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RODENTIA Wombat Aye-aye Leporidae North American Rodent Families Protrogomorphous Aplodontidae Hystricomorphous Erethrizontidae Sciuromorphous Sciuridae Castoridae Myomorphous Heteromyidae Geomyidae Muridae Dipodidae Aplodontidae Molars with spines Cranium flattened D-V
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RODENTIA Wombat Aye-aye Leporidae
North American Rodent Families • Protrogomorphous • Aplodontidae • Hystricomorphous • Erethrizontidae • Sciuromorphous • Sciuridae • Castoridae • Myomorphous • Heteromyidae • Geomyidae • Muridae • Dipodidae
Aplodontidae • Molars with spines • Cranium flattened D-V • Auditory bullae flask shaped • Interorbital region narrow • Sciurognathus • Protogomorphous
Aplodontidae Aplodontia rufa MOUNTAIN BEAVER
Erethizontidae Erethizon dorsatum PORCUPINE Infraorbital foramen round and larger than foramen magnum
Castoridae Castor fiber BEAVER
Skull with prominent postorbital process + Four lower molariform teeth
Glaucomys Sciuridae Tamiasciurus Sciurus Tamias
Sciuridae Marmota Spermophilus
Heteromyidae Infraorbital foramen connected through opening on rostrum Geomyidae Infraorbital foramen NOT connected through opening on rostrum
Infraorbital foramen on or near zygomatic plate X Infraorbital foramen on side of rostrum, anterior to zygomatic plate
Heteromyidae KANGAROO RATS, KANGAROO MICE, POCKET MICE Large auditory bullae Wide zygomatic arch Small auditory bullae Narrow zygomatic arch Large auditory bullae Narrow zygomatic arch Pocket mouse Kangaroo rat Kangaroo mouse
Heteromyidae KANGAROO RATS, KANGAROO MICE, POCKET MICE Perognathus Microdipodops Dipodomys
Geomyidae POCKET GOPHERS
Dipodidae Four upper, three lower cheekteeth Zapus JUMPING MOUSE
Muridae 1/1 0/0 0/0 3/3 Murinae Arvicolinae Sigmodontinae
Arvicolinae Ondatra Microtus sp. VOLE Lemniscus SAGEBRUSH VOLE
Sigmodontinae Peromyscus sp. DEER MOUSE Onychomys sp. GRASSHOPPER MOUSE Neotoma cinerea WOODRAT Reithrodontomys sp. HARVEST MOUSE