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Section 16.3- Mammalian Orders II Flashcards

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1
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get their name from the insect-eating habits of its members

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insectivores

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common insectivores that inhabit moist areas

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shrew

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the lightest animal is believed to be the

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Etruscan shrew

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an interesting insectivore covered with spines that are shorter and softer than a porcupine’s spine and always lack barbs

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hedgehog

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insectivores that live most exclusively underground

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moles

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the scientific name for the Flying Mammals

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Chiroptera

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flying mammals that differ in structure from other mammals in that their fingers are greatly elongated

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bates

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said to be the smallest mammals by overall body size

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Kitti’s hog-nosed bats

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insectivorous bats are amazingly well designed for catching flying insects in the dark by

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sound alone

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system bats use to pinpoint prey

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echolocation system

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spender longer periods of uninterrupted hibernation than any other mammal

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bats

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marine mammals that make up the order Cetacea

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whales

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by far the largest of the mammals and probably largest animals ever lived

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whales

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whales that have two rows of comb-like plates that hang from curtains from each side of the upper jaw

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baleen whales

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comblike plates found in some whales

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baleen

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the world’s largest animal

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blue whale (baleen)

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includes such marine mammals as sperm whales, killer whales, dolphins, and porpoises

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toothed whales

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may be among the most intelligent of the mammals, ranking second only to the chimpanzee in intelligence

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dolphins

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another well-known toothed whale that has black and white patterns

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orcas (killer whales)

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are mostly arboreal and are noted for their intelligence

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primates

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primates without tales

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apes

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the largest of the apes is the

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mountain gorilla

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the smallest ape is the

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gibbon

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ape characterized by its long, shaggy, orange-brown hair and large face

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orangutan

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one of the best known apes

considered to be the most intelligent of the apes and probably most intelligent animal

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chimpanzee

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most familiar primates with tails

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monkeys

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monkeys that live in the tropical forest of Central and South America

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New World monkey

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New World monkeys possess a _________________ tail

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prehensile (designed for grasping objects)

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monkeys noted for their closed nostrils and nonprehensile tails

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Old World monkeys

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unusual kind of primate that lives only in Madagascar and nearby islands

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lemurs

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has the fastest development of any primate

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mouse lemur

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small gnawing mammals that have two pairs of sharp, chisel-like incisor teeth

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rodents (Order Rodentia)

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there are more __________________ than all other mammals combined

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rodents

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rodents found on every continent

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house mouse

35
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make nests of shredded material wherever suitable cover and food are present

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mice

36
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look like mice but are larger, stronger and much more aggressive

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rats

37
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the best methods of controlling rats are

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sanitations procedures

38
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rats carry diseases such as

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bubonic plague
food poisoning
typhus

39
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the largest rodent

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capybara

40
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another familiar rodent similar in size to the rat

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squirrel

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squirrels that have gliding flight instead of powered flight like bats

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flying squirrels

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a stocky, burrowing rodent that belongs to the squirrel family

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woodchuck or groundhog

43
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rodents halway between the size of a squirrel nd woodchuck

live in central and western areas of America

have a community

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gopher

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the largest rodents in the US

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beavers

45
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one of the most unusual rodents that have long, stiff quills on its back, sides, and tails

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porcupine

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the Order Dermoptera are

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flying lemurs

47
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nocturnal animals of the tropical jungles of Malaysia , Thailand, Borneo etc

longest gliding mammal

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flying lemur

48
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harelike mammals are in the Order

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Lagomorpha

49
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have teeth similar to rodents but have four incisors in the upper jaw instead of two

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lagomorphs

50
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three types of lagomorphs

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rabbits
hares
pika

51
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rodent described in the Bible as a defenseless animals that makes its home in the rocks

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hyrax or coney

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