Mammals Flashcards
1
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Name the 12 mammalian orders
A
Monotremata - egg layers
Marsupialla - marsupials
Afrotheria - elephants, manatees, aardvarks
Xenarthra - armadillos, sloths, ant eaters
Euarchonta - colugos, tree shrews, primates
Gilres - rodents and Lagomorphs (rabbits etc)
Eullipotyphia - hedgehogs
Chiroptera - bats
Cetartiodactyla - cetaceans and even toed
Perissodactyla - horses, rhinos, tapirs (odd toed)
Pholldota - pangolins and scaly anteaters
Carnivora - carnivores
2
Q
Main points about mammals
A
5400 spp. - extremely diverse morphology (bat to whales)
Split into eutheria (placental) theirs (placental and marsupial) and prototheria (monotremes)
Major distinguishing characteristics - lactation and hair
