Rodentia

1. Rodentia

2. Rodentia • The single largest group of mammals is the________________. • Most ____________mammals are rodents. • There are about ___________living species of rodents (out of 4000 species of mammal).

3. Rodentia • Most people are familiar……….. • mice,_______, hamsters, and guinea pigs. • Rodentia also include beavers,___________, porcupines, woodchucks, ____________, squirrels, prairie dogs, and chinchillas. • Rodentia does NOT include ___________ (they are different from rodents in that they have an extra pair of _____________and other different skeletal features).

4. Rodentia • Rodents are found native on all continents except_______________. • One family of rodents, the , contain over 1100 species. • These are and .

5. Rodentia • Rodents show their greatest diversity in . • Some of these include mountain , which are _____________ animals that live in the mountains; Patagonian , which are rabbit-like, animals with long and short ; the , which is a marsh-dwelling animal that is hunted for its ; and burrowing animals like the and . The Chinchilla and Guinea Pig is also a native of South America.

6. Guinea Pig (Domesticated Cavy)

7. Chinchilla

8. Mountain viscachas

9. Patagonian cavies

10. Patagonian Cavy • Describe their movement and Habitat: • ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Coypu: called the Nutria in the US a known _______________

12. Paca: __________________

13. Tuco-tuco

14. Rodent • The , which also lives in South America, is the largest living rodent. • It is about the size of a and gets up to a weight of about . • They live in the plains of South America and are often hunted or ranched for their .

16. Rodent • All rodents share common . • They have a single pair of in each jaw, and they grow continually throughout life. • The incisors have thick layers on the front, but not on the back; this causes them to retain their shape as they are worn down.

17. Rodent • Behind the incisors is a large in the tooth rows, or . • There are no , and typically only a few at the rear of the jaws. • Rodents have a unique patterns and they also have large muscles to help with this.

18. Rodent • Male rodents have a , which is a penis bone. • Most rodents are , but some are , and others eat only . • Rodents live in many different places, such as and . • They can also be found in some habitats and also in the . • They can be , like the porcupine, or live in highly groups, like prairie dogs.

19. Rodent • Some are also carriers of human such as bubonic plague, typhus, and fever. • Some rodent species are important as sources of or . • Others are used extensively in research.

20. ______________:Eastern Chipmunk • Tamias striatus

21. Chipmunk

22. Gray Squirrel

23. Beaver • Castor canadensis ________________________

24. Hanta Movie • Write a sentence about the movie. • ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

25. Black/Brown Rat • Rattus rattus: • __________

26. Mouse • ___________

27. Vole

28. Gopher

29. Movie: Write a description: • ____________________________________________________________________

30. Groundhog

31. Muskrat

32. Rat

33. Alabama Beach Mouse • Peromyscus polionotus ammobates

35. The Truth

36. Hamster

37. Most hamster Species _______ ______________

38. Beaver

39. Lemming Movie

40. Jerboa • Found in _______, • And____________

41. Gerbil

42. Prairie Dog

43. Mole Rat