Taxonomy Flashcards
1
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Order Xenarthra
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Armadillos, sloths, anteaters
2
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Order Tubulidentata
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Aardvark
3
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Order Artiodactyla
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Even-toed ungulates. Includes pigs, hippos, antelope, deer, giraffe, camel, llama, alpaca, sheep, goat, cattle
4
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Subfamily Alcelaphinae of family bovidae
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Wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks & other similar spp
5
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Order Perissodactyla
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Odd toed ungulates. Includes equids, rhinos, and tapirs
6
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Family Tapiridae
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Baird’s tapir
South American tapir
Mountain tapir
Malayan tapir
7
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Family anarhichadidae
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Genus anarhichas (wolf fish) Genus anarrhichthys (wolf eel)
8
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Order Perciformes
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Ray-finned fish
9
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Order perciformes, suborder scorpaeniformes
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Ray finned fish w/ a suborbital stay
Carnivorous
E.g. lionfish
10
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Family herpestidae
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Mongoose, meerkat, kusimanse
11
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Genus suricata
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Meerkat (suricata suricatta)