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How many orders are there within Protheria?
1 - Monotremata
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How many orders in total are there within Theria?
27
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What are the two infra-classes under sub-class Theria ('wild beasts')?
- Metatheria - Marsupalia ('Other Beasts')
- Eutheria - Placentalia ('True Beasts')
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How many orders are there within Metatheria?
7
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In which order are echidnas and platypuses and how many species are there?
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In which order are American opossums and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Didelphimorphia
- 92 species
- Ameridelphia
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In which order are shrew opossums and how many species are there?
Which category do they fall under?
- Paucituberculata6 species
- Ameridelphia
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In which order are Monito del monte and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Microbiotheria 1 species
- Australidelphia
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In which order are the Australian carnivorous marsupials and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Dasyuromorphia
- 70 species
- Australidelphia
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In which order are the marsupial moles and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Notoryctemorphia
- 2 species
- Australidelphia
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In which order are bandicoots and bilbies and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Peramelemorphia 21 species
- Australidelphia
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In which order are possums, wombats, kangaroos and koalas and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Diprotodontia143 species
- Australidelphia
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In which order are tenrecs, otter shrews and golden moles and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Afrosoricida52 species
- Afrotheria
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In which order are sengis (elephant shrews) and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Macroscelidea15 species
- Afrotheria
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In which order are aardvarks and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Tubulidentata
- 1 species
- Afrotheria
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In which order are hyraxes and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Hyracoidea11 species
- Afrotheria
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In which order are elephants and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Proboscidea3 species
- Afrotheria
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In which order are dugongs and manatees and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Sirenia 4 species
- Afrotheria
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In which order are anteaters and sloths and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Pilosa
- 10 species
- Xenarthra
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In which order are armadillos and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Cingulata
- 31 species
- Xenarthra
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In which order are rodents and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Rodentia
- 1999 species - largest order of all mammals
- Euarchontoglires
- Sub categories:
- - Sciurognathi → squirrel & mouse-like rodents
- -Hystricognathi → cavy-like rodents
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In which order are hares, pikas and rabbits and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Lagomorphia
- 92 species
- Euarchontoglires
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In which order are primates and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Primates365 species
- Euarchontoglires
- Sub categories:
- - Strepsirrhini → lemurs, aye aye, lorises, bushbabies
- - Haplorrhini → monkeys etc.
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In which order are tree shrews and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Scandentia 20 species
- Euarchontoglires
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In which order are flying lemurs and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Dermoptera
- 2 species
- Euarchontoglires
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In which order are shrews, moles and hedgehogs and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Eulipotyphla 463 species
- Laurasiatheria
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In which order are bats and flying foxes and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Chiroptera 1110 species - 2nd largest mammalian order
- Laurasiatheria
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In which order are pangolins and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Pholidota
- 7 speciesLaurasiatheria
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In which order are terrestrial carnivores, seals and sea lions and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Carnivora
- 23 species
- Laurasiatheria
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In which order are odd-toes ungulates and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Perissodactyla 16 species
- Laurasiatheria
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In which order are even-toed ungulates and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Artiodactyla 196 species
- Laurasiatheria → Celcartiodactyla
- Sub-orders:
- - suina
- - tylopoda
- - ruminantia
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In which order are whales and dolphins and how many species are there? Which category do they fall under?
- Cetacea 86 species
- Laurasiatheria → Celartiodactyla
- Sub-orders:
- - odontoceti → toothed whales
- - mysticeti → baleen whales
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