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The Mammals



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From The
Zoological Record

The core information for this page is taken from the website of The Zoological Record. The original text has been abbreviated, some taxonomic groups are added, and links to further information have been expanded. For convenience the taxonomic list is distributed among several separate pages.
 

Mammalia regulate body temperatures, generally have hair, bear live young & nourish them with milk, the majority are placental -- [ ToL | ucmp | ummzADW | links | index -- Mammal Species of the World ]

    Artiodactyla even toed hoofed -- camels, cattle, deer, giraffes, goats, hippos, llamas, pigs, sheep
    [ucmp | ummzADW | links | Huffman | "Ungulates" ]

    Perissodactyla odd toed hoofed mammals -- horses, ass, donkey, rhinoceroses, tapirs, zebras
    [ ucmp | ummzADW | links | Huffman | "Ungulates" | Quagga ]

    Carnivora carnivores -- badgers, bears, cats, dogs, ferrets, otters, seals, weasels, wolves
    [ ucmp | ummzADW | links | Felidae | Ursidae ]

    Cetacea dolphins, whales -- [ ucmp | ummzADW | links ]

    Chiroptera bats, flying foxes -- [ ToL | ucmp | ummzADW | links ]

    Creodonta extinct carnivores -- [ ucmp ]

    Dermoptera flying lemurs -- [ ummzADW | links ]

    Desmostylia extinct mammal group --[ ucmp | links ]

    Edentata edentates -- anteaters, armadillos, sloths -- [ ummzADW | links | ucmp ]

    Embrithopoda extinct mammals -- most closely related to elephants -- [ ucmp | links ]

    Hyracoidea hyraxes -- [ ucmp | ummzADW | links | Huffman ]

    Insectivora insectivores -- hedgehogs, moles, shrews -- [ ummzADW | links ]

    Lagomorpha lagomorphs -- hares, pikas, rabbits -- [ ummzADW | links ]

    Marsupialia marsupials -- kangaroos and wallabies, koalas, wombats -- [ ucmp | ummzADW | links ]

    Monotremata egg laying mammals, monotremes -- platypus, echidnas or spiny anteaters
    [ ucmp | ummzADW | links ]

    Pholidota pangolins -- [ ucmp | ummzADW | links ]

    Primates -- Prosimians, New & Old World Monkeys, Lesser & Great Apes (all species shown)

    Proboscidea elephants, mammoths --[ ucmp | ummzADW | links ]

    Rodentia rodents -- cavies, guinea pig), chinchillas, gerbils, hamsters, mice, porcupines, rats
    [ ToL | ucmp | ummzADW | links ]

    Sirenia dugongs, manatees -- [ ucmp | ummzADW | links | Huffman ]

    Tubulidentata aardvarks -- [ ummzADW | links | Huffman ]




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mammals.htm 3/8/2001     Links verified 3/8/2001