Mammalogy lab practical 1 orders, families and scientific names

What order are platypuses and echidnas in?

Monotremata

What family are platypuses in?

Ornithorhynchidae

What family are echidnas in?

Tachyglossidae

What subclass are marsupials in?

Theria

What infraclass are marsupials in?

Placentalia

What order are opossums in?

Didelphimorphia

What family are opossums in?

Didelphidae

What is the scientific name for the Virginia opossum?

Didelphis virginiana

What order are shrew opossums in?

Paucituberculata

What family are shrew opossums in?

Caenolestidae

What order are little mountain monkeys in?

Microbiotheria

What family are little mountain monkeys in?

Microbiotheriidae

What order are marsupial mice, native cats, Tasmanian devils, and numbats in?

Dasyuromorphia

What family are marsupial mice, native cats, and Tasmanian devils in?

Dasyuridae

What family are numbats in?

Myrmecobiidae

What order are bandicoots and bilbies in?

Peramelemorphia

What family are bandicoots in?

Peramelidae

What order are marsupial moles in?

Notoryctemorphia

What family are marsupial moles in?

Notoryctidae

What order are koalas, wallabies, kangaroos, rat kangaroos, potoroos, bettongs, and wombats in?

Diprotodontia

What family are koalas in?

Phascolarctidae

What family are wallabies, and kangaroos in?

Macropodidae

What family are potoroos and bettongs in?

Potoroidae

What family are wombats in?

Vombatidae

What family are true shrews in?

Soricidae

What order are true shrews in?

Eulipotyphla

What order are moles in?

Eulipotyphla

What family are moles in?

Talpidae

What order are shrew moles in?

Eulipotyphla

What family are shrew moles in?

Talpidae

What order are desmans in?

Eulipotyphla

What family are desmans in?

Talpidae

What order are solenodons in?

Eulipotyphla

What family are solenodons in?

Solenodontidae

What order are gymnures in?

Eulipotyphla

What family are gymnures in?

Erinaceidae

What order are hedgehogs in?

Eulipotyphla

What family are hedgehogs in?

Erinaceidae

What order are tenrecs in?

Afrosoricida

What family are tenrecs in?

Tenrecidae

What order are treeshrews in?

Scandentia

What family are treeshrews in?

Tupaiidae

What order are elephant shrews in?

Macroscelidea

What family are elephant shrews in?

Macroscelididae

What is the scientific name for the masked shrew?

Sorex cinereus

What is the scientific name for the American water shrew?

Sorex palustris

What is the scientific name for the short-tailed shrew?

Blarina brevicauda

What is the scientific name for the eastern mole?

Scalopus aquaticus

What is the scientific name for the star-nosed mole?

Condylura cristata

What order are tapirs in?

Perissodactyla

What family are tapirs in?

Tapiridae

What order are rhinos in?

Perissodactyla

What family are rhinos in?

Rhinocerotidae

What order are horses, zebras and asses in?

Perissodactyla

What family are horses, zebras and asses in?

Equidae

What order are pigs, hogs, and allies in?

Artiodactyla

What family are pigs, hogs, and allies in?

Suidae

What order are peccaries in?

Artiodactyla

What family are peccaries in?

Tayassuidae

What order are hippos in?

Artiodactyla

What family are hippos in?

Hippopotamidae

What order are camels, vicunas, guanacos, alpacas, and llamas in?

Artiodactyla

What family are camels, vicunas, guanacos, alpacas, and llamas in?

Camelidae

What order are mouse-deer in?

Artiodactyla

What family are mouse-deer in?

Tragulidae

What order are giraffes and okapi in?

Artiodactyla

What family are giraffes and okapi in?

Giraffidae

What order are pronghorns in?

Artiodactyla

What family are pronghorns in?

Antilocapridae

What order are deer, moose, caribou, elk and allies in?

Artiodactyla

What family are deer, moose, caribou, elk and allies in?

Cervidae

What is the scientific name for white-tailed deer?

Odocoileus virginianus

What is the scientific name for moose?

Alces alces

What is the scientific name for elk?

Cervus canadensis

What order are antelope, sheep, goats, cattle and allies in?

Artiodactyla

What family are antelope, sheep, goats, cattle and allies in?

Bovidae

What suborder are whales, dolphins and porpoises in?

Cetacea

What infraorder are baleen whales in?

Mysticeti

What infraorder are toothed whales, dolphins and porpoises in?

Odontoceti

What family are ocean dolphins in?

Delphinidae

What family are Amazon River dolphins in?

Iniidae

What family are narwhals and belugas in?

Monodontidae

What family are sperm whales in?

Physeteridae

What order are elephants in?

Proboscidea

What family are elephants in?

Elephantidae

What order are hyraxes in?

Hyracoidea

What family are hyraxes in?

Procaviidae

What order are manatees and dugongs in?

Sirenia

What family are dugongs in?

Dugongidae

What family are manatees in?

Trichechidae

What order are armadillos in?

Cingulata

What family are armadillos in?

Dasypodidae

What order are anteaters and sloths in?

Pilosa

What family are anteaters in?

Myrmecophagidae

What family are 3 toed sloths in?

Bradypodidae

What family are 2-toed sloths in?

Choloepodidae

What order are pangolins in?

Pholidota

What family are pangolins in?

Manidae

What order are aardvarks in?

Tubulidentata

What family are aardvarks in?

Orycteropodidae