Mammals - created from Mind Map

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Xenarthra

Lagomorpha

Rodentia

Primates

Chiroptera

Insectivora

Carnivora

Artiodactyla

Perissodactyla

Cetacea

Sirenia

Proboscidea

many members do not have prominent

Anteater

Armiadillos

sloths

have a double row of upper incisors

Rabbits

Hares

sharp incisors are an adaptation to gnaw on seeds, twigs, roots, and bark

Squirrels

Chipmunks

Mice

Gophers

all have grasping hands and all excerpt for humans have grasping feet

Monkeys

Gibbons

Lemurs

Only mammals that can truly fly

Bats

Most members eat insects and have long, pointed noses that enable them to probe in soil for insects

Hedgehogs

Moles

Shrews

Most members are carnivores

Bears

Cats

Dogs

Seals

Mammals with an even number of toes

Pigs

Camels

Deer

Cows

Have an odd number of toes

Horses

Zebras

Rhinoceroses

Fish-shaped bodies with forelimbs modified as flippers

Whales

Dolphins

Porpoises

Torpedo-shaped bodies with formulas that live in tropical seas, estuaries, and rivers

Manatees

Nose that is modified into a long, boneless trunk

Elephants