igof\ Brimley — Catalogue of Mammals. 5 



varied with grayish white, ears naked, leathery. *L. 28. T. 

 11. The Opossum is found throughout the whole State even 

 in the most thickly settled portions. 



ORDER II. GURES. 



(the rodents or gnawers.) 



Front teeth long, chisel-shaped; cheek teeth broad, short, 

 pat-crowned, a wide toothless space between the front teeth 

 and cheek teeth. 



Five of the American families of this group are found in 

 North Carolina, and may be distinguished as follows: 



FAMILIES OF GLIKES. 



a. Upper front teeth four, the second pair small and placed. 

 directly behind the first pair. Family Leporidae. 

 (Hares and Rabbits.) 



aa. Upper front teeth two. 



b. Tail very broad, flattened from above downwards. 



Family Castoridae. (Beavers.) 

 bb. Tail round or flattened from side to side. 



c. At least four well developed grinding teeth on each 



side in each jaw. Tail bushy. Family Sciuridae. 



(Squirrels.) 



cc. Never more than three well developed grinding teeth 



in each jaw, tail close haired or nearly naked. 



d. Hind feet not greatly elongated. Family Muridae. 



(Rats and Mice.) 

 dd. Hind feet and tail greatly elongated. Family 

 Dipodidae. (Jumping Mice.) 



*L=t3t,:il length of animal from tip of nose to end of tail bone (not to 

 end of hairs on end of tail). 



T=length of tail from root to end of vertebrae (not to end of hairs). 

 Measurements are in inches. 



