Strepsirhines Flashcards
1
Q
types of strepsirhines
A
lorises
lemurs
2
Q
lorises location
A
south africa
asia
india
sri lanka
south east
3
Q
types of loris
A
slow loris
galago
slender loris
4
Q
loris features
A
venemous nocturnal hunters quadrupedalism insectivorous infant parking poached as fasionhable
5
Q
lemurs features
A
cat-like
make up 13% of primates
multiple offspring at a time
short gestation length
wet nose (increases olfactory awareness at night)
nocturnal
whiskers (for sensory awareness to objects)
6
Q
location of lemurs
A
madagascar
7
Q
types of lemurs
A
indri (biggest) ring-tailed aye aye sifaka mouse lemur lemuridae cheirogaieidae indriiae
8
Q
special feature of an aye aye?
A
elongated middle finger for grubs
9
Q
what makes stresirhines special?
A
most 'ancient' primates rhinarium tapetum large naval cavity aboreal up to 36th teeth rodent-like lower Basal Metabolic Rate fast life history
10
Q
rhinarium?
A
big smellers
11
Q
what is the tapetum?
A
a layer in the retina to reflect light