There are currently 1,258 genera, 156 families, 27 orders, and around 5,937 recognized living species of
mammal
Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur ...
. Mammalian taxonomy is in constant flux as many new species are described and recategorized within their respective genera and families. The taxonomy represented here is a compilation of the most logical and up-to-date information on mammalian taxonomy from many sources, the main ones being ''
Handbook of the Mammals of the World
''Handbook of the Mammals of the World'' (''HMW'') is a book series from the publisher Lynx Edicions. The nine volumes were published from 2009 to 2019. Each mammal family is assessed in a full text introduction with photographs and each species h ...
'' series and ''
Mammal Species of the World
''Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference'' is a standard reference work in mammalogy giving descriptions and bibliographic data for the known species of mammals. It is now in its third edition, published in late 2005, ...
''.
Afrosoricida
The order Afrosoricida (a Latin-Greek compound name which means "looking like African shrews") contains the golden moles of Southern Africa, the otter shrews of equatorial Africa and the tenrecs of Madagascar. These three families of small mammal ...
Suborder
Tenrecomorpha
Tenrecomorpha is the suborder of otter shrews and tenrecs, a group of afrotherian mammals indigenous to equatorial Africa and Madagascar, respectively. The two families are thought to have split about 47–53 million years ago. Potamogalid ot ...
*Family
Tenrecidae – tenrecs and otter shrews
**Subfamily
Geogalinae
***Genus ''
Geogale
The large-eared tenrec (''Geogale aurita'') is a species of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Geogale'', and the only member of the subfamily Geogalinae. It is endemic to Madagascar where its natura ...
'' – long-eared tenrec
**Subfamily
Oryzorictinae
***Genus ''
Microgale
''Microgale'' is a genus of mammal in the family Tenrecidae. There are 21 living species on the island of Madagascar and one extinct species known from a fossil. Some species have been discovered in the last twenty years.
On the basis of molecul ...
'' – shrew tenrecs
***Genus ''
Nesogale'' – shrew tenrecs
***Genus ''
Oryzorictes'' – rice tenrecs
**Subfamily
Tenrecinae
***Genus ''
Echinops
''Echinops'' is a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as globe thistles. They have spiny foliage and produce blue or white spherical flower heads. They are native to Europe, east to central As ...
'' – lesser hedgehog tenrec
***Genus ''
Hemicentetes'' – streaked tenrec
***Genus ''
Setifer'' – greater hedgehog tenrec
***Genus ''
Tenrec'' – common tenrec
*Family
Potamogalidae
Potamogalidae is the family of "otter shrews", a group of semiaquatic riverine afrotherian mammals indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa. They are most closely related to the tenrecs of Madagascar, from which they are thought to have split about ...
**Genus ''
Micropotamogale'' – otter shrews
**Genus ''
Potamogale
The giant otter shrew (''Potamogale velox'') is a semiaquatic, carnivorous afrotherian mammal. It is found in the main rainforest block of central Africa from Nigeria to Zambia, with a few isolated populations in Kenya and Uganda. It lives i ...
'' – giant otter shrew
Suborder Chrysochloridea
*Family
Chrysochloridae
Golden moles are small insectivorous burrowing mammals endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. They comprise the family Chrysochloridae and as such they are taxonomically distinct from the true moles, family Talpidae, and other mole-like families, all ...
– golden moles
**Subfamily
Chrysochlorinae
***Genus ''
Carpitalpa'' – Arend's golden mole
***Genus ''
Chlorotalpa'' – forty-toothed golden moles
***Genus ''
Chrysochloris'' – Cape golden moles
***Genus ''
Chrysospalax'' – giant golden moles
***Genus ''
Cryptochloris'' – cryptic golden moles
***Genus ''
Eremitalpa'' – Grant's golden mole
**Subfamily
Amblysominae
***Genus ''
Amblysomus
''Amblysomus'' (also narrow-headed golden mole or South African golden mole) is a genus of the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae, comprising five species of the small, insect-eating, burrowing mammals endemic to Southern Africa. All five spec ...
'' – narrow-headed golden moles
***Genus ''
Calcochloris
''Calcochloris'' is a genus of mammal in the family Chrysochloridae
Golden moles are small insectivorous burrowing mammals endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. They comprise the family Chrysochloridae and as such they are taxonomically distinct fr ...
'' – yellow golden moles
***Genus ''
Huetia'' - Congo golden mole
***Genus ''
Neamblysomus'' – lesser narrow-headed golden moles
Carnivora
Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ...
The order
Carnivora
Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ...
is represented by 16 families of mostly carnivorous and omnivorous mammals found worldwide terrestrially and in marine waters of the poles and some areas of the tropics. Divided into two large suborders,
Caniformia
Caniformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "dog-like" carnivorans. They include dogs (wolves, foxes, etc.), bears, raccoons, and mustelids. The Pinnipedia ( seals, walruses and sea lions) are also assigned to this group. T ...
(
Canidae
Canidae (; from Latin, '' canis'', " dog") is a biological family of dog-like carnivorans, colloquially referred to as dogs, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a canid (). There are three subfamilies found withi ...
,
Ursidae
Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nort ...
,
Ailuridae
Ailuridae is a family in the mammal order Carnivora. The family consists of the red panda (the sole living representative) and its extinct relatives.
Georges Cuvier first described ''Ailurus'' as belonging to the raccoon family in 1825; this cl ...
,
Procyonidae
Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It comprises the raccoons, ringtails, cacomistles, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, and olinguitos. Procyonids inhabit a wide range of environments and are generally omnivorous.
Charac ...
,
Mephitidae,
Mustelidae
The Mustelidae (; from Latin ''mustela'', weasel) are a family of carnivorous mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, ferrets, martens, minks and wolverines, among others. Mustelids () are a diverse group and form the largest family in th ...
, and the
Pinnipeds,
Otariidae,
Phocidae, and
Odobenidae) and
Feliformia
Feliformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "cat-like" carnivorans, including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses, viverrids, and related taxa. Feliformia stands in contrast to the other suborder of Carnivora, Canifor ...
(
Nandiniidae,
Felidae
Felidae () is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a felid (). The term "cat" refers both to felids in general and specifically to the dom ...
,
Prionodontidae,
Viverridae
Viverridae is a family (biology), family of small to medium-sized, feliform mammals. The viverrids () comprise 33 species placed in 14 genera. This family was named and first described by John Edward Gray in 1821. Viverrids occur all over Africa, ...
,
Hyaenidae,
Herpestidae, and
Eupleridae
Eupleridae is a family of carnivorans endemic to Madagascar and comprising 10 known living species in seven genera, commonly known as euplerids, Malagasy mongooses or Malagasy carnivorans. The best known species is the fossa (''Cryptoproct ...
), the order contains about 289 recognized species, along with 4 recently extinct species, one of which is included in its own monotypic genus, ''
Dusicyon
''Dusicyon'' is an extinct genus of South American canids. The type species is ''Dusicyon australis'', the Falkland Islands wolf. In 1914, Oldfield Thomas established this genus, in which he included the culpeo and other South American foxe ...
''. Tribe and subfamily taxonomy comes mostly from the first volume of the ''Handbook of the Mammals of the World'' on carnivores for the terrestrial species, and the 4th volume on marine mammals for the 3 marine families.
Suborder
Caniformia
Caniformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "dog-like" carnivorans. They include dogs (wolves, foxes, etc.), bears, raccoons, and mustelids. The Pinnipedia ( seals, walruses and sea lions) are also assigned to this group. T ...
* Infraorder
Cynoidea
Canidae (; from Latin, ''canis'', "dog") is a biological family of dog-like carnivorans, colloquially referred to as dogs, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a canid (). There are three subfamilies found within th ...
** Superfamily
Canoidea
Caniformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "dog-like" carnivorans. They include dogs ( wolves, foxes, etc.), bears, raccoons, and mustelids. The Pinnipedia (seals, walruses and sea lions) are also assigned to this group ...
***Family
Canidae
Canidae (; from Latin, '' canis'', " dog") is a biological family of dog-like carnivorans, colloquially referred to as dogs, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a canid (). There are three subfamilies found withi ...
– dogs
****Genus ''
Atelocynus
The short-eared dog (''Atelocynus microtis''), also known as the short-eared zorro or small-eared dog,de la Rosa, Carlos L.; and Nocke, Claudia. A Guide to the Carnivores of Central America: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation. Austin: Uni ...
'' – short-eared dog
****Genus ''
Canis
''Canis'' is a genus of the Caninae which includes multiple extant species, such as wolves, dogs, coyotes, and golden jackals. Species of this genus are distinguished by their moderate to large size, their massive, well-developed skulls and de ...
'' – wolves and jackals
****Genus ''
Cerdocyon
The crab-eating fox (''Cerdocyon thous''), also known as the forest fox, wood fox, bushdog (not to be confused with the bush dog) or maikong, is an extant species of medium-sized canid endemic to the central part of South America since at least ...
'' – crab-eating fox
****Genus ''
Chrysocyon
The maned wolf (''Chrysocyon brachyurus'') is a large canine of South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay, and is almost extinct in Uruguay. Its markings resemble those of foxes, but it is neither a fox nor a w ...
'' – maned wolf
****Genus ''
Cuon
The dhole (''Cuon alpinus''; ) is a canid native to Central, South, East and Southeast Asia. Other English names for the species include Asian wild dog, Asiatic wild dog, Indian wild dog, whistling dog, red dog, red wolf, and mountain wolf. ...
'' – dhole
****Genus †''
Dusicyon
''Dusicyon'' is an extinct genus of South American canids. The type species is ''Dusicyon australis'', the Falkland Islands wolf. In 1914, Oldfield Thomas established this genus, in which he included the culpeo and other South American foxe ...
'' – warrahs
****Genus ''
Lupulella
''Lupulella'' is a genus of canine found in Africa. This genus consists of only two extant species, the black-backed jackal (''Lupulella mesomelas'') and the side-striped jackal (''Lupulella adusta'').
Taxonomy
The two species had previously ...
'' – jackals
****Genus ''
Lycalopex
The South American foxes (''Lycalopex''), commonly called ''raposa'' in Portuguese, or ''zorro'' in Spanish, are a genus from South America of the subfamily Caninae. Despite their name, they are not true foxes, but are a unique canid genus mo ...
'' – Neotropical foxes
****Genus ''
Lycaon'' – African wild dog
****Genus ''
Nyctereutes
''Nyctereutes'' (Greek: ''nyx, nykt-'' "night" + ''ereutēs'' "wanderer") is a genus of canid which includes only two extant species both known as raccoon dogs; the common raccoon dog (''Nyctereutes procyonoides'') and the Japanese raccoon dog ( ...
'' – raccoon dogs
****Genus ''
Otocyon
The bat-eared fox (''Otocyon megalotis'') is a species of fox found on the African savanna. It is the only extant species of the genus ''Otocyon'' and considered a basal canid species. Fossil records indicate this canid first appeared during t ...
'' – bat-eared fox
****Genus ''
Speothos
''Speothos'' is a genus of canid found in Central and South America. The genus includes the living bush dog, '' Speothos venaticus'', and an extinct Pleistocene species, '' Speothos pacivorus''. Unusually, the fossil species was identified and ...
'' – bush dog
****Genus ''
Urocyon
''Urocyon'' (Greek: "tailed dog") is a genus of Canidae which includes the gray fox (''Urocyon cinereoargenteus'') and the island fox (''Urocyon littoralis''). These two fox species are found in the Western Hemisphere. Whole genome sequencing i ...
'' – gray foxes
****Genus ''
Vulpes
'' Vulpes '' is a genus of the sub-family Caninae. The members of this genus are colloquially referred to as true foxes, meaning they form a proper clade. The word " fox" occurs in the common names of all species of the genus, but also appea ...
'' – typical foxes
* Infraorder
Arctoidea
** Parvorder
Ursida
*** Superfamily
Ursoidea
****Family
Ursidae
Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nort ...
– bears
*****Subfamily
Ailuropodinae
******Genus ''
Ailuropoda
''Ailuropoda'' is the only extant genus in the ursid (bear) subfamily Ailuropodinae. It contains one living and three fossil species of panda.
Only one species—''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''—currently exists; the other three species are prehist ...
'' – giant panda
*****Subfamily
Tremarctinae
******Genus ''
Tremarctos
''Tremarctos'' is a genus of the bear subfamily Tremarctinae, endemic to Americas from the Pliocene to recent. The northern species, the Florida short-faced bear, became extinct 11,000 years ago.B. Kurten & E. Anderson (1980): Pleistocene ma ...
'' – Andean bear
*****Subfamily
Ursinae
Ursinae is a subfamily of Ursidae (bears) named by Swainson (1835). It was assigned to Ursidae by Bjork (1970), Hunt (1998) and Jin et al. (2007).
Classification
The genera ''Melursus'' and '' Helarctos'' are sometimes also included in ''Ursus' ...
******Genus ''
Helarctos'' – sun bear
******Genus ''
Melursus
The sloth bear (''Melursus ursinus'') is a myrmecophagous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruits, ants and termites. It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, mainly because of habitat loss and degradation. It ...
'' – sloth bear
******Genus ''
Ursus'' – Holarctic bears
*** Superfamily
Musteloidea
Musteloidea is a superfamily of carnivoran mammals united by shared characters of the skull and teeth. Musteloids are the sister group of pinnipeds, the group which includes seals.
The Musteloidea consists of the families Ailuridae ( red pandas) ...
****Family
Ailuridae
Ailuridae is a family in the mammal order Carnivora. The family consists of the red panda (the sole living representative) and its extinct relatives.
Georges Cuvier first described ''Ailurus'' as belonging to the raccoon family in 1825; this cl ...
– red pandas
*****Genus ''
Ailurus'' – red pandas
****Family
Mephitidae – skunks and stink badgers
*****Genus ''
Conepatus'' – hog-nosed skunks
*****Genus ''
Mephitis'' – striped and hooded skunks
*****Genus ''
Mydaus'' – stink badgers
*****Genus ''
Spilogale'' – spotted skunks
****Family
Mustelidae
The Mustelidae (; from Latin ''mustela'', weasel) are a family of carnivorous mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, ferrets, martens, minks and wolverines, among others. Mustelids () are a diverse group and form the largest family in th ...
– weasels, badgers, and otters
*****Subfamily
Guloninae
Guloninae is a subfamily of the mammal family Mustelidae distributed across Eurasia and the Americas. It includes martens and the fisher, tayra and wolverine. These genera were formerly included within a paraphyletic definition of the mustelid ...
******Genus ''
Eira
Eira is a neighborhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
History
The district dates back to the early 20th century and received its name after Eira Hospital in the neighboring district of Ullanlinna, which in turn took its name from Eira ...
'' – tayra
******Genus ''
Gulo'' – wolverine
******Genus ''
Martes'' – martens
******Genus ''
Pekania -'' fisher
*****Subfamily
Helictidinae
******Genus ''
Melogale'' – ferret-badgers
*****Subfamily
Ictonychinae
Ictonychinae is a subfamily of the mammal family Mustelidae found mainly in the Neotropics (three species) and Africa (three species), with one Eurasian member. It includes the grison
A grison , , also known as a South American wolverine, ...
******Genus ''
Galictis'' – grison
******Genus ''
Ictonyx
''Ictonyx'' is a genus in the family Mustelidae (weasels). It contains two species:
* Saharan striped polecat (''Ictonyx libycus'')
* Striped polecat
The striped polecat (''Ictonyx striatus''), also called the African polecat, zoril, zori ...
'' – striped polecats
******Genus ''
Lyncodon
The Patagonian weasel (''Lyncodon patagonicus'') is a small mustelid that is the only member of the genus ''Lyncodon''. Its geographic range is the Pampas of western Argentina and sections of Chile. An early mention of the animal is in the Journ ...
'' – Patagonian weasel
******Genus ''
Poecilogale
The African striped weasel (''Poecilogale albinucha''), the lone member of the genus ''Poecilogale'', is a small, black and white weasel native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Description
The African striped weasel is one of the smallest mammalian carn ...
'' – African striped weasel
******Genus ''
Vormela'' – marbled polecat
*****Subfamily
Lutrinae
******Genus ''
Aonyx
''Aonyx'' is a genus of otters, containing three species, the African clawless otter, the Congo clawless otter, and the Asian small-clawed otter.
The word ''aonyx'' means "clawless", derived from the prefix '' a-'' ("without") and ''onyx'' ("cl ...
'' – clawless otters
******Genus ''
Enhydra'' – sea otter
******Genus ''
Hydrictis'' – spotted-necked otter
******Genus ''
Lontra
''Lontra'' is a genus of otters from the Americas.
Species
These species were previously included in the genus ''Lutra'', together with the Eurasian otter
The Eurasian otter (''Lutra lutra''), also known as the European otter, Eurasian river ...
'' – New World otters
******Genus ''
Lutra
''Lutra'' is a genus of otters, one of seven in the subfamily Lutrinae.
Taxonomy and evolution
The genus includes these species:
Extant species
Extinct species
*†'' Lutra affinis''
*†'' Lutra bressana ''
*†'' Lutra bravardi''
*†'' ...
'' – Eurasian otters
******Genus ''
Lutrogale'' – smooth-coated otter
******Genus ''
Pteronura'' – giant otter
*****Subfamily
Melinae
Badgers are short-legged omnivores in the family Mustelidae (which also includes the otters, wolverines, martens, minks, polecats, weasels, and ferrets). Badgers are a polyphyletic rather than a natural taxonomic grouping, being united by the ...
******Genus ''
Arctonyx'' – hog badgers
******Genus ''
Meles'' – Eurasian badgers
*****Subfamily
Mellivorinae
******Genus ''
Mellivora
''Mellivora'' is a genus of mustelids that contains the honey badger or ratel ''(Mellivora capensis)''. It is also the sole living representative of the subfamily Mellivorinae. Additionally, two extinct species are known. The honey badger is nati ...
'' – honey badger
*****Subfamily
Mustelinae
******Genus ''
Mustela'' – weasels
******Genus ''
Neogale'' – New World weasels
*****Subfamily
Taxidiinae
******Genus ''
Taxidea
The American badger (''Taxidea taxus'') is a North American badger similar in appearance to the European badger, although not closely related. It is found in the western, central, and northeastern United States, northern Mexico, and south-centr ...
'' – American badger
****Family
Procyonidae
Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It comprises the raccoons, ringtails, cacomistles, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, and olinguitos. Procyonids inhabit a wide range of environments and are generally omnivorous.
Charac ...
– raccoons and relatives
*****Subfamily
Procyoninae
******Tribe
Procyonini
*******Subtribe
Procyonina
********Genus ''
Procyon'' – raccoons
*******Subtribe
Nasuina
********Genus ''
Nasua'' – coatis
********Genus ''
Nasuella'' – mountain coati
******Tribe
Bassariscini
*******Genus ''
Bassaricyon'' – olingos
********Subfamily
Potosinae
******Genus ''
Potos'' – kinkajou
******Genus ''
Bassariscus'' – ringtails
*** (unranked)
Pinnipedimorpha
**** (unranked)
Pinnipediformes
***** (unranked)
Pinnipedia
Pinnipeds (pronounced ), commonly known as seals, are a widely distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic, mostly marine mammals. They comprise the extant families Odobenidae (whose only living member is the walrus ...
****** Superfamily
Otarioidea
*******Family
Odobenidae – walrus
********Genus ''
Odobenus
The walrus (''Odobenus rosmarus'') is a large flippered marine mammal with a discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. The walrus is the only living species in the fami ...
'' – walrus
*******Family
Otariidae – eared seals
********Subfamily
Arctocephalinae – fur seals
*********Genus ''
Arctocephalus
The genus ''Arctocephalus'' consists of the southern fur seals. ''Arctocephalus'' translates to "bear head."
Taxonomy
The number of species within the genus has been questioned, primarily based on limited molecular data. The issue is complicat ...
'' – brown fur seal
*********Genus ''
Callorhinus'' – northern fur seal
********Subfamily
Otariinae – sea lions
*********Genus ''
Eumetopias'' – Steller sea lion
*********Genus ''
Neophoca'' – Australian sea lion
*********Genus ''
Phocarctos'' – New Zealand sea lion
*********Genus ''
Zalophus
''Zalophus'' is a genus of the family Otariidae (sea lions and fur seals) of the order Carnivora. Description
The seals of the genus ''Zalophus'' present a notorious sexual dimorphism, since the adult males have a pronounced sagittal crest, an ...
'' – northern sea lions
*********Genus ''
Otaria
The South American sea lion (''Otaria flavescens'', formerly ''Otaria byronia''), also called the southern sea lion and the Patagonian sea lion, is a sea lion found on the western and southeastern coasts of South America. It is the only membe ...
'' – South American sea lion
****** Superfamily
Phocoidea
*******Family
Phocidae – earless seals
********Subfamily
Monachinae
Monachinae (known colloquially as "Southern seals") is a subfamily of Phocidae whose distribution is found in the tropical, temperate and polar regions of the southern hemisphere, though in the distant past fossil representatives have been foun ...
*********Tribe
Lobodontini
**********Genus ''
Hydrurga'' – leopard seal
**********Genus ''
Leptonychotes
The Weddell seal (''Leptonychotes weddellii'') is a relatively large and abundant true seal with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica. The Weddell seal was discovered and named in the 1820s during expeditions led by British sealing ...
'' – Weddell seal
**********Genus ''
Lobodon'' – crabeater seal
**********Genus ''
Ommatophoca'' – Ross seal
*********Tribe
Miroungini
**********Genus ''
Mirounga'' – elephant seals
*********Tribe
Monachini
**********Genus ''
Monachus'' – Mediterranean monk seal
**********Genus ''
Neomonachus'' – Hawaiian and Caribbean monk seals
********Subfamily
Phocinae
Phocinae (known colloquially as "Northern seals") is a subfamily of Phocidae whose distribution is found in the seas surrounding the Holarctic, with the Baikal seal (''Pusa sibirica'') being the world's only freshwater species of pinniped. What ...
*********Tribe
Cystophorini
**********Genus ''
Cystophora'' – hooded seal
*********Tribe
Erignathini
**********Genus ''
Erignathus
The bearded seal (''Erignathus barbatus''), also called the square flipper seal, is a medium-sized pinniped that is found in and near to the Arctic Ocean. It gets its generic name from two Greek words (''eri'' and ''gnathos'') that refer to its h ...
'' – bearded seal
*********Tribe
Phocini
**********Genus ''
Halichoerus'' – gray seal
**********Genus ''
Histriophoca'' – ribbon seal
**********Genus ''
Pagophilus
The harp seal (''Pagophilus groenlandicus''), also known as Saddleback Seal or Greenland Seal, is a species of earless seal, or true seal, native to the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean. Originally in the genus ''Phoca'' with a number ...
'' – harp seal
**********Genus ''
Phoca
''Phoca'' ( ) is a genus of the earless seals, within the family Phocidae, source of the French name for seal, 'phoque'. It now contains just two species, the common seal (or harbour seal) and the spotted seal (or largha seal). Several specie ...
'' – harbor and spotted seal
**********Genus ''
Pusa
''Pusa'' is a genus of the earless seals, within the family Phocidae. The three species of this genus were split from the genus ''Phoca'', and some sources still give ''Phoca'' as an acceptable synonym for ''Pusa''.
The three species in this ...
'' – ringed and inland seals
Suborder
Feliformia
Feliformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "cat-like" carnivorans, including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses, viverrids, and related taxa. Feliformia stands in contrast to the other suborder of Carnivora, Canifor ...
*Family
Nandiniidae – African palm civet
**Genus ''
Nandinia
The African palm civet (''Nandinia binotata''), also known as the two-spotted palm civet, is a small feliform mammal widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Characteristics
The African palm ...
'' – African palm civet
*Superfamily
Feloidea
**Family
Felidae
Felidae () is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a felid (). The term "cat" refers both to felids in general and specifically to the dom ...
– cats
***Subfamily
Pantherinae
Pantherinae is a subfamily within the family Felidae
Felidae () is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a felid (). The term "cat" ref ...
****Genus ''
Neofelis
''Neofelis'' is a genus comprising two extant cat species in Southeast Asia: the clouded leopard (''Neofelis nebulosa'') of mainland Asia, and the Sunda clouded leopard (''Neofelis diardi'') of Sumatra and Borneo
The scientific name ''Neofel ...
'' – clouded leopards
****Genus ''
Panthera
''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae that was named and described by Lorenz Oken in 1816 who placed all the spotted cats in this group. Reginald Innes Pocock revised the classification of this genus in 1916 as comprising the tig ...
'' – lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, snow leopard
***Subfamily
Felinae
The Felinae are a subfamily of the family Felidae. This subfamily comprises the small cats having a bony hyoid, because of which they are able to purr but not roar.
Other authors have proposed an alternative definition for this subfamily: a ...
****Genus ''
Catopuma
''Catopuma'' is a genus of felid containing two small wild cat species, the Asian golden cat (''C. temminckii'') and the bay cat (''C. badia''). Together with the genus ''Pardofelis'' it forms the bay cat lineage of felines.
Both are typically r ...
'' – Bay cat and Asian golden cat
****Genus ''
Pardofelis
''Pardofelis'' is a genus of the cat family Felidae. This genus is defined as including one species native to Southeast Asia: the marbled cat. Two other species, formerly classified to this genus, now belong to the genus '' Catopuma''.
The word ...
'' – marbled cat
****Genus ''
Caracal
The caracal (''Caracal caracal'') () is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It is characterised by a robust build, long legs, a short face, long tufted ...
'' – caracal and African golden cat
****Genus ''
Leptailurus
The serval (''Leptailurus serval'') is a Felidae, wild cat native to Africa. It is widespread in sub-Saharan countries, except rainforest regions. Across its range, it occurs in protected areas, and hunting it is either prohibited or regulate ...
'' – serval
****Genus ''
Leopardus
''Leopardus'' is a genus comprising eight species of small cats native to the Americas. This genus is considered the oldest branch of a genetic lineage of small cats in the Americas whose common ancestor crossed the Bering land bridge from Asia ...
'' – New World small cats
****Genus ''
Lynx
A lynx is a type of wild cat.
Lynx may also refer to:
Astronomy
* Lynx (constellation)
* Lynx (Chinese astronomy)
* Lynx X-ray Observatory, a NASA-funded mission concept for a next-generation X-ray space observatory
Places Canada
* Lynx, ...
'' – lynxes
****Genus ''
Puma'' – cougar
****Genus ''
Herpailurus'' - jaguarundi
****Genus ''
Acinonyx
''Acinonyx'' is a genus within the cat family. The only living species of the genus, the cheetah (''A. jubatus''), lives in open grasslands of Africa and Asia.
Several fossil remains of cheetah-like cats were excavated that date to the late Pl ...
'' – cheetah
****Genus ''
Prionailurus'' – South Asian small cats
****Genus ''
Otocolobus
The Pallas's cat (''Otocolobus manul'', also known as the manul, is a small wild cat with long and dense light grey fur. Its rounded ears are set low on the sides of the head. Its head-and-body length ranges from with a long bushy tail. It is ...
'' – Pallas's cat
****Genus ''
Felis
''Felis'' is a genus of small and medium-sized cat species native to most of Africa and south of 60° latitude in Europe and Asia to Indochina. The genus includes the domestic cat. The smallest ''Felis'' species is the black-footed cat with a h ...
'' – Old World small cats
**Family
Prionodontidae – Asian linsangs
***Genus ''
Prionodon'' – linsangs
*Infraorder
Viverroidea
Viverroidea is a clade within feliformia, containing both the family Viverridae, and the superfamily Herpestoidea.
Classification
* Infraorder Viverroidea
** Family Viverridae (civets and allies)
** Superfamily Herpestoidea
*** Family Eupleridae ...
**Family
Viverridae
Viverridae is a family (biology), family of small to medium-sized, feliform mammals. The viverrids () comprise 33 species placed in 14 genera. This family was named and first described by John Edward Gray in 1821. Viverrids occur all over Africa, ...
– civets, genets, and oyans
***Subfamily
Viverrinae
****Genus ''
Viverricula'' – small Indian civet
****Genus ''
Viverra
''Viverra'' is a mammalian genus that was first nominated and described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 as comprising several species including the large Indian civet (''V. zibetha''). The genus was subordinated to the viverrid family by John Edward ...
'' – civets
****Genus ''
Civettictis'' – African civet
***Subfamily
Genettinae
Genettinae is a subfamily of the feliform viverrids. It contains all of the genet species (genus '' Genetta'') and the oyan
The African linsangs also known as oyans are two species classified in the mammalian subfamily Viverrinae, in the ...
****Genus ''
Poiana'' – oyans
****Genus ''
Genetta'' – genets
***Subfamily
Hemigalinae
The Hemigalinae are a subfamily of the viverrids denominated and first described by John Edward Gray in 1864.
Hemigalinae species are native to Southeast Asia from southern China through Indochina, Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi. ...
****Genus ''
Cynogale'' – otter civet
****Genus ''
Chrotogale'' – Owston's palm civet
****Genus ''
Hemigalus'' – banded palm civet
****Genus ''
Diplogale'' – Hose's palm civet
****Genus ''
Macrogalidia'' – Sulawesi palm civet
***Subfamily
Paradoxurinae
****Genus ''
Paradoxurus'' – Asian and golden palm civets
****Genus ''
Paguma
The masked palm civet (''Paguma larvata''), also called the gem-faced civet, is a palm civet species native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008 as it occurs in many p ...
'' – masked palm civet
****Genus ''
Arctogalidia
The small-toothed palm civet (''Arctogalidia trivirgata''), also known as the three-striped palm civet, is a palm civet native to dense forests of Southeast Asia, from the Assam district of India to Indochina and the Malay Peninsula and on Sumatr ...
'' – small-toothed palm civet
****Genus ''
Arctictis'' – binturong
**Superfamily
Herpestoidea
Herpestoidea is a superfamily of mammalia carnivores which includes mongooses, Malagasy carnivoransWozencraft, 2005, pp. 560–561 and the hyenas.
Herpestoids, with the exception of the hyenas, have a cylindrical and elongated body, which allow ...
***Family
Hyaenidae – hyenas
****Subfamily
Protelinae
*****Genus ''
Proteles
''Proteles'' is a genus of distinctive hyenas which contain the aardwolf
The aardwolf (''Proteles cristata'') is an insectivorous species of hyena, native to East and Southern Africa. Its name means "earth-wolf" in Afrikaans and Dutch. It is ...
'' – aardwolf
****Subfamily
Hyaeninae
*****Genus ''
Crocuta
''Crocuta'' is a genus of hyena containing the largest living member of the family, the spotted hyena ''(Crocuta crocuta)''. Several fossil species are known as well.
Taxonomy
It is still unclear whether the genus evolved in Africa or Asia, alth ...
'' – spotted hyena
*****Genus ''
Hyaena'' – striped hyena
*****Genus ''
Parahyaena
The brown hyena (''Parahyaena brunnea''), also called strandwolf, is a species of hyena found in Namibia, Botswana, western and southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique and South Africa. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Parahyaena' ...
'' – brown hyena
***Family
Herpestidae – mongooses
****Subfamily
Mungotinae
*****Genus ''
Crossarchus
''Crossarchus'' is a mongoose genus, commonly referred to as kusimanse, often cusimanse, mangue, or dwarf mongoose. They are placed in the subfamily Mungotinae, which are small, highly social mongooses.
Range and habitat
Members of this genus a ...
'' – cusimanse
*****Genus ''
Liberiictis'' – Liberian mongoose
*****Genus ''
Suricata
''Suricata'' is a genus of mongoose that is endemic to Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) incl ...
'' – meerkat
*****Genus ''
Dologale'' – Pousargues's mongoose
*****Genus ''
Helogale'' – dwarf mongooses
*****Genus ''
Mungos
''Mungos'' is a mongoose genus that was proposed by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Frédéric Cuvier in 1795.
The genus contains the following species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic ran ...
'' – Gambian and banded mongooses
****Subfamily
Herpestinae
*****Genus ''
Atilax'' – marsh mongoose
*****Genus ''
Xenogale'' – long-nosed mongoose
*****Genus ''
Herpestes
''Herpestes'' is a genus within the mongoose family Herpestidae. Several species in the family are known as slender mongooses. It is the type genus of the family, and comprises 5-6 living species, each with several subspecies.
Fossil remains ...
'' – African mongooses
*****Genus ''
Cynictis'' – yellow mongoose
*****Genus ''
Paracynictis'' – Selous's mongoose
*****Genus ''
Bdeogale'' – bushy-tailed mongooses
*****Genus ''
Ichneumia'' – white-tailed mongoose
*****Genus ''
Rhynchogale'' – Meller's mongoose
*****Genus ''
Urva
Urva (also, Urvan, lez, Вурвар) is a village and municipality in the Qusar Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 2,472. The municipality consists of the villages of Urva and Urvaoba Urvaoba is a village in the municipality of Urva ...
'' – Asian mongooses
***Family
Eupleridae
Eupleridae is a family of carnivorans endemic to Madagascar and comprising 10 known living species in seven genera, commonly known as euplerids, Malagasy mongooses or Malagasy carnivorans. The best known species is the fossa (''Cryptoproct ...
– Malagasy carnivores
****Subfamily
Euplerinae
Euplerinae, more commonly known as malagasy civets, is a subfamily of carnivorans that includes four species restricted to Madagascar. Together with the subfamily Galidiinae, which also only occurs on Madagascar, it forms the family Eupleridae. ...
*****Genus ''
Cryptoprocta'' – fossas
*****Genus ''
Eupleres
''Eupleres'' is a genus of two species of mongoose-like euplerid mammal native to Madagascar that are known as falanoucs. They are primarily terrestrial and consume mainly invertebrates.
Species
*Eastern falanouc, ''Eupleres goudotii'' - mes ...
'' – falanouc
*****Genus ''
Fossa'' – spotted fanaloka
****Subfamily
Galidiinae
Galidiinae is a subfamily of carnivorans that is restricted to Madagascar and includes six species classified into four genera. Together with the three other species of indigenous Malagasy carnivorans, including the fossa, they are currently cla ...
*****Genus ''
Galidia'' – ring-tailed vontsira
*****Genus ''
Galidictis
''Galidictis'' is a genus in the subfamily Galidiinae of the family Eupleridae: a group of carnivorans that are endemic to Madagascar.
The name is from two ancient Greek words that both approximately mean ‘weasel’: ''galid-'' (see ''Galidia' ...
'' – striped vontsira
*****Genus ''
Mungotictis'' – narrow-striped boky
*****Genus ''
Salanoia
''Salanoia'' is a genus of euplerid carnivoran with two currently described species found in Madagascar. They are mongoose-like, which is reflected in the older versions of their English names, for example brown-tailed mongoose which is now calle ...
'' – brown vontsira
Cetartiodactyla
The even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla , ) are ungulates—hoofed animals—which bear weight equally on two (an even number) of their five toes: the third and fourth. The other three toes are either present, absent, vestigial, or pointing poste ...
Cetartiodactyla is a large order of hoofed mammals, the even-toed ungulates, and aquatic mammals, cetaceans.
Cetacea
Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel th ...
was found to be nested within "Artiodactlya" and has now been moved into that order, whose name is now Cetartiodactyla Even-toed ungulates are found nearly world-wide, although no species are native to Australia or Antarctica. Broken into four suborders,
Tylopoda
Tylopoda (meaning "calloused foot") is a suborder of terrestrial herbivorous even-toed ungulates belonging to the order Artiodactyla. They are found in the wild in their native ranges of South America and Asia, while Australian feral camels ...
(including
Camelidae
Camelids are members of the biological family Camelidae, the only currently living family in the suborder Tylopoda. The seven extant members of this group are: dromedary camels, Bactrian camels, wild Bactrian camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas ...
),
Suina
Suina (also known as Suiformes) is a suborder of omnivorous, non- ruminant artiodactyl mammals that includes the domestic pig and peccaries. A member of this clade is known as a suine. Suina includes the family Suidae, termed suids, known in ...
(including
Suidae
Suidae is a family of artiodactyl mammals which are commonly called pigs, hogs or swine. In addition to numerous fossil species, 18 extant species are currently recognized (or 19 counting domestic pigs and wild boars separately), classified in ...
and
Tayassuidae),
Whippomorpha
Whippomorpha or Cetancodonta is a group of animals that contains all living cetaceans (whales, dolphins, etc.) and hippopotamuses, as well as their extinct relatives, i.e. Entelodonts and Andrewsarchus. All Whippomorphs are descendants of the la ...
(including
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamidae is a family of stout, naked-skinned, and semiaquatic artiodactyl mammals, possessing three-chambered stomachs and walking on four toes on each foot. While they resemble pigs physiologically, their closest living relatives ar ...
and the infraorder
Cetacea
Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel th ...
), and
Ruminantia
Ruminants (suborder Ruminantia) are hoofed herbivorous grazing or browsing mammals that are able to acquire nutrients from plant-based food by fermenting it in a specialized stomach prior to digestion, principally through microbial actions. The ...
, which contains two infraorders,
Tragulina
Tragulina (also known as Traguliformes) is an infraorder of even-toed ungulates. Only the chevrotains survive to the present, including the genera '' Tragulus'' (the mouse deer) and ''Hyemoschus'', all within the family Tragulidae.
Taxonomy and ...
(including
Tragulidae
The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , ''asteriskos'', "little star", is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star.
Computer scientists and mathematicians often v ...
) and
Pecora
Pecora is an infraorder of even-toed hoofed mammals with ruminant digestion. Most members of Pecora have cranial appendages projecting from their frontal bones; only two extant genera lack them, ''Hydropotes'' and '' Moschus''. The name “P ...
(including
Moschidae
Moschidae is a family of pecoran even-toed ungulates, containing the musk deer (''Moschus'') and its extinct relatives. They are characterized by long 'saber teeth' instead of horns, antlers or ossicones, modest size (''Moschus'' only reaches ; o ...
,
Cervidae
Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reind ...
,
Bovidae
The Bovidae comprise the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and caprines. A member of this family is called a bovid. With 143 extant species and 300 known extinct species, t ...
,
Antilocapridae
The Antilocapridae are a family of artiodactyls endemic to North America. Their closest extant relatives are the giraffids with which they comprise the superfamily Giraffoidea. Only one species, the pronghorn (''Antilocapra americana''), is ...
, and
Giraffidae
The Giraffidae are a family of ruminant artiodactyl mammals that share a common ancestor with deer and bovids. This family, once a diverse group spread throughout Eurasia and Africa, presently comprises only two extant genera, the giraffe (o ...
). The higher taxonomy used for the ungulates of this order is based primarily on the ''Handbook of the Mammals of the World'', Volume 2 on hoofed mammals, including the subfamily and tribal affiliations in each family. The order includes about 242 recognized ungulate species, along with 6 recently extinct species. Groves and Grubbs Taxonomy of Ungulates
is used as a minor reference for the
Bovids. Cetacea contains
Balaenopteridae
Rorquals () are the largest group of baleen whales, which comprise the family Balaenopteridae, containing ten extant species in three genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale, which can reach , and the fin wha ...
) and
Odontoceti
The toothed whales (also called odontocetes, systematic name Odontoceti) are a parvorder of cetaceans that includes dolphins, porpoises, and all other whales possessing teeth, such as the beaked whales and sperm whales. Seventy-three species ...
(including
Physeteridae,
Kogiidae
Kogiidae is a family comprising at least two extant species of Cetacea, the pygmy (''Kogia breviceps)'' and dwarf (''K. sima)'' sperm whales. As their common names suggest, they somewhat resemble sperm whales, with squared heads and small lowe ...
,
Ziphiidae
Beaked whales (systematic name Ziphiidae) are a family of cetaceans noted as being one of the least known groups of mammals because of their deep-sea habitat and apparent low abundance. Only three or four of the 24 species are reasonably well-kn ...
,
Platanistidae,
Iniidae
Iniidae is a family of river dolphins containing one living genus, ''Inia'', and four extinct genera. The extant genus inhabits the river basins of South America, but the family formerly had a wider presence across the Atlantic Ocean.
Iniida ...
,
Lipotidae
Lipotidae is a family of river dolphins containing the possibly extinct baiji of China and the fossil genus ''Parapontoporia'' from the Late Miocene and Pliocene of the Pacific coast of North America. The genus '' Prolipotes'', which is based ...
,
Pontoporiidae,
Monodontidae,
Delphinidae
Oceanic dolphins or Delphinidae are a widely distributed family of dolphins that live in the sea. Close to forty extant species are recognised. They include several big species whose common names contain "whale" rather than "dolphin", such as the ...
, and
Phocoenidae), which include a total of 14 families, most of which have few representative species. The taxonomy here is exemplified by the 4th volume of the ''Handbook of the Mammals of the World'' on marine mammals.
Suborder
Tylopoda
Tylopoda (meaning "calloused foot") is a suborder of terrestrial herbivorous even-toed ungulates belonging to the order Artiodactyla. They are found in the wild in their native ranges of South America and Asia, while Australian feral camels ...
*Family
Camelidae
Camelids are members of the biological family Camelidae, the only currently living family in the suborder Tylopoda. The seven extant members of this group are: dromedary camels, Bactrian camels, wild Bactrian camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas ...
– camels and relatives
**Tribe
Lamini
Lamini (members are called ''laminoids'') is a tribe of the subfamily Camelinae. It contains one extant genus with four species, all exclusively from South America: llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos. The former two are domesticated spec ...
***Genus ''
Lama
Lama (; "chief") is a title for a teacher of the Dharma in Tibetan Buddhism. The name is similar to the Sanskrit term ''guru'', meaning "heavy one", endowed with qualities the student will eventually embody. The Tibetan word "lama" means "hig ...
'' – New World camelids
**Tribe
Camelini
Camelini is a tribe of terrestrial herbivores in the family Camelidae, endemic to Asia, North America, and Africa from the Late Eocene to the present. It includes the living genus ''Camelus'' as the type genus. At least one genus, ''Eulamaops'', ...
***Genus ''
Camelus
A camel (from: la, camelus and grc-gre, κάμηλος (''kamēlos'') from Hebrew or Phoenician: גָמָל ''gāmāl''.) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. C ...
'' – camels
Clade
Artiofabula
Artiofabula is a clade made up of the Suina and the Cetruminantia. The clade was found in molecular phylogenetic analyses and contradicted traditional relationships based on morphological analyses.
Etymology
The name Artiofabula was derived f ...
Suborder
Suina
Suina (also known as Suiformes) is a suborder of omnivorous, non- ruminant artiodactyl mammals that includes the domestic pig and peccaries. A member of this clade is known as a suine. Suina includes the family Suidae, termed suids, known in ...
*Family
Suidae
Suidae is a family of artiodactyl mammals which are commonly called pigs, hogs or swine. In addition to numerous fossil species, 18 extant species are currently recognized (or 19 counting domestic pigs and wild boars separately), classified in ...
– pigs
**Genus ''
Babyrousa'' – babirusa
**Genus ''
Phacochoerus
''Phacochoerus'' is a genus in the family Suidae, commonly known as warthogs (pronounced ''wart-hog''). They are pigs who live in open and semi-open habitats, even in quite arid regions, in sub-Saharan Africa. The two species were formerly cons ...
'' – warthogs
**Genus ''
Hylochoerus
The giant forest hog (''Hylochoerus meinertzhageni''), the only member of its genus (''Hylochoerus''), is native to wooded habitats in Africa and is generally considered the largest wild member of the pig family, Suidae; however, a few subspeci ...
'' – giant forest hog
**Genus ''
Potamochoerus'' – bushpigs
**Genus ''
Sus'' – typical pigs
**Genus ''
Porcula
The pygmy hog (''Porcula salvania'') is the rarest species of pig in the world today, and is the only species in the genus ''Porcula''. It is also the smallest species of pig in the world, with its piglets being small enough to fit in one's pock ...
'' – pygmy hog
*Family
Tayassuidae – peccaries
**Genus ''
Catagonus
''Catagonus'' is a genus of peccaries that contains the living Chacoan peccary and several extinct species. The genus has always been restricted to South America.
Taxonomy
''Catagonus'' is notable in that the type species, '' C. metropolitanus'' ...
'' – Chacoan peccary
**Genus ''
Tayassu
The white-lipped peccary (''Tayassu pecari'') is a species of peccary found in Central and South America and the only member of the genus ''Tayassu''. Multiple subspecies have been identified. White-lipped peccaries are similar in appearance to ...
'' – white-lipped peccary
**Genus ''
Dicotyles'' – collared peccary
Clade
Cetruminantia
The Cetruminantia are a clade made up of the Cetancodontamorpha (or Whippomorpha) and their closest living relatives, the Ruminantia.
Cetruminantia's placement within Artiodactyla can be represented in the following cladogram: (see fig S10 ...
= Clade
Cetancodontamorpha
Cetancodontamorpha is a total clade of artiodactyls defined, according to Spaulding ''et al''., as Whippomorpha "plus all extinct taxa more closely related to extant members of Whippomorpha than to any other living species". Attempts have been m ...
=
Suborder
Whippomorpha
Whippomorpha or Cetancodonta is a group of animals that contains all living cetaceans (whales, dolphins, etc.) and hippopotamuses, as well as their extinct relatives, i.e. Entelodonts and Andrewsarchus. All Whippomorphs are descendants of the la ...
*Infraorder
Ancodonta
Ancodonta is an infraorder of semiaquatic artiodactyl ungulates including modern hippopotamus and all mammals closer to hippos than to cetaceans ( whales). Ancodonts first appeared in the Middle Eocene, with some of the earliest representative ...
**Family
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamidae is a family of stout, naked-skinned, and semiaquatic artiodactyl mammals, possessing three-chambered stomachs and walking on four toes on each foot. While they resemble pigs physiologically, their closest living relatives ar ...
– hippopotamuses
***Genus ''
Hippopotamus
The hippopotamus ( ; : hippopotamuses or hippopotami; ''Hippopotamus amphibius''), also called the hippo, common hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two exta ...
'' – common
hippopotamus
The hippopotamus ( ; : hippopotamuses or hippopotami; ''Hippopotamus amphibius''), also called the hippo, common hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two exta ...
***Genus ''
Choeropsis'' – pygmy hippopotamus
* Infraorder
Cetacea
Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel th ...
** Parvorder
Mysticeti
Baleen whales ( systematic name Mysticeti), also known as whalebone whales, are a parvorder of carnivorous marine mammals of the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises) which use keratinaceous baleen plates (or "whalebone") in the ...
- baleen whales
*** Superfamily
Balaenoidea
**** Family
Balaenidae
Balaenidae () is a family of whales of the parvorder Mysticeti that contains two living genera: the right whales (genus '' Eubalaena''), and in a separate genus, the closely related bowhead whale (genus '' Balaena'').
Evolutionary history
Bal ...
– right and bowhead whales
*****Genus ''
Eubalaena
Right whales are three species of large baleen whales of the genus ''Eubalaena'': the North Atlantic right whale (''E. glacialis''), the North Pacific right whale (''E. japonica'') and the Southern right whale (''E. australis''). They are class ...
'' – right whales
*****Genus ''
Balaena
''Balaena'' is a genus of cetacean (whale) in the family Balaenidae. ''Balaena'' is considered a monotypic genus, as it has only a single extant species, the bowhead whale (''B. mysticetus''). It was named in 1758 by Linnaeus, who at the time con ...
'' – bowhead whale
**** Family
Cetotheriidae
Cetotheriidae is a family of baleen whales (parvorder Mysticeti). The family is known to have existed from the Late Oligocene to the Early Pleistocene before going extinct. Although some phylogenetic studies conducted by recovered the li ...
– pygmy right whale
*****Genus ''
Caperea'' – pygmy right whale
*** Superfamily
Balaenopteroidea
**** Family
Eschrichtiidae
Eschrichtiidae or the gray whales is a family of baleen whale (Parvorder Mysticeti) with a single extant species, the gray whale (''Eschrichtius robustus''), as well as three described fossil genera: '' Archaeschrichtius'' and '' Eschrichtioides' ...
– gray whale
*****Genus ''
Eschrichtius
''Eschrichtius'' is a genus of baleen whale containing two species: the gray whale
The gray whale (''Eschrichtius robustus''), also known as the grey whale,Britannica Micro.: v. IV, p. 693. gray back whale, Pacific gray whale, Korean gray wha ...
'' – gray whale
**** Family
Balaenopteridae
Rorquals () are the largest group of baleen whales, which comprise the family Balaenopteridae, containing ten extant species in three genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale, which can reach , and the fin wha ...
– rorquals
*****Genus ''
Megaptera
The humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus ''Megaptera''. Adults range in length from and weigh up to . The humpb ...
'' – humpback whale
*****Genus ''
Balaenoptera
''Balaenoptera'' () is a genus of rorquals containing eight extant species. ''Balaenoptera'' comprises all but two of the extant species in its family (the humpback whale and gray whale); the genus is currently polyphyletic, with the two afore ...
'' – rorquals
** Parvorder
Odontoceti
The toothed whales (also called odontocetes, systematic name Odontoceti) are a parvorder of cetaceans that includes dolphins, porpoises, and all other whales possessing teeth, such as the beaked whales and sperm whales. Seventy-three species ...
- toothed whales
*** Superfamily
Delphinoidea
****Family
Monodontidae – narwhal and beluga
*****Subfamily
Delphinapterinae
******Genus ''
Delphinapterus'' – beluga
*****Subfamily
Monodontinae
******Genus ''
Monodon'' – narwhal
****Family
Delphinidae
Oceanic dolphins or Delphinidae are a widely distributed family of dolphins that live in the sea. Close to forty extant species are recognised. They include several big species whose common names contain "whale" rather than "dolphin", such as the ...
– oceanic dolphins
*****Subfamily
Delphininae
Oceanic dolphins or Delphinidae are a widely distributed family of dolphins that live in the sea. Close to forty extant species are recognised. They include several big species whose common names contain "whale" rather than "dolphin", such as the ...
******Genus ''
Delphinus
Delphinus (Pronounced or ) is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere, close to the celestial equator. Its name is the Latin version for the Greek word for dolphin (). It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2n ...
'' – common dolphins
******Genus ''
Lagenodelphis'' – Fraser's dolphin
******Genus ''
Sotalia
The dolphin genus ''Sotalia'' is considered to have two member species with the classification of '' Sotalia guianensis'' as a distinct species from '' Sotalia fluviatilis'' in 2007. This was a result of recent morphometric analyses, as well as mi ...
'' – tucuxi and Guiana dolphin
******Genus ''
Sousa'' – humpback dolphins
******Genus ''
Stenella
''Stenella'' is a genus of marine mammals in Delphinidae, the family informally known as the oceanic dolphins. Species
Currently, five species are recognised in this genus:
The common name for species in this genus is the "spotted dolphins" o ...
'' – striped, spotted, and spinner dolphins
******Genus ''
Tursiops
Bottlenose dolphins are aquatic mammals in the genus ''Tursiops.'' They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Molecular studies show the genus definitively contains two species: the commo ...
'' – bottlenose dolphins
*****Subfamily
Lissodelphininae
******Genus ''
Lissodelphis'' – right whale dolphins
******Genus ''
Cephalorhynchus'' – Antarctic dolphins
*****Subfamily
Globcephalinae
******Genus ''
Globicephala'' – pilot whales
******Genus ''
Feresa'' – pygmy killer whale
******Genus ''
Grampus'' – Risso's dolphin
******Genus ''
Orcaella
The snubfin dolphins (''Orcaella'') are a genus of cetaceans containing two members: the Irrawaddy dolphin (''Orcaella brevirostris'') and the Australian snubfin dolphin (''Orcaella heinsohni''). The genus was long believed to be monotypic with ...
'' – snubfin dolphins
******Genus ''
Peponocephala'' – melon-headed whale
******Genus ''
Steno'' – rough-toothed dolphin
******Genus ''
Pseudorca'' – false killer whale
*****Subfamily
Orcininae
******Genus ''
Orcinus
''Orcinus'' is a genus of Delphinidae, the family of carnivorous marine mammals known as dolphins. It includes the largest delphinid species, '' Orcinus orca'', known as the orca or killer whale. Two extinct species are recognised, ''Orcinus pa ...
'' – killer whale
*****Subfamily ''
Incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...
''
******Genus ''
Lagenorhynchus'' – whitebeaked, white-sided, hourglass, Peale's and dusky dolphin
****Family
Phocoenidae – porpoises
*****Genus ''
Neophocaena
''Neophocaena'' is a genus of porpoise native to the Indian and Pacific oceans, as well as the freshwater habitats of the Yangtze River basin in China. They are commonly known as finless porpoises. Genetic studies indicate that ''Neophocaena'' i ...
'' – finless porpoises
*****Genus ''
Phocoenoides
Dall's porpoise (''Phocoenoides dalli'') is a species of porpoise endemic to the North Pacific. It is the largest of porpoises and the only member of the genus ''Phocoenoides''. The species is named after American naturalist W. H. Dall.
Taxono ...
'' – Dall's porpoise
*****Genus ''
Phocoena'' – typical porpoises
***Superfamily
Physeteroidea
**** Family
Physeteridae – sperm whale
*****Genus ''
Physeter
''Physeter'' is a genus of toothed whales. There is only one living species in this genus: the sperm whale (''Physeter macrocephalus''). Some extremely poorly known fossil species have also been assigned to the same genus including ''Physeter ant ...
'' – sperm whale
**** Family
Kogiidae
Kogiidae is a family comprising at least two extant species of Cetacea, the pygmy (''Kogia breviceps)'' and dwarf (''K. sima)'' sperm whales. As their common names suggest, they somewhat resemble sperm whales, with squared heads and small lowe ...
– pygmy and dwarf sperm whales
*****Genus ''
Kogia'' – pygmy and dwarf sperm whales
***Superfamily
Ziphioidea
****Family
Ziphiidae
Beaked whales (systematic name Ziphiidae) are a family of cetaceans noted as being one of the least known groups of mammals because of their deep-sea habitat and apparent low abundance. Only three or four of the 24 species are reasonably well-kn ...
– beaked whales
*****Subfamily
Berardiinae
******Genus ''
Berardius
The four-toothed whales or giant beaked whales are beaked whales in the genus ''Berardius''. They include Arnoux's beaked whale (''Berardius arnuxii'') in cold Southern Hemispheric waters, and Baird's beaked whale (''Berardius bairdii'') in th ...
'' – giant beaked whales
*****Subfamily
Ziphiinae
******Genus ''
Ziphius'' – Cuvier's beaked whale
******Genus ''
Tasmacetus'' – Shepherd's beaked whale
*****Subfamily
Hyperoodontinae
Beaked whales (systematic name Ziphiidae) are a family of cetaceans noted as being one of the least known groups of mammals because of their deep-sea habitat and apparent low abundance. Only three or four of the 24 species are reasonably well-kn ...
******Genus ''
Hyperoodon
''Hyperoodon'' (or ''Hyperoödon'') is a genus of beaked whale, containing just two species: the Northern and Southern bottlenose whales.
While not in the genus ''Hyperoodon'', Longman's beaked whales are alternatively called tropical bottleno ...
'' – bottlenose whales
******Genus ''
Indopacetus'' – Longman's beaked whale
******Genus ''
Mesoplodon
Mesoplodont whales are 16 species of toothed whale in the genus ''Mesoplodon'', making it the largest genus in the cetacean order. Two species were described as recently as 1991 (pygmy beaked whale) and 2002 (Perrin's beaked whale), and marine ...
'' – mesoplodont beaked whales
***Superfamily
Platanistoidea
River dolphins are a polyphyletic group of fully aquatic mammals that reside exclusively in freshwater or brackish water. They are an informal grouping of dolphins, which itself is a paraphyletic group within the infraorder Cetacea. Extant riv ...
****Family
Platanistidae – South Asian river dolphins
*****Genus ''
Platanista'' – South Asian river dolphins
****Family
Iniidae
Iniidae is a family of river dolphins containing one living genus, ''Inia'', and four extinct genera. The extant genus inhabits the river basins of South America, but the family formerly had a wider presence across the Atlantic Ocean.
Iniida ...
– Amazon river dolphins
*****Genus ''
Inia
''Inia'' is a genus of river dolphins from South America containing one to four species.
Taxonomy
The genus was described by Alcide d'Orbigny in 1834 when ''Delphinus geoffrensis'', described by Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville in 1817, was ...
'' – Amazon river dolphins
****Family
Lipotidae
Lipotidae is a family of river dolphins containing the possibly extinct baiji of China and the fossil genus ''Parapontoporia'' from the Late Miocene and Pliocene of the Pacific coast of North America. The genus '' Prolipotes'', which is based ...
– baiji
*****Genus ''
Lipotes'' – baiji
****Family
Pontoporiidae – franciscana
*****Genus ''
Pontoporia'' – franciscana
= Clade Ruminantiamorpha
=
Suborder
Ruminantia
Ruminants (suborder Ruminantia) are hoofed herbivorous grazing or browsing mammals that are able to acquire nutrients from plant-based food by fermenting it in a specialized stomach prior to digestion, principally through microbial actions. The ...
*Infraorder
Tragulina
Tragulina (also known as Traguliformes) is an infraorder of even-toed ungulates. Only the chevrotains survive to the present, including the genera '' Tragulus'' (the mouse deer) and ''Hyemoschus'', all within the family Tragulidae.
Taxonomy and ...
**Family
Tragulidae
The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , ''asteriskos'', "little star", is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star.
Computer scientists and mathematicians often v ...
– chevrotain
***Genus ''
Hyemoschus
The water chevrotain (''Hyemoschus aquaticus''), also known as the fanged deer, is a small ruminant found in tropical Africa. This is the only species in the genus ''Hyemoschus''. It is the largest of the 10 species of chevrotains, basal even ...
'' – water chevrotain
***Genus ''
Moschiola'' – spotted chevrotain
***Genus ''
Tragulus
''Tragulus'' is a genus of even-toed ungulates in the family Tragulidae that are known as mouse-deer. In Ancient Greek τράγος (''tragos'') means a male goat, while the Latin diminutive ''–ulus'' means 'tiny'. With a weight of and a len ...
'' – common chevrotain
*Infraorder
Pecora
Pecora is an infraorder of even-toed hoofed mammals with ruminant digestion. Most members of Pecora have cranial appendages projecting from their frontal bones; only two extant genera lack them, ''Hydropotes'' and '' Moschus''. The name “P ...
**Family
Antilocapridae
The Antilocapridae are a family of artiodactyls endemic to North America. Their closest extant relatives are the giraffids with which they comprise the superfamily Giraffoidea. Only one species, the pronghorn (''Antilocapra americana''), is ...
– pronghorn
***Genus ''
Antilocapra'' – pronghorn
**Family
Giraffidae
The Giraffidae are a family of ruminant artiodactyl mammals that share a common ancestor with deer and bovids. This family, once a diverse group spread throughout Eurasia and Africa, presently comprises only two extant genera, the giraffe (o ...
– giraffe and okapi
***Genus ''
Giraffa
The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ''Giraffa''. It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth. Traditionally, giraffes were thought to be one species, '' Giraffa camelopardal ...
'' – giraffes
***Genus ''
Okapia
The okapi (; ''Okapia johnstoni''), also known as the forest giraffe, Congolese giraffe, or zebra giraffe, is an artiodactyl mammal that is endemic to the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa. It is the only specie ...
'' – okapi
**Family
Cervidae
Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reind ...
– deer
***Subfamily
Capreolinae
The Capreolinae, Odocoileinae, or the New World deer are a subfamily of deer. Alternatively, they are known as the telemetacarpal deer, due to their bone structure being different from the plesiometacarpal deer subfamily Cervinae. The telemeta ...
****Tribe
Capreolini
Capreolini is a tribe of deer, containing two extant genera and one extinct genus.
Genera
*Extant genera
**''Capreolus''
**''Hydropotes''
*Extinct genera
**†'' Procapreolus''- Found during the Miocene/Pliocene
The Pliocene ( ; also Ple ...
*****Genus ''
Hydropotes'' – Chinese water deer
*****Genus ''
Capreolus
''Capreolus'' is a genus of deer, the roe deer.
Etymology
English ''roe'' is from Old English ''ra'' or ''rá'', from ''raha'', from Proto-Germanic ''*raikhaz'', cognate to Old Norse ''ra'', Old Saxon ''reho'', Middle Dutch and Dutch '' ...
'' – roe deer
****Tribe
Alceini
*****Genus ''
Alces
The moose (in North America) or elk (in Eurasia) (''Alces alces'') is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the only species in the genus ''Alces''. It is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family. Most adult mal ...
'' – moose
****Tribe
Odocoileini
Odocoileini is a tribe of deer, containing seven extant genera and several extinct ones.
The common character of this tribe is vomerine septum that completely separates the choana.
Phylogeny
Phylogeny by Gilbert et al. 2006 and Duarte et al. 20 ...
*****Genus ''
Rangifer'' – caribou
*****Genus ''
Odocoileus'' – Nearctic deer
*****Genus ''
Ozotoceros'' – Pampas deer
*****Genus ''
Blastocerus
The marsh deer (''Blastocerus dichotomus'') is the largest deer species from South America reaching a length of and a shoulder height of . It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. Formerly found in much of tropica ...
'' – marsh deer
*****Genus ''
Mazama'' – brockets
*****Genus ''
Hippocamelus'' – huemel
*****Genus ''
Pudu
The pudus (Mapudungun ''püdü'' or ''püdu'', es, pudú, ) are two species of South American deer from the genus ''Pudu'', and are the world's smallest deer. The chevrotains (mouse-deer; Tragulidae) are smaller, but they are not true deer. Th ...
'' – pudu
***Subfamily
Cervinae
****Tribe
Cervini
*****Genus ''
Rusa'' – rusa deer
*****Genus ''
Rucervus'' – Asian swamp deer
*****Genus ''
Dama'' – fallow deer
*****Genus ''
Axis'' – hog deer
*****Genus ''
Elaphodus'' – tufted deer
*****Genus ''
Elaphurus'' – Père David's deer
*****Genus ''
Cervus
''Cervus'' is a genus of deer that primarily are native to Eurasia, although one species occurs in northern Africa and another in North America. In addition to the species presently placed in this genus, it has included a whole range of othe ...
'' – typical deer
****Tribe
Muntiacini
*****Genus ''
Muntiacus'' – muntjacs
*****Genus ''
Elaphodus'' – tufted deer
**Family
Moschidae
Moschidae is a family of pecoran even-toed ungulates, containing the musk deer (''Moschus'') and its extinct relatives. They are characterized by long 'saber teeth' instead of horns, antlers or ossicones, modest size (''Moschus'' only reaches ; o ...
– musk deer
***Genus ''
Moschus
Moschus ( el, Μόσχος), ancient Greek bucolic poet and student of the Alexandrian grammarian Aristarchus of Samothrace, was born at Syracuse and flourished about 150 BC. Aside from his poetry, he was known for his grammatical work, nothing ...
'' – musk deer
**Family
Bovidae
The Bovidae comprise the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and caprines. A member of this family is called a bovid. With 143 extant species and 300 known extinct species, t ...
– hollow-horned ungulates
***Subfamily
Bovinae
Bovines (subfamily Bovinae) comprise a diverse group of 10 genera of medium to large-sized ungulates, including cattle, bison, African buffalo, water buffalos, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes. The evolutionary relationship betwe ...
****Tribe
Bovini
The tribe Bovini, or wild cattle, are medium to massive bovines that are native to North America, Eurasia, and Africa. These include the enigmatic, antelope-like saola, the African and Asiatic buffalos, and a clade that consists of bison and t ...
*****Subtribe
Pseudorygina
******Genus ''
Pseudoryx
The saola (''Pseudoryx nghetinhensis''), also called spindlehorn, Asian unicorn, or infrequently, Vu Quang bovid, is one of the world's rarest large mammals, a forest-dwelling bovine native to the Annamite Range in Vietnam and Laos. It was desc ...
'' – saola
*****Subtribe
Bubalina
Bubalina is a subtribe of wild cattle that includes the various species of true buffalo. Species include the African buffalo, the anoas, and the wild water buffalo (including the domesticated variant water buffalo). Buffaloes can be found ...
******Genus ''
Bubalus
''Bubalus'' is a genus of Asiatic bovines that was proposed by Charles Hamilton Smith in 1827. ''Bubalus'' and ''Syncerus'' form the subtribe Bubalina, the true buffaloes.
The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and classification of ...
'' – Asian buffaloes
******Genus ''
Syncerus
''Syncerus'' is a genus of African bovid that contains the living Cape buffalo ''(Syncerus caffer)'', including the distinct African forest buffalo.
At least one extinct species belongs to this genus; ''Syncerus acoelotus''. The extinct giant ...
'' – African buffalo
*****Subtribe
Bovina
******Genus ''
Bison
Bison are large bovines in the genus ''Bison'' (Greek: "wild ox" (bison)) within the tribe Bovini. Two extant and numerous extinct species are recognised.
Of the two surviving species, the American bison, ''B. bison'', found only in North A ...
'' – bison
******Genus ''
Bos'' – cattle
****Tribe
Boselaphini
*****Genus ''
Boselaphus
''Boselaphus'' is a genus of bovid. The nilgai is the sole living representative, although one other species is known from the fossil record.
The nilgai along with the four-horned antelope are the only living members of the tribe Boselaphini
...
'' – nilgai
*****Genus ''
Tetracerus
The four-horned antelope (''Tetracerus quadricornis''), or ''chousingha'', is a small antelope found in India and Nepal. Its four horns distinguish it from most other bovids, which have two horns (with a few exceptions, such as the Jacob sheep) ...
'' – four-horned antelope
****Tribe
Tragelaphini
The tribe Tragelaphini (sometimes referred to by some authors as "Strepsicerotini"), or the spiral-horned antelopes, are bovines that are endemic to sub-Sahara Africa. These include the bushbuck, kudus, and the elands. The scientific name is i ...
*****Genus ''
Tragelaphus
''Tragelaphus'' is a genus of medium- to large-sized, spiral- horned antelopes. It contains several species of bovines, all of which are relatively antelope-like. Species in this genus tend to be large in size and lightly built, and have long ne ...
'' – bushbuck, bongo, nyala, kudu, and sitatunga
*****Genus ''
Taurotragus'' – elands
***Clade
Aegodontia
****Subfamily
Aepycerotinae
*****Genus ''
Aepyceros
''Aepyceros'' is a genus of African antelope that contains a single living species, the impala
The impala or rooibok (''Aepyceros melampus'') is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The only extant member of the ge ...
'' – impala
****Subfamily
Neotraginae
*****Genus ''
Neotragus
''Neotragus'' is a genus of dwarf antelope, native to Africa.
The genus includes only a single species without any dispute, namely '' Neotragus pygmaeus''. Neotragus pygmaeus is the smallest antelope in the world, they usually weigh around 5 to ...
'' – pygmy antelopes
****Subfamily
Cephalophinae
*****Genus ''
Sylvicapra'' – bush duiker
*****Genus ''
Philantomba
''Philantomba'' is a mammal genus which contains three species of duiker, a type of small antelope. The three species are Maxwell's duiker (''Philantomba maxwellii''), the blue duiker
The blue duiker (''Philantomba monticola'') is a small an ...
'' – blue duikers
*****Genus ''
Cephalophus
''Cephalophus'' is a mammal genus which contains at least fifteen species of duiker, a type of small antelope.
Species
Following Groves (2005), the species within ''Cephalophus'' include:
* Aders's duiker ''Cephalophus adersi''
* Brooke's duiker ...
'' – typical duikers
****Subfamily
Oreotraginae
The klipspringer (; ''Oreotragus oreotragus'') is a small antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The sole member of its genus and subfamily/tribe, the klipspringer was first described by German zoologist Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zim ...
*****Genus ''
Oreotragus'' – klipspringer
****Subfamily
Antilopinae
The Antilopines are even-toed ungulates belonging to the subfamily Antilopinae of the family Bovidae. The members of tribe Antilopini include the gazelles, blackbucks, springboks, gerenuks, dibatags, and Central Asian gazelles, are often refe ...
*****Tribe
Antilopini
Antilopini is a tribe of bovids often referred as true antelopes like gazelles. They live in and around the Sahara, Horn of Africa, throughout eastern and southern Africa, and Eurasia. Depending on species, the females have either very short and/ ...
******Genus ''
Ammodorcas'' – dibatag
******Genus ''
Antidorcas'' – springbok
******Genus ''
Antilope
''Antilope'' is a genus of twisted-horn bovid that contains a single living species, the blackbuck
The blackbuck (''Antilope cervicapra''), also known as the Indian antelope, is an antelope native to India and Nepal. It inhabits grassy plains ...
'' – blackbuck
******Genus ''
Eudorcas
''Eudorcas'' is a genus of antelope; the species are commonly called gazelles. ''Eudorcas'' was originally considered a subgenus of the genus ''Gazella
A gazelle is one of many antelope species in the genus ''Gazella'' . This article also ...
'' – side-striped gazelle
******Genus ''
Gazella
A gazelle is one of many antelope species in the genus ''Gazella'' . This article also deals with the seven species included in two further genera, '' Eudorcas'' and '' Nanger'', which were formerly considered subgenera of ''Gazella''. A third ...
'' – typical gazelle
******Genus ''
Litocranius'' – gerenuk
******Genus ''
Nanger'' – Saharan gazelle
******Genus ''
Procapra
''Procapra'' is a genus of Asian gazelles,Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2008. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed May 31, 2008 at http://animaldiversity.org including three living species:
* ...
'' – Chinese gazelle
*****Tribe
Saigini
Saigini is a tribe of artiodactyl mammals of the Bovidae family, subfamily Antilopinae, comprising two species of medium-sized antelopes that inhabit the Eurasian steppes.
Taxonomy Description
The tribe was created in 1945 by the American pa ...
******Genus ''
Saiga
The saiga antelope (, ''Saiga tatarica''), or saiga, is a critically endangered antelope which during antiquity inhabited a vast area of the Eurasian steppe spanning the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains in the northwest and Caucasus in t ...
'' – saiga
*****Tribe
Neotragini
******Genus ''
Dorcatragus'' – beira
******Genus ''
Madoqua'' – dik-dik
******Genus ''
Neotragus
''Neotragus'' is a genus of dwarf antelope, native to Africa.
The genus includes only a single species without any dispute, namely '' Neotragus pygmaeus''. Neotragus pygmaeus is the smallest antelope in the world, they usually weigh around 5 to ...
''
******Genus ''
Ourebia'' – oribi
******Genus ''
Raphicerus'' – steenbok and grysbok
****Subfamily
Reduncinae
*****Genus ''
Redunca'' – reedbucks
*****Genus ''
Kobus'' – kobs, lechwe, and waterbucks
*****Genus ''
Pelea'' – rhebok
****Subfamily
Caprinae
The subfamily Caprinae, also sometimes referred to as the tribe Caprini, is part of the ruminant family Bovidae, and consists of mostly medium-sized bovids. A member of this subfamily is called a caprine, or, more informally, a goat-antelope (a ...
*****Tribe
Caprini
The subfamily Caprinae, also sometimes referred to as the tribe Caprini, is part of the ruminant family Bovidae, and consists of mostly medium-sized bovids. A member of this subfamily is called a caprine, or, more informally, a goat-antelope ...
******Genus ''
Ammotragus'' – Barbary sheep
******Genus ''
Arabitragus
The Arabian tahr (''Arabitragus jayakari'') is a species of tahr native to eastern Arabia. Until recently, it was placed in the genus '' Hemitragus'', but genetic evidence supports its removal to a separate monotypic genus, ''Arabitragus''.
Th ...
'' – Arabian tahr
******Genus ''
Budorcas'' – takin
******Genus ''
Capra'' – goats and ibexes
******Genus ''
Hemitragus
''Hemitragus'' is a genus of bovids that currently contains a single living species, the Himalayan tahr. Two extinct species are also known from the Pleistocene.
The Arabian tahr and Nilgiri tahr
The Nilgiri tahr (''Nilgiritragus hylocrius'') ...
'' – Himalayan tahr
******Genus ''
Nilgiritragus
The Nilgiri tahr (''Nilgiritragus hylocrius'') is an ungulate that is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western and Eastern Ghats in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in southern India. It is the state animal of Tami ...
'' – Nilgiri tahr
******Genus ''
Oreamnos'' – Rocky Mountain goat
******Genus ''
Ovis'' – sheep
******Genus ''
Pseudois'' – blue sheep
******Genus ''
Rupicapra
''Rupicapra'' is a genus of goat-antelope called the chamois. They belong to the bovine family of hoofed mammals, the Bovidae.
Two extant species are recognized.
The Apennine chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata) is a subspecies of the Pyrene ...
'' – chamois
*****Tribe
Ovibovini
The subfamily Caprinae, also sometimes referred to as the tribe Caprini, is part of the ruminant family (biology), family Bovidae, and consists of mostly medium-sized bovids. A member of this subfamily is called a caprine, or, more informally, ...
******Genus ''
Capricornis'' – serows
******Genus ''
Nemorhaedus'' – goral
******Genus ''
Ovibos'' – muskox
*****Tribe
Pantholopini
The Tibetan antelope or chiru (''Pantholops hodgsonii'') (, pronounced ; ) is a medium-sized bovid native to the northeastern Tibetan plateau. Most of the population live within the Chinese border, while some scatter across India and Bhutan in ...
******Genus ''
Pantholops
The Tibetan antelope or chiru (''Pantholops hodgsonii'') (, pronounced ; ) is a medium-sized bovid native to the northeastern Tibetan plateau. Most of the population live within the Chinese border, while some scatter across India and Bhutan in ...
'' – chiru
****Subfamily
Alcelaphinae
The subfamily Alcelaphinae or tribe Alcelaphini of the family Bovidae contains wildebeest, hartebeest, bonteboks, and several similar species. Depending on the classification, there are 6–10 species placed in four genera, although ''Beatragu ...
*****Genus ''
Alcelaphus'' – hartebeest
*****Genus ''
Connochaetes'' – wildebeest
*****Genus ''
Damaliscus'' – topi and bontebok
*****Genus ''
Beatragus
''Beatragus'' is a genus of alcelaphinae, alcelaphine antelope. The hirola ''(Beatragus hunteri)'' is the only living representative, but a couple of extinct species are known, all from Africa.
The hirola and the larger ''Beatragus antiquus'' ...
'' – hirola
****Subfamily
Hippotraginae
*****Genus ''
Hippotragus
''Hippotragus'' is a genus of antelopes which includes two living and one recently extinct species, as well as some fossil relatives. The name comes from Greek ἵππος (''híppos''), "horse", and τράγος (''trágos''), "he-goat".
Foss ...
'' – sable and roan antelopes
*****Genus ''
Addax
The addax (''Addax nasomaculatus''), also known as the white antelope and the screwhorn antelope, is an antelope native to the Sahara Desert. The only member of the genus ''Addax'', it was first described scientifically by Henri de Blainvil ...
'' – addax
*****Genus ''
Oryx
''Oryx'' is a genus consisting of four large antelope species called oryxes. Their pelage is pale with contrasting dark markings in the face and on the legs, and their long horns are almost straight. The exception is the scimitar oryx, which ...
'' – oryx
Chiroptera
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bir ...
The order Chiroptera comprises bats and is the second largest order of mammals, containing about 1,240 species of bats, which is around 20% of all mammal species.
Suborder
Yangochiroptera
Yangochiroptera, or Vespertilioniformes, is a suborder of Chiroptera that includes most of the microbat families, except the Rhinopomatidae, Rhinolophidae, Hipposideridae, and Megadermatidae. These other families, plus the megabats, are seen as ...
* Family
Emballonuridae
Emballonuridae is a family of microbats, many of which are referred to as sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The earliest fossil records are from the Eocene.
Descr ...
– sac-winged bats
** Genus ''
Balantiopteryx''
** Genus ''
Centronycteris
''Centronycteris'' is a genus of sac-winged bat
Emballonuridae is a family of microbats, many of which are referred to as sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The ...
'' – shaggy bats
** Genus ''
Coleura
''Coleura'' is a genus of sac-winged bats in the family Emballonuridae
Emballonuridae is a family of microbats, many of which are referred to as sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical region ...
''
** Genus ''
Cormura
The chestnut sac-winged bat, or Wagner's sac-winged bat (''Cormura brevirostris'') is a species of sac-winged bat native to South and Central America. It is monotypic taxon, the only species within its genus.
Description
The chestnut sac-winged ...
'' – chestnut sac-winged bat
** Genus ''
Cyttarops'' – short-eared bat
** Genus ''
Diclidurus'' – ghost bats
** Genus ''
Emballonura'' – sheath-tailed bats
** Genus ''
Mosia'' – dark sheath-tailed bat
** Genus ''
Paremballonura'' – Peter's sheath-tailed bat
** Genus ''
Peropteryx'' – dog-like bats
** Genus ''
Rhynchonycteris'' – proboscis bat
** Genus ''
Saccolaimus'' – pouched bats
** Genus ''
Saccopteryx''
** Genus ''
Taphozous'' – tomb bats
* Family
Furipteridae
Furipteridae is family of bats, allying two genera of single species, '' Amorphochilus schnablii'' (smoky bat) and the type '' Furipterus horrens'' (thumbless bat). They are found in Central and South America and are closely related to the bats ...
** Genus ''
Amorphochilus
The smoky bat (''Amorphochilus schnablii'') is a species of bat in the family Furipteridae. It is the only species within the genus ''Amorphochilus''. Its natural habitat is rocky shores.
It is also called the thumbless bat because its thumb is ...
'' – smoky bat
** Genus ''
Furipterus
The thumbless bat (''Furipterus horrens'') is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Furipteridae
Furipteridae is family of bats, allying two genera of single species, '' Amorphochilus schnablii'' (smoky bat) and the type '' Furipterus h ...
'' – thumbless bat
* Family
Miniopteridae
''Miniopterus'', known as the bent-winged or long winged bats, is the sole genus of the family Miniopteridae. They are small flying insectivorous mammals, micro-bats of the order Chiroptera, with wings over twice the length of the body. The gen ...
** Genus ''
Miniopterus'' – bent-winged or long winged bats
* Family
Molossidae – free-tailed bats
** Subfamily
Molossinae
*** Genus ''
Austronomus'' – white-striped free-tailed bat
*** Genus ''
Chaerephon'' – lesser mastiff bats
*** Genus ''
Cheiromeles
''Cheiromeles'' is a genus of bats in the family Molossidae, the free-tailed bats. The genus was erected and described by Thomas Horsfield, who developed the name from the Greek word ''cheir'' ("hand"), a reference to the hand-like hindfoot, whi ...
'' – naked bats
*** Genus ''
Cynomops
''Cynomops'' is a genus of Central and South American dog-faced bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable ...
'' – dog-faced bats
*** Genus ''
Eumops'' – bonneted bats
*** Genus ''
Mormopterus
''Mormopterus'' is a genus of molossid microchiropterans, small flying mammals referred to as free-tailed bats. The genus has been the subject of several revisions, and the diversity of taxa centred on Australia were separated to a new genus '' O ...
''
*** Genus ''
Molossops'' – broad-faced bats
*** Genus ''
Molossus'' – velvety free-tailed bats
*** Genus ''
Mops
MOPS (3-(''N''-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid) is a buffer introduced in the 1960s, one of the twenty Good's buffers. It is a structural analog to MES, and like MES, its structure contains a morpholine ring. HEPES is a similar pH buffering ...
'' – greater mastiff bats
*** Genus ''
Myopterus
African free-tailed bats (''Myopterus'') are a genus of bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true a ...
'' – African free-tailed bats
*** Genus ''
Neoplatymops''
*** Genus ''
Nyctinomops
''Nyctinomops'' is a genus of bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats ...
'' – New World free-tailed bats
*** Genus ''
Otomops
''Otomops'' is a genus of bat in the family Molossidae. Molecular sequence data supports it as a monophyletic taxon, although not a number of other molossid genera.
''Otomops'' contains the following species:
* ''O. formosus'', Javan mastiff ba ...
'' – big-eared free-tailed bats
*** Genus ''
Platymops'' – Peters's flat-headed bat
*** Genus ''
Promops
''Promops'' is a genus of free-tailed bats.
Species
* '' Promops centralis'' - big crested mastiff bat
* '' Promops davisoni''
* '' Promops nasutus'' - brown mastiff bat
References
Molossidae
Bat genera
Taxa named by Paul Gervais ...
'' – domed-palate mastiff bats
*** Genus ''
Sauromys
Roberts's flat-headed bat (''Sauromys petrophilus'') is a species of free-tailed bat native to southern Africa. It is the only species in the genus ''Sauromys''. The scientific name translates as "rock loving lizard-mouse", while the common name ...
'' – Roberts's flat-headed bat
*** Genus ''
Tadarida'' – common free-tailed bats
** Subfamily
Tomopeatinae
The blunt-eared bat or Peruvian crevice-dwelling bat (''Tomopeas ravus'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Tomopeas'' and subfamily Tomopeatinae. It is Endemism, endemic to Peru, where it is conside ...
*** Genus ''
Tomopeas'' – blunt-eared bat
* Family
Mormoopidae
The family Mormoopidae contains bats known generally as mustached bats, ghost-faced bats, and naked-backed bats. They are found in the Americas from the Southwestern United States to Southeastern Brazil.
They are distinguished by the presenc ...
** Genus ''
Mormoops
''Mormoops'' is a genus of bat in the family Mormoopidae. It contains the following species:
* Antillean ghost-faced bat (''Mormoops blainvillii'')
* Giant ghost-faced bat (†''Mormoops magna'')
* Ghost-faced bat
The ghost-faced bat (''Mo ...
'' – ghost-faced bats
** Genus ''
Pteronotus
''Pteronotus'' is a genus of bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats ...
'' – mustached bats and naked-backed bats
* Family
Mystacinidae
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Mystacinidae is a family of unusual bats, the New Zealand short-tailed bats. There is one living genus, ''Mystacina'', with two species, one of which could have possibly become extinct in the 1960s. They are medium-sized bats, about in l ...
– New Zealand short-tailed bats
** Genus ''
Mystacina
''Mystacina'' is the sole surviving genus of the family Mystacinidae. The New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat is the only member of this group confirmed to survive today, since the closely related New Zealand greater short-tailed bat possibly wen ...
''
* Family
Myzopodidae
''Myzopoda'', which has two described species, is the only genus in the bat family Myzopodidae. Myzopodidae is unique as the only family of bats presently endemic to Madagascar. However, fossil discoveries indicate that the family has an ancie ...
– sucker-footed bats
** Genus ''
Myzopoda
''Myzopoda'', which has two described species, is the only genus in the bat family Myzopodidae. Myzopodidae is unique as the only family of bats presently endemic to Madagascar. However, fossil discoveries indicate that the family has an ancie ...
''
* Family
Natalidae
The family Natalidae, or funnel-eared bats, are found from Mexico to Brazil and the Caribbean islands. The family has three genera, '' Chilonatalus'', '' Natalus'' and '' Nyctiellus''. They are slender bats with unusually long tails and, as thei ...
– funnel-eared bats
** Genus ''
Chilonatalus
The genus ''Chilonatalus'' of funnel-eared bats is found in South America and the Antilles
The Antilles (; gcf, label= Antillean Creole, Antiy; es, Antillas; french: Antilles; nl, Antillen; ht, Antiy; pap, Antias; Jamaican Patois: ''A ...
''
** Genus ''
Natalus
The genus ''Natalus'' of funnel-eared bats is found from Mexico to Brazil and the Caribbean islands. They are slender bats with unusually long tails and, as their name suggests, funnel-shaped ears. They are small, at only 3.5 to 5.5 cm in l ...
''
** Genus ''
Nyctiellus
Gervais's funnel-eared bat (''Nyctiellus lepidus'') is a species of bat in the family Natalidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Nyctiellus''. It is found in Bahamas
The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, ...
'' – Gervais's funnel-eared bat
** Genus †''
Primonatalus
''Primonatalus prattae'' is a fossil bat species from the family of the Natalidae which lived in the early Miocene in Florida. This animal, the only species of the genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological class ...
'' – ''Primonatalus prattae''
* Family
Noctilionidae – bulldog bats
** Genus ''
Noctilio''
* Family
Nycteridae – hollow-faced bats
** Genus ''
Nycteris''
* Family
Phyllostomidae – leaf-nosed bats
** Subfamily
Brachyphyllinae
*** Genus ''
Brachyphylla''
** Subfamily
Carolliinae
Carolliinae is a subfamily of bats.
Classification
Subfamily Carolliinae
*Genus: ''Carollia'' - Short-tailed Leaf-nosed Bats
** Benkeith's short-tailed Bat, ''Carollia benkeithi''
** Silky Short-tailed Bat, ''Carollia brevicauda''
** Chestnut S ...
*** Genus ''
Carollia
''Carollia'' is a genus of bats often referred to as the short-tailed fruit bats. Along with the genus '' Rhinophylla'', ''Carollia'' makes up the subfamily Carolliinae of family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats. Currently, nine species of ...
'' – short-tailed leaf-nosed bats
*** Genus ''
Rhinophylla
''Rhinophylla'' is a genus of South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the ...
'' – little fruit bats
** Subfamily
Desmodontinae – vampire bats
*** Genus ''
Desmodus''
*** Genus ''
Diaemus'' – white-winged vampire bat
*** Genus ''
Diphylla
The hairy-legged vampire bat (''Diphylla ecaudata'') is one of three extant species of vampire bats. It mainly feeds on the blood of wild birds, but can also feed both on domestic birds and humans. This vampire bat lives mainly in tropical and su ...
'' – hairy-legged vampire bat
** Subfamily
Glossophaginae
Glossophaginae is a subfamily of leaf-nosed bats.
List of species
Subfamily: Glossophaginae
* Tribe Glossophagini
**Genus: '' Anoura'' - Geoffroy's long-nosed bats
***''Anoura aequatoris''
***Cadena's tailless bat, ''Anoura cadenai''
***Tailed ...
*** Tribe
Glossophagini
**** Genus ''
Anoura
''Anoura'' is a genus of leaf-nosed bats from Central and South America. ''Anoura'' members lack or have a short tail, and are nectarivorous bats of small to medium size among the Phyllostomidae.
Etymology
The genus ''Anoura'' was described i ...
'' – Geoffroy's long-nosed bats
**** Genus ''
Choeroniscus''
**** Genus ''
Choeronycteris'' – Mexican long-tongued bat
**** Genus ''
Dryadonycteris''
**** Genus ''
Glossophaga
''Glossophaga'' (long-tongued bat) is a genus of bats in the leaf-nosed bat family, Phyllostomidae. Members of the genus are native to the American Neotropics.
Species
*''G. antillarum'' (Rehn, 1902): Jamaican long-tongued bat, Jamaica.
*'' ...
'' – various long-tongued bats
**** Genus ''
Hylonycteris
Underwood's long-tongued bat (''Hylonycteris underwoodi'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Hylonycteris''. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Hylonycteris ...
'' – Underwood's long-tongued bat
**** Genus ''
Leptonycteris'' – Saussure's long-nosed bats
**** Genus ''
Lichonycteris'' – dark long-tongued bat
**** Genus ''
Monophyllus
''Monophyllus'', the Antillean long-tongued bats or single leaf bats , is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae. They are distributed on the Antilles
The Antilles (; gcf, label= Antillean Creole, Antiy; es, Antillas; french: Antill ...
'' – Antillean long-tongued bats
**** Genus ''
Musonycteris'' – banana bat
**** Genus ''
Scleronycteris'' – Ega long-tongued bat
*** Tribe
Lonchophyllini
**** Genus ''
Lionycteris'' – chestnut long-tongued bat
**** Genus ''
Lonchophylla
''Lonchophylla'' is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae.
List of species
Genus ''Lonchophylla''
* Bokermann's nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla bokermanni''
* Cadena's long-tongued bat, ''Lonchophylla cadenai''
* Chocoan long-tongued bat, ''L ...
'' – nectar bats
**** Genus ''
Platalina'' – long-snouted bat
**** Genus ''
Xeronycteris
Vieira's long-tongued bat (''Xeronycteris vieirai'') is a species of bat from northeastern Brazil, discovered in 2005 by Gregorin and Ditchfield. It is the only species in the genus ''Xeronycteris''.
References
Phyllostomidae
Bats of Braz ...
'' – Vieira's long-tongued bat
** Subfamily
Phyllonycterinae
*** Genus ''
Erophylla'' – brown flower bats
*** Genus ''
Phyllonycteris'' – Jamaican flower bats
** Subfamily
Phyllostominae
*** Tribe
Micronycterini
**** Genus ''
Glyphonycteris
''Glyphonycteris'' is a genus of bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Ba ...
''
**** Genus ''
Lampronycteris'' – yellow-throated big-eared bat
**** Genus ''
Macrotus'' – leaf-nosed bats
**** Genus ''
Micronycteris
''Micronycteris'' is a genus of leaf-nosed bat
The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are found from southern North America to South America, specifically from the Southwest United States to northern Argentina. They are ecologically t ...
'' – little big-eared bats
**** Genus ''
Neonycteris'' – least big-eared bat
**** Genus ''
Trinycteris'' – Niceforo's big-eared bat
*** Tribe
Vampyrini
**** Genus ''
Chrotopterus
The big-eared woolly bat or (Peters's) woolly false vampire bat (''Chrotopterus auritus'') is a species of bat, belonging to the family Phyllostomidae.
The name ''Chrotopterus'' is derived from Greek roots ''ch''ariots (skin, color), and ''pte ...
'' – big-eared woolly bat
**** Genus ''
Lophostoma
''Lophostoma'' is a genus of Central and South American bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true ...
'' – some round-eared bats
**** Genus ''
Tonatia
''Tonatia'' is a small genus of South and Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the C ...
'' – more round-eared bats
**** Genus ''
Trachops
The fringe-lipped bat (''Trachops cirrhosus'') is a leaf-nosed bat from southern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil. It has three subspecies and no known fossils. It is the only species within its genus.
Morphology
The fringe-lipped bat has ...
'' – fringe-lipped bat
**** Genus ''
Vampyrum'' – spectral bat
*** Tribe
Lonchorhinini
**** Genus ''
Lonchorhina
''Lonchorhina'' is a genus of Central and South American bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true ...
'' – sword-nosed bats
**** Genus ''
Macrophyllum
The long-legged bat (''Macrophyllum macrophyllum'') is a member of the Phyllostomidae family in the order Chiroptera. Both males and females of this species are generally small, with wingspans reaching 80mm with an average weight ranging betwee ...
'' – long-legged bat
**** Genus ''
Mimon'' – Gray's spear-nosed bats
*** Tribe
Phyllostomatini
**** Genus ''
Phylloderma
The pale-faced bat (''Phylloderma stenops'') is a bat species from South and Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the no ...
'' – pale-faced bat
**** Genus ''
Phyllostomus'' – spear-nosed bats
** Subfamily
Stenodermatinae
Stenodermatinae is a large subfamily of bats in the family Phyllostomidae.
List of species
Subfamily Stenodermatinae
*Genus: '' Ametrida''
** Little white-shouldered bat, ''Ametrida centurio''
*Genus: '' Ardops''
** Tree bat, ''Ardops nichollsi ...
*** Genus ''
Ametrida'' – little white-shouldered bat
*** Genus ''
Ardops
The tree bat (''Ardops nichollsi'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae and the only species in the genus ''Ardops''. It is found in Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Lucia, Saba and Saint V ...
'' – tree bat
*** Genus ''
Ariteus'' – Jamaican fig-eating bat
*** Genus ''
Artibeus
The Neotropical fruit bats (''Artibeus'') are a genus of bats within the subfamily Stenodermatinae. The genus consists of 12 species, which are native to Central and South America, as well as parts of the Caribbean.
Description
These bats grow ...
'' – Neotropical fruit bats
*** Genus ''
Centurio'' – wrinkle-faced bat
*** Genus ''
Chiroderma
''Chiroderma'' – big-eyed bats or white-lined bats – is a genus of leaf-nosed bat found in North America, Central America, and South America and the Lesser Antilles.
Species
The following species were recognized , and a total of seven specie ...
'' – big-eyed bats
*** Genus ''
Ectophylla
The Honduran white bat (''Ectophylla alba''), also called the Caribbean white tent-making bat, is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomatidae. It is the only member of the genus ''Ectophylla''. The genus and the species were both scientifi ...
'' – Honduran white bat
*** Genus ''
Enchisthenes'' – velvety fruit-eating bat
*** Genus ''
Mesophylla'' – MacConnell's bat
*** Genus ''
Phyllops'' – Cuban fig-eating bat
*** Genus ''
Platyrrhinus
''Platyrrhinus'' is a genus of leaf-nosed bats in the tribe Stenodermatini of family Phyllostomidae. Twenty one species are known:
* Alberico's broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus albericoi''
*Slender broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus angustirostri ...
'' – broad-nosed bats
*** Genus ''
Pygoderma
The Ipanema bat (''Pygoderma bilabiatum'') is a bat species of order Chiroptera and family Phyllostomidae. It is found in northern Argentina, Bolivia, southeastern Brazil and Paraguay. It is the only species within its genus.
Description
The ...
'' – Ipanema bat
*** Genus ''
Sphaeronycteris'' – visored bat
*** Genus ''
Stenoderma'' – red fruit bat
*** Genus ''
Sturnira
''Sturnira'' known as a yellow-shouldered bat or American epauleted bat, is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. The genus name comes from the Latin for "starling
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Stur ...
'' – yellow-shouldered bats
*** Genus ''
Uroderma
''Uroderma'' is a genus of Central and South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern ...
'' – tent-making bats
*** Genus ''
Vampyressa
''Vampyressa'' is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats. They are known commonly as the yellow-eared bats or yellow-eared vampire bats.Tavares, V., et al. (2014)Systematics of ''Vampyressa melissa'' Thomas, 1926 (Chi ...
'' – yellow-eared bats
*** Genus ''
Vampyriscus
''Vampyriscus'' (meaning: small vampire bat) is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats.
There are three species previously included in the genus ''Vampyressa''. The two genera are differentiated by the morphology of ...
'' – yellow-eared bats
*** Genus ''
Vampyrodes
The great stripe-faced bat or stripe-faced vampire bat (''Vampyrodes caraccioli'') is a bat species found from southern Mexico to Bolivia and northwestern Brazil, as well as on Trinidad. The great stripe-faced bat is a frugivore. It is one of ...
'' – great stripe-faced bat
* Family
Thyropteridae – disk-winged bats
** Genus ''
Thyroptera
Disk-winged bats are a small group of bats of the family Thyropteridae and genus Thyroptera. They are found in Central and South America, usually in moist tropical rain forests. It is a very small family, consisting of a single genus with five e ...
''
* Family
Cistugidae
** Genus ''
Cistugo'' – wing-gland bats
* Family
Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat famili ...
– vesper bats
** Subfamily
Kerivoulinae
*** Genus ''
Kerivoula
''Kerivoula'' is a genus of vesper bat
Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most div ...
'' – painted bats
*** Genus ''
Phoniscus'' – trumpet-eared bats
** Subfamily
Murininae
*** Genus ''
Harpiocephalus
The lesser hairy-winged bat (''Harpiocephalus harpia'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It can be found in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a coun ...
'' – hairy-winged bats
*** Genus ''
Harpiola
''Harpiola'' is a genus (or possibly subgenus) of vesper bats within the subfamily Murininae. It contains Peters's tube-nosed bat (''Harpiola grisea'') and the Formosan golden tube-nosed bat
The Formosan golden tube-nosed bat (''Harpiola iso ...
''
*** Genus ''
Murina
''Murina'' is a genus of vesper bats. They are found throughout temperate and tropical regions of Asia.
Taxonomy
Species list based on American Society of Mammalogists and ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is an Ame ...
'' – tube-nosed insectivorous bats
** Subfamily
Myotinae
*** Genus ''
Myotis'' – mouse-eared bats
*** Genus ''
Eudiscopus
The disk-footed bat (''Eudiscopus denticulus'') is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family found in Laos and Myanmar. The disc-footed bat was recorded in the northeastern Indian state's (Meghalaya), Lailad area near the Nongkhylle ...
'' – disk-footed bat
*** Genus ''
Submyotodon
''Submyotodon'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats, published as a new taxon in 2003 to describe a Miocene fossil species. Extant species and subspecies previously included in ''Myotis'' were later transferred to this genus. Species in this genus ...
'' – broad-muzzled bats
** Subfamily
Vespertilioninae
*** Tribe
Antrozoini
Antrozoini is a tribe of bats in the subfamily Vespertilioninae of the family Vespertilionidae. It contains the pallid bat (''Antrozous pallidus''), Van Gelder's bat (''Bauerus dubiaquercus''), the genus '' Rhogeessa'', and the fossil '' Anzany ...
**** Genus ''
Antrozous – pallid bat
**** Genus ''
Bauerus'' – Van Gelder's bat
**** Genus ''
Rhogeessa
''Rhogeessa'' is a genus of bats within the vesper bats family, Vespertilionidae.
Species
* Yucatan yellow bat (''R. aeneus'')
* Allen's yellow bat (''R. alleni'')
* Bickham's little yellow bat (''Rhogeessa bickhami'')
* Genoways's yellow bat ( ...
'' – rhogeessa bats
*** Tribe
Eptesicini
**** Genus ''
Arielulus
''Arielulus'' is a genus of vesper bat
Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most div ...
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**** Genus ''
Eptesicus'' – house bats
**** Genus ''
Glauconycteris
''Glauconycteris'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats found in Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles ...
'' – butterfly bats
**** Genus ''
Hesperoptenus
Hesperoptenus is a genus of bats within the Vespertilionidae or vesper bat family.
The species within this genus are:
* Blanford's bat (''Hesperoptenus blanfordi'')
* False serotine bat (''Hesperoptenus doriae'')
* Gaskell's false serotine (''H ...
'' – false serotine bats
**** Genus ''
Histiotus
''Histiotus'' (meaning "sail ears") is a genus of South American vesper bats with species that include:
* Strange big-eared brown bat, ''Histiotus alienus''
* Cadena-García's big-eared brown bat, ''Histiotus cadenai''
* Colombian big-eared ...
'' – big-eared brown bats
**** Genus ''
Ia'' – great evening bat
**** Genus ''
Lasionycteris
The silver-haired bat (''Lasionycteris noctivagans'') is a solitary migratory species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae and the only member of the genus ''Lasionycteris''.
Etymology
The species name translates as night-wandering, r ...
'' – silver-haired bat
**** Genus ''
Scoteanax'' – Rüppell's broad-nosed bat
**** Genus ''
Scotomanes
The harlequin bat (''Scotomanes ornatus'') is a species of bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of tru ...
'' – harlequin bat
**** Genus ''
Scotorepens'' – lesser broad-nosed bats
**** Genus ''
Thainycteris
''Thainycteris'' is a genus of vesper bat with two species, one found in Indochina and the other found in Taiwan. Its members were previously classified within ''Arielulus'', but more recent studies support ''Thainycteris'' as being a distinct ge ...
''
*** Tribe
Lasiurini
Lasiurini is a tribe of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains three genera of bats found in the Americas. All three genera were previously considered one genus, ''Lasiurus'', but have since been split from one another. However, the val ...
**** Genus ''
Aeorestes
''Aeorestes'' is a genus or subgenus of vesper bat commonly known as the hoary bats. As a genus, it includes species that were formerly included in the genus ''Lasiurus''.
Taxonomy
The genus was initially described by Austrian zoologist Leopol ...
'' – hoary bats
**** Genus ''
Dasypterus
''Dasypterus'' is a genus of or subgenus of vesper bat. As a genus, it includes species that were formerly in the genus ''Lasiurus''. Collectively, members of ''Dasypterus'' are referred to as the yellow bats.
Taxonomy
Based on genetic diver ...
'' – yellow bats
**** Genus ''
Lasiurus
''Lasiurus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. Its members are known as hairy-tailed bats or red bats.
Phylogeny
The following is the relationship of the three genera formerly included within ''Lasiurus'', based on an analysis ...
'' – hairy-tailed bats
*** Tribe
Nycticeiini
**** Genus ''
Nycticeius
''Nycticeius'' is a small genus of bats in the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae, and the only member of the tribe Nycticeiini. It contains three species, the evening bat (''N. humeralis''), the Cuban evening bat (''N. cubanus'') and ''Nyctice ...
'' – evening bats
*** Tribe
Perimyotini
Perimyotini is a tribe of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains two species of bats found in North America, each in their own monotypic genus.
Although this name is already in use by taxonomic authorities, such as the ''Handbook of ...
**** Genus ''
Parastrellus
The canyon bat (''Parastrellus hesperus''), also known as the western pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Mexico and in the western United States. The species has historically been placed in the genus ''Pipistrellus
''Pip ...
'' – western pipistrelle
**** Genus ''
Perimyotis
The tricolored bat (''Perimyotis subflavus'') is a species of microbat native to eastern North America. Formerly known as the eastern pipistrelle, based on the incorrect belief that it was closely related to European ''Pipistrellus'' species, t ...
'' – eastern pipistrelle
*** Tribe
Pipistrellini
**** Genus ''
Glischropus
''Glischropus'' is a genus of bats within the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. Species within this genus are:
* '' Glischropus aquilus'' (Görföl, Wiantoro, Kingston, Bates & Huang, 2015) — dark thick-thumbed bat
* ''Glischropus bucephal ...
'' – thick-thumbed bats
**** Genus ''
Nyctalus
''Nyctalus'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats commonly known as the noctule bats. They are distributed in the temperate and subtropical areas of Europe, Asia and North Africa.
There are eight species within this genus:
* Birdlike noctule, ''Ny ...
'' – noctule bats
**** Genus ''
Pipistrellus
''Pipistrellus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae and subfamily Vespertilioninae. The name of the genus is derived from the Italian word , meaning "bat" (from Latin "bird of evening, bat").
The size of the genus has been con ...
'' – some of the pipistrelle bats
**** Genus ''
Scotoecus
''Scotoecus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae.
Species
* '' Scotoecus albigula'' - white-bellied lesser house bat
* '' Scotoecus albofuscus'' - light-winged lesser house bat
* '' Scotoecus hindei'' - Hinde's lesser house bat
* ...
'' – house bats
**** Genus ''
Scotozous
Dormer's bat or Dormer's pipistrelle (''Scotozous dormeri'') is a species of vesper bat. It is the only species in its genus. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical dry forests ...
'' – Dormer's bat
**** Genus ''
Vansonia'' – Rüppell's pipistrelle
*** Tribe
Plecotini
Plecotini is a tribe of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains several genera found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, in Eurasia, North Africa, and North America. Several genera in this tribe are known as big-eared bats or long-eared ...
**** Genus ''
Barbastella
''Barbastella'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats. There are seven extant species in this genus and one only known from fossil remains.
Species
The genus consists of the following species:
* '' Barbastella barbastellus'' – western barbastell ...
'' – barbastelles
**** Genus ''
Corynorhinus'' – American lump-nosed bats
**** Genus ''
Euderma'' – spotted bat
**** Genus ''
Idionycteris'' – Allen's big-eared bat
**** Genus ''
Otonycteris
''Otonycteris'' is a genus of vesper bats. Members of this genus are found in Northern Africa and Central Asia. Until recently, it was thought to be monotypic, but in 2010, the Turkestani long-eared bat was distinguished from the desert long-e ...
'' – desert long-eared bat
**** Genus ''
Plecotus
''Plecotus'' is a genus of vesper bat, commonly called long-eared bats. They are found throughout Eurasia and northern Africa. Many species in the genus have only been described and recognized in recent years.
Species
Genus ''Plecotus'' � ...
'' – lump-nosed bats
*** Tribe
Scotophilini
**** Genus ''
Scotophilus
''Scotophilus'' is a genus of vesper bat, vespertilionid bats commonly called yellow bats. They are found in southern Asia and Africa. They are the only members of the Tribe (biology), tribe Scotophilini.
Species
* East African yellow bat, ' ...
'' – yellow bats
*** Tribe
Vespertilionini
Vespertilionini is a tribe of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. The largest of the tribes in Vespertilioninae, it contains many genera found throughout the Old World and Australasia.
Species
Species in the tribe include:
* Genus '' Afrony ...
**** Genus ''
Afronycteris ''
**** Genus ''
Cassistrellus'' – helmeted bats
**** Genus ''
Chalinolobus'' – wattled bats
**** Genus ''
Falsistrellus
''Falsistrellus'' is a genus of vespertilionid family of bats, small predatory flying mammals. They are known from Australia. The poorly researched species have been variously placed by authors, and revised again by studies of their distinct char ...
''
**** Genus ''
Hypsugo'' – Asian pipistrelles
**** Genus ''
Laephotis'' – long-eared bats
**** Genus ''
Mimetillus'' – Moloney's mimic bat
**** Genus ''
Mirostrellus'' – Joffre's bat
**** Genus ''
Neoromicia
''Neoromicia'' is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae
Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespe ...
''
**** Genus ''
Nycticeinops
''Nycticeinops'' is a genus of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It contains the following species:
* Bellier's serotine, ''Nycticeinops bellieri''
* Broad-headed serotine, ''Nycticeinops crassulus''
* Eisentraut's serotine, ''Nyc ...
'' – Schlieffen's bat
**** Genus ''
Nyctophilus
''Nyctophilus'' is a genus of the vespertilionids or vesper bats. They are often termed Australian big-eared bats or long-eared bats, as the length of their ears often greatly exceeds that of the head. This genus occurs in the New Guinean- Aus ...
'' – New Guinean and Australian big-eared bats
**** Genus ''
Pharotis
The New Guinea big-eared bat or Papuan big-eared bat, (''Pharotis imogene''), is a vesper bat endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to ongoing habitat loss. It is the only known member of the genus ''P ...
'' – New Guinea big-eared bat
**** Genus ''
Philetor'' – Rohu's bat
**** Genus ''
Tylonycteris
The bamboo bats are genus of vesper bats
Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most ...
'' – bamboo bats
**** Genus ''
Vespadelus
''Vespadelus'' is a genus of Australian bats in the family Vespertilionidae.
The genus name was first published by Ellis Le Geyt Troughton and Tom Iredale in 1934, but without an adequate description; the type was cited as ''Scotophilus pumilus ...
'' – includes forest bats
**** Genus ''
Vespertilio'' – frosted bats
*** Tribe ''
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...
''
**** Genus ''
Rhyneptesicus'' – Sind bat
Suborder Yinpterochiroptera
* Family
Craseonycteridae – Kitti's hog-nosed bat (also known as the bumblebee bat)
** Genus ''
Craseonycteris''
* Family
Hipposideridae – Old World leaf-nosed bats
** Genus ''
Anthops
The flower-faced bat (''Anthops ornatus'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is in the monotypic genus ''Anthops''. It is found in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville of Papua New Guinea and in the Solomon Islands
S ...
'' – flower-faced bat
** Genus ''
Asellia
''Asellia'' is a genus of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It contains the following species:
* Arabian trident bat (''Asellia arabica'')
* Somalian trident bat (''Asellia italosomalica'')
* Patrizi's trident leaf-nosed bat (''Asellia patrizii ...
''
** Genus ''
Aselliscus
''Aselliscus'' is a genus of bat in the family Hipposideridae.
, it contains the following species:
* Stoliczka's trident bat (''Aselliscus stoliczkanus'')
* Temminck's trident bat
Temminck's trident bat (''Aselliscus tricuspidatus'') is a sp ...
'' – 3 trident bat species
** Genus ''
Coelops
''Coelops'' is a genus of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It contains the following species:
* East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat (''Coelops frithii'')
* Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat
The Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat (''Coelops robinson ...
'' – tailless leaf-nosed bats
** Genus ''
Hipposideros
''Hipposideros'' is one of the most diverse genera of bats, with more than 70 species. They are collectively called roundleaf bats after the shape of their nasal ornament. It is the type genus of the family Hipposideridae. It is divided into s ...
'' – roundleaf bats
** Genus ''
Macronycteris''
* Family
Megadermatidae
Megadermatidae, or false vampire bats, are a family of bats found from central Africa, eastwards through southern Asia, and into Australia. They are relatively large bats, ranging from 6.5 cm to 14 cm in head-body length. They have la ...
– false vampire bats
** Genus ''
Cardioderma
The heart-nosed bat (''Cardioderma cor'') is a species of bat in the family Megadermatidae. It is the only species within the genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organ ...
'' – heart-nosed bat
** Genus ''
Lavia'' – yellow-winged bat
** Genus ''
Macroderma'' – ghost bat
** Genus ''
Megaderma
''Megaderma'' is a genus of bat in the family Megadermatidae. It contains two living species:
* Lesser false vampire bat (''Megaderma spasma'')
* Greater false vampire bat (''Megaderma lyra'')
''Megaderma lyra'' has a larger wingspan than ''M ...
'' – lesser and greater false vampire bats
** Genus ''
Eudiscoderma'' – Thongaree's disc-nosed bat
* Family
Pteropodidae – megabats
** Subfamily
Cynopterinae
The subfamily Cynopterinae ("flying dogs") comprises 24 species of pteropodid bats distributed exclusively in South and Southeast Asia.
The subfamily contains the following genera:
* '' Aethalops'' – pygmy fruit bats
* '' Alionycteris''
* '' ...
*** Genus ''
Aethalops
''Aethalops'' (Meaning: sooty bat) is a genus of megabats in the family Pteropodidae. It contains two species:
* Borneo fruit bat, ''A. aequalis''
* Pygmy fruit bat, ''A. alecto''
Taxonomy
''Aethalops'' was described as a new genus in 1923 b ...
'' – pygmy fruit bats
*** Genus ''
Alionycteris'' – Mindanao pygmy fruit bat
*** Genus ''
Balionycteris'' – spot-winged fruit bat
*** Genus ''
Chironax'' – black-capped fruit bat
*** Genus ''
Cynopterus
''Cynopterus'' (Latin meaning: ״flying dog״) is a genus of megabats. The cynopterine section is represented by 11 genera,Andersen K. 1912. Catalogue of the chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Second edition, British Museum of N ...
'' – short-nosed fruit bats
*** Genus ''
Dyacopterus
''Dyacopterus'' is a genus of megabats from south-east Asia. It contains three species, namely:
*Dayak fruit bat
The dayak fruit bat or dyak fruit bat (''Dyacopterus spadiceus'') is a relatively rare frugivorous megabat species found only on ...
'' – dayak fruit bats
*** Genus ''
Haplonycteris'' – Fischer's pygmy fruit bat
*** Genus ''
Latidens'' – Salim Ali's fruit bat
*** Genus ''
Megaerops''
*** Genus ''
Otopteropus'' – Luzon fruit bat
*** Genus ''
Penthetor'' – dusky fruit bat
*** Genus ''
Ptenochirus'' – musky fruit bats
*** Genus ''
Sphaerias
Blanford's fruit bat (''Sphaerias blanfordi'') is a mountain species of megabat. It is found in several countries in South and Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy
Blanford's fruit bat was described as a new species in 1891 by English zoologist Oldfield T ...
'' – Blanford's fruit bat
*** Genus ''
Thoopterus'' – swift fruit bat
** Subfamily
Eidolinae
*** Genus ''
Eidolon
In ancient Greek literature, an eidolon (; grc, εἴδωλον 'image, idol, double, apparition, phantom, ghost'; plural: eidola or eidolons) is a spirit-image of a living or dead person; a shade or phantom look-alike of the human form.
Litera ...
'' – straw-colored fruit bats
** Subfamily
Harpiyonycterinae
*** Genus ''
Aproteles'' – Bulmer's fruit bat
*** Genus ''
Boneia''
*** Genus ''
Dobsonia'' – naked-backed fruit bats
*** Genus ''
Harpyionycteris'' – harpy fruit bats
** Subfamily
Nyctimeninae
*** Genus ''
Nyctimene'' – tube-nosed fruit bats
*** Genus ''
Paranyctimene
'' Paranyctimene '' is a genus of bats in the family Pteropodidae. They are distributed in Indonesia
Taxonomy
The genus was proposed by George Henry Hamilton Tate in ''American Museum Novitates'' (1942), describing specimens obtained on the ...
''
** Subfamily
Pteropodinae
*** Genus ''
Melonycteris
''Melonycteris'' (dark blossom bat) is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. Members are found in the Solomon Islands or in the case of the black-bellied fruit bat, in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tp ...
''
*** Tribe
Pteropodini
**** Genus ''
Acerodon
''Acerodon'' (meaning: Sharp-tooth) is a genus of bats in the family Pteropodidae containing five species, all native to forests in Southeast Asia, and all considered threatened
Threatened species are any species (including animals, plan ...
''
**** Genus ''
Pteralopex'' – monkey-faced bats
**** Genus ''
Pteropus
''Pteropus'' (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names.
They live in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Aust ...
'' – flying foxes
**** Genus ''
Styloctenium'' – stripe-faced fruit bats
** Subfamily
Rousettinae
*** Tribe
Eonycterini
**** Genus ''
Eonycteris
''Eonycteris'' ("dawn bat") is a genus of megabat
Megabats constitute the family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera (bats). They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genera '' Acerodon'' and ''Pteropu ...
'' – dawn fruit bats
*** Tribe
Epomophorini
**** Genus ''
Epomophorus
''Epomophorus'' (epauletted bat) is a genus of bat in the family Pteropodidae. They have a distribution throughout Africa.
Species
''Epomophorus'' contains the following species:
Genus ''Epomophorus''
* Angolan epauletted fruit bat, ''Epomoph ...
'' – epauletted fruit bats
**** Genus ''
Epomops'' – epauletted bats
**** Genus ''
Hypsignathus'' – hammer-headed bat
**** Genus ''
Micropteropus
''Micropteropus'' (dwarf epauletted bat) is a genus of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It contains the following species:
* Hayman's dwarf epauletted fruit bat
Hayman's dwarf epauletted fruit bat or Hayman's epauletted fruit bat (''Microptero ...
'' – dwarf epauletted bats
**** Genus ''
Nanonycteris'' – Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat
*** Tribe ''
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...
''
*** Genus ''
Pilonycteris'' – Sulawesi fruit bat
*** Tribe
Myonycterini
**** Genus ''
Megaloglossus
''Megaloglossus'' is a genus of bats in the family Pteropodidae. It is native to Africa. It contains two species, '' Megaloglossus azagnyi'' and '' Megaloglossus woermanni''. Prior to 2012, it was considered a monotypic genus. In 2012, however, ...
'' – Woermann's bat
*** Genus ''
Myonycteris
''Myonycteris'' (collared bat) is a genus of bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustaine ...
'' – little collared fruit bats
*** Tribe
Plerotini
**** Genus ''
Plerotes'' – D'Anchieta's fruit bat
*** Tribe
Rousettini
****Genus ''
Rousettus'' – rousette fruit bats
*** Tribe
Scotonycterini
**** Genus ''
Casinycteris'' – short-palated fruit bat
**** Genus ''
Scotonycteris''
*** Tribe
Stenonycterini
**** Genus ''
Stenonycteris''
** Subfamily ''
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...
''
*** Genus ''
Notopteris'' – long-tailed fruit bats
*** Genus ''
Mirimiri'' – Fijian monkey-faced bat
*** Genus ''
Neopteryx
The small-toothed fruit bat or small-toothed Flying fox (''Neopteryx frosti'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is the only species within the genus ''Neopteryx''. It is endemic to central Indonesia. It is known only from t ...
'' – small-toothed fruit bat
*** Genus ''
Desmalopex'' – white-winged flying foxes
*** Tribe
Macroglossini
Macroglossini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839.
Taxonomy
* Subtribe Choerocampina Grote & Robinson, 1865
**Genus '' Basiothia'' Walker, 1856
**Genus '' Cechenena'' Rothschild & Jorda ...
**** Genus ''
Macroglossus
''Macroglossus'' (nectar bat) is a genus of megabats (family Pteropodidae) found in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. It has two species:
*Long-tongued nectar bat, ''Macroglossus minimus''
*Long-tongued fruit bat
The long-tongued fruit bat (' ...
'' – long-tongued fruit bats
**** Genus ''
Syconycteris
''Syconycteris'' (blossom bat) is a genus of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. There are three described species at present, with more likely to be added. Members of this genus are found in Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. Their diet mainl ...
'' – blossom bats
* Family
Rhinolophidae – horseshoe bats
** Genus ''
Rhinolophus''
* Family
Rhinopomatidae – mouse-tailed bats
** Genus ''
Rhinopoma''
* Family
Rhinonycteridae
Rhinonycteridae is a family of bats, allied to the suborder Microchiroptera. The type species, the orange nose-leafed species group ''Rhinonicteris aurantia'', is found across the north of Australia.
Description
The family accords with the de ...
** Genus ''
Cloeotis
Percival's trident bat (''Cloeotis percivali'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Cloeotis''. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, with its core distribution in Southern Africa. It has been reporte ...
'' – Percival's trident bat
** Genus ''Paratriaenops''
** Genus ''Rhinonicteris'' – orange leaf-nosed bat
** Genus ''Triaenops''
Cingulata
* Family Chlamyphoridae – fairy armadillos, giant armadillos, and more
** Subfamily Chlamyphorinae – fairy armadillos
*** Genus ''Calyptophractus'' – greater fairy armadillo
*** Genus ''Chlamyphorus'' – pink fairy armadillo
** Subfamily Euphractinae
*** Genus ''Chaetophractus'' – hairy armadillo
*** Genus ''Euphractus'' – six-banded armadillo
*** Genus ''Zaedyus'' – pichi
** Subfamily Tolypeutinae
*** Genus ''Cabassous'' – naked-tailed armadillos
*** Genus ''Priodontes'' – giant armadillo
*** Genus ''Tolypeutes'' – three-banded armadillos
* Family Dasypodidae
** Genus ''Dasypus'' – long-nosed armadillos
Dasyuromorphia
The order Dasyuromorphia (meaning "hairy tail") comprises most of the Australian carnivorous marsupials, including quolls, dunnarts, the numbat, the Tasmanian devil, and the thylacine. There are 73 living species in this order, 72 of which belong to the family Dasyuridae and the numbat, of the family Myrmecobiidae.
* Family Dasyuridae – sometimes known as marsupial mice
** Subfamily Dasyurinae
*** Tribe Dasyurini
**** Genus ''Dasycercus'' – mulgaras
**** Genus ''Dasykaluta'' – little red kaluta
**** Genus ''Dasyuroides'' – kowari
**** Genus ''Dasyurus'' – quolls
**** Genus ''Myoictis'' – three-striped dasyures
**** Genus ''Neophascogale'' – speckled dasyures
**** Genus ''Parantechinus'' – dibbler
**** Genus ''Phascolosorex'' – marsupial shrews
**** Genus ''Pseudantechinus'' – false antechinuses
**** Genus ''Sarcophilus'' – Tasmanian devil
*** Tribe Phascogalini
**** Genus ''Antechinus'' – pouched mice
**** Genus ''Micromurexia'' – Habbema dasyure
**** Genus ''Murexechinus'' – black-tailed dasyure
**** Genus ''Murexia'' – short-furred dasyure
**** Genus ''Paramurexia'' – broad-striped dasyure
**** Genus ''Phascomurexia'' – long-nosed dasyure
**** Genus ''Phascogale'' – phascogales, or wambengers
** Subfamily Sminthopsinae
*** Tribe Sminthopsini
**** Genus ''Antechinomys'' – kultarr
**** Genus ''Ningaui'' – ningauis
**** Genus ''Sminthopsis'' – dunnarts
*** Tribe Planigalini
**** Genus ''Planigale'' – planigales
* Family Myrmecobiidae
** Genus ''Myrmecobius'' – numbat
Dermoptera
Colugos are arboreal gliding mammals found in Southeast Asia. Just two extant species, the Sunda flying lemur and the Philippine flying lemur, make up the entire order Dermoptera.
*Family Cynocephalidae – colugos, or flying lemurs
** Genus ''Cynocephalus'' – Philippine flying lemur
** Genus ''Galeopterus'' – Sunda flying lemur
Didelphimorphia
Order Didelphimorphia is composed of 1 family and 18 genera.
*Family Didelphidae – opossum
** Subfamily Caluromyinae
*** Genus ''Caluromys'' - wooly opossum
*** Genus ''Caluromysiops'' - black-shouldered opossum
** Subfamily Glironiinae
*** Genus ''Glironia'' - bushy-tailed opossum
** Subfamily Hyladelphinae
*** Genus ''Hyladelphys'' - Kalinowski's mouse opossum
** Subfamily Didelphinae
*** Tribe Metachirini
**** Genus ''Metachirus'' - brown four-eyed opossum
*** Tribe Didelphini
**** Genus ''Chironectes'' - water opossum
**** Genus ''Lutreolina'' - lutrine opossum
**** Genus ''Didelphis''
**** Genus ''Gray and black four-eyed opossum, Philander'' - gray and black four-eyed opossum
*** Tribe Marmosini
**** Genus ''Marmosa'' - mouse opossum
**** Genus ''Monodelphis'' - short-tailed opossum
**** Genus ''Tlacuatzin'' - greyish mouse opossum
*** Tribe Thylamyini
**** Genus ''Chacodelphys'' - Chacoan pigmy opossum
**** Genus ''Cryptonanus''
**** Genus ''Gracilinanus'' - gracile opossum
**** Genus ''Lestodelphys'' - Patagonian opossum
**** Genus ''Marmosops'' - slender opossum
**** Genus ''Thylamys'' - fat-tailed mouse opossum
Diprotodontia
Suborder Vombatiformes
*Family Vombatidae
** Genus ''Lasiorhinus'' - hairy-nosed wombat
** Genus ''Vombatus'' - common wombat
*Family Phascolarctidae
** Genus ''Phascolarctos'' - koala
Suborder Phalangeriformes
*Superfamily Phalangeroidea
**Family Phalangeridae
*** Genus ''Ailurops'' - bear cuscus
*** Genus ''Phalanger'' - cuscus
*** Genus ''Spilocuscus'' - cuscus
*** Genus ''Strigocuscus'' - cuscus
*** Genus ''Trichosurus'' - brushtail possum
*** Genus ''Wyulda'' - scaly-tailed possum
**Family Burramyidae
*** Genus ''Burramys''
*** Genus ''Cercartetus'' - pygmy possums
*Superfamily Petauroidea
**Family Tarsipedidae
*** Genus ''Tarsipes'' - honey possum
**Family Petauridae
*** Genus ''Dactylopsila''
*** Genus ''Gymnobelideus'' - Leadbeater's possum
*** Genus ''Petaurus'' - gliders
**Family Pseudocheiridae
*** Genus ''Hemibelideus'' - lemur-like ringtail possum
*** Genus ''Petauroides'' - greater glider
*** Genus ''Pseudocheirus'' - common ringtail possum
*** Genus ''Pseudochirops'' - ringtail possum
*** Genus ''Pseudochirulus'' - ringtail possum
**Family Acrobatidae
*** Genus ''Acrobates'' - feathertail glider
*** Genus ''Distoechurus'' - feather-tailed possum
Suborder Macropodiformes
*Family Macropodidae
** Genus ''Dendrolagus'' - tree-kangaroo
** Genus ''Dorcopsis (genus), Dorcopsis''
** Genus ''Dorcopsulus''
** Genus ''Lagorchestes'' - hare-wallaby
** Genus ''Lagostrophus'' - banded hare-wallaby
** Genus ''Macropus'' - gray kangaroos
** Genus ''Osphranter'' - red kangaroo, antilopine kangaroo, wallaroos
** Genus ''Notamacropus'' - wallabies
** Genus ''Onychogalea'' - nail-tail wallaby
** Genus ''Setonix'' - quokka
** Genus ''Thylogale'' - pademelons
** Genus ''Wallabia'' - swamp wallaby
*Family Potoroidae
** Genus ''Aepyprymnus'' - rufous rat-kangaroo
** Genus ''Bettongia'' - bettong
** Genus ''Potorous'' - potoroo
*Family Hypsiprymnodontidae
** Genus ''Hypsiprymnodon'' - musky rat-kangaroo
Eulipotyphla
*Family Erinaceidae - hedgehog
** Genus ''Atelerix''
** Genus ''Echinosorex'' - moonrat
** Genus ''Erinaceus''
** Genus ''Hemiechinus''
** Genus ''Hylomys'' - gymnure
** Genus ''Mesechinus''
** Genus ''Neohylomys'' - Hainan gymnure
** Genus ''Neotetracus'' - shrew gymnure
** Genus ''Paraechinus''
** Genus ''Podogymnura''
*Family Soricidae - shrew
** Genus ''Anourosorex'' - Asian mole shrew
** Genus ''Blarina'' - American short-tailed shrew
** Genus ''Blarinella''
** Genus ''Chimarrogale'' - Asiatic water shrew
** Genus ''Chodsigoa''
** Genus ''Congosorex'' - Congo shrew
** Genus ''Crocidura'' - white-toothed shrew
** Genus ''Cryptotis'' - small-eared shrew
** Genus ''Diplomesodon'' - piebald shrew
** Genus ''Episoriculus'' - brown-toothed shrew
** Genus ''Feroculus'' - Kelaart's long-clawed shrew
** Genus ''Megasorex'' - Mexican shrew
** Genus ''Myosorex'' - mouse shrew
** Genus ''Nectogale '' - elegant water shrew
** Genus ''Neomys''
** Genus ''Notiosorex''
** Genus ''Paracrocidura'' - large-headed shrew
** Genus ''Ruwenzorisorex'' - Ruwenzori shrew
** Genus ''Scutisorex''
** Genus ''Solisorex'' - Pearson's long-clawed shrew
** Genus ''Sorex''
** Genus ''Soriculus'' - Himalayan shrew
** Genus ''Suncus''
** Genus ''Surdisorex''
** Genus ''Sylvisorex'' - forest shrew
*Family Talpidae - mole
** Genus ''Condylura'' - star-nosed mole
** Genus ''Desmana'' - Russian desman
** Genus ''Dymecodon'' - True's shrew mole
** Genus ''Euroscaptor''
** Genus ''Galemys'' - Pyrenean desman
** Genus ''Mogera''
** Genus ''Neurotrichus''
** Genus ''Parascalops'' hairy-tailed mole
** Genus ''Parascaptor'' - white-tailed mole
** Genus ''Scalopus'' - eastern mole
** Genus ''Scapanulus'' - Gansu mole
** Genus ''Scapanus''
** Genus ''Scaptochirus'' - short-faced mole
** Genus ''Scaptonyx'' - long-tailed mole
** Genus ''Talpa (genus), Talpa''
** Genus ''Uropsilus''
** Genus ''Urotrichus'' - Japanese shrew mole
*Family Solenodontidae
** Genus ''Atopogale'' - Cuban solenodon
** Genus ''Solenodon'' - Hispaniolan solenodon
Hyracoidea
*Family Procaviidae
** Genus ''Dendrohyrax'' - tree hyrax
** Genus ''Heterohyrax'' - yellow-spotted rock hyrax
** Genus ''Procavia'' - rock hyrax
Lagomorpha
*Family Leporidae
** Genus ''Brachylagus'' - pygmy rabbit
** Genus ''Bunolagus'' - riverine rabbit
** Genus ''Caprolagus'' - hispid hare
** Genus ''Lepus'' - hare
** Genus ''Nesolagus'' - striped rabbit
** Genus ''Oryctolagus'' - European rabbit
** Genus ''Pentalagus'' - Amami rabbit
** Genus ''Poelagus'' - Bunyoro rabbit
** Genus ''Pronolagus'' - red rock hare
** Genus ''Romerolagus'' - volcano rabbit
** Genus ''Sylvilagus'' - cottontail rabbit
*Family Ochotonidae
** Genus ''Ochotona'' - pikas
** Genus ''Prolagus'' - Sardinian pika
Macroscelidea
*Family Macroscelididae - elephant shrew
** Genus ''Elephantulus''
** Genus ''Galegeeska''
** Genus ''Macroscelides''
** Genus ''Petrodromus''
** Genus ''Petrosaltator''
** Genus ''Rhynchocyon''
Microbiotheria
*Family Microbiotheriidae
** Genus ''Dromiciops'' - monito del monte
Monotremata
*Family Ornithorhynchidae
** Genus ''Ornithorhynchus'' - platypus
*Family Tachyglossidae – echidna
** Genus ''Tachyglossus'' - short-beaked echidna
** Genus ''Zaglossus'' long-beaked echidna
Notoryctemorphia
*Family Notoryctidae
** Genus ''Notoryctes'' - marsupial mole
Paucituberculata
*Family Caenolestidae
** Genus ''Caenolestes'' - common shrew opossums
** Genus ''Lestoros'' - Incan caenolestid
** Genus ''Rhyncholestes'' - long-nosed caenolestid
Peramelemorphia
*Family Peramelidae
** Subfamily Echymiperinae
*** Genus ''Echymipera'' - New Guinean spiny bandicoot
*** Genus ''Microperoryctes'' - New Guinean mouse bandicoot
*** Genus ''Rhynchomeles'' - Seram bandicoot
** Subfamily Peramelinae
*** Genus ''Isoodon'' - short-nosed bandicoot
*** Genus ''Perameles''
** Subfamily Peroryctinae
*** Genus ''Peroryctes'' - New Guinean long-nosed bandicoot
*Family Thylacomyidae
** Genus ''Macrotis'' - bilbie
Perissodactyla
Suborder Hippomorpha
*Family Equidae
** Genus ''Equus (genus), Equus'' - horse and allies
Suborder Ceratomorpha
*Family Rhinocerotidae
** Tribe Dicerotini
*** Genus ''Ceratotherium'' - white rhinoceros
*** Genus ''Dicerorhinus'' - two-horned Sumatran rhinoceros
*** Genus ''Diceros'' - black rhinoceros
**Tribe Rhinocerotini
*** Genus ''Rhinoceros'' - one-horned rhinoceros
*Family Tapiridae
** Genus ''Tapirus'' - South American tapirs
Pholidota
*Family Manidae - pangolin
** Genus ''Manis''
** Genus ''Phataginus''
** Genus ''Smutsia''
Pilosa
Suborder Vermilingua
*Family Cyclopedidae
** Genus ''Silky anteater, Cyclopes'' - silky anteater
*Family Myrmecophagidae
** Genus ''Myrmecophaga'' - giant anteater
** Genus ''Tamandua''
Suborder Folivora
*Family Bradypodidae
** Genus ''Bradypus'' three-toed sloths
*Family Choloepodidae
** Genus ''Choloepus'' two-toed sloths
Primates
Suborder Haplorhini
* Infraorder Simiiformes
** Parvorder Catarrhini - Old World monkey
*** Superfamily Cercopithecoidea
**** Family Cercopithecidae
***** Subfamily Cercopithecinae
****** Tribe Cercopithecini
******* Genus ''Allenopithecus'' - Allen's swamp monkey
******* Genus ''Allochrocebus''
******* Genus ''Cercopithecus''
******* Genus ''Chlorocebus''
******* Genus ''Erythrocebus''
******* Genus ''Miopithecus'' - talapoins
****** Tribe Papionini
******* Genus ''Cercocebus'' - white-eyelid mangabeys
******* Genus ''Lophocebus'' - crested mangabeys
******* Genus ''Macaque, Macaca'' - macaques
******* Genus ''Mandrillus'' - drill and mandrill
******* Genus ''Papio'' - baboons
******* Genus ''Rungwecebus'' - kipunji
******* Genus ''Theropithecus'' - gelada
***** Subfamily Colobinae
****** Genus ''Colobus'' - black-and-white colobuses
****** Genus ''red colobus, Piliocolobus'' - red colobuses
****** Genus ''surili, Presbytis'' - surilis
****** Genus ''Proboscis monkey, Nasalis'' - proboscis monkey
****** Genus ''Procolobus'' - olive colobus
****** Genus ''Pygathrix'' - doucs
****** Genus ''Rhinopithecus'' - snub-nosed monkeys
****** Genus ''Semnopithecus'' - gray langurs
****** Genus ''Simias'' - pig-tailed langur
****** Genus ''Trachypithecus'' - lutungs
*** Superfamily Hominoidea
**** Family Hominidae
***** Subfamily Homininae
****** Tribe Gorillini
******* Genus ''Gorilla'' - gorillas
****** Tribe Hominini
******* Genus ''Homo'' - human
******* Genus ''Pan (genus), Pan'' - chimpanzee and bonobo
***** Subfamily Ponginae
****** Genus ''Orangutan, Pongo'' - orangutans
****Family Hylobatidae - gibbon
***** Genus ''Hoolock'' - hoolock gibbons
***** Genus ''Hylobates''
***** Genus ''Nomascus''
***** Genus ''Symphalangus'' - siamang
** Parvorder Platyrrhini - New World monkey
*** Family Aotidae
**** Genus ''Night monkey, Aotus'' - night monkey
*** Family Atelidae
**** Subfamily Alouattinae
***** Genus ''Alouatta'' - howler monkey
**** Subfamily Atelinae
***** Genus ''Ateles'' - spider monkey
***** Genus ''Brachyteles'' - muriqui
***** Genus ''Lagothrix'' - woolly monkey
*** Family Callitrichidae
**** Genus ''Callimico'' - Goeldi's marmoset
**** Genus ''Callithrix''
**** Genus ''Cebuella'' - pygmy marmosets
**** Genus ''Leontocebus'' - saddle-back tamarins
**** Genus ''Leontopithecus'' - lion tamarin
**** Genus ''Mico (genus), Mico''
**** Genus ''Saguinus'' - tamarins
*** Family Cebidae
**** Subfamily Cebinae
***** Genus ''Cebus'' - gracile capuchin monkeys
***** Genus ''Sapajus'' - robust capuchin monkeys
**** Subfamily Saimirinae
***** Genus ''Saimiri'' - squirrel monkeys
*** Family Pitheciidae
**** Subfamily Callicebinae
***** Genus ''Callicebus''
***** Genus ''Cheracebus''
***** Genus ''Plecturocebus''
**** Subfamily Pitheciinae
***** Genus ''Cacajao'' - uakaris
***** Genus ''Chiropotes'' - bearded sakis
***** Genus ''Pithecia'' - sakis
* Infraorder Tarsiiformes
** Family Tarsiidae
*** Genus ''Philippine tarsier, Carlito'' - Philippine tarsier
*** Genus ''Cephalopachus'' - Horsfield's tarsier
*** Genus ''Tarsius'' - tarsier
Suborder Strepsirrhini
* Infraorder Lemuriformes
** Superfamily Lemuroidea
*** Family Cheirogaleidae
**** Genus ''Allocebus'' - hairy-eared dwarf lemur
**** Genus ''Cheirogaleus'' - dwarf lemur
**** Genus ''Microcebus'' - mouse lemur
**** Genus ''Mirza (genus), Mirza'' - giant mouse lemur
**** Genus ''Phaner'' - fork-marked lemur
*** Family Daubentoniidae
**** Genus ''Daubentonia'' - aye-aye
*** Family Indriidae
**** Genus ''Woolly lemur, Avahi'' - wooly lemur
**** Genus ''Indri''
**** Genus ''Propithecus'' - sifaka
*** Family Lemuridae
**** Genus ''Eulemur'' - true lemur
**** Genus ''Hapalemur'' - bamboo lemur
**** Genus ''Ring-tailed lemur, Lemur'' - ring-tailed lemur
**** Genus ''Varecia'' - ruffed lemur
*** Family Lepilemuridae
**** Genus ''Lepilemur'' - sportive lemur
** Superfamily Lorisoidea
*** Family Galagidae
**** Genus ''Euoticus'' - needle-clawed bushbabies
**** Genus ''Galago'' - lesser bushbabies
**** Genus ''Galagoides'' - western dwarf galagos
**** Genus ''Otolemur'' - greater galago
**** Genus ''Paragalago'' - eastern dwarf galagos
**** Genus ''Squirrel galago, Scuirocheirus'' - squirrel galagos
*** Family Lorisidae
**** Subfamily Lorinae
***** Genus ''Loris (genus), Loris'' - slender lorises
***** Genus ''Nycticebus'' - slow lorises
***** Genus ''Xanthonycticebus'' - pygmy slow loris
**** Subfamily Perodicticinae
***** Genus ''Arctocebus'' - angwantibos
***** Genus ''Perodicticus'' - pottos
***** Genus ''Pseudopotto'' - false potto
Proboscidea
*Family Elephantidae
** Genus ''Loxodonta'' – African elephants
** Genus ''Mammuthus''† - mammoth
** Genus ''Elephas'' – Asian elephant
Rodentia
Suborder Anomaluromorpha
*Family Anomaluridae
** Genus ''Anomalurus'' - scaly-tailed squirrel
** Genus ''Idiurus'' - flying mouse
** Genus ''Cameroon scaly-tail, Zenkerella'' - Cameroon scaly-tail
*Family Pedetidae
**Genus ''Pedetes''
Suborder Castorimorpha
*Family Castoridae
** Genus ''Beaver, Castor'' - beavers
*Family Geomyidae - pocket gopher
** Genus ''Cratogeomys''
** Genus ''Geomys''
** Genus ''Orthogeomys''
** Genus ''Pappogeomys''
** Genus ''Thomomys'' - smooth-toothed pocket gopher
** Genus ''Zygogeomys'' - Michoacan pocket gopher
*Family Heteromyidae - pocket mouse
** Genus ''Dipodomys'' - kangaroo rat
** Genus ''Heteromys''
** Genus ''Chaetodipus''
** Genus ''Perognathus''
Suborder Hystricomorpha
*Family Ctenodactylidae
** Genus ''Ctenodactylus''
** Genus ''Felovia'' - felou gundi
** Genus ''Massoutiera'' - Mzab gundi
** Genus ''Pectinator'' - Speke's pectinator
*Family Diatomyidae
** Genus ''Laonastes'' - Laotian rock rat
*Family Caviidae
** Genus ''Cavia'' - guinea pigs
** Genus ''Dolichotis'' - mara
** Genus ''Galea (genus), Galea'' - yellow-toothed cavy
** Genus ''Hydrochoerus''
** Genus ''Kerodon''
** Genus ''Microcavia'' - mountain cavy
*Family Cuniculidae
** Genus ''Paca, Cuniculus'' - pacas
*Family Dasyproctidae
** Genus ''Dasyprocta'' - agouti
** Genus ''Myoprocta'' - acouchi
*Family Abrocomidae
** Genus ''Abrocoma'' - chinchilla rat
** Genus ''Cuscomys''
*Family Chinchillidae
** Genus ''Chinchilla''
** Genus ''Lagidium''
** Genus ''Lagostomus''
*Family Dinomyidae
** Genus ''Dinomys'' - pacarana
*Family Erethizontidae
** Genus ''Chaetomys'' - bristle-spined rat
** Genus ''Coendou'' - prehensile-tailed porcupine
** Genus ''Erethizon'' - North American porcupine
*Family Capromyidae
** Genus ''Capromys'' - Desmarest's hutia
** Genus ''Geocapromys'' - Bahamian and Jamaican hutias
** Genus ''Mesocapromys'' - dwarf hutias
** Genus ''Mysateles''
** Genus ''Plagiodontia'' - Hispaniolan hutia
*Family Ctenomyidae
** Genus ''Ctenomys'' - tuco-tuco
*Family Echimyidae
** Genus ''Callistomys'' - painted tree-rat
** Genus ''Carterodon'' - Owl's spiny rat
** Genus ''Clyomys''
** Genus ''Dactylomys'' - bamboo-rat
** Genus ''Diplomys'' - soft-furred spiny rat
** Genus ''Echimys''
** Genus ''Euryzygomatomys'' - guiara
** Genus ''Hoplomys'' - armored rat
** Genus ''Isothrix'' - brush-tailed rat
** Genus ''Kannabateomys'' - Atlantic bamboo rat
** Genus ''Lonchothrix'' - tuft-tailed spiny tree-rat
** Genus ''Makalata''
** Genus ''Mesomys'' - spiny tree-rat
** Genus ''Myocastor'' - coypu
** Genus ''Olallamys''
** Genus ''Pattonomys''
** Genus ''Phyllomys''
** Genus ''Proechimys''
** Genus ''Thrichomys'' - punaré
** Genus ''Toromys'' - giant tree-rat
** Genus ''Trinomys'' - Atlantic spiny rat
*Family Octodontidae
** Genus ''Aconaemys'' - rock rat
** Genus ''Octodon''
** Genus ''Octodontomys'' - mountain degu
** Genus ''Octomys'' - mountain viscacha rat
** Genus ''Pipanacoctomys'' - golden viscacha rat
** Genus ''Spalacopus'' - coruro
** Genus ''Tympanoctomys'' - Chalchalero viscacha rat
*Family Bathyergidae - mole-rat
** Genus ''Bathyergus''
** Genus ''Cryptomys''
** Genus ''Fukomys''
** Genus ''Georychus'' - Cape mole-rat
** Genus ''Heliophobius'' - silvery mole-rat
*Family Heterocephalidae
** Genus ''Heterocephalus'' - naked mole-rat
*Family Hystricidae
** Genus ''Atherurus'' - brush-tailed porcupine
** Genus ''Hystrix (mammal), Hystrix''
** Genus ''Trichys'' - long-tailed porcupine
*Family Petromuridae
** Genus ''Petromus'' - dassie rat
*Family Thryonomyidae
** Genus ''Thryonomys'' - cane rat
Suborder Myomorpha
*Family Dipodidae - jerboa and jumping mouse
** Genus ''Dipodidae''
** Genus ''Allactaga''
** Genus ''Allactodipus'' - Bobrinski's jerboa
** Genus ''Cardiocranius'' - five-toed pygmy jerboa
** Genus ''Dipus'' - northern three-toed jerboa
** Genus ''Eozapus'' - Chinese jumping mouse
** Genus ''Eremodipus'' - Lichtenstein's jerboa
** Genus ''Euchoreutes'' - long-eared jerboa
** Genus ''Jaculus (rodent), Jaculus''
** Genus ''Microdipodops'' - kangaroo mouse
** Genus ''Napaeozapus'' - woodland jumping mouse
** Genus ''Paradipus'' - comb-toed jerboa
** Genus ''Pygeretmus'' - fat-tailed jerboa
** Genus ''Salpingotulus'' - Baluchistan pygmy jerboa
** Genus ''Salpingotus''
** Genus ''Sicista'' - birch mouse
** Genus ''Stylodipus'' - three-toed jerboa
** Genus ''Zapus''
*Family Calomyscidae
** Genus ''Calomyscus'' - mouse-like hamster
*Family Cricetidae
** Genus ''Abrawayaomys'' - Ruschi's rat
** Genus ''Abrothrix''
** Genus ''Aegialomys''
** Genus ''Aepeomys'' - montane mouse
** Genus ''Akodon'' - South American grass mouse
** Genus ''Allocricetulus'' - hamster
** Genus ''Alticola'' - vole
** Genus ''Amphinectomys'' - Ucayali water rat
** Genus ''Andalgalomys'' - chaco mouse
** Genus ''Andinomys'' - Andean mouse
** Genus ''Anotomys'' - aquatic rat
** Genus ''Arborimus'' - tree vole
** Genus ''Arvicola'' - water vole
** Genus ''Auliscomys'' - big-eared mouse
** Genus ''Baiomys'' - pygmy mouse
** Genus ''Bibimys'' - crimson-nosed rat
** Genus ''Blanfordimys'' - vole
** Genus ''Blarinomys'' - Brazilian shrew mouse
** Genus ''Brucepattersonius'' - brucie
** Genus ''Calomys'' - vesper mouse
** Genus ''Cansumys'' - Gansu hamster
** Genus ''Caryomys''
** Genus ''Cerradomys''
** Genus ''Chelemys''
** Genus ''Chibchanomys'' - water mouse
** Genus ''Chilomys'' - Colombian forest mouse
** Genus ''Chinchillula'' - Altiplano chinchilla mouse
** Genus ''Chionomys'' - snow vole
** Genus ''Cricetulus''
** Genus ''Cricetus'' - European hamster
** Genus ''Delomys'' - forest rat
** Genus ''Deltamys'' - Kemp's grass mouse
** Genus ''Dicrostonyx'' - collared lemming
** Genus ''Dinaromys'' - Balkan snow vole
** Genus ''Drymoreomys''
** Genus ''Eligmodontia''
** Genus ''Ellobius'' - mole vole
** Genus ''Eolagurus''
** Genus ''Eothenomys''
** Genus ''Eremoryzomys'' - gray rice rat
** Genus ''Euneomys'' - chinchilla mouse
** Genus ''Euryoryzomys''
** Genus ''Galenomys'' - Garlepp's mouse
** Genus ''Geoxus''
** Genus ''Geoxus'' - Pearson's long-clawed akodont
** Genus ''Graomys'' - leaf-eared mouse
** Genus ''Habromys'' - deer mouse
** Genus ''Handleyomys''
** Genus ''Hodomys'' - Allen's woodrat
** Genus ''Holochilus'' - marsh rat
** Genus ''Hylaeamys''
** Genus ''Hyperacrius''
** Genus ''Ichthyomys'' - crab-eating rat
** Genus ''Irenomys''
** Genus ''Isthmomys'' - isthmus rat
** Genus ''Juliomys''
** Genus ''Juscelinomys''
** Genus ''Kunsia''
** Genus ''Lagurus (rodent), Lagurus''
** Genus ''Lasiopodomys''
** Genus ''Lemmiscus'' - sagebrush vole
** Genus ''Lemmus'' - true lemming
** Genus ''Lenoxus'' - Andean rat
** Genus ''Loxodontomys''
** Genus ''Lundomys''
** Genus ''Megadontomys'' - giant deer mouse
** Genus ''Melanomys''
** Genus ''Mesocricetus'' - golden hamster
** Genus ''Microakodontomys'' - transitional colilargo
** Genus ''Microryzomys''
** Genus ''Microtus''
** Genus ''Mindomys''
** Genus ''Myodes'' - red-backed vole
** Genus ''Myopus'' - wood lemming
** Genus ''Neacomys''
** Genus ''Necromys''
** Genus ''Nectomys''
** Genus ''Nelsonia (rodent), Nelsonia'' - wood rat
** Genus ''Neodon''
** Genus ''Neofiber'' - round-tailed muskrat
** Genus ''Neotoma'' - pack rat
** Genus ''Neotomodon'' - Mexican volcano mouse
** Genus ''Neotomys'' - Andean swamp rat
** Genus ''Nephelomys''
** Genus ''Nesoryzomys''
** Genus ''Neusticomys'' - fish-eating rat
** Genus ''Notiomys''
** Genus ''Nyctomys'' - Sumichrast's vesper rat
** Genus ''Ochrotomys'' - golden mouse
** Genus ''Oecomys''
** Genus ''Oligoryzomys''
** Genus ''Ondatra'' - muskrat
** Genus ''Onychomys'' - grasshopper mouse
** Genus ''Oreoryzomys''
** Genus ''Oryzomys''
** Genus ''Osgoodomys'' - Michoacan deer mouse
** Genus ''Otonyctomys'' - Hatt's vesper rat
** Genus ''Ototylomys'' - big-eared climbing rat
** Genus ''Oxymycterus'' - hocicudo
** Genus ''Peromyscus'' - deer mouse
** Genus ''Phaenomys'' - Rio de Janeiro arboreal rat
** Genus ''Phaiomys'' - Blyth's vole
** Genus ''Phenacomys'' - heather vole
** Genus ''Phodopus''
** Genus ''Phyllotis'' - gerbil leaf-eared mouse
** Genus ''Phyllotis'' - leaf-eared mouse
** Genus ''Podomys'' - Florida mouse
** Genus ''Podoxymys'' - Roraima mouse
** Genus ''Proedromys''
** Genus ''Prometheomys'' - long-clawed mole vole
** Genus ''Pseudoryzomys'' - Brazilian false rice rat
** Genus ''Punomys'' - puna mouse
** Genus ''Reithrodon''
** Genus ''Reithrodontomys'' - harvest mouse
** Genus ''Rhagomys'' - arboreal mouse
** Genus ''Rheomys'' - water mouse
** Genus ''Rhipidomys'' - climbing mouse
** Genus ''Salinomys'' - delicate salt flat mouse
** Genus ''Scapteromys''
** Genus ''Scolomys''
** Genus ''Scotinomys''
** Genus ''Sigmodon'' - cotton rat
** Genus ''Sigmodontomys''
** Genus ''Sooretamys'' - rat-headed rice rat
** Genus ''Synaptomys'' - bog lemming
** Genus ''Tanyuromys''
** Genus ''Tapecomys'' - primordial tapecua
** Genus ''Thalpomys'' - cerrado mouse
** Genus ''Thaptomys'' - blackish grass mouse
** Genus ''Thomasomys'' - Oldfield mouse
** Genus ''Transandinomys''
** Genus ''Tscherskia'' - greater long-tailed hamster
** Genus ''Tylomys'' - climbing rat
** Genus ''Volemys''
** Genus ''Wiedomys'' - red-nosed mouse
** Genus ''Wilfredomys'' - greater Wilfred's mouse
** Genus ''Xenomys'' - Magdalena rat
** Genus ''Zygodontomys''
*Family Muridae
** Genus ''Abditomys'' - Luzon broad-toothed rat
** Genus ''Abeomelomys'' - highland brush mouse
** Genus ''Acomys'' - spiny mouse
** Genus ''Aethomys'' - rock rat
** Genus ''Ammodillus'' - ammodile
** Genus ''Anisomys'' - squirrel-toothed rat
** Genus ''Anonymomys'' - Mindoro climbing rat
** Genus ''Apodemus'' - Eurasian field mouse
** Genus ''Apomys'' - earthworm mice
** Genus ''Archboldomys'' - shrew-mice
** Genus ''Arvicanthis'' - grass rat
** Genus ''Baiyankamys''
** Genus ''Bandicota'' - bandicoot rat
** Genus ''Batomys'' - hairy-tailed rat
** Genus ''Berylmys'' - white-toothed rat
** Genus ''Brachiones'' - Przewalski's gerbil
** Genus ''Bullimus''
** Genus ''Bunomys'' - hill rat
** Genus ''Carpomys'' - Luzon tree rat
** Genus ''Chiromyscus'' - Fea's tree rat
** Genus ''Chiropodomys'' - pencil-tailed tree mouse
** Genus ''Chiruromys''
** Genus ''Chrotomys''
** Genus ''Coccymys''
** Genus ''Colomys'' - African wading rat
** Genus ''Conilurus'' - rabbit rat
** Genus ''Crateromys''
** Genus ''Cremnomys''
** Genus ''Crossomys'' - earless water rat
** Genus ''Crunomys'' - shrew-rat
** Genus ''Dacnomys'' - Millard's rat
** Genus ''Dasymys''
** Genus ''Deomys'' - link rat
** Genus ''Dephomys''
** Genus ''Desmodilliscus'' - pouched gerbil
** Genus ''Desmodillus'' - Cape short-eared gerbil
** Genus ''Desmomys''
** Genus ''Diomys'' - Crump's mouse
** Genus ''Diplothrix'' - Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat
** Genus ''Dipodillus''
** Genus ''Echiothrix''
** Genus ''Eropeplus'' - Sulawesi soft-furred rat
** Genus ''Gerbilliscus''
** Genus ''Gerbillurus'' - hairy-footed gerbil
** Genus ''Gerbillus''
** Genus ''Golunda'' - Indian bush rat
** Genus ''Grammomys'' - thicket rat
** Genus ''Hadromys''
** Genus ''Haeromys'' - ranee mouse
** Genus ''Hapalomys'' - marmoset rat
** Genus ''Heimyscus'' - African smoky mouse
** Genus ''Hybomys'' - striped mouse
** Genus ''Hydromys''
** Genus ''Hylomyscus'' - wood mouse
** Genus ''Hyomys'' - white-eared giant rats
** Genus ''Kadarsanomys'' - Sody's tree rat
** Genus ''Komodomys'' - Komodo rat
** Genus ''Lamottemys'' - Mount Oku rat
** Genus ''Leggadina''
** Genus ''Leimacomys'' - Togo mouse
** Genus ''Lemniscomys'' - striped grass mouse
** Genus ''Lenomys'' - trefoil-toothed giant rat
** Genus ''Lenothrix'' - gray tree rat
** Genus ''Leopoldamys'' - long-tailed giant rat
** Genus ''Leporillus'' - stick-nest rat
** Genus ''Leptomys''
** Genus ''Limnomys'' - mountain rat
** Genus ''Lophiomys'' - maned rat
** Genus ''Lophuromys'' - brush-furred mouse
** Genus ''Lorentzimys'' - New Guinean jumping mouse
** Genus ''Macruromys'' - small-toothed rat
** Genus ''Madromys'' - Blanford's rat
** Genus ''Malacomys'' - swamp rat
** Genus ''Mallomys'' - woolly rat
** Genus ''Mammelomys'' - mosaic-tailed rat
** Genus ''Margaretamys'' - margareta rat
** Genus ''Mastacomys'' - broad-toothed mouse
** Genus ''Mastomys'' - multimammate mouse
** Genus ''Maxomys'' - spiny rat
** Genus ''Melasmothrix'' - Sulawesian shrew rat
** Genus ''Melomys'' - mosaic-tailed rat
** Genus ''Meriones (rodent), Meriones'' - jird
** Genus ''Mesembriomys'' - tree rat
** Genus ''Microdillus'' - Somali pygmy gerbil
** Genus ''Microhydromys'' - groove-toothed moss mouse
** Genus ''Micromys''
** Genus ''Millardia'' - soft-furred rat
** Genus ''Mirzamys'' - moss rat
** Genus ''Muriculus'' - Ethiopian striped mouse
** Genus ''Mus (genus), Mus''
** Genus ''Musseromys''
** Genus ''Mylomys''
** Genus ''Myomyscus''
** Genus ''Myotomys'' - vlei rat
** Genus ''Nesokia'' - short-tailed bandicoot rat
** Genus ''Nesoromys'' - Ceram rat
** Genus ''Nilopegamys'' - Ethiopian amphibious rat
** Genus ''Niviventer''
** Genus ''Notomys'' - hopping mouse
** Genus ''Oenomys'' - rufous-nosed rat
** Genus ''Otomys'' - vlei rat
** Genus ''Pachyuromys'' - fat-tailed gerbil
** Genus ''Palawanomys'' - Palawan soft-furred mountain rat
** Genus ''Papagomys''
** Genus ''Parahydromys'' - New Guinea waterside rat
** Genus ''Paraleptomys'' - water rat
** Genus ''Paramelomys''
** Genus ''Parotomys'' - whistling rat
** Genus ''Paruromys'' - Sulawesi giant rat
** Genus ''Paucidentomys''
** Genus ''Paulamys'' - Flores long-nosed rat
** Genus ''Pelomys'' - groove-toothed swamp rat
** Genus ''Phloeomys'' - cloud rat
** Genus ''Pithecheir'' - tree rat
** Genus ''Pithecheirops''
** Genus ''Pogonomelomys''
** Genus ''Pogonomys''
** Genus ''Praomys''
** Genus ''Protochromys'' - red-bellied mosaic-tailed rat
** Genus ''Psammomys''
** Genus ''Pseudohydromys''
** Genus ''Pseudomys''
** Genus ''Rattus''
** Genus ''Rhabdomys''
** Genus ''Rhombomys'' - great gerbil
** Genus ''Rhynchomys'' - shrewlike rat
** Genus ''Saxatilomys'' - Paulina's limestone rat
** Genus ''Sekeetamys'' - bushy-tailed jird
** Genus ''Solomys''
** Genus ''Sommeromys'' - Sommer's Sulawesi rat
** Genus ''Srilankamys'' - Ohiya rat
** Genus ''Stenocephalemys''
** Genus ''Stochomys'' - target rat
** Genus ''Sundamys''
** Genus ''Taeromys''
** Genus ''Tarsomys'' - long-footed rat
** Genus ''Tateomys''
** Genus ''Tatera'' - Indian gerbil
** Genus ''Taterillus''
** Genus ''Thallomys''
** Genus ''Thamnomys'' - thicket rat
** Genus ''Tokudaia''
** Genus ''Tonkinomys'' - Daovantien's limestone rat
** Genus ''Tryphomys'' - Luzon short-nosed rat
** Genus ''Uranomys'' - Rudd's mouse
** Genus ''Uromys''
** Genus ''Vandeleuria''
** Genus ''Vernaya''
** Genus ''Waiomys''
** Genus ''Xenuromys'' - mimic tree rat
** Genus ''Xeromys'' - false water rat
** Genus ''Zelotomys'' - broad-headed mouse
** Genus ''Zyzomys''
*Family Nesomyidae
** Genus ''Beamys'' - hamster-rat
** Genus ''Brachytarsomys'' - antsangy
** Genus ''Brachyuromys'' - short-tailed rat
** Genus ''Cricetomys'' - giant pouched rat
** Genus ''Delanymys'' - Delany's mouse
** Genus ''Dendromus'' - climbing mouse
** Genus ''Dendroprionomys'' - velvet climbing mouse
** Genus ''Eliurus'' - tufted-tailed rat
** Genus ''Gymnuromys'' - voalavoanala
** Genus ''Hypogeomys'' - Malagasy giant rat
** Genus ''Macrotarsomys'' - big-footed mouse
** Genus ''Gerbil mouse, Malacothrix'' - gerbil mouse
** Genus ''Megadendromus'' - Nikolaus's mouse
** Genus ''Monticolomys'' - Malagasy mountain mouse
** Genus ''Mystromys'' - white-tailed rat
** Genus ''Nesomys''
** Genus ''Petromyscus'' - rock mouse
** Genus ''Prionomys'' - Dollman's tree mouse
** Genus ''Saccostomus'' - pouched mouse
** Genus ''Steatomys'' - fat mouse
*Family Platacanthomyidae
** Genus ''Platacanthomys'' - Malabar spiny dormouse
** Genus ''Typhlomys'' - Chinese pygmy dormouse
*Family Spalacidae
** Genus ''Cannomys'' - lesser bamboo rat
** Genus ''Eospalax'' - zokor
** Genus ''Myospalax''
** Genus ''Rhizomys'' - bamboo rat
** Genus ''Spalax'' - spalax
** Genus ''Tachyoryctes''
Suborder Sciuromorpha
*Family Aplodontiidae
** Genus ''Aplodontia'' - mountain beaver
*Family Gliridae
** Genus ''Chaetocauda'' - Chinese dormouse
** Genus ''Dryomys''
** Genus ''Eliomys''
** Genus ''Glirulus'' - Japanese dormouse
** Genus ''Edible dormouse, Glis'' - edible dormouse
** Genus ''Graphiurus'' - African dormouse
** Genus ''Muscardinus'' - hazel dormouse
** Genus ''Myomimus'' - mouse-tailed dormouse
** Genus ''Selevinia'' - desert dormouse
*Family Sciuridae
** Genus ''Aeretes'' - groove-toothed flying squirrel
** Genus ''Aeromys'' - large black flying squirrel
** Genus ''Ammospermophilus'' - antelope squirrel
** Genus ''Atlantoxerus'' - Barbary ground squirrel
** Genus ''Belomys'' - hairy-footed flying squirrel
** Genus ''Biswamoyopterus'' - Namdapha flying squirrel
** Genus ''Callosciurus''
** Genus ''Cynomys'' - prairie dog
** Genus ''Dremomys'' - red-cheeked squirrel
** Genus ''Eoglaucomys'' - Kashmir flying squirrel
** Genus ''Epixerus''
** Genus ''Eupetaurus'' - woolly flying squirrel
** Genus ''Eutamias''
** Genus ''Exilisciurus'' - pygmy squirrel
** Genus ''Funambulus'' - palm squirrel
** Genus ''Funisciurus'' - African striped squirrels
** Genus ''Glaucomys'' - New World flying squirrel
** Genus ''Glyphotes'' - sculptor squirrel
** Genus ''Heliosciurus'' - sun squirrel
** Genus ''Hylopetes''
** Genus ''Hyosciurus'' - long-nosed squirrel
** Genus ''Iomys''
** Genus ''Lariscus''
** Genus ''Marmota'' - marmot
** Genus ''Menetes'' - Berdmore's ground squirrel
** Genus ''Microsciurus'' - dwarf squirrel
** Genus ''Myosciurus'' - African pygmy squirrel
** Genus ''Nannosciurus'' - black-eared squirrel
** Genus ''Neotamias''
** Genus ''Notocitellus''
** Genus ''Otospermophilus''
** Genus ''Paraxerus'' - African bush squirrel
** Genus ''Petaurillus'' - pygmy flying squirrel
** Genus ''Petaurista'' - giant flying squirrel
** Genus ''Petinomys''
** Genus ''Poliocitellus'' - Franklin's ground squirrel
** Genus ''Himalayan large-eared flying squirrel, Priapomys'' - Himalayan large-eared flying squirrel
**Genus ''Prosciurillus''
** Genus ''Protoxerus'' - African giant squirrel
** Genus ''Pteromys'' - Old World flying squirrel
** Genus ''Pteromyscus'' - smoky flying squirrel
** Genus ''Ratufa'' - oriental giant squirrel
** Genus ''Rheithrosciurus'' - tufted ground squirrel
** Genus ''Rhinosciurus'' - shrew-faced squirrel
** Genus ''Rubrisciurus'' - red-bellied squirrel
** Genus ''Sciurillus'' - Neotropical pygmy squirrel
** Genus ''Sciurotamias''
** Genus ''Sciurus''
** Genus ''Spermophilopsis'' - long-clawed ground squirrel
** Genus ''Spermophilus''
** Genus ''Sundasciurus''
** Genus ''Syntheosciurus'' - Bangs's mountain squirrel
** Genus ''Tamias''
** Genus ''Tamiasciurus'' - pine squirrels
** Genus ''Tamiops'' - Asiatic striped squirrel
** Genus ''Trogopterus'' - complex-toothed flying squirrel
** Genus ''Xerospermophilus''
** Genus ''Xerus'' - African ground squirrel
Scandentia
In the past, various authors proposed to place treeshrews in the ordinal rank Insectivora, or considered them close relatives of primates. Since 1972, the treeshrew families Tupaiidae and Ptilocercidae are grouped in the order Scandentia.
* Family Ptilocercidae
** Genus ''Ptilocercus '' - pen-tailed treeshrew
* Family Tupaiidae
** Genus ''Anathana'' - Madras treeshrew
** Genus ''Dendrogale'' - smooth-tailed treeshrew
** Genus ''Tupaia (genus), Tupaia''
Sirenia
* Family Dugongidae
** Genus ''Dugong'' - dugong
** Genus ''Hydrodamalis'' - Steller's sea cow
* Family Trichechidae
** Genus ''Trichechus'' - manatees
Tubulidentata
* Family Orycteropodidae
** Genus ''Orycteropus'' - aardvark
See also
* List of placental mammals - species list
* List of monotremes and marsupials - species list
* Mammal classification
* Lists of mammals by population
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mammal genera
Lists of mammals, *
Taxonomic lists (genera, taxonomic)
Lists of vertebrates, Mammal