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Of Mice and Mange Trivia Quiz

Rodents have gone extinct in alarming numbers, and they are an important part of the ecosystem. Let us take a look at some of these animals.

A photo quiz by dcpddc478. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
dcpddc478

Time
3 mins

Type
Photo Quiz

Quiz #
393,596

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Megalomys luciae was known by which name? Hint

Chilean giant rat

Rice paddy mouse

Saint Joseph rat

Saint Lucia pilorie

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Desmarest's pilorie was a rat that made its home on which island? Hint

Canary Islands

Easter Island

Martinique

Mauritius

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which animal was probably responsible for the extinction of the Maclear's rat? Hint

Mongoose

Civet

Cat

Black rat

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where did the Gould's mouse make its home? Hint

In trees

In lily pads

It did not have a home

Underground

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where did the lesser stick-nest rat get its name? Hint

It made large nests made of sticks

It ate sticks from cedar trees

It used its tail as bait for prey

It looked like a stick

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Little Swan Island hutia died out after which of these occurrences? Hint

Introduction of civets

Major avalanches caused by mining

Hurricane Janet

Diseases brought by rats

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Question 7 of 10

7. The bulldog rat made its home in Wales.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. The white-footed rabbit-rat was called the gnar-ruck locally. What did this name mean? Hint

Halloween mouse

Valentine rat

Rabbit-biscuit

Mouse-cookie

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Bramble Cay melomys is known by which other name? Hint

Bramble Cay mosaic-tailed rat

Bramble Cay hairless rat

Hoofer rat

Dangle rat

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Question 10 of 10

10. Castoroides is an extinct rodent that lived in Antarctica.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Megalomys luciae was known by which name?

Answer: Saint Lucia pilorie

The Megalomys luciae, also known as the Saint Lucia pilorie, was a rodent that lived on the island of Saint Lucia in the eastern Caribbean. It had slender claws and was as big as a house cat. It died out in 1881.

2. The Desmarest's pilorie was a rat that made its home on which island?

Answer: Martinique

This rat, that was as big as house cat, was one of the first animals to go extinct in the 20th century. Between the introduction of the mongoose and volcanic eruptions this animal was extinct by 1902. It was a major pest in the island's coconut plantations.

3. Which animal was probably responsible for the extinction of the Maclear's rat?

Answer: Black rat

The black rat was introduced to Christmas Island in the mid 1800s and by 1903 the Maclear's rat was extinct. It was thought that the black rat spread diseases to the Maclear's rat. It was unafraid of humans and would run all over their camps.

4. Where did the Gould's mouse make its home?

Answer: Underground

The Gould's mouse lived in eastern Australia. It made an underground burrow that it lined with grass. This is where they had their babies and raised their young. Introduced species of rats and mice brought diseases to which the Gould's mouse was not immune and they died out.

5. Where did the lesser stick-nest rat get its name?

Answer: It made large nests made of sticks

Declared extinct in 2016, the lesser stick-nest rat made large nests made of sticks. It probably died out from competition with sheep and cattle. It was sometimes kept as a pet.

6. The Little Swan Island hutia died out after which of these occurrences?

Answer: Hurricane Janet

Hurricane Janet, in 1955, helped cause the demise of this rodent. This hurricane hit Swan Island and the country of Honduras in the Caribbean. The final reason these rodents died out was house cats who hunted them for food.

7. The bulldog rat made its home in Wales.

Answer: False

The Christmas Island bulldog rat was a large rat that lived inland. A combination of factors lead to the demise of this rodent. Probably diseases brought in by the black rat caused the most deaths. These were sluggish animals that did not climb trees.

8. The white-footed rabbit-rat was called the gnar-ruck locally. What did this name mean?

Answer: Rabbit-biscuit

This native Australian mouse was a major problem for the first European settlers of this land. Its populations were damaged by the introduction of the black rat, farming and cats. It was one of the largest rodents in Australia and was nocturnal and arboreal.

9. The Bramble Cay melomys is known by which other name?

Answer: Bramble Cay mosaic-tailed rat

The Bramble Cay mosaic-tailed rat was the first animal thought to have died out due to Global Warming. It was a burrowing rodent which lived in the fields of Australia.

10. Castoroides is an extinct rodent that lived in Antarctica.

Answer: False

Castoroides were a large beaver species that lived in the Pleistocene. These extra large beavers lived in North America. They could be as much as six feet long.

Source: Author dcpddc478

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