Orders, suborders, infraorders, superfamily, family

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Order Eulipotyphla

Solenodontidae – solenodons

Erinaceidae – hedgehogs, gymnures/moonrats

Talpidae – moles, desmans

Soricidae – shrews

Nesophontidae – no extant species

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Order Chiroptera

Suborder Yinpterochiroptera

Suborder Yangochiroptera

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Suborder Yinpterochiroptera

Pteropodidae – Old World fruit bats

Superfamily Rhinolophoidea

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Superfamily Rhinolophoidea

Craseonycteridae – bumblebee bat

Hipposideridae – Old World leaf-nosed bats

Megadermatidae – false vampire bats

Rhinolophidae – horseshoe bats

Rhinonycteridae – trident bats

Rhinopomatidae – mouse-tailed bats

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Suborder Yangochiroptera

Superfamily Emballoneuroidea

Superfamily Noctilionoidea

Superfamily Vespertilionoidea

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Superfamily Emballoneuroidea

Emballonuridae – sac-winged and sheath-tailed bats

Nycteridae – slit-faced bats

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Superfamily Noctilionoidea

Furipteridae – smoky and thumbless bats

Mormoopidae – ghost-faced, moustached, naked-

backed bats

Mystacinidae – New Zealand short-tailed bats

Myzopodidae – Old World sucker-footed bat

Noctilionidae – bulldog bats/fishing bats

Phyllostomidae – New World leaf-nosed bats

Thyropteridae – disc-winged bats

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Superfamily Vespertilionoidea

Cistugidae – wing-gland bats

Miniopteridae – bent-wing bats

Molossidae – free-tailed bats

Natalidae – funnel-eared bats

Vespertilionidae – evening and vesper bat

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Order Perissodactyla

Equidae – horses

Rhinocerotidae – rhinos

Tapiridae – tapirs

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Order Artiodactyla

Suborder Suiformes

Suborder Tylopoda

Suborder Ruminantia

Suborder Whippomorpha

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Suborder Suiformes

Suidae – pigs

Tayassuidae – peccaries

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Suborder Tylopoda

Camelidae – camels

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Suborder Ruminantia

Antilocapridae – pronghorn

Bovidae – cattle, sheep, antelope, goats, etc.

Cervidae – deer, elk, moose, etc.

Giraffidae – giraffes and okapi

Moschidae – musk deer

Tragulidae – chevrotains and mouse deer

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Suborder Whippomorpha

Hippopotamidae – hippos

Infraorder Cetacea

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Infraorder Cetacea

Parvorder Odontoceti

Parvorder Mysticeti

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Parvorder Odontoceti

Delphinidae – dolphins, orcas, etc.

Iniidae – Amazon river dolphin

Monodontidae – narwhal, beluga

Phocoenidae – porpoises

Physeteridae – sperm whales

Pontoporiidae – La Plata dolphin

Lipotidae – river dolphins

Kogiidae – pygmy sperm whales

Platanistidae – river dolphins

Ziphiidae – beaked whales

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Parvorder Mysticeti

Balaenidae – right, bowhead whales

Cetotheriidae – pygmy right whale

Balaenopteridae – rorquals and gray whale

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Order Pholidota

Manidae – pangolins (scaley anteaters)

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Order Carnivora

Suborder Feliformia

Suborder Caniformia

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Suborder Feliformia

Infraorder Aeluroidea

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Infraorder Aeluroidea

Superfamily Nandinoidea

Superfamily Feloidea

Superfamily Herpestoidea

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Superfamily Nandinoidea

Nandiniidae – African palm cive

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Superfamily Feloidea

Felidae – cats

Prionodontidae – Asiatic linsangs

Viverridae – civets, genets

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Superfamily Herpestoidea

Hyaenidae – hyenas

Herpestidae – mongooses

Eupleridae – Malagasy carnivorans, fossa

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Suborder Caniformia

Canidae – wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals

Infraorder Arctoidea

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Infraorder Arctoidea

Ursidae – bears

Superfamily Pinnipedia

Superfamily Musteloide

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Superfamily Pinnipedia

Otariidae - fur seals, sea lions

Phocidae - earless (true) seals (harbor seals, elephant seals)

Odebenidae - walrus

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Superfamily Musteloide

Ailuridae – red panda

Mephitidae – skunks, stink badgers

Procyonidae – raccoons, coatis

Mustelidae – weasels, badgers