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Lab Quiz Taxonomy
Taxonomy
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
03/14/2011

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What are the two suborders of Carnivora?
Definition
Caniformia and Feliformia
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What are the 7 families of Caniformia
Definition
Canidae, Mephitidae, Mustelidae, Otariidae, Phocidae, Procyonidae, Ursidae
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What are the 3 families of Feliformia?
Definition
Felidae, Herpestidae, Hyaenidae
Term
The one family in Lagomorpha that has all of the hares and rabbits?
Definition
Leporidae
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What are the four suborders of Rodentia?
Definition
Sciuromorpha, Castorimorpha, Myomorpha, Hystricomorpha
Term
What are the two subfamilies of family Sciuridae?
Definition
Sciurinae and Xerinae
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What are the two tribes of subfamily Sciurinae?
Definition
Pteromyini and Sciurini
Term
What is the one tribe for subfamily Xerinae?
Definition
Marotini
Term
What family is in the suborder Castorimorpha?
Definition
Castoridae
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What infraorder is in Hystricomorpha?
Definition
Hystricognathi
Term
What family is in Hystricognathi?
Definition
Erenthizontidae
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What are the two superfamilies of suborder Myomorpha?
Definition
Dipodoidea and Muroidea
Term
What is the subfamily of family Dipodidae?
Definition
Zapodinae
Term
What are the two families of Superfamily Muroideae?
Definition
Cricetidae and Muridae
Term
What are the two subfamilies of family Cricetidae?
Definition
Arvicolinae and Neotominae
Term
What is the subfamily of family Muridae?
Definition
Murinea
Term
The two families of Monotremata?
Definition
Tachyglossidae and Ornithorynchidea
Term
Two infraclasses to subclass Theria
Definition
Methatheria and Eutheria
Term
Three orders of Infraclass Methatheria?
Definition
Didelpimorphia, Paramelemorphia and Diprodontia
Term
The three orders of infraclass Eutheria?
Definition
Eulipotlyia, Afrosoricidae and Cingulata
Term
The family in in order Didephimorphia?
Definition
Didelphidae
Term
The two families in order Eulipotlyia?
Definition
Soricidae and Talpidae
Term
The family in order Cingulata?
Definition
Dasypodidae
Term
Odd toed ungulates
Definition
Perissodactyla
Term
Even toed ungulates
Definition
Cetartiodactyla
Term
The three families in order Perissodactyla
Definition
Equidae, Tapiridae, Rhinocertotidae
Term
The four suborders in Cetartiodactyla
Definition
Suiformes, Tylopoda, Ruminantia, Cetacea
Term
The two families in suborder Suiformes
Definition
Suidae and Tayassuidae
Term
The family in Tylopoda
Definition
Camelidae
Term
The four families in suborder Ruminantia
Definition
Giraffidae, Cervidae, Antilocarpidae and Bovidae
Term
The two infraorders in Cetacea
Definition
Odontoceti and Mysticeti
Term
Family in Odontoceti
Definition
Delphinidae
Term
Family in Mysticeti
Definition
Balaenidae
Term
Two suborders in order Chiroptera
Definition
Megachiroptera and Microchiroptera
Term
Two families in Microchiroptera
Definition
Vespertilionidae and Molossidae
Term
The three tribes in Vespertilioninae
Definition
Eptesicini, Laiurini and Pipistrellini
Term
three subfamilies in Vespertilionidae
Definition
Vespertilioninae, Myotinae and Antrozoinae
Term
subfamily in family Molossidae
Definition
Molossinae
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