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"Insectivores"
Clades Afrotheria, Euarchonta, Lipotyphla
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Clade _______. Family Macroscelidae. | Afrotheria |
| Clade _______. Families Scandentia and Dermoptera. | Euarchonta |
| Clade _______. Order Soricomorpha and Erinaceomorpha. | Lipotyphla |
| True/False. Insectivore teeth are often rooted. | True |
| True/False. Insectivores share a variety of pelage. | False. Pelage is often simply guard hairs or spines. |
| Jugal bone is _______. | Reduced |
| Zalambdodont | V-shaped occlusal surface on teeth. |
| Dilambdodont | W-shaped occlusal surface on teeth. |
| Tenrecs | Family Tenrecidae |
| Otter Shrews | Family Potamogalidae |
| True/False. The common tenrec has one of the largest litter sizes of any mammal (<32 young/litter). | True |
| True/False. The giant otter shrew is the largest extant "insectivore", feeding on freshwater crabs, fish, amphibians, and molluscs. | True |
| Golden Moles | Family Chrysochloridae |
| True/False. Considered a "sand swimmer", the Grant's golden mole depends on an advanced sense of smell to locate insects. | False. It depends large auditory ossicles to sense vibrations through the sand. |
| Elephant Shrews | Family Macroscelididae |
| True/False. Elephant shrews are territorial and strongly cursorial. Because of this, young are born precocial. | True |
| Zalambdodont | Tenrecs |
| Dilambdodont | Elephant Shrews |
| Pen-Tailed Treeshrews | Family Ptrilocercidae |
| Treeshrews | Family Tupaiidae |
| Colugos | Family Cynocephalidae |
| True/False. Nicknamed the "flying lemur", colugos reside in southeast Asia and are considered premier gliders (glissant). | True |
| Pectinate | Comb-like teeth with 5-20 prongs extending from a single root. The first two incisors are pectinate. Unique to Dermoptera. |
| The largest family of "insectivores". | Soricidae |
| Solenodons | Family Solenodontidae |
| Unlike most "insectivores", this family is native to the Dominican Republic and Haiti. | Solenodons |
| Shrews | Family Soricidae |
| True/False. Unlike many other insectivores capable of tupor, shrews have a high metabolic activity that requires them to eat frequently. | True |
| Moles and Desmons | Family Talpidae |
| Hedgehogs and Moon Rats | Family Erinaceidae |
| Family Tenrecidae, Potamogalidae, Chrysochloridae | Order Tenrecoidea |
| Family Macroscelididae | Order Macroscelidea |
| Family Ptiloscercidae, Tupaiidae | Order Scandentia |
| Family Cyonephalidae | Order Dermoptera |
| Family Solenodontidae | Order Solenodonta |
| Family Soricidae, Talpidae | Order Soricomorpha |
| Family Erinaceidae | Order Erinaceomorpha |
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