Mammalogy Exam 1

Mammalia

What is the CLASS for all of these mammals?

Eulipotyphla

Which ORDER are shrews and moles in?

Cingulata

Which ORDER is the armadillos in?

Scandentia

Which ORDER is the treeshrew in?

Eulipotyphla

Order? -large size -uniformly colored dark slate gray -short tail covered with hair

Soricidae

Family? -large size -uniformly colored dark slate gray -short tail covered with hair

Blarina brevicauda

Genus/species? -large size -uniformly colored dark slate gray -short tail covered with hair

northern short-tailed shrew

common name? -large size -uniformly colored dark slate gray -short tail covered with hair

Eulipotyphla

Order? -small size -dorsal fur dark brown/gray brown -ventral fur ashy gray -short tail (less than half the length of the head and body)

Soricidae

Family? -small size -dorsal fur dark brown/gray brown -ventral fur ashy gray -short tail (less than half the length of the head and body)

Cryptotis parva

Genus/species? -small size -dorsal fur dark brown/gray brown -ventral fur ashy gray -short tail (less than half the length of the head and body)

North American least shrew

common name? -small size -dorsal fur dark brown/gray brown -ventral fur ashy gray -short tail (less than half the length of the head and body)

Eulipotyphla

Order? -"mask" barely visible -small sized -dorsal fur dark brown-grayish brown -ventral fur pale gray/silvery -tail long, bicolor, furred

Soricidae

Family? -"mask" barely visible -small sized -dorsal fur dark brown-grayish brown -ventral fur pale gray/silvery -tail long, bicolor, furred

Sorex cinereus

genus/species? -"mask" barely visible -small sized -dorsal fur dark brown-grayish brown -ventral fur pale gray/silvery -tail long, bicolor, furred

cinereus shrew

common name? -"mask" barely visible -small sized -dorsal fur dark brown-grayish brown -ventral fur pale gray/silvery -tail long, bicolor, furred

Eulipotyphla

Order? -large sized -dorsal fur blackish gray -ventral fur pale to dark gray -feet specialized for aquatic life (whitish, stiff bristles along sides, 3rd and 4th hind toes joined) -tail long and distinctly bicolored

Soricidae

Family? -large sized -dorsal fur blackish gray -ventral fur pale to dark gray -feet specialized for aquatic life (whitish, stiff bristles along sides, 3rd and 4th hind toes joined) -tail long and distinctly bicolored

Sorex palustris

genus/species? -large sized -dorsal fur blackish gray -ventral fur pale to dark gray -feet specialized for aquatic life (whitish, stiff bristles along sides, 3rd and 4th hind toes joined) -tail long and distinctly bicolored

American water shrew

common name? -large sized -dorsal fur blackish gray -ventral fur pale to dark gray -feet specialized for aquatic life (whitish, stiff bristles along sides, 3rd and 4th hind toes joined) -tail long and distinctly bicolored

Eulipotyphla

Order? -long bi-colored tail -fur brown tipped with gray base

Soricidae

Family? -long bi-colored tail -fur brown tipped with gray base

Sorex trowbridgii

genus/species? -long bi-colored tail -fur brown tipped with gray base

Trowbridge's shrew

common name? -long bi-colored tail -fur brown tipped with gray base

Eulipotyphla

Order? -22 fleshy appendages surrounding the nostrils -blackish brown to nearly black fur -tail long, hairy (coarse black hair) constricted near base -palms of the front feed are as broad as long

Talpidae

Family? -22 fleshy appendages surrounding the nostrils -blackish brown to nearly black fur -tail long, hairy (coarse black hair) constricted near base -palms of the front feed are as broad as long

Condylura cristata

genus/species? -22 fleshy appendages surrounding the nostrils -blackish brown to nearly black fur -tail long, hairy (coarse black hair) constricted near base -palms of the front feed are as broad as long

star-nosed mole

common name? -22 fleshy appendages surrounding the nostrils -blackish brown to nearly black fur -tail long, hairy (coarse black hair) constricted near base -palms of the front feed are as broad as long

Eulipotyphla

Order? -small size -pelage black -hairy tail -pointed nose -feet longer than broad

Talpidae

Family? -small size -pelage black -hairy tail -pointed nose -feet longer than broad

Neurotrichus gibbsii

genus/species? -small size -pelage black -hairy tail -pointed nose -feet longer than broad

shrew-mole

common name? -small size -pelage black -hairy tail -pointed nose -feet longer than broad

Eulipotyphla

Order? -broad, spade like forefeet (man hands) -grayish brown fur -short tail, sparsely haired -long, pointed naked nose (so ugly i love him) -webbed toes (fore and hind feet)

Talpidae

Family? -broad, spade like forefeet (man hands) -grayish brown fur -short tail, sparsely haired -long, pointed naked nose (so ugly i love him) -webbed toes (fore and hind feet)

Scalopus aquaticus

genus/species? -broad, spade like forefeet (man hands) -grayish brown fur -short tail, sparsely haired -long, pointed naked nose (so ugly i love him) -webbed toes (fore and hind feet)

eastern mole

common name? -broad, spade like forefeet (man hands) -grayish brown fur -short tail, sparsely haired -long, pointed naked nose (so ugly i love him) -webbed toes (fore and hind feet)

Eulipotyphla

Order? -thick apparent tail with sparse but evident fur -very glossy coat

Talpidae

Family? -thick apparent tail with sparse but evident fur -very glossy coat

Scapanus latimanus

genus/species? -thick apparent tail with sparse but evident fur -very glossy coat

broad-footed mole

common name? -thick apparent tail with sparse but evident fur -very glossy coat

Cingulata

Order? -bony skin plates -8-11 moveable (usually 9) across the dorsum

Dasypodidae

Family? -bony skin plates -8-11 moveable (usually 9) across the dorsum

Dasypus novemcinctus

genus/species? -bony skin plates -8-11 moveable (usually 9) across the dorsum

nine-banded armadillo

common name? -bony skin plates -8-11 moveable (usually 9) across the dorsum

Scandentia

Order? -long pointed snout -very long thin furry tail -no long vibrissae

Tupaiidae

Family? -long pointed snout -very long thin furry tail -no long vibrissae

Tupaia minor

genus/species? -long pointed snout -very long thin furry tail -no long vibrissae

lesser treeshrew

common name? -long pointed snout -very long thin furry tail -no long vibrissae

Scandentia, Tupaiidae, Tupaia minor

ID to genus -post orbital bar -forward faced eye sockets -upper incisors large and caniniform -canines small and premolariform -zygomatic arch complete and perforaded

Cingulata, Dasypodidae

ID to family -skull elongate and flattened -cheek teeth homodont

Eulipotyphla, Talpidae

ID to family -zygomatic arch present and slender -auditory bullae present (small and hard to notice) -incisors NOT with extra cusp -teeth NOT stained red -upper molars can have W shape

Eulipotyphla, Soricidae

ID to family -NO zygomatic arch NO auditory bulla -first upper incisor recumbent (comes forward to hook and has an accessory cusp) -first upper incisor longest in mouth -upper molars have W shaped cusps