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Mammals Flashcards

1
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Order monotremata example

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Platypus

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Order monotremata (platypus)

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Lays eggs
Has cloaca

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Order Artiodactyla example

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Cow
Sheep
Goat

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Order artiodactyla characteristics

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Hoofed mammals
Even # of toes
Large grazing mammals

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5
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Order rodentia example

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Mouse, chinchilla

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Order rodentia characteristics

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Single pair of long incisors
Gnawing mammals

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7
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Order lagomorpha examples

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Bunnies, rabbits

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Order lagomorpha characteristics

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2 pairs of incisors
Hind legs are for jumping
Herbivores

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Order Carnivora example

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Dogs
Panda bear (herbivores)

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10
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Order Carnivora characteristics

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Most are Carnivorous
Large canines for killing prey

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11
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Order primate example

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Baboon

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12
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Order primate characteristics

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Well developed cerebrum
Opposable thumbs

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13
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Order cetacea example

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Dolphin

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14
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Order cetacea characteristics

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Aquatic animals
Blowhole
Blubber

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15
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Order proboscidea example

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African elephant or Asian

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16
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Order Proboscidea characteristics

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Trunks
Tusks

17
Q

Order marsupiala example

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Kangaroo

18
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Order marsupiala characteristics

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Pouches animals
Australia

19
Q

Order perissodactyla example

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Rhinoceros

20
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Order perissodactyla characteristics

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Hoofed
Odd number of toes

21
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Order Xenarthra example

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Armadillo
Sloth

22
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Order xenarthra characteristics

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Teeth without enamel or none

23
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Order chiroptera example

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Bat

24
Q

Order chiroptera characteristics

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Winged mammals
1/5 of all mammal species

25
Q

Order insectirora example

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Mole
Shrews

26
Q

Order insectirora characteristics

A

Long snouts
Insect eaters
Diggers

27
Q

Order sirenia examples

A

Manatee- Florida
Dugong- Japan

28
Q

Order sirenia characteristics

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Herbivores
Shallow water
Slow moving

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