Insectivores

Insectivores

Order : Insectivora

  The order of insectivora contains small mouse-to-mole shaped like mammals that are insectivorous. Recently, several rearrangements by scientists have been made and species have been placed out of this order, in an order of their own, including colugo's, tree shrews and elephant shrews. Some argue that golden moles and tenrecs should also be placed in a separate order containing all african groups and call them "Afrotheria". The largest family is the family of Soricidae, the shrews. Some are venomous, like Elliot's short-tailed shrew. The Erinaceidae family contains the hedgehogs and gymnures. As we all know hedgehogs are covered with sharp spines, even when they are babies (see picture). Gymnures have another defense mechanism, they produce a foul smell when being threatened. Did you know that hedgehogs are resistant to snake venom? Solenodontidae, containing the Cuban Solenodon (known as the Almiqui in Cuba) believed extinct until rediscovered in 2003 in the eastern mountains in Cuba. The family contains Solenodon paradoxus, which is also venomous. The Solenodon is one of only a handful of mammals that are venomous. Tenrecidae, which are found on madagascar and the west of Africa. All members of insectivora have feet with five digits, unlike rodents who have only four. Neither the pollux (the first digit of the forelimb, the thumb with humans) or the hallux (the big toe) is opposable.Chrysochloridae, the golden moles, are common in southern Africa, where they practice their burrowing activity. Unlike the members in the Talpidae family, the golden moles hold their forepaws under their body instead of at the side. Talpidae, containing Desmans, moles, and relatives. Some are aquatic like the Desmans, or the Star-nosed mole (see picture), which feed on the bottom of small lakes. It can be found in eastern Canada, and the north-eastern United States.

Facts about the order Insectivora, the insectivores

about Mammalia Insectivora is based on the Open Directory Project and has been modified. (Full text)

Insectivores is not a member of any public groups (Full text)

Some insectivores are highly specialised such as the ant-eating (Full text)

The general rule for all insectivores is to provide as much variety of live food as possible in an attempt to encourage feeding. (Full text)

The name Insectivora refers to the diet of most members of this order, but some Insectivores are quite omnivorous or carnivorous. (Full text)

The order Insectivora is represented in California by the following taxa: Family Soricidae (shrews) (Full text)

Most insectivores are small; shrews, for example, are among the smallest mammals. (Full text)

The data suggest that the insectivorous guilds, particularly gleaning insectivores, are least affected by drought conditions, while the frugivores, although able to attain high densities in good conditions, are very sensitive to drought. (Full text)

Foliage insectivores are pre- dominantly long-distance migrants, many of which prefer large forest tracts for breeding (Whitcomb et al. (Full text)

The relationship between bats and core insectivores is such an example—whether Lipotyphla are the first divergence or whether they form a sister group to bats. (Full text)

The single greatest threat to these, and other species of fossorial insectivores, is further habitat destruction, especially reclamation of lowland plains for intensive agriculture, and the clearance of forested hillsides for shifting cultivation. (Full text)

Insectivores are named after their tendency to eat insects, but they will also eat other invertebrates such as worms and even some vertebrates (fish, lizards, etc). (Full text)

Order Insectivora Order Insectivora is comprised of a wide variety of mammals, from the pygmy shrew to the spiny hedgehog. (Full text)

Insectivora is mentioned in the following topics: AardvarkAfrosoricida AfrotheriaAmerican short-tailed shrew American Shrew MoleAmerican Water Shrew (Full text)

Insectivores are the descendants of the most primitive placental mammals and are the predecessors of all other placental mammals. (Full text)

The home range of these insectivores is almost 20 times larger than that of a pocket gopher. (Full text)

Insectivores are small mammals (shrews and moles) with short, dense fur, five clawed toes on each foot, and small eyes and ears. (Full text)

) Order Insectivora Insectivora is an order of placental mammals that includes hedgehogs, moles, solenodons, tenrecs, gymnures, and many shrews. (Full text)

the extent to which loss of forest insectivores is compensated for by increased abundance . (Full text)

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Likewise, the polyphyly of the Insectivora is profound and strongly supported. (Full text)

Since skeletal remains of insectivores are rather delicate, usually only their teeth and jaws are preserved as fossils, and even those are not easy to collect due to their tiny size. (Full text)

Among tropical forest birds, understory insectivores are particularly sensitive to habitat disturbance and fragmentation, despite their relatively small sizes and freedom from hunting pressure. (Full text)

1. insect -- (small air-breathing arthropod)
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2. worm, louse, insect, dirt ball -- (has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect)
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dirt ball
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