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22 Cards in this Set
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Suborder Myomorpha Family Dipodidae |
found: N America, Asia, N Africa thin back of skull |
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Family Dipodidae Zapus hudsonius |
found: all of MI 3 molar teeth, no white tip on tail |
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Family Dipodidae Napaezapus insignis |
found: all of UP, N 1/2 of LP white tip on tail, 4 molar teeth |
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Suborder Myomorpha Family Spalacidae |
blind mole rats found: Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa triangular brain case, clearly fossorial |
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Suborder Myomorpha Family Nesomyidae |
found: subsaharan Africa, Madagascar teeth, pathetic articular process |
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Suborder Myomorpha Family Cricetidae |
New world rats, mice, etc found: temperate, arctic, alpine regions of N America, Eurasia trident-like articular process |
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Family Cricetidae Subfamily Arvicolinae |
found: temperate, arctic, alpine regions of N America, Eurasia only myomorphous skull with postorbital process, teeth |
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Suborder Myomorpha Family Muridae |
rats, mice, voles, gerbils, hamsters found: worldwide except Antarctica teeth |
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Family Muridae, Subfamily MurinaeMus Musculus
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House mouse found: all of MI tan belly, palm sized |
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Family Muridae, Subfamily Murinae Rattus norvegicus |
brown rat found: all of MI gray belly, scaly rat tail w/ furry extension |
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Family Cricetidae Peromyscus leucopus |
found: all LP, 1 county in UP white belly, tail not bordered in white |
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Family Cricetidae Peromyscus maniculatus |
bairdii: found all LP, 1 county in UP gracilis: found all UP, N 1/2 of LP tail bordered in white |
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Family Crecetidae, Subfamily Arvicolinae Myodus gapperi |
red backed vole found: UP, northern LP red patch on back |
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Family Crecetidae, Subfamily Arvicolinae Microtus pinetorum |
found: all LP tiny tail that is barely longer than feet |
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Family Crecetidae, Subfamily Arvicolinae Microtus ochrogaster |
found: SW corner of MI chubby, large eyes, black undercoat |
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Family Crecetidae, Subfamily Arvicolinae Synaptomys cooperi |
found: all of MI tiny tail that is shorter than feet, dark grey undercoat |
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Family Crecetidae, Subfamily Arvicolinae Mictorus pennsylvanicus |
found: all of MI fat, hole in top of skull |
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Family Crecetidae, Subfamily Arvicolinae Ondatra zibethicus |
Muskrat found: all of MI zygomatic bubble, large, pinched bone btwn orbits |
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Order Lagomorpha Family Ochotonidae |
pikas found: western NA, mountains of Asia long extensions off of orbit |
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Order Lagomorpha Family Leporidae |
hares and rabbits found: worldwide except Madagascar, SE Asia fenestrated maxilla, tiny second set of incisors |
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Family Leporidae Lepus americanus |
snowshoe hare found: all UP, N 1/2 of LP white border on ears, white diamond on head, all white in winter |
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Family Leporidae Sylvilagus foridanus |
eastern cottontail found: all LP, W 1/2 of UP most brown ears, white tail |
