Examples of Saltatorial Mammals
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Examples of Saltatorial Mammals
Peramelidae
Macropodidae
Lemuridae
Saltatorial Rodents
HeteromyidaeDipodomys ingens: Giant
Kangaroo Rat
PedetidaePedetes capensis Cape
Springhare
DipodidiaeEuchoreutes naso- Long
Eared Jerboa
Muridae: Gerbillinae
Muridae: Murinae
Cursorial Forms: Foot Posture
PerrisodactylsCetartiodactyls
Scansorial MammalsFriction PadsErethizon
GalagoGalago crassicaudatus:
Greater Bushbaby
Claws
SciurusSciurus carolinensis:
American Grey Squirrel
Prehensile Organs
AtelesAteles geoffroyi:
Geoffroys’s Spider Monkey
Myzopoda aurita (sucker-footed bat)
Scansorial - BrachiationHylobates
Stylar cartilage
Gliding
Thorington et al. Journal of Mammalogy, Vol. 79, No. 1
pp. 245-250.
Eupetaurus - wooly flying squirrel
Swimming
Otariids Phocids
Phoca vitulinaZalophus californicus
Pakicetus