Mammal Classification—A Comparison, 4

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Traditional McKenna/Bell (1997)
Artiodactyla: Even-toed Ungulates
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Suborder Suiformes: Pig-like Artiodactyls
Suidae: Pigs (Not native to New World)
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Sus scrofa: Pig (Introduced)
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Tayassuidae: Peccaries
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Tayassu tajacu: Collared Peccary
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Suborder Tylopoda: Camel-like Artiodactyls
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Suborder Ruminantia: Ruminants
Cervidae: Deer
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Cervus elaphus: Wapiti ("Elk")
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Odocoileus hemionus: Mule Deer
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Odocoileus virginianus: White-tailed Deer
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Antilocapridae: Pronghorns (sometimes considered bovids)
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Antilocapra americana: Pronghorn
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Bovidae: Cattle and Antelope-like Artiodactyls
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Bison bison: Bison (= Bos bison)
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Ovis canadensis: Bighorn Sheep
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Ovis aries: Domestic Sheep
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Capra hircus: Domestic Goat
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Grandorder Anagalida
Order Macroscelidea:Elephant Shrews Mirorder Macroscelidea
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Mirorder Simplicidentata: Rodents
Order Rodentia: Rodents
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Suborder Sciurognathi =Suborders Sciuromorpha and Myomorpha
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Sciuromorpha: Squirrel-like: Rodents
Aplodontidae: Mountain Beavers
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Sciuridae: Squirrels
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Ammospermophilus interpres: Texas Antelope Squirrel
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Cynomys gunnisoni: Gunnison's Prairie Dog
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Cynomys ludovicianus: Black-tailed Prairie Dog
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Marmota flaviventris: Yellow-bellied Marmot
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Sciurus aberti: Abert's Squirrel
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Spermophilus lateralis: Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
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Spermophilus mexicanus: Mexican Ground Squirrel
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Spermophilus spilosoma: Spotted Ground Squirrel
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Spermophilus tridecemlineatus: Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
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Spermophilus variegatus: Rock Squirrel
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Tamias canipes: Gray-footed Chipmunk
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Tamias cinereicollis: Gray-collared Chipmunk
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Tamias dorsalis: Cliff Chipmunk
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Tamias minimus: Least Chipmunk
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Tamias quadrivittatus: Colorado Chipmunk
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Tamiasciurus hudsonicus: Red Squirrel
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Geomyidae: Pocket Gophers =Geomyinae; Placed in Suborder Myomorpha; Geomyidae includes Heteromyidae
Cratogeomys castanops: Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher
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Geomys arenarius: Desert Pocket Gopher
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Thomomys bottae: Botta's Pocket Gopher
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Heteromyidae: Heteromyid Rodents Heteromyinae
Chaetodipus bailey: Bailey's Pocket Mouse
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Chaetodipus hispidus: Hispid Pocket Mouse
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Chaetodipus intermedius: Rock Pocket Mouse
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Chaetodipus penicillatus: Desert Pocket Mouse
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Dipodomys merriami: Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
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Dipodomys ordii: Ord's Kangaroo Rat
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Dipdomys spectabilis: Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat
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Perognathus flavescens: Plains Pocket Mouse
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Perognathus flavus: Silky Pocket Mouse
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Castoridae: Beavers
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Castor canadensis: Beaver
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Suborder Myomorpha: Mouse-like Rodents
Muridae: Rats, Mice, and Voles
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Sigmodontinae: New World Rats and Mice
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Neotoma albigula: White-throated Packrat
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Neotoma cinerea: Bushy-tailed Packrat
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Neotoma mexicana: Mexican Packrat
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Neotoma micropus: Southern Plains Packrat
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Neotoma stephensi: Stephens' Packrat
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Onychomys arenicola: Mearns' Grasshopper Mouse
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Onychomys leucogaster: Northern Grasshopper Mouse
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Peromyscus boylii: Brush Mouse
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Peromyscus difficilis: Rock Mouse
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Peromyscus eremicus: Cactus Mouse
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Peromyscus leucopus: White-footed Mouse
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Peromyscus maniculatus: Deer Mouse
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Peromyscus pectoralis: White-ankled Mouse
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Peromyscus truei: Pinyon Mouse
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Reithrodontomys fulvescens: Fulvous Harvest Mouse
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Reithrodontomys megalotis: Western Harvest Mouse
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Reithrodontomys montanus: Plains Harvest Mouse
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Sigmodon arizonae: Arizona Cotton Rat
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Sigmodon fulviventer: Tawny-bellied Cotton Rat
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Sigmodon hispidus: Hispid Cotton Rat
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Sigmodon ochrognathus: Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat.
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Arvicolinae: Arvicoline Rodents
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Microtus longicaudus: Long-tailed Vole
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Microtus mexicanus: Mexican Vole
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Microtus montanus: Montane Vole
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Microtus ochrogaster: Prairie Vole
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Microtus pennsylvanicus: Meadow Vole
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Ondatra zibethicus: Muskrat
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Murinae: Old World Rats and Mice
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Mus musculus: House Mouse
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Rattus norvegicus: Norway Rat
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Rattus rattus: Black Rat
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Dipodidae: Birch Mice, Jumping Mice, and Jerboas
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Zapodinae: Jumping Mice
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Zapus princeps:Western Jumping Mouse
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Suborder Hystricognatha: Hystricomorpha Rodents
Erethizontidae: New World Porcupines
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Erethizon dorsatum: Porcupine
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Mirorder Duplicidentata: Rabbit-like Animals
Order Lagomorpha: Lagomorphs
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Leporidae: Hares and Rabbits
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Lepus californicus: Black-tailed Jack Rabbit
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Sylvilagus audubonii: Desert Cottontail
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Sylvilagus floridanus: Eastern Cottontail
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Sylvilagus nuttallii: Nuttall's Cottontail
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Order Hyracoidea: Hyraxes Order Uranotheria, Suborder Hyracoidea
Order Proboscidea: Elephants Parvorder Proboscidea
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Latest Update: 17 Jul 2005