1. Taxonomy & Diversity
What critters are we discussing this semester?

2. Taxonomy & Diversity Large (terrestrial) mammals of North America
Game vs. non-game
Big game: hunted v. trapped
Large Ungulates (hoofed animals)
Cervids
Antilocaprids
Bovids
Tayassuids
Suids
Large Furbearers
Canids
Felids
Ursids

3. Taxonomy & Diversity Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata: includes vertebrates
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla: even-toed ungulates Carnivora: flesh-eaters Diprotodontia: kangaroos & allies Perissodactyla: odd-toed ungulates Proboscidea: elephants
Classification often changing

4. Taxonomy & Diversity Order: Artiodactyla usually ruminants
many spp. have horns or antlers
dominant terrestrial herbivores today
>200 spp.

5. Taxonomy & Diversity Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae: deer family Antilocapridae: pronghorn (antelope)
Bovidae: true antelope, cattle, goats, & sheep Tayassuidae: peccaries (pig-like)
Suidae: true pigs Hippopotamidae: hippos Camelidae: camels & llamas Moschidae: musk deer Giraffidae: giraffes & okapi

6. Taxonomy & Diversity Order: Carnivora dogs, cats, bears, & seals
some omnivores
prominent canines
all with anal scent glands
carnivore v. Carnivora

7. Taxonomy & Diversity Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae: bears Canidae: dogs
Felidae: cats
Hyaenidae: hyenas & aardwolf

8. Taxonomy & Diversity Cervidae
Odocoileus hemionus: mule deer, black-tailed deer
Chelsey Faller

9. Taxonomy & Diversity Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus: white-tailed deer
Cailey Thomas

10. Taxonomy & Diversity
Cervidae
Alces alces: moose, elk
Lauren Watine

11. Taxonomy & Diversity Cervidae
Cervis elaphus: American elk, wapiti, red deer
Hunter Slade

12. Taxonomy & Diversity Cervidae Rangifer tarandus: caribou, reindeer
Craig Stokes

13. Taxonomy & Diversity Antilocapridae
Antilocapra americana: pronghorn (antelope)
Justin VanGorder

14. Taxonomy & Diversity Bovidae Oreamnos americanus: N. Am. mountain goat
Danielle Behr

15. Taxonomy & Diversity Bovidae
Ovis canidensis: Rocky Mtn bighorn sheep, desert bighorn sheep
Kristen Mayers

16. Taxonomy & Diversity Bovidae Ovis dalli: Dall’s sheep, Stone’s sheep
Chelsey Faller

17. Taxonomy & Diversity Bovidae Bison bison: American bison
Ovibos moschatus: muskoxen
Tiffany Oliver

18. Taxonomy & Diversity Tayassuidae
Tayassu tajacu: collared peccary, javelina
Tayassu pecari: white-lipped peccary
Celena Letcher

19. Taxonomy & Diversity Suidae
Sus scrofa: European boar, Eurasian wild boar, feral hogs
Old world
Don Coyner, FWC

20. Taxonomy & Diversity Canidae
Canis lupus: gray wolf, timber wolf, Mexican wolf
C.l. familiaris: domestic dog
Canis rufus: red wolf
Lauren Watine

21. Taxonomy & Diversity Felidae Panthera onca: jaguar, tiger
Only New World “panther”
Matthew Barker

22. Taxonomy & Diversity Felidae
Felis concolor: mtn lion, puma, cougar, Florida panther
Danielle Deming

23. Taxonomy & Diversity Ursidae Ursus americanus: Am. black bear
Cailey Thomas

24. Taxonomy & Diversity Ursidae Ursus maritimus: polar bear
Ursus arctos: brown bear, grizzly bear, Kodiak bear
Christina Pilla

25. Taxonomy & Diversity Hybridization most documented in captivity only
black bear x polar bear
polar bear x brown bear

26. Taxonomy & Diversity Hybridization most documented in captivity only
wolf x domestic dog
wolf x coyote
mtn lion x ocelot

27. Taxonomy & Diversity Hybridization Most documented in captivity only
bison x domestic cattle
bison x European bison
bighorn sheep x domestic sheep
bighorn sheep x mouflon sheep

28. Taxonomy & Diversity Hybridization Most documented in captivity only
red deer/elk x sika deer
red deer/elk x sambar deer
red deer/elk x Pere David’s deer
mule deer x white-tailed deer