6.5- One-of-a-Kind Mammals; 6.6- Unusual Mammals

largest hopping mammal

• kangaroo

• koala

• numbat

feeds primarily on eucalyptus leaves

• koala

• kangaroo

• numbat

only marsupial found outside Australia and its surrounding islands

• wombat

• platypus

• opossum

pouchless marsupial that eats termites

• opossum

• wombat

• numbat

monotreme known for its duck-like bill

• wombat

• platypus

• koala

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

known for its ability to play dead

• platypus

• opossum

• wombat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

The sirenian that has a forked, whale-like tail is the ? .

• dugong

• oviparous

• aardvark

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Because they reproduce by laying eggs, monotremes are ? animals.

• oviparous

• aardvark

• dugong

The pig-like African mammal that is the only member of order Tubulidentata is the ? .

• dugong

• aardvark

The Amur leopard, which lives around the far-eastern border between Russia and China, has been hunted to the point that scientists estimate that fewer than one hundred adults survive in the wild. The Amur leopard is an example of a(n) ? animal.

• endangered

• aardvark

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5