Mammals part c Flashcards
1
Q
Order marsupialia
A
marsupials
2
Q
Order Soricomorpha
A
Shrews and moles
3
Q
Order Chiroptera
A
Bats
feeds on sects
echolocation
hind limbs and weak
knee joint point backwards
4
Q
Torpor
A
males enter torpor daily, reproductive females rarely enter torpor
5
Q
Hibernation
A
prolonged drop in body temperature and metabolic rate
6
Q
Rodentia family beavers
A
Mountain beavers.
Very short tail
white spot just below ear
7
Q
Family Squirrels
A
Northern flying squirrel
8
Q
Order Lagomorpha
A
Lagomorphs (pikas hares rabbits)