Families and Orders exam 2

Family Tenrecidae

tenrecs and otter shrews

Family chrysochloridae

golden moles

Order Afrosoricida

Tenrecs, otter shrews, golden moles

Order Macroscelidea

elephant shrews

Order tubulidentata

Family Orycteropodidae: Aardvark

Paenungulata

Superorder of elephants, hyraxes, and manatees/dugongs

Order Proboscidae

elephants

Family Elephantidae

elephant family

Graviportal Locomotion

Bones are atop one another

Somewhat stacked to support large weights

Usually digitigrade

Elephants do not run, they walk fast

Order Sirenia

manatees and dugongs

Order Hyracoidea

Hyraxes

Order cingulata

armadillos

Order Pilosa

sloths and anteaters

Order Pholidota

Pangolins

Family Dasypodidae

Armadillo family

Strepsirhine primates

Lemurs

Lorises

Galagos (bushbabies)

Family Daubentoniidae

aye-aye

Family Galagidae

bushbabies and galagos

Family lemuridae

lemurs

Family indriidae

Wooly lemurs, indri, and sifakas

Haplorhine primates

Tarsiidae

Cebidae

Aotidae

Callitrichidae

Family tarsiidae

Tarsiidae

apes

primates without tails

Family hylobatidae

gibbons and siamangs

Family hominidae

great apes

Family Bradypodia

three-toed sloths

Megolonychidae

two-toed sloths

Family Myrmecophagidae

giant anteaters and tamanduas

Order Dermoptera

flying lemurs

Family Cynocephalidae

colugos, flying lemurs

Order Scandentia

tree shrews

Family Tupaiidae

tree shrews family

Family Aplodontiidae

mountain beaver

Family Sciuridae

squirrels

Family Gliridae

dormice

Family Geomyidae

Gophers

Family Heteromyidae

kangaroo rats and allies

Family dipodidae

jumping mice and birch mice

Family spalacidae

bamboo rats, zokors, blind mole rats, and african root rats

Family cricetidae

New world rats and mice

Family Nesomyidae

Malagsy rats and mice

Family Cricetidae

Hamsters, New World rats and mice, voles and lemmings

Family Muridae

Gerbils, spiny mice, Old World rats and mice

Family Anomaluridae

scaly-tailed flying squirrels

Family Pedetidae

springhare

Family Ctenodactylidae

gundis

Family Diatomyidae

Laotian rock rat

Family hystricidae

Old World porcupines

family bathyergidae

African mole rats

family thryonomyidae

cane rats

Family erethizontidae

New world porcupines

Family chinchillidae

chinchillas

Family abrocomidae

chinchilla rats

Family Dinomydiae

Dinomys branickii

Family caviidae

Guinea pig, mara, capybara

Family dasyproctidae

agoutis

Family cuniculidae

pacas

Family ctenomyidae

tuco-tucos

Family octodontidae

degus

Family echimyidae

spiny rats

Family myocastoridae

Nutria

Family capromyidae

hutias

Order lagomorpha

rabbits, hares, pikas

Family ochotonidae

pika family

Family leporidae

rabbits and hares

Order Erinaceomorpha

Hedgehogs, gymnures, and moon rats

Family erinaceidae

hedgehogs

Order soricomorpha

shrews and moles

Family solenodontidae

Solenodons

Family soricidae

Shrews

Family talpidae

moles

Family lepilemuridae

Lepilemurs, sportive lemurs,

Family Cheirogaleidae

Dwarf lemurs and mouse lemurs

Family atelidae

howler monkeys, spider monkeys, wooler spider monkeys or muriquis, wolly monkeys

Family pitheciidae

Saki monkeys, Uakaris

Family Aotidae

Night monkeys