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Monotremes and metatheria Flashcards

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Infraclass Metatheria

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Superorders Ameridelphia, Australidelphia

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Order Monotremata

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Subclass Prototheria
Families:
-Ornithorynchidae
-Tachyglossidae

-platypus, echidna

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Order Didelphimorphia

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-possums

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Superorder Ameridelphia
Family Didelphidae
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Order Paucituberculata

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-shrew opossums, no specimens available

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Superorder Ameridelphia
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Superorder Australidelphia

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Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Orders Microbiotheria, Notoryctemorphia, Dasyuromorphia, Paramelemorphia, Diprotodontia
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Order Microbiotheria

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-monito del monte

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Superorder Australidelphia
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Order Notoryctemorphia

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-marsupial moles, no specimens available

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Superorder Australidelphia
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Order Dasyuromorphia

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ex. Tasmanian devil

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Superorder Australidelphia

Family Dasyuridae

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Order Paramelemorphia

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-bandicoots and bilbies

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Superorder Australidelphia

Family Paramelidae

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Order Diprotodontia

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-other marsupials

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Superorder Australidelphia
Families:
-Acrobatidae
-Petauridae
-Psuedocheiridae
-Macropodidae
-Phalangeridae
-Potoridae
-Phascolarctidae
-Vombatidae
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Didelphis virginiana

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Virginia opossum

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Order Didelphimorphia
Family Didelphidae
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Family Ornithorynchidae

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  • monotypic
  • Ornithorynchys anatinus

Subclass Prototheria
Order Monotremata
Family Ornithorynchidae

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Family Tachyglossidae

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-echidna
Tachyglossus aculeatus

Subclass Prototheria
Order Monotremata
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Ornithorynchus anatinus

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Platypus

Subclass Prototheria
Order Monotremata
Family Ornithorynchidae

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Tachyglossus aculeatus

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Echidna

Subclass Prototheria
Order Monotremata
Family Tachyglossidae

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Family Dasyuridae

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-carnivorous marsupials
Ex. Tasmanian devil

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Order Dasyuromorphia
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Family Didelphidae

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Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Order Didelphimorphia
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Sarcophilus harrisii

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Tasmanian devil

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Order Dasyuromorphia
Family Dasyuridae

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Family Peramelidae

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Australian bandicoots and bilbies

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Order Peramelemorphia
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Family Acrobatidae

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Marsupial flying squirrels

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Order Diprotodontia
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Family Petauridae

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Flying squirrels

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Order Diprotodontia
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Family Pseudocheiridae

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Ring-tailed possums

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Order Diprotodontia
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Family Macropodidae

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Large bipedal herbivores

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Order Diprotodontia
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Family Phalangeridae

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Arboreal possums and cuscuses

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Order Diprotodontia
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Family Potoridae

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Potoroos

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Order Diprotodontia
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Family Phascolarctidae

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Australian koala

Superorder Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Order Diprotodontia
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Family Vombatidae

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Wombats

Subclass Theria
Infraclass Metatheria
Order Diprotodontia

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