Mammals Flashcards
Mammary Glands
produce and secrete milk for young
hair
Insulation, camouflage , sensory,waterproofing, signals
endothermic
warm blooded
insectivores
bug eaters, moles and shrews
carnivores
meat eaters
omnivores
plant and meat eaters
ruminant herbivores
contain special bateria in stomaches for digestion of cellulose
Incisors
narrow teeth in the front of the mouth
molars
teeth for grinding up food, in the back of the mouth
canines
longer pointed teeth for meat ripping
monotremes
mammal that lays an egg
marsupials
pouch
placental
have placenta
Chiroptera
can fly
primates
mokeys apes and humans
xenarthra
anteaters sloths and armadillos
rodentia
gnawing animals
lagomorpha
rabbits and hares
proboscidea
elephants
sirenia
manatees
perissodactyla
hoofed animals, 1 or 3 toes
artiodactyla
hoofed animals, 2 or 4 toes
cetacea
whales, dolphins, porpoises
Therapsids
mammal and reptile characteristics