Mammals Characteristics
Mammalian Orders
Local Mammals
Aquatic Mammals
Funky Facts
100
Mammals are viviparous. What does this mean?
Viviparous means giving birth to live young
100
This order of mammals has sharp teeth and preys on other animals
Carnivora
100
Name two carnivores you would find in our state
Black bears, brown bears, mountain lions, wolves, coyotes, bobcat, lynx, fox
100
Two orders of aquatic mammals
Cetacea and pinnipedia
100
What is the most common mammal on earth?
Humans
200
Mammals feed their young this way
With milk from mammary glands
200
This order of mammals has one set of ever-growing incisors, and live just about everywhere
Rodentia
200
Name two mammals you would find locally that would be considered Rodentia
Rat, mouse, gophers, marmots, chipmunk, squirrel
200
Name two aquatic mammals you might expect to see in our state (or the waters off our state)
Orca, humpback whale, sea lion, seal
200
What is the smallest mammal on earth?
Bumble bee bat
300
Mammals have this many limbs
Four limbs
300
Elephants fall into this category of mammals
Proboscidea
300
Name two local mammals that are classified as artiodactyla
Elk, deer, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat
300
This type of cetacean is the largest mammal on earth
Blue whale
300
This type of mammal has no upper front teeth
Cows
400
Mammals have this feature to help them breathe better
Advanced diaphragm
400
This order of mammals is suited for life on land or in the water, and has a fusilage (torped)-shaped body
Pinnipedia
400
Name a local mammal you have never seen but would like to!
No wrong answer!
400
How long is the largest mammal on earth?
80-115 feet
400
This type of mammal is the closest relative to a hippo
Dolphin!
500
Mammals have this many bones in their ear
Three bones
500
This order of mammals is the only one that can fly
Chiroptera (Bats)
500
Name a local mammal you have seen while camping
No wrong answers!
500
Name four types of cetaceans and tell their range
Blue whale--
Dolphin--
Orca--
Humpback whale--
500
This type of mammal has the densest fur of any mammal
Sea otter
