Mouse‐Like Rodents Dormouse Gerbil (Africa, India, and Asia) Hamsters (Syria, Israel, and USA) Pocket Mice (America) New World Rats and Mice Old World Rats and Mice (89 Genera; 408 Species) Voles and Lemmings 24C Cavy‐Like Rodents Histricomorph Rodents: Capybara, Porcupine, Nutria, Chinchilla Capybara (Central and South America) Cavies New World Porcupines 24D Other Cavy‐Like Rodents 24E Old World Porcupines References 25 Lagomorphs North American Pika Rabbits and Hares References 26 Elephant‐Shrew 27 Insectivores Insectivores (Shrews, Moles, and Hedgehogs) References 28 Edentates Anteater (Central and South America) Armadillo‐Nine‐Banded (Southern North America, Central and South America) Armadillos‐Giant [One of the Fairy Armadillos] (Southern North America, Central and South America) Pangolin (Scaley Anteater) (Asia, Malaysia) Sloths References 29 Bats Black Flying Fox Bat (Queensland, Australia) Brown Bat (North America) Old World Fruit Bat (Eurasia, Africa and Oceana) References 30 Monotremes Duck‐Billed Platypus (Eastern Australia, including Tasmania) Echidna (Australia and New Guinea) Reference 31 Marine Mammals 31A Whales, Porpoises, and Dolphins 31B Seals and Sea Lions 31C Sea Cows and Manatees References 32 Amphibians Leopard Tortoise (Savannahs of Eastern and Southern Africa and Sudan to the Sourthern Cape) Galapagos Tortoise (Galapagos Islands of the South Pacific 400 Miles West of Ecuador and Aldabra in the Indian Ocean East of Tanzania) Green Sea Turtle (Tropical and Subtropical Seas throughout the World) 33 Reptiles Lizards Snakes References 34 Avian 34A Avian Eagles Owls 34B Scavangers Long‐tailed Shrike (Botswana, Africa) Vultures Storks 34C Psittacine Birds Hornbills 34D Ground‐nesting Birds and Shorebirds 34E Aquatic Birds
12 Appendix I: Taxonomy Reference
13 Appendix II: Types of Dentition Referring to General Dentition Referring to Premolars and Molars References
14 Appendix III: Dental Formulas References
15 Appendix IV: Feeding Adaptations
16 Glossary of Dental Terms References
18 Index
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