Taxonomy Flashcards
Which is the only species in microbiotheria?
Monito del monte
2 groups of Monotremes?
Platypus and Echidna
Which animals are in cigngulata?
Armadillos
Which animals are in the afrosoricida?
Tenrecs, otter shrews, garden moles and elephant shrew
Which animals are in rodentia?
Squirrels, mice, cavys
Which animals are in didprotodontia?
Wombats, koalas, possums and kangaroos
Which animals are in dasyuromorphia?
Tasmanian devil, quoll, numbat
Which animals are in pilosa?
Anteaters and sloth
How many species are there in the monotremes?
5
Which orders are in the clade Paenugulata?
Proboscideans Sirenia Hyracoidea
Which 2 orders are in Xenarthra?
Cigngulata Pilosa
Which clades are in carnivora?
Feliformia Carniformia Pinnipedia
Which animals are in cetecea?
Toothed and baleen whales
What is the only species in tubulidentata?
Aardvark
How many orders of mammals are there?
29
What are 5F’s of cetecea?
Fusiform Flippers Fin Fluke Fat
Which animals are in soricomorpha?
Shrews, moles
Which order do most mammals fall into?
Rodents and bats
Which animals are in the proboscideans?
Elephants
Which animal is in notoryctemorphia?
Marsupial moles
How many orders are there in Eutheria?
21
Which orders are in the eurachontoglires?
Dermoptera Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha
What are the 4 clades of Eutheria?
Afrotheria Xenarthra Euarchontoglires Laurasiatheria
What is the clade with Afrotheria?
Paenugulata
Which animals are in lagomorpha?
Pikas, rabbits
7 orders of marsupials?
Didephimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromophia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemoprhia Diprotodontia
Which animal is in didelphimorphia?
Opossums
Which animals are in perissodactyla?
Horses, rhinos and tapirs
Which animals are in erinaceomorpha?
Hedgehogs and moon rats
Which orders are in the laurasiatheria?
Erinaceomorpha Soricomorpha Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artidactyla Cetecea
Which animal is in paucituberculata?
Shrew possums
Which animals are in peramelemorphia?
Bandicoots and bilby
Which animals are pholidota?
Pangolins
Which animals are in artidactyla?
Pigs, camels, deer, giraffes, cattle
What animals are in the sirenia?
Manatees and dungong
What are some characteristics of primates?
Grasping, shortened muzzle, larger brain
How many orders are there in the marsupials?
7
Which mammal species are in their own clade?
Monito del monte Aardvark
Which animals are in Chiroptera?
Bats
Which animals are in dermoptera?
Flying lemurs
Which animals are in scandentia?
Tree shrews
What animals are in hyracoidea?
Hyrax
What are the 3 living lineages of mammals?
Monotremes, Metatheria, Eutheria