Mammals Flashcards
Order monotremata example
Platypus
Order monotremata (platypus)
Lays eggs
Has cloaca
Order Artiodactyla example
Cow
Sheep
Goat
Order artiodactyla characteristics
Hoofed mammals
Even # of toes
Large grazing mammals
Order rodentia example
Mouse, chinchilla
Order rodentia characteristics
Single pair of long incisors
Gnawing mammals
Order lagomorpha examples
Bunnies, rabbits
Order lagomorpha characteristics
2 pairs of incisors
Hind legs are for jumping
Herbivores
Order Carnivora example
Dogs
Panda bear (herbivores)
Order Carnivora characteristics
Most are Carnivorous
Large canines for killing prey
Order primate example
Baboon
Order primate characteristics
Well developed cerebrum
Opposable thumbs
Order cetacea example
Dolphin
Order cetacea characteristics
Aquatic animals
Blowhole
Blubber
Order proboscidea example
African elephant or Asian
Order Proboscidea characteristics
Trunks
Tusks
Order marsupiala example
Kangaroo
Order marsupiala characteristics
Pouches animals
Australia
Order perissodactyla example
Rhinoceros
Order perissodactyla characteristics
Hoofed
Odd number of toes
Order Xenarthra example
Armadillo
Sloth
Order xenarthra characteristics
Teeth without enamel or none
Order chiroptera example
Bat
Order chiroptera characteristics
Winged mammals
1/5 of all mammal species
Order insectirora example
Mole
Shrews
Order insectirora characteristics
Long snouts
Insect eaters
Diggers
Order sirenia examples
Manatee- Florida
Dugong- Japan
Order sirenia characteristics
Herbivores
Shallow water
Slow moving