Animal Vendors
Charles River Laboratories
Hilltop Lab Animals
The Jackson Laboratory
Millbrook Breeding Labs
Taconic
Appendix
Lab Animals
Family, Genus, and species of commonly-used laboratory animals
Common Name |
Family |
Genus and species |
Gestation (days) |
Cat |
Felidae |
Felis cattus |
63 |
Cow |
Bovidae |
Bos taurus |
283 |
Dog |
Canidae |
Canis familiaris |
63 |
Ferret |
Mustelidae |
Mustela putorius |
41 |
Gerbil |
Gerbilidae |
Marriones unguiculatus |
24 |
Goat |
Bovidae |
Capra hircus |
150 |
Guinea Pig |
Cavidae |
Cavia porcellus |
68 |
Hampster |
Cricetidae |
Mesocricetus auratus |
15 |
Horse |
Equidae |
Equus caballus |
340 |
Mouse |
Muridae |
Mus musculus |
19 |
Pig |
Suidae |
Sus scofa |
115 |
Rabbit |
Leporidea |
Oryctolagus cuniculus |
31 |
Rat |
Muridae |
Rattus norvegicus |
21 |
Sheep |
Bovidae |
Ovis aries |
150 |
Reptiles
Included below are some of the reptiles housed in LARU or discussed during the Spring 2010 semester.
Black rat snake
Ball python
Snapping turtle
Eastern kingsnake
Pit vipers
Gecko
Anaconda
Monitor lizard
Chameleon
Caimans
