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Mammals (21 orders) List

Tarsiidae (Sub-family of Primates)

Tarsiers.

Lorisidae (Sub-family of Primates)

Slow Loris.

Lemuridae (Sub-family of Primates)

Lemurs.

Hylobatidae (Sub-family of Primates)

Gibbons.

Hominidae (Sub-family of Primates)

Orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees and humans.

Galagidae (Sub-family of Primates)

Galagos.

Cercopithecidae (Sub-family of Primates)

Talapoin, guenon, colobus, douc, vervet, babbons, gelada, mangabey, langur, mandrill, surili, patas, and proboscis monkey.

Cebidae (Sub-family of Primates)

Capuchins, squirrel monkeys, marmosets, tamarins, lion tamarins and owl monkeys.

Atelidae (Sub-family of Primates)

Howler monkeys, spider monkeys, wooly monkeys, and wooly spider monkeys.

Primates

Lemurs, galagos, lorisids, tarsiers, monkeys, gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees and humans.

Sciuridae (Sub-family of Rodentia)

Tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, prairie dogs, flying squirrels.

Echimyidae (Sub-family of Rodentia)

Spiny rats, armored-rats, bamboo-rat, nutrias, guiaras, hutias

Muridae (Sub-family of Rodentia)

True mice

Hystricidae (Sub-family of Rodentia)

Old World porcupines

Dipodidae (Sub-family of Rodentia)

Jerboas

Cricetidae (Sub-family of Rodentia)

Hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice

Caviidae (Sub-family of Rodentia)

Guinea pigs, wild cavies, maras, mocos and capybaras

Aplodontiidae (Sub-family of Rodentia)

Mountain beaver

Cetacea (Sub-family of Artiodactyla)

Whales, porpoises and dolphins

Rodentia

Mice, rats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines, beavers, capybaras, guinea pigs, and hamsters

Odobenidae

Walruses

Phocidae

Earless seals

Procyonidae

Raccoons, ringtails, cacomistles, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, and olinguitos

Mustelidae

Weasels, stoats, badgers, otters, martens, grisons, and wolverines

Ailuridae

Red pandas

Ursidae

Brown bears, polar bears, Giant Panda, American black bears, sun bear.

Canidae

Domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, jackals

Herpestidae

Mongooses and suricates

Viverridae

Civets, linsangs, genets.

Felidae (Sub-family of Carnivora)

Domestic cats, leopards, tigers, lions, lynxes, ocelots, servals, cougars.

Vespertilionidae (Sub-family of Chiroptera)

Evening bats, helmeted bats, long-eared bats, house bats, yellow bats, etc.

Pteropodidae (Sub-family of Chiroptera)

Megabats, fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, flying foxes.

Carnivora

Foxes, wolves, lions, tigers, bears, hyenas, mongooses, raccoons, mustelids and seals.

Molossidae (Sub-family of Chiroptera)

Free-tailed bats.

Rhinolophidae (Sub-family of Chiroptera)

Horseshoe bats.

Miniopteridae (Sub-family of Chiroptera)

Bent-winged or long winged bats.

Hipposideridae (Sub-family of Chiroptera)

Old World leaf-nosed bats, horseshoe bats, trident-nosed bats, roundleaf bats.

Emballonuridae (Sub-family of Chiroptera)

Sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats.

Chiroptera

Bats.

Perissodactyla

Horses, asses, zebras, tapirs and rhinoceroses.

Proboscidea

Elephants.

Hyracoidea

Hyraxes.

Macroscelidea

Elephant shrews.

Pilosa

Giant anteater, tamanduas, silky anteaters and sloths.

Scadentia

Tree shrews, banxrings.

Lagomorphia

Rabbits, hares, pikas.

Giraffidae (Sub-family of Artiodactyla)

Girraffe, okapi.

Cetacea (Sub-family of Artiodactyla)

Whales, porpoises and dolphins.

Bovidae (Sub-family of Artiodactyla)

Cattle, yaks, bison, buffalo, antelopes, goat-antelopes, sheep and goats.

Hippopotomidae (Sub-family of Artiodactyla)

Pygmy hippos, common hippos.

Camelidae (Sub-family of Artiodactyla)

Dromedary camels, Bactrian camels, wild Bactrian camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos.

Cervidae (Sub-family of Artiodactyla)

Deers, elks, mooses, reindeers, muntjacs.

Suidae (Sub-family of Artiodactyla)

Wild boars, domestic pigs.

Tragulidae (Sub-family of Artiodactyla)

Chevrotains, mouse deers.

Artiodactyla

Pigs, peccaries, hippopotamuses, antelopes, deer, giraffes, camels, llamas, alpacas, sheeps, goats, cattle, whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

Lagomorpha

Rabbits, hares, pikas.

Pholidota

Pangolins.

Chiroptera

Bats.

Eulipotyphla

Hedgehogs, gymnures, agoutas, desmans, moles, shrew-moles and shrews.

Afrosoricida

Golden moles, tenrecs, and otter-shrews.

Cingulata

Armadillos.

Didelphimorphia

Opossums.

Peramelemorphia

Bandicoots and bilbies.

Dasyuromorphia

Marsupial mice, quolls, numbats, Tasmanian devils, and Tasmanian tigers (recently extinct, in the 1930’s).

Monotremata

Echidna and platypus

Diprotodontia

Kangaroos, wallabies, bettongs, potoroos, koalas, wombats, possums, gliders, and cuscus.

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