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Order: ________
Family: __________
Common Name: _________
- Order: Didelphimorphia
- Family: Didelphidae (opossums)
- Common Name: Virginia Opossum
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Order: __________
Family: ___________
Common Name: ____________
- Order: Lagomorpha (pikas, rabbits, and hares)
- Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
- Common Name: Eastern Cottontail
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Order: __________
Family: ___________
Common Name: ____________
- Order: Lagomorpha (pikas, rabbits, and hares)
- Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
- Common Name: Eastern Cottontail
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Order: ___________
Family: __________
Common Name: ___________
- Order: Lagomorpha (pikas, rabbits, hares)
- Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
- Common Name: Arctic Hare
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Order: ____________
Family: ____________
Common Name: _____________
- Order: Lagomorpha (pikas, rabbits, hares)
- Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
- Common Name: Arctic Hare
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Order: ____________
Family: _____________
Common Name: ____________
- Order: Lagomorpha (pikas, rabbits, hares)
- Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
- Common Name: European Hare
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Order: ____________
Family: ____________
Common Name: _____________
- Order: Lagomorpha (pikas, rabbits, hares)
- Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
- Common Name: European Hare
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Order: ___________
Family: ___________
Common Name: ___________
- Order: Lagomorpha (pikas, rabbits, hares)
- Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
- Common Name: Snowshoe Hare
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Order: __________
Family: ___________
Common Name: __________
- Order: Lagomorpha (pikas, rabbits, hares)
- Family: Leporidae (rabbits and hares)
- Common Name: Snowshoe Hare
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Which member of the Leporidae have the most pronounced feet?
Snowshoe Hare
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Order: _________
Family: ___________
Common Name: __________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels, chipmunks, marmots)
- Common Name: Eastern Gray Squirrel
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Order: __________
Family: ___________
Common Name: __________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels, chipmunks, marmots)
- Common Name: Eastern Gray Squirrel
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Order: __________
Family: ___________
Common Name: __________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels, chipmunks, marmots)
- Common Name: Eastern Fox Squirrel
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Order: _________
Family: __________
Common Name: ___________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Sciruidae (squirrels, chipmunks, marmots)
- Common Name: Eastern Fox Squirrel
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Order: ___________
Family: ___________
Common Name: __________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Sciruidae (squirrels, chipmunks, marmots)
- Common Name: Red Squirrel
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Order: _________
Family: ___________
Common Name: ____________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Sciruidae (squirrels, chipmunks, marmots)
- Common Name: Red Squirrel
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What order does the family Sciruidae belong to?
Rodentia
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Order: ____________
Family: ___________
Common Name: ____________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Sciruidae (squirrels, chipmunks, marmots)
- Common Name: Woodchuck
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Order: ____________
Family: ___________
Common Name: __________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Sciruidae (squirrels, chipmunks, marmots)
- Common Name: Woodchuck
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Which species (common name) of the family Sciruidae do we need to know?
- Red Squirrel
- Eastern Gray Squirrel
- Eastern Fox Squirrel
- Woodchuck
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Order: __________
Family: __________
Common Name: ___________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Castoridae (beavers)
- Common Name: American Beaver
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Order: ___________
Family: __________
Common Name: ___________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Castoridae (beavers)
- Common Name: American Beaver
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What order does the family Castoridae belong to? What group of animals are found in the Castoridae family?
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Order: __________
Family: _________
Common Name: _________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Muridae (mice, voles, lemmings, and muskrats)
- Common Name: Muskrat
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Order: __________
Family: __________
Common Name: __________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Muridae (mice, voles, lemmings, and muskrats)
- Common Name: Muskrat
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Order: ___________
Family: __________
Common Name: ___________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Capromyidae
- Common Name: Nutria
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Order: _____________
Family: ______________
Common Name: _________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Capromyidae
- Common Name: Nutria
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What order does the family Capromyidae belong to? What animals belong to the family Capromyidae?
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Order: __________
Family: __________
Common Name: __________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Erethizontidae
- Common Name: American Porcupine
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Order: __________
Family: ___________
Common Name: ________
- Order: Rodentia (rodents)
- Family: Erethizontidae
- Common Name: American Porcupine
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Order: _________
Family: _________
Common Name: __________
- Order: Carnivora (carnivores)
- Family: Ursidae (bears)
- Common Name: American Black Bear
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Order: __________
Family: ___________
Common Name: _________
- Order: Carnivora (carnivores)
- Family: Ursidae (bears)
- Common Name: American Black Bear
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What order does the family Erethizontidae belong to? What species (common name) belongs to the Erethizontidae family?
- Rodentia
- American Porcupine
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Order: ________
Family: _________
Common Name: _________
- Order: Carnivora (carnivores)
- Family: Ursidae (bears)
- Common Name: Grizzly or Brown Bear
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Order: _________
Family: _________
Common Name: ________
- Order: Carnivora (carnivores)
- Family: Ursidae (bears)
- Common Name: Grizzly or Brown Bear
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Order: ________
Family: ________
Common Name: ________
- Order: Carnivora (carnivores)
- Family: Ursidae (bears)
- Common Name: Polar Bears
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Order: _________
Family: __________
Common Name: __________
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Procyonidae (raccoon, ringtail, coati)
- Common Name: Northern Raccoon
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What are the food habits of the Virginia Opossum?
Omnivore, feeds on insects and a variety of fruit.
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What is the status and economic importance of the Virginia Opossum?
- game species
- furbearer
- pest species
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Which mammal has the shortest gestation period in North America? How long is it?
- Virginia Opossum
- 12-13 days (remember, they're marsupials)
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What is the liter size of the Virginia Opossum? How many liters per year does it have?
- 5-16 young/liter
- liters/yr in south = 2
- liters/yr in north = 1
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What part of the day is the Virginia Opossum most active?
Night
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What are the food habits of the Eastern Cottontail?
- green vegetation in the summer
- bark and twigs in the winter
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What is the status/economic importance of the Eastern Cottontail?
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What is liter size of the Eastern Cottontail and how many liters per year do they have?
- 4-7 liter size
- 3-4 liters/year
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What is the liter size of the Arctic Hare?
4-8 young/liter
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What is the economic importance of the Arctic Hare?
game species
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What are the food habits of the Arctic Hare?
- herbivore
- low-growing tundra vegatation
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What are the food habits of the European Hare?
- herbivore
- prefers green foliage
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What is the economic importance/status of the European Hare?
- game species
- pest species (can damage crops)
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What is the liter size of the European Hare?
2-6 young/liter
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What is the range of the European Hare?
- Southern Ontario (introduced)
- Central New England States (introduced)
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What is the liter size of the Snowshoe Hare? How many liters do they have per year?
- 2-4 young/liter
- 2-3 liters/year
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What are the food habits of the Snowshoe Hare?
- herbivore
- succulent vegetation in summer
- twigs, buds, bark in winter
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What is the status/economic importance of the Snowshoe Hare?
- game species
- pest species (girdles young trees)
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What is the range of the Snowshoe Hare?
- Boreal and montane forests
- Northern US
- Canada
- Alaska
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Order: ___________
Family: ___________
Common Name: ___________
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Mustelidae
- Common Name: American Marten
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Order: ___________
Family: ___________
Common Name: ___________
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Mustelidae
- Common Name: American Marten
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What animals are found in the family Mustelidae?
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Order: __________
Family: ___________
Common Name: __________
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Mustelidae
- Common Name: Fisher
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Order: __________
Family: __________
Common Name: ____________
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Mustelidae
- Common Name: Fisher
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Order: _________
Family: _________
Common Name: ___________
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Mustelidae
- Common Name: Short-tailed Weasel or Ermine
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Order: __________
Family: __________
Common Name: ___________
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Mustelidae
- Common Name: Short-tailed Weasel or Ermine
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Order: __________
Family: __________
Common Name: ____________
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Mustelidae
- Common Name: Least Weasel
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Order: _________
Family: _________
Common Name: __________
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Mustelidae
- Common Name: Least Weasel
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What is the difference between the Least Weasel and the Short-tailed Weasel or Ermine?
- Short-tailed Weasels have a black tipped tail, while Least Weasels do not
- Least Weasel is the smallest carnivore
- Short-tailed Weasel has a tail 1/3 the length of its body, while Least Weasels have a smaller tail
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Order: _________
Family: _________
Common Name: __________
- Order: Carnivora
- Family: Mustelidae
- Common Name: Long-tailed Weasel
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