Bone Identification Chart
Teeth
Cheek Teeth
Cheek
Teeth
Types
Incisors
(front teeth)
Lobed
Angled
Pointed
Bones
Rat
Vole
Mouse
Shrew
Mole
Bird
Lobed
Angled
Lobed
Pointed
Pointed
None
Skull &
Mandible
(jaw)
Tooth Type
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)
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Pelvis
Caudal vertebrae
Sacrum
Femur
Lumbar vertebrae
Rodent Skeleton Diagram
Fibula/Tibia
Cervical vertebrae
Ulna/Radius
Ribs
Thoracic vertebrae
Humerus
Scapula
Skull