mammology orders and families final

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