Mammal Orders Flashcards
0
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Marsupialia
A
Pouched mammals
Koala, wombat, kangaroo
1
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Order monotremata
A
One hole
Egg laying mammals
Duckbill platypus, spiny ant eater
2
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Insectivora
A
Insect eaters
Shrew, moles, hedgehogs
3
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Chiroptera
A
“Hand wing”
Bats
4
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Rodencia
A
“Gnawing”
Rats mice gophers porcupines
5
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LAgomorpha
A
“Hare form”
Hopping organisms , rabbits, hares
6
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Edentata
A
“Without teeth”
Sloth , armadillo, anteater
7
Q
Cetacea
A
“Whale”
Blue whale, fin whales, humpback whale, grey whale, minke whale
8
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Proboscidea
A
“That which examines”
Elephants
9
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Perissodactyla
A
“Odd # of toes”
Horses , zebra , asses , donkey, topair, rhino
10
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Artiodactyla
A
even # of toes
Deer moose elk goats cattle bison buffalo
11
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Primata
A
“First”
Monkey, ape , gorilla
12
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Carnivora
A
“Meat eaters”
Wolves dogs cats bears lions
