Mammalian Families and Orders (Quiz) Flashcards by Megan Elliott

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Order Monotremata

Family Tachyglossidae

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Order Monotremata

Family Ornithorhynchidae

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Order Didelphimorphia

Family Didelphidae

Opossums

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Order Dasyuromorphia

Family Dasyuridae

Tasmanian devils

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Order Dasyuromorphia

Family Myrmecobiidae

Numbats

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Order Diprotodontia

Family Phascolarctidae

Koalas

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Order Diprotodontia

Family Macropodidae

Kangaroos, wallabies

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Order Diprotodontia

Family Potoroidae

Rat-kangaroos

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Order Diprotodontia

Family Acrobatidae

Marsupial gliders

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Order Diprotodontia

Family Phalangeridae

Phalangers and cuscuses

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Order Notoryctemorphia

Family Notoryctidae

Marsupial mole

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Order Pilosa

Family Myrmecophagidae

Anteaters

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Order Pilosa

Family Megalonychidae

Sloths

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Order Cingulata

Family Dasypodidae

Armadillos

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Order Afrosoricida

Family Tenrecidae

Tenrecs (Madagascar)

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Order Afrosoricida

Family Chrysochloridae

Golden moles

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Order Erinaceomorpha

Family Erinaceidae

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Order Soricomorpha

Family Soricidae

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Order Soricomorpha

Family Talpidae

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Order Macroscelidea

Family Macroscelididae

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Order Tubulidentata

Family Orycteropodidae

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Order Proboscidea

Family Elephantidae

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Order Hyracoidea

Family Procaviidae

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Order Sirenia

Family Trichechidae

Order Dermoptera Family Cynocephalidae Colugos ("flying lemurs")

Order Chiroptera Family Pteropodidae Old world fruit bats, flying foxes

Order Chiroptera Family Vespertilionidae Common bats

Order Chiroptera Family Mormoopidae Leaf-chinned bats

Order Chiroptera Family Phyllostomidae Vampire bats, leaf-nosed bats

Order Scandentia Family Tupaiidae Tree shrews

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Order Primates Suborder Strepsirrhini Family Lorisidae Lorises, pottos

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Order Primates Suborder Strepsirrhini Family Galagidae Galagos, bushbabies

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Order Primates Suborder Strepsirrhini Family Lemuridae Lemurs

Order Primates Suborder Haplorrhini Family Tarsiidae Tarsiers

Order Primates Suborder Haplorrhini Family Cebidae New world monkeys, including Callitrichinae and Cebinae

Order Primates Suborder Haplorrhini Family Atelidae Howler and prehensile-tailed monkeys

Order Primates Suborder Haplorrhini Family Pitheciidae Titi monkeys, sakis, and uakaris

Order Primates Suborder Haplorrhini Family Hylobatidae Gibbons

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Order Primates Suborder Haplorrhini Family Cercopithecidae Subfamilies: Cercopithecines (omnivores, cheek pouch, simple stomach) and Colobus (herbivorous, no cheek pouch, complex stomachs) Old world monkeys

Order Primates Suborder Haplorrhini Family Hominidae Gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees, humans

Order Lagomorpha Family Ochotonidae Pika

Order Lagomorpha Family Leporidae Rabbits and hares