Mammalogy Word Scramble
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Order: Cingulata Family: Dasypodidae Dasypus novemcinctus | Nine-Banded Armadillo Not in Michigan Large diastema, scaled and banded |
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Tamias minimus | Least Chipmunk U.P. Stripes go to the base of the tail. 5 Upper Cheek teeth |
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Tamias striatus | Eastern Chipmunk Statewide Stripes end anterior to the tail 4 upper cheek teeth |
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Marmota monax | Woodchuck Statewide Concave skull on top, Posterior edge of posterior process is a right angle, occipital region is flat and vertical |
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Spermophilus tridecemlineatus | Thirteen-lined ground squirrel Lower Peninsula and Western U.P. 13 lines on pelt 5 upper cheek teeth and yellow fronted-incisors |
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Sciurus carolinensis | Eastern grey squirrel Statewide Grey or black belt 5 upper cheek teeth |
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciruidae Sciurus niger | Easter fox squirrel Lower Peninsula, parts of East and Central U.P Orange-Grey pelt 4 upper cheek teeth |
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Red squirrel Statewide Red pelt Nontapered skull, 3 visible divisions on the auditory bullae |
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Glaucomys sabrinus | Northern Flying Squirrel U.P. and Northern Lower Peninsula Belly fur grey at base Orange incisor fronts, 2 visible auditory bullae divisions; highly arched skull, 5 upper cheek teeth, narrow intraorbital region |
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Glaucomys volans | Southern flying squirrel Lower Peninsula and Western U.P. White belly fur 5 upper cheek teeth, narrow intraorbital region |
Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae Castor canadensis | American Beaver Statewide Infraorbital foramen is smaller than the foramen magnum, tubular external auditory meatus |
Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Peromyscus leucopus | White-footed mouse Lower Peninsula and parts of the central Upper Peninsula Not a bi-colored tail |
Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Peromyscus maniculatus | Deer mouse Statewide Bi-colored tail |
Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Myodes gapperi | Southern red-backed vole Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower Peninsula Red stripe of fur |
Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Microtus pennsylvanicus | Meadow vole Statewide Six foot tubules Rectangular skull |
Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Microtus oeconomus | Tundra vole Not present in Michigan Grey pelt with a grey belly |
Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Ondontra zibethicus | Muskrat Statewide Laterally compressed tail, partially webbed hind feet Huge, yellow incisors and a very flat skull |
Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Mus musculus | House mouse Statewide Huge ears with varied pelt colors, pointy snout, sparse tail fur Incisors are notched |
Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Rattus norvegicus | Norway Rat Statewide Naked tail V-shaped crest |
Order: Rodentia Family: Dipodidae Napeozapus insignis | Woodland Jumping mouse Upper Peninsula and Northern-most Lower Peninsula White tipped tail |
Order: Rodentia Family: Dipodidae Zapus hudsonius | Meadow jumping mouse Statewide Not as brightly colored, brown on top and yellow on sides with white belly |
Order: Rodentia Family: Erethizontidae Erethizon dorsatum | Porcupine Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower Peninsula Huge infraorbital foramen |
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae Sylvilagus floridanus | Eastern Cottontail Statewide except East Upper Peninsula Smaller back feet Post orbital process is tight against skull |
Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae Lepus americanus | Snowshoe hare Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower Peninsula Huge back feet Curved front teeth, postorbital process is away from skull |
Order: Perrissodactyla Family: Equidae Equus caballus | Horse Everywhere Huge skull, very much sloped |
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Antilocapridae Antilocapra americana | Pronghorn Western-Central U.S. Brown, thick horns. One big curve, 1 second branch from it |
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Cervus elaphus | Elk or Wapiti Northern Lower Peninsula and the West Antlers come more from the top of the skull, not the side |
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Odocoileus virginianus | White-tailed deer Statewide One main branch with many smaller branches off the main one. Eyes face forward, no dent on top of the skull |
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Odocoileus hemionus | Mule deer Western U.S. Black on the top of the tail Two main branches, forked at the ends. |
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Alces alces | Moose Upper Peninsula and Isle Royale, Western States, Alaska, and Canada Antler pedestals on the side of the skull, not on the top |
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Rangifer tarandus | Caribou Boreal forest and the tundra Huge dent in skull, and eyes more on the side of the skull |
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Bos taurus | Cattle Everywhere Very flat skull |
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Oreamnos americanus | Mountain goat North West U.S. Very hairy, distinctive bushy beard off of chin |
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Ovis canadensis | Bighorn sheep Western U.S. Brown pelt Very tight antler coil, blunt end |
Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Ovis dalli | Dall sheep Alaska and Western U.S. White pelt Antler is not as tight, away from skull. Not as pointed on the end |
Cape (African) Buffalo | Sea level to mountains, dense coverage |
Sable antelope | Savannah and grassland |
Greater kudu | Thick cover |
Waterbuck | Grasslands near water |
Nyala | Dry Savannah woodland near grasslands and water |
Red duiker | Thick brush |
Red hartebeest | Edges of open plains |
Reedbuck | Grasslands and wide plains with tall grass |
Bushbuck | Forest edges and brush along streams |
Oribi | Tropical scrub forest, Savannah and grasslands |
Gray duiker | Thick brush |
Impala | Woodlands and grasslands |
Spermophilus tereticaudus | Round-tailed ground squirrel Creosote brush habitat Clay coloration, small |
Cynomys ludovicianus | Prairie dog Long fur with bushy tail |
Neotoma albigula | White-throated wood rat Creosote bush habitat Bigger and lighter colored than Neotoma lepida |
Neotoma lepida | Desert wood rat Browner and smaller than Neotoma albigula |
Dipodomys deserti | Desert kangaroo rat Sand dunes Light, furry, long tail. Large hind feet Heart shaped skull |
Dipodomys merriami | Merriam's kangaroo rat Creosote bush More grey than Dipodomys deserti |
Dipodomys ordii | Ord's kangaroo rat Great plains More orange than Dipodomys deserti and merriami |
Peromyscus californicus | California mouse Larger than Peromyscus maniculatus, bigger ears |
Permoyscus maniculatus | Deer mouse |
Peromyscus eremicus | Cactus mouse Hot, dry bush |
Geomys breviceps | Bairds pocket gopher Velvety and brown |
Tamiasciurus douglasii | Douglas squirrel Forests along Pacific coast Dotted fur, stripped tail |
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