: Canidae

O: Carnivora

Term
Red Fox
Definition

Vulpes vulpes

F: Canidae

O: Carnivora

Term
Common Gray Fox
Definition

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

F: Canidae

O: Carnivora

Term
Black Bear
Definition

Ursus americanus

F: Ursidae

O: Carnivora

Term
Brown Bear
Definition

Ursus arctos

F: Ursidae

O: Carnivora

Term
Northern Raccoon
Definition

Procyon lotor

F: Procyonidae

O: Carnivora

Term
American Marten
Definition

Martes americana

F: Mustelidae

O: Carnivora

Term
Fisher
Definition

Martes pennanti

F: Mustelidae

O: Carnivora

Term
Ermine or Short-tailed Weasel
Definition

Mustela erminae

F: Mustelidae

O: Carnivora

Term
American Mink
Definition

Mustela vison

F: Mustelidae

O: Carnivora

Term

Northern River Otter

 

Definition

Lontra canadensis

F: Mustelidae

O: Carnivora

Term
Striped Skunk
Definition

Mephitis mephitis

F: Mephitidae

O: Carnivora

Term
Bobcat
Definition

Lynx rufus

F: Felidae

O: Carnivora

Term

Cougar

 

Definition

Puma concolor

F: Felidae

O: Carnivora

Term
Elk
Definition

Cervus elaphus

F: Cervidae

O: Artiodactyla

Term
White-tailed Deer
Definition

Ococoileus virginianus

F: Cervidae

O: Artiodactyla

Term
Mule
Definition

Odocoileus hemionus

F: Cervidae

O: Artiodactyla

Term
Moose
Definition

Alces alces

F: Cervidae

O: Artiodactyla

Term
Caribou
Definition

Rangifer tarandus

F: Cervidae

O: Artiodactyla

Term
Pronghorn
Definition

Antilocapra americana

F: Antilocapridae

O: Artiodactyla

Term
American Bison
Definition

Bos bison

F: Bovidae

O: Artiodactyla

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