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