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subclass prototheria
earliest mammals, similar to reptiles
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order monotremata
egg-laying mammals
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family ornithorhynchidae
platypus
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family tachyglossidae
echidna
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subclass theria
placental and pouched mammals
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infraclass metatheria
marsupials, pouched mammals
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order didelphimorphia
opossum
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order paucituberculata
shrew opossum
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order microbiotheria
monito del monte
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order dasyuromorphia
numbat, Tasmanian devil
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order peramelemorphia
bandicoot, bilby
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order diprotodontia
koala, kangaroo, wombat
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order notoryctemorphia
marsupial moles
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infraclass eutheria
true mammals
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order afrosoricida
golden mole
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order macroscelida
elephant shrew
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order tubulidentata
aardvark
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order proboscidea
elephant
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order hyracoidea
hyrax
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order sirenia
manatee, dugong
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order pilosa
anteater, sloth
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order cingulata
armadillo
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order scandentia
tree shrew
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order dermoptera
flying lemur
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order primates
monkey
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order eulipotyphla
small insectivorous mammals
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family soricidae
shrew
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family talpidae
mole
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family erinaceidae
hedgehog
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order rodentia
rodents
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family sciuridae
true squirrel
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family castoridae
beaver
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family heteromyidae
kangaroo rat
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family geomyidae
pocket gopher
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family dipodidae
jerboa
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family muridae
mouse, rat, gerbil
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family cricetidae
hamster, vole, lemming
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family erethizontidae
porcupines
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family ochotonidae
pika
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family leporidae
rabbit, hare
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order carnivora
mammals that are primarily carnivorous
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suborder feliformia
"catlike" carnivorans
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family felidae
cat
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family hyaenidae
hyena
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family herpestidae
mongoose
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suborder caniformia
"doglike" carnivorans
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family canidae
dog
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family mustelidae
weasel, ferret, otter
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family mepitidae
skunk
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family procyonidae
raccoon
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family ursidae
bear
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family odobenidae
walrus
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family otariidae
eared seal
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family phocidae
earless seal
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order pholidota
pangolin
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order perissodactyla
odd-toed ungulates
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family equidae
horse, donkey, zebra
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family tapiridae
tapir
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family rhinocerotidae
rhino
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order cetartiodactyla
cetaceans, even-toed ungulates
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family camelidae
camel, llama, alpaca
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family suidae
pig
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suborder ruminantia
grazing animals with foregut fermentation
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family giraffidae
giraffe
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family antilocapridae
antelope
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family cervidae
deer
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family bovidae
sheep, cow
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suborder whippomorpha
cetaceans and hippos
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family hippopotamidae
hippo
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infraorder cetacea
aquatic mammals with streamlined bodies
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parvorder mysticetes
baleen whales
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family balaenopteridae
humpback whale
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family eschrichtiidae
gray whale
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parvorder odontocetes
toothed whales
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family monodontidae
beluga, narwhal
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family phocoenidae
porpoise
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family delphinidae
dolphin
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family physeteridae
sperm whale
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order chiroptera
bats
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suborder yinpterochiroptera
most megabats
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suborder yangochiroptera
most microbats
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family phyllostomidae
leaf-nosed bat
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family vespertilionidae
common bat
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family molossidae
mastiff and free-tail bats
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