Species List
The following specimens will be available to you in the lab (312 Fitzelle) during class time and at other times when reviewing for the quizzes. They are borrowed from the New York State Museum and the University of Tennessee and, therefore, must be handled with extreme care.
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Class |
Family |
Genus |
Species |
Common name |
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Mammalia |
Cervida |
Odocoileus |
virginianus |
White-tailed deer |
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Ursidae |
Ursus |
americanus |
Black bear |
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Canidae |
Canis |
familiaris |
Domestic dog |
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Canis |
latrans |
Coyote |
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Vulpes |
vulpes |
Red fox |
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Felidae |
Lynx |
rufus |
Bobcat |
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Mustelidae |
Lutra |
canadensis |
River otter |
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Procyonidae |
Procyon |
lotor |
Raccoon |
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Didelphidae |
Didelphis |
marsupialis |
Opossum |
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Castoridae |
Castor |
canadensis |
Beaver |
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Leporidae |
Sylvilagus |
floridanus |
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit |
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Sciuridae |
Marmota |
monax |
Woodchuck |
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Sciurius |
carolinensis |
Gray Squirrel |
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Aves |
Meleagrididae |
Melagris |
gallopavo |
Turkey |
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Tetraonidae |
Bonasa |
umbellus |
Ruffed Grouse |
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Anatidae |
Branta |
canadensis |
Canada Goose |
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Anas |
rubripes |
Black Duck |
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Ardeidae |
Ardea |
herodias |
Great Blue Heron |
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Accipitridae |
Buteo |
jamaicensis |
Red-tailed Hawk |
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Strigidae |
Bubo |
virginianus |
Great Horned Owl |
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Picidae |
Dryocopus |
pileatus |
Pileated Woodpecker |
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Columbidae |
Columbia |
livia |
Pigeon |
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Reptilia |
Emydidae |
Terrapene |
carolina |
E.Box Turtle |
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Chrysemys |
picta |
Painted Turtle |
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Crotalidae |
Crotalus |
horridus |
Timber Rattlesnake |
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Colubridae |
Coluber |
constrictor |
Black Racer |
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Amphibia |
Bufonidae |
Bufo |
americanus |
American Toad |
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Ranidae |
Rana |
catesbiana |
Bullfrog |
Osteichthyes |
Percidae | Stizostedion | canadense | Sauger |
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Centrarchidae | Lepomis | microlophus | Redear sunfish |
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Micropterus | salmoides | Largemouth bass | |
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Ictaluridae | Ictalurus | punctatus | Channel catfish |
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