Mammals Flashcards
Order Dasyuromorphia
Within Marsupials
Family Dasyuridae
Within Dasyuromorphia, small carnivorous mammals, quadrupedal, insect feeders
Subfamily Sminthopsinae
Within Dasyuridae, Planigales, Ningauis, Dunnarts, Kultarr
Subfamily Dasyurinae
Within Dasyiridae, quolls, tasmanian devil, pseudoantechinuses, mulgaras, kaluta, antechinuses, kowary, phascogales.
Family Myrmecobiidae
Within dasyuromorphia, Numbat, true diurnal marsupial, termite feeder, lng tongue with mouth ridges, restricted to two natural and two translocated populations.
Family Thylacinidae
Within dasyutomorphia, only species with male pouch
Order Peramelomorphia
Within Marsupials, bilbies and bandicoots
Family Peramelidae
Within Peramelomorphia, bandicoots, omnivores that consume ltos of things in the ground like fungi
Family Thylacomidae
Within Peramelomorphia, bilbies, longer ears than bandicoot, mainly carnivorous, mainly insects.
Family Chaeropodidae
Within Peramelomorphia, pig footed bandicoot
Order Diprodontia
Within Marsupials
Suborder Macropodiformes
Within Diprodontia
Family Macropodidae
Within macropodiformes, kangaroos and wallabies, foregut fermenters with symbiotic bacteria, pentapedal, + hopping, energy efficient plus 15k, immediate mating
Family Potoroidae
Within Macropodiformes, potoroos and bettongs, prehensile tail, simpler stomach bc feeds on fungi n other stuff it digs for, inc eastern bettong (good0, gilberts potoroo (bad) and brush tailed betong (bad)
Family Hypsiprymnodontidae
Within macropodiformes, musky rat kangaroo, bounds, frugivorous, prehensile tail for carrying nesting, short gestation (19 day)
Suborder Vombatiformes
Within Diprodontia
Suborder Phalangiformes
Within Diprodontia, possums
Family Burramyidae
Within Phalangiformes, pygmy possums
Family Petauridae
Within Phalangeriformes, gliders, including leadbeaters
Family Pseudocheiridae
Within Phalangeriformes, ringtails, inc greater glider
Family Tarsipedidae
Within Phalangeriformes, honey possum