Monday, April 23, 2012

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Gray Squirrel Taxonomy


Hey guys, It's Emma posting again.
I have a picture of a gray squirrel ( Sciurus griseus). I think it's eating something.
 Common name: Gray squirrel
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class: mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Sciurus
Species: Sciurus grieseus

Red Eared Slider Turtle Taxonomy


This is Emma posting on me, shelby, saige and hannah's blog.
Taxonomy of  the red eared slider turtle ( trachemys scripta elegans)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Trachemys
Species: Scripta elegans

Monday, April 16, 2012

Robin Taxonomy


I have a picture of a bird cacaw.

Another robin
This here is your average robin.
It is of the
Kingdom Animalia,
Phylum Chordata,
Class Aves,
Order Passeriformes,
Family Turdidae,
Genus Turdus, and the
Species migratorius

Friday, April 13, 2012

Canada Goose Taxonomy

Common Name: Canadian Goose
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Branta
Species: Branta canadensis

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Dwarf American Toad

Common Name: Dwarf American Toad
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Bufo
Species: B. americanus

Monday, April 9, 2012

White Oak Tree Taxonomy



White Oak Tree
Kingdom: Plantae
Division:  Magnoliophyta
Class:  Magnoliopsida
Order:  Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Species:  Quercus alba
This is a dicot and because of this, it most likely has a tap root. It has netted venation and its margin looks like either undulate or entire. It is a simple pinnate with a lobed shape.

Bitternut Hickory Tree Taxonomy



Bitternut Hickory Tree
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Juglandales
Family: Juglandacae
Genus: Carya
Species: Carya cordiformis

Crimson Clover Taxonomy

Crimson Clover
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabacae
Genus: Trifolium L.
Species: Trifolium incarnatum

Sumac Tree Taxonomy



Common Name: Smooth Sumac Tree
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Rhus L.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Mississippi Map Turtle Taxonomy



Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Graptemys
Species: Graptemys kohnii
This is Myrtle. Murtle is a Mississippi Map Turtle.
Apparently his name is also Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii.
We saved a turtles life today.