Smol animals Flashcards
1
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Ornithodelphia
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Duckbill platypus, echidna No external pinna Cloaca present Teeth only in young Aquatic or digging Mammary field without nipples Oviparous
2
Q
Metatheria
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Marsupials: kangaroo, wallaby, opossum Primitive placenta Heterodont Viviparous Marsupium containing mammary glands
3
Q
Red kangaroo
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Macropus rufus
4
Q
Infraclass Eutheria
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Placentals
5
Q
Shrew and hedgehog order, suborders
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Eulipotypha Soricomorpha Erinaceomorpha Pentadactyl and plantigrade Claws Heterodont Minute eyes
6
Q
Forest shrew
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Myosorex varius
7
Q
Lesser red musk shrew
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Crocidura hirta
8
Q
South African hedgehog
A
Atelerix frontalis
9
Q
Golden mole order and suborder
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Order Afrosoridae Suborder Chrysochloridea Nonfunctional eyes covered with skin and fur Leather like pad protects nostrils Live underground Dense fur Digging claws
10
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Grants golden mole
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Eremitalpa granti
11
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Juliana’s golden mole
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Neamblysomus julianae
12
Q
Elephant shrews order
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Macroscelidae All in Africa Drum with hind leg when nervous Diurnal Trunk like snout
13
Q
Eastern rock elephant shrew
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Elephantulus myurus
14
Q
Rabbits and hares order
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Lagomorpha
Incisors ever growing
Sides of maxilla fenestrated
Hind legs longer than forelimbs
15
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Cape hare
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Lepus capensis
