Mammalia Flashcards
What kind of skull do mammals have
Synapsid
Other characteristics
-hair
-glandular skin
-secondary palate
-three ear bones: malleus, incus, stapes
-diphyodont teeth (usually heterodont)
-diaphram
Parts of glandular skin
-sweat
-sebaceous
-scent
-mammary
What animals are in order monotremata
Duck billed platypus and the echidnas
How many marsupial orders are there
7
How many orders of placental mammals are there
18
What animals are a part of order rodenta
Rodents
What animals are part of order chiroptera
Bats
What animals are part of order primates
Lemurs, monkeys, apes
What animals are part of order carnivora
Dogs, cats, bears, weasels, seals, sea-lions
What animals are part of order cetartiodactyla
Whales and even toed hoofed mammals: deer, cattle, sheep, antelope
What animals are part of order perissodactyla
Odd toed hoofed mammals: horses, tapirs, rhinoceros
Types of horns
-true horns
-antlers
-pronghorn
-giraffes
-rhinoceroses
Ruminant stomach adaptation
-rumen
-reticulum
-omasum
-abomasum
