Order INSECTIVORA 



Small animals with complete dentition, teeth sharp-pointed, snout 

 extending beyond mouth 

 Family TALPIDAE Moles 



Arm very short; hand broad, adapted for burrowing; eyes 

 minute, concealed in fur 

 Five genera — Scalopus 

 Scapanus 

 Parascalops 

 Condylura 

 7S[eilrotr!chus 

 Family SORICIDAE Shrews 



Form mouse-like, but with complete dentition; teeth reddish; 

 snout overhanging mouth 

 Six genera — Sorex 



Jsleosorex 

 hiicrosorex 

 CryptoUs 

 Blarina 

 J\loUosorex 

 Order CHIROPTERA Bats 



Mouse-like head and body; fingers elongated to support a membranous 

 wing 



Family PHYLLOSTOMIDAE Leaf-nosed Bats 

 With an upright leaf-like growth on nose 

 One genus — Macrotus 

 Family VESPERTILIONIDAE 



No leaf -like growth on nose; tail included nearly to tip in 



membrane 



Ten genera — Myotis 



Lasionycteris 

 Pip}Strellus 

 Eptesicus 

 Lasiurus 

 Dasypterus 

 J\lycticenis 

 Euderma 

 Corynorhinus 

 Antrozous 

 Family MOLOSSIDAE 



No nose leaf; at least one-half of tail not included in mem- 

 brane 



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