Tachyglossidae 

Echidnas: 2 genera 4 species

New Guinea and Australia

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Toothless, dig, have egg pouch, eat ants and termites, Aussie species hypernates

Ornithorhynchidae

Platypus: 1 species

Australia

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Semi-aquatic, lay 2 eggs in burrow, no nipples, near extinction due to gill netting

Didelphidae

Opossums: 17 genera and 87 speciesSouth America to Canada 

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Water oppossum is semi-aquatic

Microbiotheridae

llaca:1 species

Andes of south-central Chile

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Primaraly feeds on insects

Notoryctidae

Marsupial "moles": 1 genus 2 species

northwest and central south Australia

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Feeds on lizards amoung other things

Dasyuridae

Marsupial rats moles and carnivores 20 genera and 69 species 

Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania

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Tasmainia Devils dying from virus-cancer

Peramelidae

Nonspiny Bandicoots: 6 genera and 18 species

Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania 

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Eats small invertebrates

Phascolarctidae

Koala: 1 species, Australia

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Arboreal, digit 1 + 2 act as thumb

Eat only eucalyptus, endangered 

Vombatidae

Wombats: 2 genera and 3 secies

Eastern and Southern Australia and Tasmania

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Semi-fossorial

Phalangeridae

Possums and Cuscuses: 6 genera and 27 species

Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania

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Some traed for fur but still doing okay

Petauridae

Ring-tail possums and gliding possums: 3 genera 11 species, Easter and southeaster Australia

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Mostly arboreal, includes sugar gliders

Tarsipedidae

Honey possun or noolbenger: 1 secies

Southwestern Australia

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Small, prehenstial tail, east nectar, important pollentor, consume a few insects accidentally

Macropodidae

Kangaroos, wallabies, and euros: 11 genera 65 species

Australia, New Guinea, and surrounding islands

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Big feet, herbivorous, can hop ~10 meters, harvested for food, have cellulase

Tenrecidae 

Tenrecs: 10 genera ad 30 species. Madagascar, comoro islands, and west central Africa

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Chrysochloridae

Golden moles: 9 genera ad 21 species

Africa

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fossorial

Macroscelididae

elephant shrews: 4 genera 15 species

Morocco, Algeria, and Africa south of Red Sea

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Often live in pairs, hop, run from predators, primaraly nocturnal, eat mostly insects

Orycteropodidae

Aardvark: 1 species. Subsahara Africa 

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Procaviidae

Hyraxes and dassies: 3 genera 4 species

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live on rocks, one species is arboreal

Elephantidae

Elephants: 2 genera and 3 species

Africa and Asia

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Tusks are upper insisors

Dugongidae

Dugongs and sea cows : 2 genera 2 species

Asia and Africa coast

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V shaped tails 

Manatees:1 genera 3 species

neotropical, amazon and orinoco drainage, west africa coastlines

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Fan tail, hit by boats

Dasypodidae

Armadillos: 9 genera 21 species

Florida (Introduced) and Kansas to South America

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semi-fossorial, can have leoparse, has 4 identical young

Megalonychidae

Two-toed sloths: 2 genus 2 species

Nicaragua to southern Brazil

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Myrmecophagidae

Antearers: 2 genera and 3 species

Mexico to South America 

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some terrestrial some semi arborial 

Tupaiidae

Tree shrews: 4 genera 19 species

Burma to sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines

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Mostly arboreal and insectivorous 

Cynocephalidae

Flying lemurs: 2 genera 2 species

Burma Indochia, Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Philippines 

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Ptageum, meter log, sloth like locomotion, pectanat dentition

Lemuridae

Lemurs:5 genera 19 species

Madagascar and Comoro Islands 

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Diverse, frequently arboreal, omnivorous, predator is the Fossa

Daubentoniidae

Aye Aye: 1 species

Madagascar 

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Long thin 3rd digit

Lorisidae 

Lorises and pottos: 5 genera 9 species

Africa, India, Ceylon, Asia and East Indies

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Nocturnal and Slow

Galagidae

Galagos: 3 genera 19 species

Africa 

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Small, used for neurology studies

Tarsiidae

Tarsiers: 1 genus 7 species

Borneo, Sumatra, East Indies, and Philippines

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Long feet, entirely arboreal

Cebidae

New World monkeys, Tamarins, marmosets, capuchines, squirrel monkeys: 6 genera 56 species

Mexico to Brazil

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2133Upper

2133Lower 

Dentition 

Pitheciidae

Titi, uakari, saki monkeys, GoldenPalace.com monkey

4 genera 40 species, South America

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Often large canines

Atelidae

Howler spirder and wooly monkeys: 5 genera 24 species

Mexico to South America 

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Recently split from Cebidae

Cercopithecidae

Old World monkeys: 21 genera 132 species

Africa and Asia

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All tropical but Japanese macaque

Hylobatidae

Gibbons, 4 genera and 14 species

Southeast Asia

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Swing well, braciate well, all species endangered 

Hominidae

Apes and Humans, 4 genera and 7 species

Africa borneo Sumatra 

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All but humans very endangered

Aplodontidae

Mountain beaver: 1 species

Pacific Northwest 

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Eats bark, likes saplings

Sciuridae

Squirrels, prairie dogs, woodchucks: 51 genera 278 species

Worldwide

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Castoridae

Beavers: 1 genus 2 species

North and South America and Eurasia

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Invasive in Chile

Geomyidae

Pocket Gophers: 6 genera 40 species

North America

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Heteromyidae

Kangaroo rats and pocket mice: 6 genera and 60 species

Canada to south america 

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Dipodidae 

Jerboas and jumping mice: 16 genera 51 species

Europe, Africa, Asia, North America

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Cricetidae 

Voles, Lemmings, and New World rats and mice

130 genera 681 species

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Includes muskrat 

Muridae

Old World rats and mice, 150 genera 730 species

World wide 

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Diatomyidae

Kha-nyou 1 species Laos 

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Discoverd served on a stick

Bathyergidae

African mole rats: 5 genera 16 species

Africa 

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Mostly naked, found in large colonies

Hystricidae

Old World porcupines: 3 genera 11 species

Africa, Asia and Europe 

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Big quils

Erethizontidae 

New World porcupines: 5 genera 16 species

North and South America 

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Chinchillidae

Chinchillas and viscachas: 3 genera 7 species south South America 

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Caviidae

Capybara, cavies and guinea pigs: 6 genera 18 species

South America 

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Ctenomyidae

Tuco-tucos: 1 genus 60 species

Southern 2/3 of South America

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Similar to pocket gophers 

Myocastoridae

nutria or coypu: 1 species

South America, Invasive to North America, Europe, Asia

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Ochotonidae

Pikas: 1 genus 30 species

western us and Asia 

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Harvest and dry food

Leporidae

rabbits and hares: 11 genera 61 species 

Worldwide

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Erincaceidae

hedgegogs and moon rats: 1 genera 24 species

Africa Eurasia, Southeast Asia, Borneo

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Insectivorous

Solenodontidae

solenodons 1 genus 4 species

Cuba Haiti

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all species highly endangered 

Soricidae

shrews: 26 genera 376 species: world wide

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high heart rate

Talpidae

moles: 17 genera 39 species 

North America, Europe, Asia

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Pteropodidae 

flying foxes: 42 genera 186 species 

Africa, Eurasia, Australia and South Pacific islands

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Wrap themselves in their wings, have a claw on 1st and 2nd digit, no tragus, eat fruit, live in camps

Rhinolophidae 

horseshoe bats: 1 genus 77 species

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all insectivorous

Megadermatidae

false vampires

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insectivorous

Craseonycteridae

bumblebee bat

Thailand

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insectivorous

Emballonuridae

Sac-winged bats: 51 species

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Insectivorous, sac like structures with pheramones, haver herames

Myzopodidae

sucker-footed bats: 1 species in Madagascar

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Dr. gillam is going to study 

Phyllostomidae 

Leaf-nosed bats including vampires: 160 species 

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Very diverse

Eat fruit, nectar, insects, lizards, fish, vertibrates, frogs, blood from anything, birds, mammals

Noctilionidae

bulldog or fishing bats: 1 genus 2 species

neotropics

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Long toes and short hair

Thyropteridae

Disc-winged bats: 1 genus 3 species

Mexico to Peru

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Insectivorous, Bat that Dr. Gillam currently studies

Molossidae

Free-tailed bats: 16 genera 100 species

Old and New World

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Live in large colonies, DDT causes death because they fall on the floor of cave/hiding

Vespertilionidae

Common bats: 48 genera 407 species

"Worldwide"

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Insectivorous 

Manidae

pangolins or scaly anteaters: 1 genus 8 species 

Southern Africa to Southeast Asia 

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No teeth, insectivorous, digging feet

Felidae

Cats: 14 genera and 40 species

Mostly worldwide

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The fence between US and Mexico splits the habitat of Jagurs 

Viverridae

Civets and genets: 15 genera ad 35 species

Europe, Africam Middle East and Oriental region

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NOT CATS 

Eupleridae

Malagasy civets and mongooses eg fossa 7 genera 8 species all in Madagascar 

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Herpestidae 

Mongooses 14 genera 4 species Asia Africa and some of Europe

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Hyaenidae 

hyenas and aardwolf: 3 genera and 4 species 

Africa, Southwestern Asia, and India

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Predatory, has strong jaws 

Canidae

foxes, wolves, dogs, jackals: 13 genera 35 species

Worldwide

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Ursidae

Bears and giant panda 5 genera 8 species

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Otariidae 

eared seals and sea lions: 7 genera and 16 species

Pacific, southern Atlantic, and Indian Coastline 

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Semi-aquatic, eat fish and other stuff

Odobenidae 

walrus 1 species

Arctic waters in pacific and atlantic 

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Large mastoid process that can exhert strong downward pressure

Phocidae 

earless seal: 13 genera 19 species

Most northern and southern latitudes 

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no ear pinna, tail not good for walking, eat fish and other stuff 

Mustelidae 

weasels, otters, and badgers: 22 genera 59 species

mostly worldwide

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Mephitidae 

Skunks: 4 genera 12 species

New world and Indonesia 

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Opportunistic feeders, cute but smelly

Procyonidae

Raccoon, ring-tailes cat, kinkajou, coatil 6 genera 14 species

North and South America 

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Ailuridae

red panda: 1 species

China and Nepal

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Semi arboreal, endangered, omnivorous 

Equidae

Horses: 1 genus 8 species

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Tapiridae

tapirs: 1 genus 4 species

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Semi aquatic, herbivorous

Rhinocerotidae 

Rhinos: 4 genera 5 species 

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Remain in copulatio for about 30 minutes

Suidae

Pigs: 5 genera 19 species

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Tusks are canines, ferral pig problems 

Hippopotamidae 

hippos: 2 genera 2 species

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Camelidae

camels, llamas, vicuna: 3 genera and 4 species

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Cervidae

deer, elk, caribou, moose: 19 genera 51 species

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many have antlers 

Antilocapridae

pronghorn antelope: 1 species 

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Giraffidae

giraffe and okapi: 2 genera 2 species 

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Balaenidae 

right whales: 2 genera 4 species 

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Balaenopteridae

Rorquals ( fin blue humpback) 2 genera, 7 species

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Eschrichtiidae 

gray whale: 1 species

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Delphinidae 

Dolphins and killer whale: 17 genera 34 species 

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Monodontidae 

narwhal and beluga 

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Horn is left upper insiscor 

Phocoenidae 

porpoises 3 genera 6 species 

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Physeteridae

sperm whale: 2 genera 3 species 

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Platanistidae 

ganges and Indus river dolphins 

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blind and endangered 

Iniidae 

Baiji, Franciscana, and Amazon river dolphins

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Ziphiidae

Beaked whales: 6 genera 21 species 

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Opossum

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Eastern Red Bat

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One upper incisor on each side, less than 15mm, small

Hoary Bat

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one upper incisor on each side, skull longer than 15mm

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Sliver haired bat

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5 upper molariform teeth

Little brown bat

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6 upper molariform teeth

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Pronghorn

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has horns

Bighorn sheep

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Bison

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Giant skull, very wide

Moose

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long skull

White-tailed deer

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shallow pit

Mule deer

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deep pit

Elk

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has canines 

Northern short-tailed shrew

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larger skull

Arctic shrew

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small skull

Masked Shrew

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tiny skull and skin

Black bear

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large canines and molars

Raccoon

6 upper and lower molariform teeth

River otter

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American badger

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triangular skull with triangular last molar

Eastern spotted skunk

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small, pallate ends at the end of molars

Striped Skunk

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large, pallate end at molars

Canada Lynx

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Bobcat

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fisher

38 teeth

Big brown bat

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four upper molariform teeth