Practical 2 Classifications Flashcards
Class Aves
birds
Order Anseriformes
ducks, geese, swans
Order Accipitriformes
hawks, eagles, vultures
Order Columbiformes
doves, pigeons
Order Piciformes
woodpeckers
Order Passeriformes
perching birds
Class Mammalia
mammals
Order Monotremata
monotremes
Subclass Prototheria
Egg-laying mammals
Subclass Theria
True mammals
Infraclass Metatheria
marsupials
Infraclass Eutheria
placental mammals
Order Chiroptera
bats
Order primates
primates: apes, monkeys
Order Carnivora
canines, felines, bears
Order Rodentia
rodents
Order Artiodactyla
even-toes ungulates (hooved animals)
Suborder Caniformia
dogs, bears, weasels, raccoons, skunks, red panda, walrus, eared seals, true seals
Suborder Feliformia
cats, mongooses, hyenas, civets, meerkats
Infraorder Cetacea
baleen whales and toothed whales
Order Anura
frogs
Family Ranidae
true frogs
Order Caudata
salamanders
Class Amphibia
amphibians
Class Reptilia
reptiles
Order Testudines
turtles
Order Squamata
lizards
Order Crocodilia
crocodiles
Superclass Agnatha
jawless vertebrates
Class Myxini
hagfish
Class Petromyzontida
lamprey
Class Placodermi
placoderms
Class Chondrichthyes
cartilaginous fishes
Subclass Elasmobranchii Superorder Batoidea
skates and rays
Subclass Elasmobranchii Superorder Selachimorpha
sharks
Subclass Holocephali
Chimeras (ratfish)
Superclass Osteichthyes
bony fish
Class Actinopterygii
ray-finned fish
Infraclass Holostei
gars and bowfins
Infraclass Teleostei
96% of all living fish species
Order Anguilliformes
true eels
Order Cypriniformes
minnows, carp, loaches, goldfish
Order Siluriformes
catfishes
Order Syngnathiformes
seahorses
Order Perciformes
perch, darters, groupers
Order Tetradontiformes
boxfish, pufferfish, triggerfish
Class Sarcopterygii
lobe-finned fish