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1
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Which is the only species in microbiotheria?

A

Monito del monte

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2 groups of Monotremes?

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Platypus and Echidna

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Which animals are in cigngulata?

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Armadillos

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Which animals are in the afrosoricida?

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Tenrecs, otter shrews, garden moles and elephant shrew

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Which animals are in rodentia?

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Squirrels, mice, cavys

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Which animals are in didprotodontia?

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Wombats, koalas, possums and kangaroos

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Which animals are in dasyuromorphia?

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Tasmanian devil, quoll, numbat

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Which animals are in pilosa?

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Anteaters and sloth

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How many species are there in the monotremes?

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5

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Which orders are in the clade Paenugulata?

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Proboscideans Sirenia Hyracoidea

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Which 2 orders are in Xenarthra?

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Cigngulata Pilosa

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Which clades are in carnivora?

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Feliformia Carniformia Pinnipedia

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Which animals are in cetecea?

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Toothed and baleen whales

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What is the only species in tubulidentata?

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Aardvark

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12
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How many orders of mammals are there?

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29

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What are 5F’s of cetecea?

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Fusiform Flippers Fin Fluke Fat

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Which animals are in soricomorpha?

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Shrews, moles

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16
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Which order do most mammals fall into?

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Rodents and bats

17
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Which animals are in the proboscideans?

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Elephants

18
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Which animal is in notoryctemorphia?

A

Marsupial moles

19
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How many orders are there in Eutheria?

A

21

20
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Which orders are in the eurachontoglires?

A

Dermoptera Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha

21
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What are the 4 clades of Eutheria?

A

Afrotheria Xenarthra Euarchontoglires Laurasiatheria

22
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What is the clade with Afrotheria?

A

Paenugulata

22
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Which animals are in lagomorpha?

A

Pikas, rabbits

23
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7 orders of marsupials?

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Didephimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromophia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemoprhia Diprotodontia

24
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Which animal is in didelphimorphia?

A

Opossums

25
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Which animals are in perissodactyla?

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Horses, rhinos and tapirs

26
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Which animals are in erinaceomorpha?

A

Hedgehogs and moon rats

27
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Which orders are in the laurasiatheria?

A

Erinaceomorpha Soricomorpha Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artidactyla Cetecea

29
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Which animal is in paucituberculata?

A

Shrew possums

31
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Which animals are in peramelemorphia?

A

Bandicoots and bilby

32
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Which animals are pholidota?

A

Pangolins

33
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Which animals are in artidactyla?

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Pigs, camels, deer, giraffes, cattle

35
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What animals are in the sirenia?

A

Manatees and dungong

36
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What are some characteristics of primates?

A

Grasping, shortened muzzle, larger brain

37
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How many orders are there in the marsupials?

A

7

38
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Which mammal species are in their own clade?

A

Monito del monte Aardvark

39
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Which animals are in Chiroptera?

A

Bats

40
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Which animals are in dermoptera?

A

Flying lemurs

41
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Which animals are in scandentia?

A

Tree shrews

42
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What animals are in hyracoidea?

A

Hyrax

43
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What are the 3 living lineages of mammals?

A

Monotremes, Metatheria, Eutheria

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