Lab - Mammals Orders and Families

Question 1

Order: Didelphimorphia
Common name?
Etymology?
Range?
Number of species?
Habitat use?
Diet?
Reproduction?

Answer 1

Penis is forked to fit divided vagina

Question 2

Order: Eulipotyphla
Common name?
Range?
Diet?
Adaptation disadvantage?
Habitat use?
ID feature?

Answer 2

Question 3

Family: Soricidae
Order?
Common name?
Number of species?
Diet/Acquisition?
Special adaptations?
Habitat behavior?
Defense?

Answer 3

Belongs in order: Eulipotyphla
Toxic saliva is actually for disabling prey more than for defense

Question 4

Family: Talpidae
Order?
Common name?
Range?
Habitat specific use?
Diet?
ID features?
Special adaptations?

Answer 4

Belongs in order: Eulipotyphla
Mostly eat worms
Fusiform body: cylindrical with tapered ends

Question 5

Order: Chiroptera
Common name?
Number of species?
Range?
Special adaptations?
Diet?
Ecosystem services?

Answer 5

frugivore: fruit eating
sanguivore: drinks blood
essential pollinators for agave

Question 6

Family: Vespertilionidae
Common name?
Order?
Range?
Species richness?
Nickname?
Special adaptations?
Diet?
Habitat behaviors?

Answer 6

Belongs in order: Chiroptera

Question 7

Order: Lagomorpha
Common name?
Range?
Number of species?
Diet?
Chewing/digestion adaptations?

Answer 7

Must gnaw things throughout life to wear down incisors to prevent problems

Question 8

Family: Leporidae
Common name?
Order?

Answer 8

Rabbits and Hares
Order: Lagomorpha

Question 9

Order: Rodentia
Common name?
Number of species?
Special adaptations?
Diet?

Answer 9

Question 10

Family: Sciuridae
Common name?
Order?
Number of species? Distribution?
Habitat?
Diet? Food strategies?

Answer 10

Order: Rodentia

Question 11

Family: Castoridae
Common name?
Order?
Number of species?
Habitat?
Special ecosystem services?
Diet?
Special adaptations?
Nesting habits?

Answer 11

Order: Rodentia

Question 12

Family: Cricetidae
Common name?
Order?
Number of species?
Common included species?
Habitats?
Diets?

Answer 12

Order: Rodentia

Question 13

Order: Artiodactyla
Common name?
Distribution?
Common species/groups included?
Diets?
Significance?

Answer 13

Question 14

Family: Cervidae
Order?
Common name?
Distribution?
Common species/groups included?
Digestion?
Diet/strategy?
Male specialized adaptation?

Answer 14

Order: Artiodactyla

Question 15

Order: Carnivora
Common name?
Distribution/# of species?
Diet/strategies?
Special adaptations?

Answer 15

Binocular vision enables them to focus both eyes on a single object for depth perception, a necessary adaptation for hunting

Question 16

Family: Canidae
Order?
Common name?
Distribution?
Number of species?
Social behavior?
Communication strategies?

Answer 16

Order: Carnivora

Question 17

Family: Procyonidae
Order?
Common name?
Distribution?
Number of species?
Common species/groups included?
Diets?
ID features?

Answer 17

Order: Carnivora

Question 18

Family: Ursidae
Order?
Common name?
Distribution?
Number of species?
Exceptional species included?
Diets?
Circadian rhythm/social habits?
Seasonal energy strategy?

Answer 18

Order: Carnivora

Question 19

Family: Mustelidae
Order?
Common name?
Distribution?
Number of species?
Common groups/species included?
Diets?
Habitats?
Communication strategy?

Answer 19

Order: Carnivora

Question 20

Family: Mephitidae
Order?
Common name?
Distribution?
ID feature?
Defense?
Disease risk?

Answer 20

Order: Carnivora

Question 21

Family: Felidae
Order?
Common name?
Distribution?
Special adaptations (3 notable)?
Social behavior?

Answer 21

Order: Carnivora