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49 Cards in this Set
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Which families make up Superfamily Lemuroidea?
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Cheirogaleidae
Lemuridae Indriidae |
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Where do you find the Mouse Lemur?
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Madagascar
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When are Mouse Lemurs Active?
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night
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What is their dental formula?
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2.1.3.3
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What type of locomotion do they use?
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they are Arboreal climbers, runners and leapers
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What is the Mouse Lemurs IM index?
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70-85
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Are their thumbs opposable?
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they are pseudo- opposable
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Do they have claws?
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on P2
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what is microcebus diet preference?
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insects
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who make up family lemuridae?
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genus lemur and varecia
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what is the common name of genus lemur?
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common lemur
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what is the common name of genus varecia?
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ruffed lemurs
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when are these two primates active?
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day
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where are genus lemur and varecia found?
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madagascar
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what is their dental formula?
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2.1.3.3
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what type of locomotion do they use?
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they are vertical clingers and leapers
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what is their im index
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55-70
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what kind of thumbs do all promimians have?
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pseudo-opposable
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where do all prosimians have claws?
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On P2
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what is genus varecias diet preference?
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frugivorous-> primaraly fruits
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what is genus lemur diet preference?
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omnivorous: flowers leaves and insects
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when are Indri active?
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day
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what is their dental formula?
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2.1.2.3 / 2.0.2.3
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what is their form of locomotion?
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Vertical clingers and leapers
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what is their IM index?
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55-70
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What is their diet preferece?
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folivorous: leaves
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what families make up superfamily lorisoidea?
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galagidae
lorisidae |
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what genus is included in superfamily galagidae?
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galago: bush baby
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where are bush babies found?
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africa
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when are they active?
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night
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what is their dental formula?
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2.1.3.3
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what type of locomotion do they prefer?
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vertical clingers and leapers
IM 55-70 |
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what are their diet prefereces?
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omnivorous: sme gums; fruits; insects
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what genus make up family lorisidae?
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perodicticus: potto
nycticebus: slow loris |
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where is genus perodicticus found?
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africa
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where is genus nycticebus found?
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SE asia
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when are pottos (perodicticus) and slow loris (nycticebus) active?
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night
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what is the prosimian usual dental formula?
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2.1.3.3
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what type of locomotion do perodicticus (pottos) and nycticebus (slow loris) prefer?
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slow climbers
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what is their IM index?
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90
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What is teir diet preference?
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omnivorous
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where do you find Tarsiers?
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SE Asia
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When are they active?
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night
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What is their preferred type of locomotion?
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Vertical clingers and leapers
IM 55-70 |
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What are their diet preferences?
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carnivorous
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What is their dental formula?
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2.1.3.3 or 1.1.3.3
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Are their thumbs like the rest of the prosimians (pseudo-opposable)?
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no their thumbs are non opposable
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Where do they have claws?
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P2 and P3
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Which are the only genus that differ in the general prosimian dental formula?
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indri and tarsius
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