Mammalogy Lecture Questions

How many families are in the order Afrosorcidae?

2

What is NOT an important difference between elephant shrew (Macroscelidae) and true shrews (Sorcidae)?

Elephant shrews don’t eat insects

The teeth of Tubulidentata

Are rootless, lack enamel, continually grow—ALL OF THE ABOVE

Vocal whistles and an umbraculum are characteristics of what order?

Hyracoidea

True or false—the carpace of species in order Cingulata are connect directly to the axial skeleton.

False

What is the family name of the largest (body mass) extant rodent?

Caviidae

What mammalian order has the most species?

Rodentia

What family of rodents was overhunted for pelts?

Castoridae

What is the primary reason for loss of many sloth species?

Hunting

Which family is considered entirely fossorial?

Geomyidae

Which family is NOT insectivorous?

Ctenodactylidae

Rodent family___ have enlarged maxillaries, containing resonating chambers?

Cuniculidae

What family of rodents primarily eats tubers in sub-Saharan Africa?

Bathyergidae

How many suborders of Rodentia are there?

5

The patagium of what order is the most complete of all mammals?

Dermoptera

How many Mammalian orders are there?

45

Mammals evolved after dinosaurs?

False

What period did mammals evolve?

Triassic

What is the outer layer of hair made of?

Cuticular scales

Mammals have ____ heart beats in their lifetime?

1,000,000,000

How many species are in the order Monotrema?

5

What mammalian order has the most species?

Rodentia

What is a baby enchina called?

Puggle

The monotremes have a cloaca.

True

Marsupials have __ vaginas.

2

Bipartite uteri are generally found in ____.

Pigs

Wombats are considered _____.

Fossorial

What family in order Diprotodonidae has the largest variance in body size?

Macropodidae

How many pairs of incisors on the bottom jaw do mammals in order Diprotodontia have?

2

What is the loose stretcky skin used to gliding in the family Petauridae called?

Patagia