Mammalogy Lab #7: Rodentia II
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sciuromorpha | Suborder (3 Families) -Aplodontiidae (mountain beaver) -Sciuridae (squirrels) -Gliridae (dormice & hazel mice) |
| Aplodontiidae |  Family (mountain beaver) |
| Sciuridae | Family (squirrels) (2 Subfamilies) -Sciurinae (tree squirrels & flying squirrels) -Xerinae (chimpmunks, marmots, & ground squirrels) |
| Sciurinae | Subfamily (tree squirrels & flying squirrels) (5 species) -Sciurus carolinenensis (eastern gray squirrel) -Sciurus niger (eastern fox squirrel) -Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (red squirrel) -Glaucomys sabrinus (northern flying squirrel) -Glaucomys volans (southern flying squirrel) |
| Sciurus carolinenensis |  species: eastern gray squirrel |
| Sciurus niger |  species: eastern fox squirrel |
| Tamiasciurus hudsonicus |  species: red squirrel |
| Glaucomys sabrinus |  species: northern flying squirrel |
| Glaucomys volans |  species: southern flying squirrel |
| Xerinae | Subfamily (chipmunks, marmots, & ground squirrels) (6 species) -Spermophilus franklinii (Franklin's ground squirrel) -Spermophilus richardsonii (Richardson's ground squirrel) -Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (thirteen-lined ground squirrel) -Marmota monax (woodchuck) -Tamias minimus (least woodchuck) -Tamias striatus (eastern woodchuck) |
| Spermophilus franklinii |  species: Franklin's ground squirrel |
| Spermophilus richardsonii |  species: Richardson's ground squirrel |
| Spermophilus tridecemlineatus |  species: thirteen-lined ground squirrel |
| Marmota monax |  species: woodchuck |
| Tamias minimus |  species: least woodchuck |
| Tamias striatus |  species: eastern woodchuck |
| Gliridae | Family (dormice and hazel mice) |
| Castorimorpha | Suborder (3 Families) -Castoridae (beavers) -Geomyidae (pocket gophers) -Heteromyidae (kangaroo rats, pocket mice, & relatives) |
| Castoridae | Family (beavers) (1 species) -Castor canadensis (beaver) |
| Castor canadensis |  species: beaver |
| Geomyidae | Family (pocket gophers) (2 species) -Geomys bursarius (plains pocket gopher) -Thomomys talpoides (northern pocket gopher) |
| Geomys bursarius |  species: plains pocket gopher |
| Thomomys talpoides |  species: northern pocket gopher |
| Heteromyidae | Family (kangaroo rats, pocket mice, & relatives) (1 species) -Perognathus flavescens (plains pocket mouse) |
| Perognathus flavescens |  species: plains pocket mouse |
| Myomorpha | Suborder (4 Families) -Dipodidae (birch mice, jerboas, & jumping mice) -Cricetidae (New world rats & mice, voles, hamsters, & relatives) -Muridae (Old world mice, rats, gerbils, & relatives) -Pedetidae (springhares) |
| Dipodidae | Family (birch mice, jerboas, & jumping mice) (2 species) -Napaeozapus insignis (woodland jumping mouse) -Zapus hudsonius (meadow jumping mouse) |
| Napaeozapus insignis |  species: woodland jumping mouse |
| Zapus hudsonius |  species: meadow jumping mouse |
| Cricetidae | Family (New World rats & mice, voles, hamsters, & relatives) (2 Subfamilies) -Arvicolinae (lemmings & voles) -Neotominae (deer mice, woodrats, & relatives) |
| Arvicolinae | Subfamily (lemmings & voles) (8 species) -Microtus chrotorrhinus (rock vole) -Microtus ochrogaster (prairie vole) -Microtus pennsylvanicus (meadow vole) -Microtus pinetorum (woodland vole) -Myodes gapperi (southern red-backed vole) -Ondatra ziberthicus (muskrat) -Synaptomys borealis (northern bog lemming) -Synaptomys cooperi (southern bog lemming) |
| Microtus chrotorrhinus |  species: rock vole |
| Microtus ochrogaster |  species: prairie vole |
| Microtus pennsylvanicus |  species: meadow vole |
| Microtus pinetorum |  species: woodland vole |
| Myodes gapperi |  species: southern red-backed vole |
| Ondatra ziberthicus |  species: muskrat |
| Synaptomys borealis |  species: northern bog lemming |
| Synaptomys cooperi |  species: southern bog lemming |
| Neotominae | Subfamily (deer mice, woodrats, & relatives) (5 species) -Onychomys leucogaster (northern grasshopper mouse) -Reithrodontomys megalotis (western harvest mouse) -Peromyscus leucopus (white-footed mouse) -Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii (prairie deer mouse) -Peromyscus maniculatus gracilis (woodland deer mouse) |
| Onychomys leucogaster |  species: northern grasshopper mouse |
| Reithrodontomys megalotis |  species: western harvest mouse |
| Peromyscus leucopus |  species: white-footed mouse |
| Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii |  species: prairie deer mouse |
| Peromyscus maniculatus gracilis |  species: woodland deer mouse |
| Muridae | Family (Old World mice, rats, gerbils, & relatives) (1 Subfamily) -Murinae (Old World rats & mice) |
| Murinae | Subfamily (Old World rats & mice) (2 species) -Mus musculus (house mouse) -Rattus norvegicus (brown rat) |
| Mus musculus |  species: house mouse |
| Rattus norvegicus |  species: brown rat |
| Pedetidae |  Family (springhares) |
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