Rat Vole Mouse Shrew Mole BirdSkull &

Mandible(jaw)

Tooth Type Lobed Angled Lobed Pointed Pointed None

Scapula(shoulder blade)

Pelvis(hip)

Humerus(upper front leg)

Radius/Ulna(lower front leg)

Femur(upper hind leg)

Tibia/Fibula(lower hind leg)

Ribs

Vertebrae(bones of back

and tail)

Bones

Cheek Teeth Types

Bone Identification Chart

Teeth

Incisors(front teeth)

Cheek Teeth

Lobed Angled Pointed

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Cau

dal

ver

teb

rae

Sacr

um

Lum

bar

ver

teb

rae

Thor

acic

ver

teb

rae

Cer

vica

l ver

teb

rae

Skul

l

Scap

ula

Hum

erus

Uln

a/R

adiu

s

Fib

ula/

Tib

ia

Rib

s

Fem

urPe

lvis

Rode

nt S

kele

ton

Diag

ram

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