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Artiodactyla currently comprises 349 extant species, which are grouped into 132 genera. Artiodactyls live on every major landmass and throughout the oceans and in a variety of habitats, including forests, grasslands, and deserts. They come in a wide array of body plans in contrasting shapes and sizes, ranging from the 38 cm (15 in ...
1. Apr. 2024 · An artiodactyl is any member of the mammalian order Artiodactyla, or even-toed ungulates, which includes pigs, hippopotamuses, camels, antelopes, cattle, and others. It is one of the larger mammal orders, containing about 200 species, and is of more economic and cultural benefit than any other group of mammals.
Artiodactyls are the most diverse, large, terrestrial mammals alive today. They are the fifth largest order of mammals, consisting of 10 families, 80 genera, and approximately 210 species. Although the majority of artiodactyls live in relatively open habitats, they can be found in all habitat types, including some aquatic systems, and are ...
The roughly 270 land-based even-toed ungulate species include pigs, peccaries, hippopotamuses, antelopes, deer, giraffes, camels, llamas, alpacas, sheep, goats, and cattle. Many are herbivores, but suids are omnivorous, while cetaceans are almost exclusively carnivorous.
There are about 190 species of Artiodactyla and 15 species of Perissodactyla; the latter includes three families, Equidae, Rhinocerotidae, and Tapiridae (Figure 1). Four of the equidae species, the African ass, onager, mountain zebra, and Grévy’s zebra ( Figure 2 ), are considered endangered, while the kiang and plains zebra are threatened ...
Artiodactyla, Paarhufer, Ord. der Säugetiere mit rund 150 Arten in neun Familien. Die A. sind eine sehr einheitliche Gruppe, deren kennzeichnendes Merkmal eine hufartige Hornmasse ist, die die Endglieder der 3. und 4. Zehe der Vorder- und Hinterextremitäten verstärkt und die dem Auftreten auf dem Boden dient (Zehenspitzengänger).
