Name Bio 240 Tasmanian Devil or Koala (Australian Outback) Fossa Lemur onel look
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Name Bio 240 Tasmanian Devil or Koala (Australian Outback) Fossa Lemur onel looks Irke a cot Describe characteristics of this Class that you can see: has a tons tarl Youndd ears Subclass: Describe adaptations specific to subclass Order Describe adaptations specific to order Scientific name Endo or ectothermic? What does it eat? Adaptations for lifestyle or habitat? with e sc nshu Describe parental care Endangered? Answer: How do placental and marsupial mammals differ? Use two of the where each species is from. organisms you described above in your answer notingExplanation / Answer
Fossa
Class- mammalia - Is a reddish brown hairy mammal which have resemblance with cats. Have long tail and small head slender body
Subclass- Theria -which give birth to young ones and feed them milk
Order - carnivora - dominant carnivore at Madagascar have flexible claws and ankles they hunt small animals
Scientific name-Cryptoprocta ferox
Endotherm
Eats- mainly small lemur and eats small to medium sized animals
Adaptation- fossa is found in forest habitat , have got retractable claws and flexible ankles and they are good at climbing trees
They are not endangered they are vulnerable.
Red ruffed lemur
Class- mammalia , Red or black hairy animal with long nose and long tail
Subclass - Theria , they give birth to young ones and feed them
Order - primata they are largest primate in Madagascar
Scientific name -varecia rubra
They are endothermic
Mainly consume fruits and leaves
Adaptations - long claws and lower incisors are modified to form as tooth combs . long tail helps to stabilize on trees
Vulnerable
Koala
Class- mammalia, they are grey furry animal with round preeminent ears.
Subclass - Theria ,intraclass marsupialia they give birth to underdeveloped young ones and carry in a pouch
Order - Diprotodontia they exhibit large pair of incisors band do not have canines adaptation for herbivorous animal
Scientific name - phascolarctos cinerus
Endothermic
It is herbivorous . mainly consume eukalypt leaves
Adaptation- koalas are found in forests on trees , they eat mostly eukalypt leaves they are adapted to digest toxins present in this leaves
Vulnerable
Marsupials eg koala give birth to underdeveloped young one and they transfer them in to their mothers pouch for complete development. They have got nipples inside the pouch for nourishment of baby.
In placental animal their young ones are attached to the mothers womb by placenta , and they give birth only after complete development of foetus .eg fossa
In case of marsupials they have got an additional pouch attached to the belly and it is not necessary that all marsupials should have pouch some lack this pouch , koala bear do actually had one and they nourishes their underdeveloped baby inside that pouch . the embryo of marsupials gains nutrients only from their yolk while they are inside the womb as they are not attached with placenta . but in case of fossa they give birth to young one after a long gestational period compared to koala waiting the young one to complete their development .
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