Wildlife

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species

Have hair and milk (warm blooded, live birth, developed brain, differentiated dentition)

1. size of skull times 3.5 equals body length

• 2. teeth: carnivores= stabbers & slicers
• herbivores= scrappers & grinders
• omnivores= stabbers & grinders

3. special characteristics

• “having the form of two wombs”, marsupials, 5 digits on front and rear feet,
• big toe is opposable, long canine teeth, 19 species in 1 family (didelphidae)

• “shrew-form” most have smooth fur(all in ny have this), 5 digits on front and back feet,
• tiny ears and eyes, excellent sense of smell, 4 families

literally “shrew”, small, common, active, 300 species

literally “mole” , small, common, active mostly below ground, large front feet, 42 species

literally “hand-wing” , the bats, only flying mammals, 925 species (20% of all mammal species)

literally “evening bats”, largest family

literally “leaf-nosed”, includes vampire bats

literally “form of a hare” (lagos=hare in greek), one common charateristic= six incisors that continually grow four on top two on bottom

literally “hare” (lepus is hare in latin) rabbits & hares

• literally “gnawing teeth” , largest order of mammals ( with 40% of mammal species),
• one common characteristics = 4 incisors that continually grow, 5 hind toes, 4 or 5 front toes

Squirrels

Old world mice and rats (introduced)

New world mice and rats (native)

Beaver

Porcupine

• literally “ meat-eater” (but some are omnivores), large canine teeth, 13 families,
• 270 specie, carnivora is a order, carnivore is a lifestyle

Dogs

Cats

Skunks

Weasels

Raccoon

Bears

literally “even-toed”, refers to split hoof, unguligrade, 10 families, 220 species

Deer

Pronghorn

Bison, sheep & goats

• Walking on toes, examples include dogs and cats, this is an adaptation for running
• (Cursorial)

• Walking on tips of toes (hooves), examples include deer and pigs, this is an adaptation
• for running (Cursorial)

• Walking on whole foot (including soles), examples include bears and humans, this is an
• adaptation for walking (ambulatory

Jumping or hopping, examples include rabbits and hares

• Adapted to climb with sharp claws, examples include gray squirrel,
• arboreal means tree dwelling.

Adapted to dig and live underground, examples include moles and badgers

Lives entirely in the water, whales, dolphins and manatees

adapted to live in the water and land, examples include beaver, muskrat, river otter and mink

• Adapted to glide, examples include flying squirrels, and sugar gliders, some define
• this as any flight true or gliding.

True flight, all bats and only bats

Feeding on plants

• Feeding on growing plant material or grazers eat green grass on the
• ground. Ex- cow

• Feeds on twigs of trees and shrubs or browsers bite brown branches
• Ex- Giraffe

Feeds on fruit

Feeds on grain

Flesh-eating

Eats fish

Feeds on insects, invertebrates

Feeds on blood

Feeding on both animal and vegetable foods

Monotremes (eggs)

Marsupials (pouch)

Placental Mammals