Exam 1 Families Flashcards
Tachyglossidae
echidnas
Ornithorhynchidae
duckbilled platypus
Didelphimorphia Didelphidae
opossums
Thalacinidae
Tasmanian Wolf
Myrmechobiidae
numbat
Peramelemorphia
bandicoot
Phascolartcidae
kola
Petauridae
gliding possum
Macropodidae
kangaroos
Erinaceidae
hedgehogs
Solenodontidae
solenodons
Soricidae
shrews
Talpidae
moles
Pteropodidae
old world fruit bats
Molossidae
free-tailed bats
Vespertilionidae
common bats
Lemuridae
lemurs
Cebidae
new world monkeys
Atelidae
howlers and spider monkeys
Cercopithecidae
old world monkeys
Hominidae
“great” apes
Bradypodidae
three toed sloths
Megalonychidae
two toed sloths
Myrmechophagidae
anteaters
Monotremata
echidnas and duckbilled platypus
Didephimorphia
opossums
Dasyuromorphia
Tasmanian wolf and numbat
Diprotodontia
koala, gliding possum, kangaroos
Erinaceomorpha
hedgehogs
Soricomorpha
solenodons, shrews, and moles
Dermoptera Cynocephalidae
gliding lemurs
Macroscelidae Macroscelididae
elephant shrews
Chiroptera
old world fruit bats, free tailed bats, common bats
Scandentia Tupaiidae
tree shrew
Primates
lemurs, new world monkeys, howlers & spider monkeys, old world monkeys, “great” apes
Cingulata Dasypodidae
armadillos
Pilosa
sloths and anteaters
Pholidota Manidae
pangolins