Mammology

Front 1

name the three classes of mammals

Back 1

prototheria, metatheria, eutheria

Front 2

which class is the oldest class of mammals

Back 2

prototheria/monotremes

Front 3

what are the two animals studied in class under Monotremes

Back 3

duck-billed platapus, echidna (spiny anteater)

Front 4

what are the non-mammalian characteristics of the monotremes

Back 4

oviparous (lay eggs), digestive/reproductive tracts all-in-one, lack mammae (mammary glands), have cervical ribs

Front 5

where is the echidna and platapus found

Back 5

New Guinea, Australia

Front 6

what are unique characteristics of the platapus

Back 6

duck-like bill, lays 1-3 eggs, produces weak electric field to look out for prey, males have poison spur on posterior limb, no teeth (plates)

Front 7

what is the supra-order studied in class under metatheria

Back 7

marsupialia

Front 8

what is the order, family, genus, species of the American opossum

Back 8

order- Didelphimorphia
family- Didelphidae
genus- Didelphis
species- virginiana

Front 9

what are some important characteristics of the Didelphis virginiana

Back 9

only marsupial in N. America, no true placenta (yolk sac)

Front 10

what is the other order besides didelphimorphia of the supra-order marsupialia

Back 10

Diprotodontia

Front 11

Name and visualize the animals talked about in class under the order Diprotodontia

Back 11

Extinct Tasmanian wolf, Australian pygmy gliding possum, wombat, Tasmanian devils, spotted cuscus, numbat, bandicoot, kangaroo, walabi, and koala

Front 12

what are the three orders in the class Eutheria

Back 12

Pholidota, Xenarthra, Tubullidentata

Front 13

what is studied in class about the placenta of the eutheria

Back 13

capillaries in young are different than maternal tissue (not same blood)

Front 14

what was the only animal talked about in the order Pholidota

Back 14

pangolins (scaly anteater) from Africa growing up to 50 lbs

Front 15

what were the animals talked about in the order Xenarthra

Back 15

armadillos, anteaters, sloths, giant ground sloths, glyptodont

Front 16

what is the family, genus, species name of the nine-banded armadillo

Back 16

Famliy- Dasypodidae
Genus- Dasypus
species- nevemcinctus

Front 17

how many species of anteaters are there and what are their unique characteristics

Back 17

four. long extended skull and rostrum tongue and claws, tree and arboreal species

Front 18

what are some interesting characteristics of the tree sloth talked about in class

Back 18

6 species (only tree sloths)
strictly arboreal, live upside-down, few teeth, sensitive to temp., algae grows in thick pellage, takes long time to crawl down to defficate, swim in rainy season, 6-9 cervical vertebrae (normal mammals have 7), relative of giant ground sloth of pliestocene megafauna

Front 19

what are some interesting characteristics of the Dasypus novemcinctus talked about in class

Back 19

voracious diggers, karatinous shell, dermal bone underneath. ball up for defense, few peg-like teeth, insectivorous, always have 4 offspring of same sex, said to carry leprosy

Front 20

what was the one animal talked about in class of the Tubulidentata order

Back 20

aardvark

Front 21

what are some interesting facts about the aardvark

Back 21

from Africa,
grow up to 180 lbs,
eat ants and termites,
only molars,
good sense of smell,
powerful forelimbs for digging and fighting,
live in burrows

Front 22

what order are the hares and rabbits

Back 22

Lagomorpha

Front 23

what is the family of rabbits and hares

Back 23

Leporidae

Front 24

what order and family do you find the pika a.k.a. cony or rock rabbit

Back 24

Ochotonidae

Front 25

what is the term when offspring are born mature and can care for themselves and what animal shows this

Back 25

precocial, hares

Front 26

what is the term when offspring are born immature and dependent of maternal care and what animal shows this

Back 26

altricial, rabbits

Front 27

name the three species of rabbits

Back 27

Sylvilagus floridanus (eastern cottontail)
Sylvilagus audubonii (desert cottontail)
Sylvilagus aquaticus (swamp rabbit)

Front 28

how would you distinguish a Sylvilagus floridanus and what is it's common name

Back 28

Eastern cottontail
patch on shoulder, most common around here, high round eyes, like mowed grass and gardens

Front 29

how would you distinguish a Sylvilagus audubonii and what is it's common name

Back 29

Desert cottontail
like a cottontail but no spot on back and more brownish-gray

Front 30

how would you distinguish a Sylvilagus aquaticus and what is it's common name

Back 30

Swamp rabbit
good swimmers, bigger than cottontails, pellage is salt-n-pepper like, defecate on logs, rare in Pitt

Front 31

what is the Genus species name of the black-tailed jackrabbit

Back 31

Lepus californicus

Front 32

what are characteristics of the Lepus californicus

Back 32

mostly western and southwest.southern plains. grassland/brushland, big long ears (air conditioning) and long hind feet.

Front 33

What is the difference b/t the white tailed and black tailed jackrabbits

Back 33

the color of the tail. white-tailed live north and change colors to blend in with snow in winter

Front 34

What are the three (BAG) rules discussed in class about morphology of animals

Back 34

Bergmann's- bigger animals the further north (surface/area ratio)
Allen's- limbs/ears get shorter the further north (energy conservation)
Gloger's (not talked about)

Front 35

what is the Genus species and respective common name of the hare talked about in class, and what is the common name of the other hare

Back 35

Lepis americanus (Snowshoe hare)
Arctic hare

Front 36

what are characteristics of the Lepis americanus

Back 36

higher elevations in west (Canada) large hind feet. turn white in winter (feet always white)