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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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