Question

The following table presents information about four different species. Three of them are closely related.

Name: Racoon Coati Ring-tailed lemur Ring-tailed cat
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Native to: North America South America Madagascar North America
Tail: half as long
as rest
of body as long
as rest
of body longer
than rest
of body longer
than rest
of body
Paws: dexterous digits
with claws non-retractable
claws opposable thumbs
and flat nails semi-retractable
claws
Rotation
of Ankles: 180° 180° less than 90° 180°

Which of these animals is not closely related to the other three?
A.
the coati
B.
the ring-tailed lemur
C.
the raccoon
D.
the ring-tailed ca

Answer 1

B. the ring-tailed lemur

Raccoons, coatis and ring‑tailed cats are all procyonids (family Procyonidae) native to the Americas. The ring‑tailed lemur is a strepsirrhine primate from Madagascar and is not closely related.