Mammals of the World #3

Subclass, Infraclass, Clade, Subclade, Order, Family of Jumping Mice.

>Characteristics?

Theria, Eutheria, Euarchontoglires, Glires, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Zapodidae

-small skull with large IOF

*-Hystricomorphous

*-long tail (saltatorial)

-No external cheek pouches

*-wide stripe on back

Subclass, Infraclass, Clade, Subclade, Order, Family, Subfamily of voles and muskrats

>Characteristics?

Theria, Eutheria, Euarchontoglires, Glires, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Cricetidae, Arvicolinae

*-myomorphous

- bulky body

*-short tail

*-prismatic cheek teeth (like xmas tree)

Subclass, Infraclass, Clade, Subclade, Order, Family, Subfamily of NA mice and rats

>Characteristics?

Theria, Eutheria, Euarchontoglires, Glires, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Cricetidae, Neotominae

*-myomorphous

*-two rows of cusps or semi-prismatic cheek teeth

*-white belly

-soft fur

Subclass, Infraclass, Clade, Subclade, Order, Family, Subfamily of Woodrats

>Characteristics?

Theria, Eutheria, Euarchontoglires, Glires, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Cricetidae, Neotominae

*-myomorphous

*-semi-prismatic cheek teeth

*-white belly

-soft fur

Subclass, Infraclass, Clade, Subclade, Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily of OW mice & rats

>Characteristics?

Theria, Eutheria, Euarchontoglires, Glires, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Muridae, Murinae

*-myomorphous

*-three rows of cusps on cheek teeth

*-belly same color as dorsum

-rough fur

Subclass, Infraclass, Clade, Subclade, Order, Suborder, Family of springhares

>Characteristics?

Theria, Eutheria, Euarchontoglires, Glires, Rodentia, Anomaluromorpha, Pedetidae

*-hystricomorphous

*-long ears

-long fluffy tail,

-long hind limbs

*-"pastrie-like" teeth that are flat, simple w/ single enamel fold

Subclass, Infraclass, Clade, Subclade, Order, Suborder, Family of NW porcupine

>Characteristics?

Theria, Eutheria, Euarchontoglires, Glires, Rodentia, Hystricomorpha, Erethizontidae

*-hystricomorphous

*-pelage coarse with quills

-jugal not approaching lacrimal

-upper tooth rows slightly convergent anteriorly

*-cheek teeth with wide enamel folds (complex enamel folds)

*-paraoccipital processes short

Subclass, Infraclass, Clade, Subclade, Order, Suborder, Family of Chinchillas

>Characteristics?

Theria, Eutheria, Euarchontoglires, Glires, Rodentia, Hystricomorpha, Chinchillidae

*-hystricomorphous

-pelage soft and dense

- jugal approaching lacrimal

-upper tooth rows slightly convergent anteriorly

*-occlusal surface of cheek teeth flat with transverse plates ("panini press" teeth)

*-paraoccipital processes variable (short or long)

Subclass, Infraclass, Clade, Subclade, Order, Suborder, Family of rats, spiny rats, nutria, hutias

>Characteristics?

Theria, Eutheria, Euarchontoglires, Glires, Rodentia, Hystricomorpha, Echimyidae

*-hystricomorphous

-jugal not approaching lacrimal

-upper tooth rows either parallel or converging anteriorly

-occlusal surface of cheekteeth flat and variable in pattern

*-paraoccipital processes elongate and curving under the bullae

Subclass, Infraclass, Clade, Subclade, Order, Suborder, Family of lemurs

>Characteristics?

Theria, Eutheria, Euarchontoglires, Euarchonta, Primates, Strepsirrhini, Lemuridae

*-tooth comb present

*-postorbital bar present (but no postorbital plate)

-rostrum and braincase elongated

-upper incisors median diastema

*-rhinarium present (almost leathery like think dog nose)

*-lower canine modified to look like incisor

*-lower PM modified to look like canine

-Dental Formula:I 2/2, C 1/1, P 3/3, M 3/3 = 36

Subclass, Infraclass, Clade, Subclade, Order, Suborder, Family of NW Monkeys

>Characteristics?

Theria, Eutheria, Euarchontoglires, Euarchonta, Primates, Haplorrhini, Cebidae

*-Postorbital plate

-braincase rounded (not elongate)

*-NO tooth comb

*-NO ischial callosities

-large orbits

*-auditory bullae rounded and WITHOUT a tube extending laterally

-tritubercular or quadrate molars

Subclass, Infraclass, Clade, Subclade, Order, Suborder, Family of OW Monkeys

>Characteristics?

Theria, Eutheria, Euarchontoglires, Euarchonta, Primates, Haplorrhini, Cercopithecidae

*-Postorbital plate

-braincase rounded (not elongate)

-no tooth comb

*-ischial callosities present

*-auditory bulla extending laterally as a tube

-quadritubercular molars

*-lower premolar root visible and extends anteriorly

Subclass, Infraclass, Clade, Subclade, Order, Suborder, Family of gorillas, chimps, orangutangs, humans

>Characteristics?

Theria, Eutheria, Euarchontoglires, Euarchonta, Primates, Haplorrhini, Hominidae

*-Postorbital plate

-braincase rounded (not elongate)

-no tooth comb

*-auditory bulla extending laterally as a tube

-large braincase

*-prominent sagittal crest (but not in humans)

Subclass, Infraclass, Clade, Subclade, Order, Suborder, Family of flying lemurs

>Characteristics?

Theria, Eutheria, Euarchontoglires, Euarchonta, Dermoptera, Cynocephalidae

*-patagium (membrane between neck, limbs and tail)

*-postorbital process

-median diastema between upper incisors

*-two inner lower incisors on each side wide

*-comb-like (=pectinate) and procumbent; outer lower incisors multi-cuspidate

-Dental Formula: I 2/3, C 1/1, P 2/2, M 3/3= 34

Subclass, Infraclass, Clade, Subclade, Order, Suborder, Family of tree shrews

>Characteristics?

Theria, Eutheria, Euarchontoglires, Euarchonta, Scandentia, Tupaiidae

*-thin postorbital bar

*-perforated zygomatic arch

*-trituburcular molars (= three principal cusps)