Class: Mammalia – Mammals (cont.) Cetacea Pygmy Sperm Whale Minke Whale Blue Whale Sperm Whale Beluga Whale Bottle-nosed Dolphin White-sided Dolphin Humpback Whal Orca Killer Order: Perissodactyla -Odd toed Ungulates Equine Family Horses Zebra Tapir Family Rhinoceros Family White Rhino Black Rhino Order: Carnivora – Carnivores Feline Family Mountain Lion Bobcat African Lion Bengal Tiger Leopard Canid Family Coyote Gray Wolf Silver Fox Red Fox Kit Fox Arctic Fox Bear Family Alaskan Brown Bear Bear Grizzly Bear American Black Bear European Brown Bear Giant Panda Raccoon Family Raccoon Coati Red Panda Ringtail Weasel Family Long-tailed Weasel Pine Martin Mink Wolverine Badger Skunks River Otter Mongoose Family Meerkats Hyena Family Hyenas Pinneped Family Walrus California Sea Lion Weddel Seal Crabeater Seal Leopard Seal Harbor Seal Order: Chiroptera – Bats Vampire Bat Pallid Bat Western Pipistrelle Order: Insectivora – Insect Eaters Mole Shrew Order: Pholiodata – Scaly Anteaters Order: Rodentia – Rodents Naked Mole Rats Beaver Ground Squirrel Gray Squirrel Kangaroo Rat Capybara Gopher Deer Mouse Norway Rat Antelope Ground Squirrel Chipmunk Order: Lagomorpha – Rabbits Jack Rabbit Cottontail Order: Dermoptera – Flying Lemurs Scandentia – Tree Shrews Order: Primates – Primates Old Monkeys Olive Baboon New World Monkeys Great Apes Gorilla Orangutan African Bonobos Sahelanthropus Australopithicus afarenis Australopithicus africanus Parathropus Homo erectus Homo neanderthalensis Homo sapiens
Museum Questions Station 1 – Class: Mammalia What are the characteristics listed for mammals? Station 2 – Mammal Classification What are the three major types of mammals and their characteristics? Station 3 – Order: Monotremata – Be Able to recognize the two animals from this station What makes them different then other mammals? How is milk delivery different than other mammals? Monotremes are one of two groups of venomous mammals. What structure delivers the venom in male Duck-billed Platypus? How is this structure used in echidnas? Station 4 – Order: Marsupialia What makes marsupials different from placental mammals? What is unique about their penis and vagina? Be able to recognize the following animals.
Station 18 – Big Horn Sheep What size can the horn be and what are they used for? What is a ruminant? What are their limitations in the desert in regards to water? How much can they lose? Station 19 – Order: Cetacea What are the two main types of Whales? How do you tell them apart? Be able to identify the following examples: Blue Whale, Minke Whale, Pigmy Sperm Whale, Sperm Whale, Beluga Whale, Bottle-nosed Dolphin, White-sided Dolphin, Humpback Whale and Orca Killer Whale. Station 20 – Order: Perrisodactyla What does Perrisodactyla mean? What animals are included in this order? How are horns different from artiodactyla? Station 21 – Zebras and Horses
Station 33 – Elephant Seals What kind of reproductive strategy do they exhibit? What is sexual dimorphism? How large are the males? How large are the females? Station 34 – Other Seals What do Crabeater Seals Eat? How do they do this? Where do Leopard Seals hunt? What does their loose Jaw allow them to do? How are they similar to Crabeater Seals? What are Weddel Seals known for? Station 35 – Walruses What oceans are they found in? How are they recognized? Where in the ocean are they found? What do they eat? Station 36 – Order: Chiroptera
Station 54 – Cro-Magnon Be able to recognize the of this species When do they appear in the fossil record? How do they differ from Neandertal and other early humans? Station 55– MAMMALIA – EXTERNAL FEATURES Note the skeleton and the preserved specimen of the rat. What two characteristics can be seen that differentiate mammals from other vertebrate classes? Note the pectoral girdle. What bones make up this structure? How does the sternum differ from that of the bird? What are the five types of vertebrae seen in mammals? Station 56 – CLASS: MAMMALIA – INTERNAL FEATURES (PP 209 – 210, Figs. 8.49-8.58) System Structure Function Digestive System Esophagus Stomach Intestine Liver Pancreas Spleen Excretory System Kidneys Urinary Bladder Circulatory System Atria (2) Ventricle (1) Double Circuit system (whole system) Compare to bird (Why the difference in size?)