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RNR 1010 Mammals 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| egg-laying mammals | monotremes |
| Naked mole rat scientific name | Heterocephalus glaber |
| Tailless tenrec scientific name | Tenrec ecaudatus |
| bison family | bovidae |
| plains bison scientific name | Bison bison bison |
| wood bison scientific name | Bison bison athabascae |
| largest north american mammal | bison |
| bison are a keystone species of N.A. prairie along with | Prairie dog Cynomys spp. |
| white-tailed deer family | cervidae |
| white-tailed dear scientific name | Odocoileus virginianus |
| Odocoileus virginianus common name | white-tailed dear |
| white-tailed deers’ hair color differentiates them from | Mule Deer O. hemionus |
| white-tailed deer conforms to the idea that things get bigger the more north you get | Bergmann’s Rule |
| valid subspecies of white-tailed deer | O. v. clavium |
| when white-tailed deer have more dawn when they are doing well and less fawn when they are doing bad | inversity |
| wild boar family | suidae |
| wild boar scientific name | Sus scrofa |
| Sus scrofa common name | wild boar |
| groups that wild boars live in | sounders |
| gray wolf family | canidae |
| gray wolf scientific name | Canis lupus |
| Canis lupus common name | gray wolf |
| poison that killed gray wolves | compound 1080 |
| striped skunk family name | mephitidae |
| striped skunk scientific name | Mephitis mephitis |
| Mephitis mephitis common name | striped skunk |
| type of feet that striped skunk have where their toes are on the ground | plantigrade feet |
| striped skunks delayed implantation | embryonic diapause |
| north american river otter family | mustelidae |
| north american river otter scientific name | Lontra canadensis |
| Lontra canadensis common name | north american river otter |
| longtactile sensory hairs on north amaerican river otters’ muzzles | vibrissae |
| american black bear family | ursidae |
| american black bear scientific name | Ursus americanus |
| Ursus americanus common name | american black bear |
| white american black bear | kermit’s bear U. a. kermodei |
| american black bear has a straighter profile than | grizzly bear Ursus arctos |
| louisiana subspecies of american black bear | louisiana black bear U. a. luteolus |
| conservation efforts for louisiana black bears | wildlife corridors |
| raccoon family | procyonidae |
| raccoon scientific name | Procyon lotor |
| Procyon lotor common name | raccoon |
| raccoons’ reflective layer behind the retina | tapetum lucidum |