Eutherian classification and insectivores Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 4 superorders of Eutheria?
which two are most closely related ?
A
Afrotheria
Xenarthra
Laurasiatheria
Eurchontoglires
L+E most related
2
Q
What order is the most species?
A
Rodentia
3
Q
What orders are in Xenarthra? Families in each?
A
Cingulata -Dasypodidae Pilosa -Bradypodidae -Megalonychidae -Cyclopedidae -Myremecophagidae
4
Q
What orders are in Euarchontoglires?
SPRDL
A
Primates Dermoptera Scandentia Rodentia Lagomorpha
5
Q
What orders are in Laurasiatheria?
A
Chiroptera Carnivora Perissodactyla Cetartiodactyla Pholidota Eulipotyphla
6
Q
What orders are in Afrotheria
A
Afrosoricida Macroscelidea Tubulidentata Proboscidea Sirenia Hyracoidea
7
Q
two suborders in chiroptera
A
Yinpterochiroptera
Yangochiropters