Warm Blooded Vertebrates Phylum Chordata Class 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.
Toothless Mammals
Toothless
Toothless
4. Insect Eaters ex) moles, shrews, and hedgehogs. - 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 ex) rabbits, hares, pikas. - 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 ex) whales, dolphins, porpoises. - 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