Mammals Lesson 11

The largest order of mammals is

• Rodentia

• Carnivora

What mammals do you think fall under the order Rodentia?

• Rats

• Mice

• Hamsters

• Guinea pigs

• All of the above

Chinchillas, voles, lemmings, marmots, prairie dogs, chipmunks, squirrels, woodchucks, muskrats, beavers, and porcupines are all classified as rodents.

• True

• False

Rodentia is Latin for

• To gnaw or chew

• Rodent

How many top and bottom incisors do rodents have?

• 6

• 2

• 3

Rodents are nocturnal. This means they

• Are up in the night

• Like to knock on doors

Rodents have passed these diseases to humans

• Typhus

• Bubonic plague

• Hantavirus

• All of the above

Which rodents tend to invade houses?

• Mice and rats

• Hamsters and guinea pigs

A rodent’s whiskers help them

• Feel things around them

• Wiggle their nose

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Which animals can hear higher frequency waves?

• Bat

• Dolphin

• Rat

• Dog

• All of the above

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