Warm Blooded Vertebrates Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Characteristics: - Mammary glands - fur or...

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Warm Blooded VertebratesPhylum ChordataClass Mammalia

Characteristics:  

•- Mammary glands  

•- fur or hair  

•- specialized teeth  

•- large brains  

•- internal fertilization with mothers caring for the young.  

•- endothermic  

1. Monotremes

-only mammals that lay eggs.

ex) echidnas and duck billed platypus.  

Monotremes

Monotremes

Monotremes

2. Marsupials

- give birth to live young, but they develop in the mom's pouch.

ex) opossum, kangaroo, koala  

Marsupials

Marsupial

Marsupials

Marsupials

Marsupials

Placental Mammals

• All the rest of the mammals are placental mammals. The placenta supplies food and blood from the mom to the growing embryo.  

3. Toothless Mammals

- have long sticky tongues to catch insects.

ex) anteater, armadillos.  

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Toothless Mammals

Toothless

Toothless

4. Insect Eaters

- small with long pointed noses to dig into soil for insects.

ex) moles, shrews, and hedgehogs.  

Insect Eaters

Insect Eaters

5. Rodents

- have sharp front teeth called incisors that never stop growing.

ex) squirrels, mice, rats, porcupines, beavers.  

Rodents

Rodents

Rodents

Rodents

6. Lagomorphs

- also have gnawing teeth, but also have short tails and long ears.

ex) rabbits, hares, pikas.

Lagomorphs

Lagomorphs

7. Flying Mammals

- only ones that fly, are nocturnal and locate prey by echolocation.

- Ex) bats  

Flying Mammals

Vampire Bat

8. Carnivores

- have large canines for eating meat.

- ex) lions, bears, wolves, raccoons, seals, walruses, etc.  

Carnivores

Hyena

Carnivore

Carnivore

Carnivore

Carnivore

Carnivore

9. Hoofed Mammals

- have hoofs and are fast runners and plant eaters.

- Horses, zebras, pigs, cows, etc.

Odd Toed Hoofed Mammals

Even Toed Hoofed Mammals

Even Toed Hoofed Mammals

10. Trunk Nosed Mammals

- ex) elephants.

Trunk Nosed Mammals

11. Cetaceans

- water dwelling mammals.

ex) whales, dolphins, porpoises.  

Cetaceans

12. Sirenia

- small group of water mammals

ex) manatees, dugongs  

13. Primates

- large brain, opposable thumbs

- ex) monkeys, apes, humans

Primates

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