Eulipotyphla, Macroscelidea, and Afrosoricida

Question 1

Family that contains shrew

Answer 1

soricidae

Question 2

order that contains shrews, moles and hedgehogs

Answer 2

eulipotyphla

Question 3

long-tailed shrews

Answer 3

sorex

Question 4

features of soricidae skull

Answer 4

no zygomatic arch, long rostrum, pigmented cusps, procumbent first incisor, dilambdodont cheekteeth

Question 5

Family that includes moles and shrewmoles

Answer 5

talpidae

Question 6

features of talpidae skull

Answer 6

complete zygomatic arch, first incisor doesn’t project forwards, dilambdodont

Question 7

broad-footed mole

Answer 7

scampanus latimanus

Question 8

shrew-mole

Answer 8

neurotrichus gibbsii

Question 9

Family that includes hedgehogs

Answer 9

erinaceidae

Question 10

features of erinaceidae skull

Answer 10

quadritubercular molars, large incisors, complete zygomatic arch, incomplete bullae

Question 11

Order that includes tenrecs, otter-shrews and golden moles

Answer 11

Afrosoricida

Question 12

Family that includes tenrec

Answer 12

Tenrecidae

Question 13

Family that includes golden moles

Answer 13

Chrysochloridae

Question 14

Family that includes otter shrews

Answer 14

Potamoglidae

Question 15

Order that includes tree shrews, elephant shrews, and flying lemurs

Answer 15

Macroscelida

Question 16

elephant shrews

Answer 16

sengis

Question 17

Skull features of sengis

Answer 17

large AB and orbits, palatal fenestra, complete zygomatic arch, quadrate molars, double-rooted upper canines