Mr. Egenrieder's Career Center Animal Taxonomy

Jim Egenrieder's Advanced Animal Science
Career Center Lab Animal Taxonomy Guide

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Phylogeny
Taxonomy

Phylogeny

The following phylogeny is based on the most up-to-date theories as assembled by the University of Arizona Tree of Life project. Some of the phylogenetic relationships listed below are still under debate, and some are controversial. Nevertheless, references are available, and it's all thought-provoking from an evolutionary perspective.

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Eukaryota (organisms with nucleated cells)
Metazoa (animals)
Chordata (hagfishes and vertebrates)
    Craniata (animals with skulls)
      Vertebrata (animals with backbones )
        Teleostomi (monophyly is currently debated)
          Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
            Osteichthyes (lobe-finned fishes & tetrapods)
              Sarcopterygii (tetrapods and other digit-bearing vertebrates)
                Amniota (reptiles, mammals, birds, dinosaurs, etc.)
                  Synapsida (mammals)
                    Theriodontia
                     Mammalia (recent mammals)
                         Marsupialia (opossums, kangaroos, etc.)
                         Eutheria (placental mammals)
                           Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares, and pikas)
                           Rodentia (mice, rats, squirrels, gophers, porcupines, beavers, etc.)
                           Insectivora (shrews, moles, hedgehogs, etc.)
                           Carnivora (dogs, cats, bears, raccoons, weasels, mongooses, hyenas, seals, walruses)
                           Artiodactyla (pigs, deer, cattle, goats, sheep)
                  Diapsida (lizards, sphenodon, crocodylians, birds, and their extinct relatives)
                    Archosauromorpha
                      Archosauria   (living birds, dinosaurs, crocodiles, and their relatives)
                        Dinosauria   (Dinosaurs and birds)
                            Ornithischia   (bird-hipped plant-eating dinosaurs)
                          Saurischia
                            Sauropodomorpha   (long-necked plant-eating dinosaurs)
                            Theropoda (bipedal predatory dinosaurs, including birds)
                              Coelurosauria   (tyrannosaurs, Oviraptor, Velociraptor, birds, and relatives)
                                Maniraptora
                                  Aves (birds)
                                    Neornithes   (modern birds)
                                      Galliformes (megapodes, guans, grouse, pheasants, guineafowl, turkeys)
                                      Psittaciformes (parrots, cockatoos, macaws)
                                      Columbiformes (pigeons, doves)
                Amphibia (living amphibians)
                  Salientia or Anura (amphibians without tails - frogs and toads)
                    Neobatrachia (higher frogs)

Taxonomy
Mammalia (mammals)
Aves (birds)
Reptilia (reptiles)
Amphibia (amphibians)
Osteichthyes (fishes)
Arthropoda (insects)

MAMMALIA        Jim Egenrieder's Advanced Animal Science Class

Common Name Order Family Genus and Species Other

Mice Rodentia Muridae Murinanae Mus musculus http://nmnhwww.si.edu/cgi-bin/wdb/msw/names/query/23355

Rats Rodentia Muridae Murinae Rattus norvegicus http://nmnhwww.si.edu/cgi-bin/wdb/msw/names/query/23512

Syrian (Golden) Hamster Rodentia Cricetidae Mesocrictus auratus sometimes called Golden hamster
http://netvet.wustl.edu/species/hamsters/hamstbio.txt

Gerbil Rodentia Muridae Gerbillinae Gerbillus http://nmnhwww.si.edu/cgi-bin/wdb/msw/names/query/22186

Spiny mice Rodentia Muridae murinae Acomys cahirinus Two subspeicies: Acomys cahirinus cahirinus
(Egyptian Spiny Mice) and Acomys cahirinus dimmidiatus (Arabian or Cairo Spiny Mice).

Guinea pig Rodentia Caviidae Cavia porcellus http://netvet.wustl.edu/species/guinea/guinpig.txt
No longer found in the wild.

Chinchilla Rodentia Chinchillidae Chinchilla lanigera http://www.phillyzoo.org/pz0086.htm

Prairie dog Rodentia Sciuridae Cynomys ludovidianus http://www.phillyzoo.org/pz0039.htm

African Hedgehog Insectivora Erinaceidae Atelerix spp. 4 species: Atelerix albiventris (Four-toed hedgehog), Atelerix algirus (Algerian hedgehog), Atelerix frontalis (Southern African hedgehog), Atelerix sclateri (Somali hedgehog)

Sugar Glider Marsupalia Petauridae Petaurus breviceps http://www.phillyzoo.org/pz0174.htm

Goats Artiodactylia Bovidae Capra hircus http://www.antelopetag.org/taxon.htm

Sheep Artiodactylia Bovidae Ovis aries http://www.antelopetag.org/taxon.htm

Rabbit Lagomorpha Leporidae Oryctologus cuniculus http://www.phillyzoo.org/pz0073.htm

Dogs - German Shorthaired Pointer Carnivora Canidae Canis familiaris

Dogs - Husky Carnivora Canidae Canis familiaris

Cat - American shorthair Carnivora Felis domesticus

Domestic Ferret Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela putorius furo Same as European polecat (M. putorius putorius).

REPTILIA       Jim Egenrieder's Advanced Animal Science Class

Common Name Order Family Genus and Species Other

Sinaloan Milk Snake Squamata Colubridae Colubrinae Lampropeltis triangulum sinoloe http://thesnake.org/cols.html#48

Mexican Rosy Boa Squamata Lichanura trivirgata trivirgata http://members.aol.com/lichanura2/key.htm

Corn Snake Squamata Colubridae Colubrinae Elaphe guttata guttata http://thesnake.org/cols.html
Same species as Red rat snake. Subspecies??

Rainbow Boa Squamata Epicrates cenchria gaigei Nine subspecies; brazilian is most common. Ours may be peruvian.

California King Snake Squamata Colubridae Colubrinae Lampropeltis getulus californiae http://thesnake.org/cols.html

Inland (or Central) Bearded Dragons Squamata Agamidae Pogona vitticeps http://acmepet.petsmart.com/reptile/library/bdragon.html

Leopard Geckos Squamata Gekkonidae Eublepharis macularius Color morphs at http://www.breptiles.com/morphs.html

Madagaskar Day Geckos Squamata Gekkonidae
Gekkoninae Phelsuma madagascariensis 3 subspecies
http://daygecko.com/html/p_madagascariensis.html

Iguanas Squamata Iguanidae Iguana iguana http://www.phillyzoo.org/pz0129.htm

Chameleon Squamata

Eastern Box Turtle Chelonia Emydidae Terrapene carolina carolina http://www.phillyzoo.org/pz0063.htm

Musk Turtle Chelonia Testudinae

Diamond Back Terrapin Chelonia Testudinae

AMPHIBIA       Jim Egenrieder's Advanced Animal Science Class

Common Name Order Family Genus and Species Other

Oriental Fire-Belly Toads Anura Discoglossidae Bombina orientalis

Ornate Hornfrogs Anura Leptodactulidae Ceratophrys ornata Ceratophrys ornata(Bell's ornated horned frog)
Ceratophrys cranwelli(Chacoan horned frog)
Ceratophrys cornuta(Surinam horned frog)
Ceratophrys calcarata(Colombian horned frog)
Ceratophrys aurita(Brazillian horned frog)

White's Treefrogs Anura Hylidae Litoria caerulea http://natzoo.si.edu/photos/215070s.htm

AVES       Jim Egenrieder's Advanced Animal Science Class

Common Name Order Family Genus and Species Other

Ringed Turtle-Dove Columbiformes Columbidae Streptopelia risoria Source: National Geographic Birds of North America

Chicken Galliformes Gallidae Gallus gallus Most domestic chickens

Parakeets or Budgies Psittaciformes Psittacidae Psittacinae (Tribe Araini) Melopsittacus undulatus Budge (Melopsittacus undulatus) is the most common cage bird of the 30 Genera and 115 species of parakeets.
http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/3/0,5716,108278+12+105935,00.html

Cockatiels Psittaciformes Psittacidae Nymphicus hollandicus

Goffin's Cockatoo Psittaciformes Cacatuidae Cacatuinae Cacatua goffini http://www.mailbag.com/users/avigene/birdlist.htm

Indian Ringneck parrots Psittaciformes Psittacidae Psittacula krameri

Lovebirds Psittaciformes Psittacidae Agapornis personata

ARTHROPODA       Jim Egenrieder's Advanced Animal Science Class

Common Name Order Family Genus and Species Other

Tarantula Aranae http://www.tarantulas.com/main.htm

Horseshoe Crab Arthropoda Merostomata Limulus polyphemus http://www.york.biosis.org/zrdocs/zoolinfo/grp_crus.htm

Crayfish Arthropoda Astacidea Cambarus spp. Arlington speices: Cambarus diogenes diogenes,
Cambarus acuminatus, Cambarus bartonii bartonii
Cambarus robustus, Fallicambarus uhleri, Orconectes immunis

Crickets Orthoptera

Mealworms Coleoptera

OSTEICTHYES      Jim Egenrieder's Advanced Animal Science Class

Common Name Order Family Genus and Species Other

Northern hog sucker Teleostei Perciformes Hypentelium nigricans http://www.deepwater.org/aas/arlington-animals.htm

White sucker Teleostei Perciformes Catostomus commersoni http://www.deepwater.org/aas/arlington-animals.htm

Green Sunfish Teleostei Perciformes Lepomis cyanellus http://www.deepwater.org/aas/arlington-animals.htm

Peacock Eel Teleostei Perciformes Macrognathus spp. http://www.fish2u.com/fish2u/peacockeel.html

MAMMALIA Jim Egenrieder's Advanced Animal Science Class
Common Name	Order	Family	Genus and Species	Other
Mice	Rodentia	Muridae Murinanae	Mus musculus	http://nmnhwww.si.edu/cgi-bin/wdb/msw/names/query/23355
Rats	Rodentia	Muridae Murinae	Rattus norvegicus	http://nmnhwww.si.edu/cgi-bin/wdb/msw/names/query/23512
Syrian (Golden) Hamster	Rodentia	Cricetidae	Mesocrictus auratus	sometimes called Golden hamster http://netvet.wustl.edu/species/hamsters/hamstbio.txt
Gerbil	Rodentia	Muridae Gerbillinae	Gerbillus	http://nmnhwww.si.edu/cgi-bin/wdb/msw/names/query/22186
Spiny mice	Rodentia	Muridae murinae	Acomys cahirinus	Two subspeicies: Acomys cahirinus cahirinus (Egyptian Spiny Mice) and Acomys cahirinus dimmidiatus (Arabian or Cairo Spiny Mice).
Guinea pig	Rodentia	Caviidae	Cavia porcellus	http://netvet.wustl.edu/species/guinea/guinpig.txt No longer found in the wild.
Chinchilla	Rodentia	Chinchillidae	Chinchilla lanigera	http://www.phillyzoo.org/pz0086.htm
Prairie dog	Rodentia	Sciuridae	Cynomys ludovidianus	http://www.phillyzoo.org/pz0039.htm
African Hedgehog	Insectivora	Erinaceidae	Atelerix spp.	4 species: Atelerix albiventris (Four-toed hedgehog), Atelerix algirus (Algerian hedgehog), Atelerix frontalis (Southern African hedgehog), Atelerix sclateri (Somali hedgehog)
Sugar Glider	Marsupalia	Petauridae	Petaurus breviceps	http://www.phillyzoo.org/pz0174.htm
Goats	Artiodactylia	Bovidae	Capra hircus	http://www.antelopetag.org/taxon.htm
Sheep	Artiodactylia	Bovidae	Ovis aries	http://www.antelopetag.org/taxon.htm
Rabbit	Lagomorpha	Leporidae	Oryctologus cuniculus	http://www.phillyzoo.org/pz0073.htm
Dogs - German Shorthaired Pointer	Carnivora	Canidae	Canis familiaris
Dogs - Husky	Carnivora	Canidae	Canis familiaris
Cat - American shorthair	Carnivora	Felis	domesticus
Domestic Ferret	Carnivora	Mustelidae	Mustela putorius furo	Same as European polecat (M. putorius putorius).

REPTILIA Jim Egenrieder's Advanced Animal Science Class
Common Name	Order	Family	Genus and Species	Other
Sinaloan Milk Snake	Squamata	Colubridae Colubrinae	Lampropeltis triangulum sinoloe	http://thesnake.org/cols.html#48
Mexican Rosy Boa	Squamata		Lichanura trivirgata trivirgata	http://members.aol.com/lichanura2/key.htm
Corn Snake	Squamata	Colubridae Colubrinae	Elaphe guttata guttata	http://thesnake.org/cols.html Same species as Red rat snake. Subspecies??
Rainbow Boa	Squamata		Epicrates cenchria gaigei	Nine subspecies; brazilian is most common. Ours may be peruvian.
California King Snake	Squamata	Colubridae Colubrinae	Lampropeltis getulus californiae	http://thesnake.org/cols.html
Inland (or Central) Bearded Dragons	Squamata	Agamidae	Pogona vitticeps	http://acmepet.petsmart.com/reptile/library/bdragon.html
Leopard Geckos	Squamata	Gekkonidae	Eublepharis macularius	Color morphs at http://www.breptiles.com/morphs.html
Madagaskar Day Geckos	Squamata	Gekkonidae Gekkoninae	Phelsuma madagascariensis	3 subspecies http://daygecko.com/html/p_madagascariensis.html
Iguanas	Squamata	Iguanidae	Iguana iguana	http://www.phillyzoo.org/pz0129.htm
Chameleon	Squamata
Eastern Box Turtle	Chelonia	Emydidae	Terrapene carolina carolina	http://www.phillyzoo.org/pz0063.htm
Musk Turtle	Chelonia	Testudinae
Diamond Back Terrapin	Chelonia	Testudinae

AMPHIBIA Jim Egenrieder's Advanced Animal Science Class
Common Name	Order	Family	Genus and Species	Other
Oriental Fire-Belly Toads	Anura	Discoglossidae	Bombina orientalis
Ornate Hornfrogs	Anura	Leptodactulidae	Ceratophrys ornata	Ceratophrys ornata(Bell's ornated horned frog) Ceratophrys cranwelli(Chacoan horned frog) Ceratophrys cornuta(Surinam horned frog) Ceratophrys calcarata(Colombian horned frog) Ceratophrys aurita(Brazillian horned frog)
White's Treefrogs	Anura	Hylidae	Litoria caerulea	http://natzoo.si.edu/photos/215070s.htm

AVES Jim Egenrieder's Advanced Animal Science Class
Common Name	Order	Family	Genus and Species	Other
Ringed Turtle-Dove	Columbiformes	Columbidae	Streptopelia risoria	Source: National Geographic Birds of North America
Chicken	Galliformes	Gallidae	Gallus gallus	Most domestic chickens
Parakeets or Budgies	Psittaciformes	Psittacidae Psittacinae (Tribe Araini)	Melopsittacus undulatus	Budge (Melopsittacus undulatus) is the most common cage bird of the 30 Genera and 115 species of parakeets. http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/3/0,5716,108278+12+105935,00.html
Cockatiels	Psittaciformes	Psittacidae	Nymphicus hollandicus
Goffin's Cockatoo	Psittaciformes	Cacatuidae Cacatuinae	Cacatua goffini	http://www.mailbag.com/users/avigene/birdlist.htm
Indian Ringneck parrots	Psittaciformes	Psittacidae	Psittacula krameri
Lovebirds	Psittaciformes	Psittacidae	Agapornis personata

ARTHROPODA Jim Egenrieder's Advanced Animal Science Class
Common Name	Order	Family	Genus and Species	Other
Tarantula	Aranae			http://www.tarantulas.com/main.htm
Horseshoe Crab	Arthropoda	Merostomata	Limulus polyphemus	http://www.york.biosis.org/zrdocs/zoolinfo/grp_crus.htm
Crayfish	Arthropoda	Astacidea	Cambarus spp.	Arlington speices: Cambarus diogenes diogenes, Cambarus acuminatus, Cambarus bartonii bartonii Cambarus robustus, Fallicambarus uhleri, Orconectes immunis
Crickets	Orthoptera
Mealworms	Coleoptera

OSTEICTHYES Jim Egenrieder's Advanced Animal Science Class
Common Name	Order	Family	Genus and Species	Other
Northern hog sucker	Teleostei Perciformes		Hypentelium nigricans	http://www.deepwater.org/aas/arlington-animals.htm
White sucker	Teleostei Perciformes		Catostomus commersoni	http://www.deepwater.org/aas/arlington-animals.htm
Green Sunfish	Teleostei Perciformes		Lepomis cyanellus	http://www.deepwater.org/aas/arlington-animals.htm
Peacock Eel	Teleostei Perciformes		Macrognathus spp.	http://www.fish2u.com/fish2u/peacockeel.html