Mammals

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How many species are in Class Mammalia?
4500 species.
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Mammalian diversity is represented in what 3 major groups?
Prototheria, Metatheria and Eutheria.
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What group of animals are the Prototheria? Give examples.
Monotremes. platypus, echidna.
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What group of animals are the Metatheria?
Marsupials (pouched mammals)
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What type of animals are found in the group Eutheria?
placental mammals.
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Name the 4 major lineages based on molecular data from the group Eutheria.
Afrotheria, Xenarthra, Laurasiatheria, Boreoeutheria.
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In Afrotheria, name the order that contains elephants.
Proboscidea.
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Order Sirenia from the Afrotherians contains what?
Manatees
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Superorder Xenarthra contains what animals?
sloths, anteaters, armadillos.
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In Laurasiatheria, order Eulipotyphla contains what? How many species?
Core insectivores-moles, shrews, hedgehogs. 375 species.
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What order in Laurasiatheria contains bats? How many species?
Chiroptera. 925 species.
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Chiropterans can be Megachiroptera or Microchiroptera. What do these mean?
Megachiroptera- fructivores. Microchiroptera- echolocation, insectivores.
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What order contains cats, dogs, seals and bears?
Carnivora
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What group from Laurasiatheria contains sheep, pigs and deer? How many species?
Artiodactyl
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What is the difference between antlers and horns?
Horns aren't branches and aren't shed. Antlers do shed and are branched.
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What group from Laurasiatheria contains whales?
Cetaceans.
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What group from Laurasiatheria contains horses and rhinos?
Perissodactyla
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From the boreoeutherians, what order contains rabbits and hares? How many species?
Lagomorpha. 80 species
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How many species in order Rodentia?
1770 species
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What is caecotrophy?
food passed through body twice.
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What group of animals are the Metatheria?

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