Mammalogy Lab 8
Lagomorpha and Rodentia
• Kingdom Animalia– Phylum Chordata• Subphylum Vertebrata
– Class Mammalia» Subclass Theria
• Infraclass Eutheria
Order Lagomorpha
• Family Ochotonidae- Pikas• Family Leporidae- Hares and rabbits– Lepus californicus- black-tailed jackrabbit– Sylvilagus aquaticus- swamp rabbit– Sylvilagus audubonii -Audobon’s cottontail– Sylvilagus floridanus- eastern cottontail
• Family Prolagidae- Mediterranean giant pikas
Family Ochotonidae
Lepus carnifornicus
Sylvilagus aquaticus
Sylvilagus audubonii
Sylvilagus floridanus
Order Rodentia
The Order Rodentia is devided into 5 different Suborders, and they are:– Suborder Sciuromorpha– Suborder Castorimorpha– Suborder Myomorpha– Suborder Anomaluromorpha– Suborder Hystricomorpha
Suborder Sciuromorpha
• Family Aplodontidae- Mountain beaver– Aplodontia rufa- mountain beaver
Family Aplodontidae
Suborder Sciuromorpha– Family Sciuridae- squirrels
• Ammospermophilus interpres- Texas antelope squirrel• Ammspermophilus leucurus- white tailed antelope squirrel• Cynomys ludovicianus- black tailed prairie dog• Glaucomys volans- southern flying squirrel• Sciurus carolinensis- eastern gray squirrel• Sciurus niger- eastern fox squirrel• Spermophilus mexicanus- Mexican ground squirrel• Spermophilus spilosoma- spotted ground squirrel• Spermophilus tridecemlineatus- thirteen-lined ground squirrel• Spermophilus variegatus- rock squirrel• Tamias canipes- gray footed chipmunk• Tamias quadrivittatus- colorado chipmunk• Tamias Striatus- Eastern chipmunk
Ammospermophilus interpres
Ammospermophilus leucurus
Cynomys ludovicianus
Glaucomys volans
Sciurus carolinensis
Sciurus niger
Spermophilus mexicanus
Spermophilus spilosoma
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
Spermophilus variegatus
Tamias quadrivittatus
Tamias striatus
Suborder Sciuromorpha
– Family Gliridae- dormice and hazel mice
Suborder Castorimorpha
• Family Castoridae- beavers– Castor canadensis- American beaver
Castor canadensis
Suborder Castorimorpha• Family Heteromyidae
– Chaetodipus hispidus- hispid pocket mouse– Chaetodipus intermedius- rock pocket mouse– Chaetodipus nelsoni- Nelson’s pocket mouse– Chaetodipus penicillatus- desert pocket mouse– Dipodomys compactus- Gulf Coast kangaroo rat– Dipodomys elator- Texas Kangaroo rat– Dipodomys merriami- Merriam’s kangaroo rat– Dipodomys ordii- Ord’s Kangaroo rat– Dipodomys spectabilis- Banner-tailed kangaroo rat– Liomys irroratus- Mexican spiny pocket mouse– Perognathus flavescens- plains pocket mouse– Perognathus flavus- silky pocket mouse– Perognathus merriami- Merriam’s pocket mouse
Chaetodipus hispidus
Chaetodipus nelsoni
Dipodomys merriami
Dipodomys ordii
Dipodomys spectabilis
Perognathus flavus
Perognathus merriami
Suborder Castorimorphia
• Family Geomyidae- pocket gophers– Cratogeomys castonops- yellow faced pocket gopher– Geomys arenarius- desert pocket gopher– Geomys attwateri- Attwater’s pocket gopher– Geomys breviceps- Baird’s pocket gopher– Geomys bursarius- Plains pocket gopher– Geomys knoxjonesi- Knox Jone’s pocket gopher– Geomys personatus- Texas Pocket gopher– Geomys texensis- Central Texas pocket gopher– Thomomys bottae- Botta’s pocket gopher
Cratogeomys castonops
Geomys breviceps
Geomys personatus
Geomys texensis
Thomomys bottae
Suborder Myomorpha
• Family Dipodidae- Birch mice, jerboas, and jumping mice– Zapus hudsonius- meadow jumping mouse
• Family Platacanthomyidae- malabar spiny dormouse and pygmy dormice
• Family Spalacidae- blind more rats, African mole rats, zokors, and bamboo rats
• Family Calomyscidae- mouse-like hamsters• Family Nesomyidae- African and Malagasy endemic
rats and mice
Family Dipodidae
Family Platacanthomyidae
Suborder Myomorpha
• Family Cricetidae- New World rats, mice, voles, hamsters, and relatives.– Baiomys taylori- northern pygmy mouse– Microtus mexicanus- Mexican vole– Microtus ochrogaster- prairie vole– Microtus pinetorum- woodland vole– Neotoma albigula- white-throated woodrat– Neotoma floridana- eastern woodrat– Neotoma leucodon- white-toothed woodrat– Neotoma mexicana- Mexican woodrat– Neotoma micropus- southern plains woodrat
Baiomys taylori
Microtus mexicanus
Microtus ochrogaster
Microtus pinetorum
Neotoma albigula
Neotoma floridana
Neotoma mexicana
Neotoma micropus
Suborder Myomorpha• Family Cricetidae (cont…)
– Ochrotomys nuttalli- golden mouse– Onychomys arenicola- Mearn’s grasshopper mouse– Onychomys leucogastor- northern grasshopper mouse– Oryzomys couesi- Coues’ rice rat– Oryzomys palustris- marsh rice rat– Peromyscus attwateri- Texas mouse– Peromyscus boylii- brush mouse– Peromyscus eremicus- cactus mouse– Peromyscus gossypinus- cotton mouse– Peromyscus leucopus- white footed mouse– Peromyscus maniculatus- deer mouse– Peromyscus nustus- northern rock mouse– Peromyscus pectoralis- white ankled mouse– Peromyscus truei- pinyon mouse
Ochrotomys nuttalli
Onychomys leucogastor
Oryzomys palustris
Peromyscus attwateri
Peromyscus boylii
Peromyscus leucopus
Peromyscus maniculatus
Peromyscus pectoralis
Peromyscus truei
Suborder Myomorpha
• Family Cricetidae (cont…)– Reithrodontomys fulvescens- fulvous harvest mouse– Reithrodontomys humulis- eastern harvest mouse– Reithrodontomys megalotis- western harvest mouse– Reithrodontomys montanus- plains harvest mouse– Sigmodon fulviventer- tawny-bellied cotton rat– Sigmodon hispidus- hispid cotton rat– Sigmodon ochrognathus- yellow nosed cotton rat
Reithrodontomys megalotis
Reithrodontomys montanus
Sigmodon hispidus
Suborder Myomorpha
• Family Muridae- rats, mice, voles, gerbils, hamsters, lemmings– Mus musculus- house mouse– Rattus norvegicus- brown rat– Rattus rattus- house rat
Mus musculus
Rattus norvegicus
Suborder Anomaluromorpha
• Family Anomaluridae- scaly tailed squirrel• Family Pedetidae- Springhare– Pedetes capensis- springhare
Family Pedetidae
Suborder Hystricomorpha
• Family Ctenodactylidae- gundis• Family Bathyergidae- blesmoles and mole rats– Cryptomys hottentotus- African mole rat
• Family Hystricidae- Old world porcupines– Hystrix cristata- North African crested porcupine
• Family Petromuridae- dassie rat• Family Thryonomidae- cane rats• Family Erethizontidae- New World Porcupines– Erethizon dorsatum- North American porcupine
Family Bathyergidae
Family Hystricidae
Erethizon dorsatum
Suborder Hystricomorpha
• Family Chinchillidae- chinchillas and viscashas• Family Dinomyidae- pacarana• Family Caviidae- cavies– Cavia porcellus- Guiena pig
• Family Dasyproctidae- acuchis and agoutis• Family Cuniculidae- pacas• Family Ctenomyidae- tuco-tucos– Ctenomys magellanicus- Magellanic tuco-tuco
Family Chinchillidae
Family Dinomyidae
Family Caviidae
Family Dasyproctidae
Family Ctenomyidae
Suborder Hystricomorpha
• Family Octodontidae- degus, rock rats, and viscaha rats
• Family Abrocomidae- chinchilla rats• Family Echimyidae- American spiny rats• Family Myocastoridae- coypu and nutria– Myocastor corypus- corypu (nutria)
• Family Capromyidae- West Indian hutias• Family Heptaxodontidae- giant hutias
Myocastor coypus
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