Mammology

Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus

short-beaked echidna

Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhyncus anatinus

platypus

Didelphidae Didelphis virginiana

Virginia opossum

Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus

koala

Macropodidae Macropus rufus

red kangaroo

Trichechidae Trichechus manatus

West Indian manatee

Elephantidae Loxodonta africana

African savanna elephant

Orycteropodidae Orycteropus afer

brown aardvark

Dasypodidae Dasypus novemcinctus

nine-banded armadillo

Soricidae Blarina brevicauda

northern short-tailed shrew

Soricidae Blarina hylophaga

Elliot’s short-tailed shrew

Soricidae Cryptotis parva

North American least shrew

Soricidae Sorex cinereus

masked shrew

Soricidae Sorex merriami

Merriam’s shrew

Soricidae Sorex nanus

dwarf shrew

Talpidae Scalopus aquaticus

eastern mole

Vespertilionidae Corynorhinus townsendii

Townsend’s big-eared bat

Vespertilionidae Eptesicus fuscus

big brown bat

Vespertilionidae Lasionycteris noctivagans

silver-haired bat

Vespertilionidae Lasiurus borealis

eastern red bat

Vespertilionidae Lasiurus cinereus

hoary bat

Vespertilionidae Myotis lucifugus

little brown bat

Vespertilionidae Myotis septentrionalis

northern myotis

Vespertilionidae Myotis thysanodes

fringed myotis

Vespertilionidae Nycticeius humeralis

evening bat

Vespertilionidae Perimyotis subflavus

American pipistrelle

Molossidae Tadarida brasiliensis

Brazilian free-tailed bat

What Order is in Subclass Prototheria

Monotremata

What Families are in Order Monotremata

Tachyglossidae and Ornithorhynchidae

What species is in Family Tachyglossidae

short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

What species is in Family Ornithorhynchidae

platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)

What Infraclasses are in Subclass Theria

Marsupiala and Placentalia

What Subclasses are in Class Mammalia

Prototheria and Theria

What Orders are in Infraclass Marsupiala

Didelphimorphia and Diprotodontia

What Family is in Order Didelphimorphia

Didelphidae

What species is in Family Didelphidae

Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

What Families are in Order Diprotodontia

Phascolarctidae and Macropodidae

What species is in Family Phascolarctidae

koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

What species is in Family Macropodidae

red kangaroo (Macropus rufus)

What Superorders are in Infraclass Placentalia

Afrotheria, Xenarthra, and Laurasiatheria

What Orders are in Superorder Afrotheria

Sirenia, Proboscidae, and Tubulidentata

What Family is in Order Sirenia

Trichechidae

What species is in Family Trichechidae

West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)

What Family is in Order Proboscidae

Elephantidae

What species is in Family Elephantidae

African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)

What Family is in Order Tubulidentata

Orycteropodidae

What species is in Family Orycteropodidae

brown aardvark (Orycteropus afer)

What Order is in Superorder Xenarthra

Cingulata

What Family is in Order Cingulata

Dasypodidae

What species is in Family Dasypodidae

nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)

What Orders are in Superorder Laurasiatheria

Eulipotyphla, Chiroptera, and others (to be continued)

What Families are in Order Eulipotyphla

Soricidae and Talpidae

What species are in Family Soricidae

northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda)

Elliot’s short-tailed shrew (Blarina hylophaga)

North American least shrew (Cryptotis parva)

masked shrew (Sorex cinereus)

Merriam’s shrew (Sorex merriami)

dwarf shrew (Sorex nanus)

What species is in Family Talpidae

eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus)

What Families are in Order Chiroptera

Vespertilionidae and Molossidae

What species are in Family Vespertilionidae

Townshend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)

big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)

silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)

eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis)

hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus)

little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus)

northern myotis (Myotis septentrionalis)

fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes)

evening bat (Nycticeius humeralis)

American pipistrelle (Perimyotis subflavus)

What species is in Family Molossidae

Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)

What is the name of the foot posture where the phalanges and metatarsals have full contact with the ground?

Plantigrade

What is the name of the foot posture where only the phalanges have contact with the ground?

Digitigrade

What is the name of the foot posture where only the tips of the phalanges have contact with the ground?

Unguligrade

What types of teeth are specialized for grinding and crushing?

Bunodont

What types of teeth are specialized for grinding and form continuous ridges?

Lophodont

What types of teeth are specialized for grinding and form a crescent pattern on the top of the tooth?

Selenodont

What types of teeth are specialized for shearing and have cutting edges on the cusps?

Secodont

What types of teeth are specialized for insectivore diets and have cusps that form a “V” or “W” shape?

Dilambdodont

Space between incisors and premolars in mammals with no canines

Diastema