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Mammals Classification & Evolution: Shared Characteristics

Explore the shared characteristics of mammals through their diverse classifications, including rodents, carnivores, primates, and more. Learn about their unique features and adaptations within the animal kingdom.

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Mammals Classification & Evolution: Shared Characteristics

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  1. CLASSIFICATION AND EVOLUTION Part 1

  2. The Five Kingdoms What characteristics are shared by all living things? Eukaryotes Prokaryotes

  3. Three Domains An alternative classification system

  4. ANIMALS What are their shared characteristics?

  5. MAMMALS What are their shared characteristics? MONOTREMES (platypus, echidnas) MARSUPIALS ( opossums, kangaroos) PLACENTAL MAMMALS Edentata (anteaters, aramadillos) Pholidata (pangolins) Lagomorpha (rabbits) Rodentia (mice,gophers) Macroscelidea (elephant shrews) Primates (monkeys, humans) Scandentia (tree shrews) Chiroptera (bats) Dermoptera (colugos) Insectivora (shrews, moles) Carnivora (dogs, cats) Artiodactyla (deer hippos) Cetacea (whales, dolphins) Tubulidentata (aardvark) Perissodactyla (horses, rhinos) Hyracoidea (manatees, sea cows) Proboscidea (elephants)

  6. MAMMALS - Rodentia What are their shared characteristics? Rodent teeth

  7. MAMMALS - Carnivora What are their shared characteristics?

  8. MAMMALS - Artiodactyls What are their shared characteristics?

  9. MAMMALS - Cetacea What are their shared characteristics?

  10. MAMMALS - Primates What are their shared characteristics? Bonobo Black Lemur Rhesus Monkey Gorilla Orangutan

  11. CLASSIFICATION AND EVOLUTION Part 2

  12. Primate Classification PRIMATES Prosimians Tarsiers Anthropoids New-world Monkeys Old-world Monkeys Hominoids Pongids (apes) Hominids (humans) Note: Primate classification is undergoing rapid change. This is a simplified version of one of several taxonomies.

  13. PRIMATES – Prosimians What are their shared characteristics? Loris Loris Ring-tailed lemurs Slow Loris Pottos Loris

  14. PRIMATES –New-world Monkeys What are their shared characteristics? Howler Monkey Spider Monkey Pigmy marmoset Squirrel Monkey

  15. PRIMATES – Old-world Monkeys What are their shared characteristics? Baboon Macaque Vervet Monkey Mandrill

  16. PRIMATES - Hominoids What are their shared characteristics? Gorilla Chimpanzee Orangutans

  17. PRIMATES - Hominoids PONGIDS (Great Apes) HOMINIDS (Humans) What are their shared characteristics? What are their shared characteristics? Bonobo Gorilla Chimpanzee Orangutan

  18. PRIMATES - Hominoids PONGIDS (Great Apes) HOMINIDS (Humans) What are their shared characteristics? What are their shared characteristics? Chimpanzee

  19. PRIMATES - Hominoids PONGIDS (Great Apes) HOMINIDS (Humans) What are their shared characteristics? What are their shared characteristics?

  20. PRIMATES - Hominoids PONGIDS (Great Apes) HOMINIDS (Humans) What are their shared characteristics? What are their shared characteristics? Gorilla

  21. PRIMATES - Hominoids PONGIDS (Great Apes) HOMINIDS (Humans) What are their shared characteristics? What are their shared characteristics? Chimpanzee

  22. PRIMATES - Hominoids PONGIDS (Great Apes) HOMINIDS (Humans) What are their shared characteristics? What are their shared characteristics? Chimpanzee

  23. PRIMATES - Hominoids PONGIDS (Great Apes) HOMINIDS (Humans) What are their shared characteristics? What are their shared characteristics? Chimpanzee

  24. PRIMATES - Hominoids PONGIDS (Great Apes) HOMINIDS (Humans) What are their shared characteristics? What are their shared characteristics? Chimpanzee

  25. PRIMATES - Hominoids PONGIDS (Great Apes) HOMINIDS (Humans) What are their shared characteristics? What are their shared characteristics? Chimpanzee

  26. PRIMATES - Hominoids PONGIDS (Great Apes) HOMINIDS (Humans) What are their shared characteristics? What are their shared characteristics? Chimpanzee

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