Science Chapter 7: Mammals Flashcards
Rodents that are found on every continent.
Mice and rats.
Over one half of all known species are?
Rodents.
Agile graceful movers with large bushy tails.
Tree squirrel.
Squirrel that can be red black or dark gray.
Red squirrel.
Squirrel homes.
Drey.
Most common North American tree squirrel.
Gray squirrel.
Squirrels that have less bushy and shorter tails than tree squirrels.
Ground squirrels.
Squirrels that glide between trees.
Flying squirrels.
Natures finest engineers.
Beavers.
Beavers home.
Lodges.
The largest rodents.
Capybara.
Use stiff quills to protect themselves.
Porcupines.
Lagomorhs are different from rodents because?
They have four upper incisor teeth.
Hooves mammals.
Ungulates.
Perissodactyla
Odd toed ungulates.
Make up the order Lagomorpha.
Rabbits, hares, and pikas.
Resemble pigs with snouts.
Tapirs.
Have only one toe.
Equids.
Artiodactyla.
Even toed ungulates.
Includes cattle, sheep, goats, and antelope and are probably the most useful group of Artiodactyls.
Bovids.
Animals that chew cud.
Ruminants.
Wildebeest found on the open plains of Kenya.
Gnu.
A Himalayan ox found at altitudes of 20,000 ft.
Yak.
The most agile and graceful of the antelopes and travel in herds of 20 to 100.
Impala.