Head ornamentation, Monotremes, Marsupials, Xenarthrans, and Afrotherians

Horn characteristics

-unbranched

-permanent with indeterminate growth

-males (larger) and females

Pronghorn Characteristics

-horn with prong

-shed annually

-males (larger) and females

Antler Characteristics

-only on males (except female caribou)

-shed annually

-branched: burr, brow tine, mainstem, crown

Monotremata families

• Tachyglossidae

• Ornithorhynchidae

-Monotremata

-Tachyglossidae

-Australia & New Guinea

-Monotremata

-Ornithorhynchidae

-Australia

-Metatheria

-Ameridelphia

-Didelphimorphia

-Didelphidae

-Distribution: N & S America

-Metatheria

-Australidelphia

-Dasyuromorphia

-Dasyuridae

-Distribution: Australia & New Guinea

-Metatheria

-Australidelphia

-Peramelemorphia

-Peramelidae

-Distribution: New Guinea

-Metatheria

-Australidelphia

-Diprotodontia

-Phalangeridae

-Distribution: Australia & New Guinea

-Metatheria

-Australidelphia

-Diprotodontia

-Phascolarctidae

-Distribution: E Australia

-Metatheria

-Australidelphia

-Diprotodontia

-Pseudocheiridae

-Distribution: Australia & New Guinea

-Habitat: forests, shrublands

-Metatheria

-Australidelphia

-Diprotodontia

-Macropodidae

-Distribution: Australia & New Guinea

-Eutheria

-Cingulata

-Dasypodidae

-Distribution: S. America to Southern N. America

three toed

-Eutheria

-Pilosa

-Bradypodidae

-Distribution: Central & S America

two toed

-Eutheria

-Pilosa

-Choloepodidae

Distribution: Central & Northern S America

-Eutheria

-Pilosa

-Myrmecophagidae

-Distribution: Central & S America

-Tubulidentata

-Orycteropodidae

-Distribution: Sub-Saharan Africa

-Hyracoidea

-Procaviidae

-Distribution: Africa & Middle East

-Proboscidea

-Elephantidae

-Distribution: Africa & SE Asia

-Sirenia

-Dugongidae

-Distribution: Coastal waters of Indo-Pacific region

-Sirenia

-Trichechidae

-Distribution: Coastal waters and rivers of subtrop Atlantic, Coastal W Africa and Congo River basin

-Sirenia

-Trichechidae

-Distribution: Coastal waters and rivers of subtrop Atlantic, coastal W Africa and Congo River basin

-Proboscidae

-Elephantidae

-Distribution: Africa & SE Asia

-Hyracoidea

-Procaviidae

-Afica & Middle East

-Tubulidentata

-Orycteropodidae

-Distribution: Sub-Saharan Africa

-Eutheria

-Pilosa

-Myrmecophagidae

-Distribution: Central & S America

-Eutheria

-Pilosa

-Choloepodidae

-Distribution: Central & Northern S America

-Eutheria

-Pilosa

-Bradypodidae

-Distribution: Central & S America

-Eutheria

-Cingulata

-Dasypodidae

-S. America to Southern N. America

-Metatheria

-Australidelphia

-Diprotodontia

-Macropodidae

-Australia & New Guinea

-Metatheria

-Australidelphia

-Diprotodontia

-Psuedocheiridae

-Distribution: Australia & New Guinea

-habitat: forests, shrublands

-Metatheria

-Australidelphia

-Diprotodontia

-Phascolarctidae

-Distribution: E Australia

-Metatheria

-Australidelphia

-Diprotodontia

-Phalangeridae

-Distribution: Australia & New Guinea

-Metatheria

-Austalidelphia

-Peramelimorphia

-Peramelidae

-Distribution: New Guinea

-Metatheria

-Australidelphia

-Dasyuromorphia

-Dasyuridae

-Distribution: Australia & New Guinea

-Metatheria

-Ameridelphia

-Didelphimorphia

-Didelphidae

-Distribution: N & S America

-Monotremata

-Ornithorhynchidae

-Australia

-Monotremata

-Tachyglossidae

-Australia & New Guinea