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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
