Mammals

Monotremata: Monotremes

• Tachyglossidae: Echidnas, or Spiny Anteaters

• Ornithorhynchidae: Duck-billed Platypus

Marsupialia: Marsupials

• Didelphidae: American Opossums

• Caenolestidae: "Shrew" Opossums

• Microbiotheriidae: Monito del Monte

• Thylacinidae: Thylacine, or Tasmanian Wolf or Tiger

• Dasyuridae: Marsupial "Mice" and "Cats," and Tasmanian Devil

• Myrmecobiidae: Numbat, or Banded Anteater

• Peramelidae: Bandicoots

• Thylacomyidae: Bilbies, or Rabbit-eared Bandicoots

• Notoryctidae: Marsupial "Mole"

• Phascolarctidae: Koala

• Vombatidae: Wombats

• Phalangeridae: Possums and Cuscuses

• Petauridae: Gliding, Ring-tailed, and Striped Possums

• Burramyidae: Pygmy Possums

• Macropodidae: Wallabies and Kangaroos

• Tarsipedidae: Honey Possum

Insectivora: Insectivores

• Erinaceidae: Gymnures, Hedgehogs

• Solenodontidae: Solenodons

• Nesophontidae: Extinct West Indian Shrews

• Tenrecidae: Tenrecs, Madagascar "Hedgehogs"

• Chrysochloridae: Golden Moles

• Soricidae: Shrews

• Talpidae: Moles, Shrew-moles, and Desmans

Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae

• Elephant Shrews

Dermoptera: Cynocephalidae

• Colugos, or Flying Lemurs

Chiroptera: Bats

• Pteropodidae: Old World Fruit Bats

• Rhinopomatidae: Mouse-tailed or Long-tailed Bats

• Emballonuridae: Sac-winged, Sheath-tailed, and Ghost Bats

• Craseonycteridae: Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat

• Nycteridae: Slit-faced Bats, or Hollow-faced Bats

• Megadermatidae: False Vampire Bats and Yellow-winged Bats

• Rhinolophidae: Horseshoe Bats

• Hipposideridae: Old World Leaf-nosed Bats

• Mormoopidae: Moustached Bats, Naked-backed Bats, or Ghost-faced Bats

• Noctilionidae: Bulldog Bats, or Fisherman Bats

• Phyllostomidae: American Leaf-nosed Bats

• Mystacinidae: New Zealand Short-tailed Bats

• Natalidae: Funnel-eared Bats

• Furipteridae: Smoky Bats, or Thumbless Bats

• Thyropteridae: Disk-winged Bats, or New World Sucker-footed Bats

• Myzopodidae: Old World Sucker-footed Bat

• Vespertilionidae: Vespertilionid Bats 

• Molossidae: Free-tailed Bats and Mastiff Bats

Scandentia: Tupaiidae

• Tree Shrews

Primates: Primates

• Lorisidae: Lorises, Pottos, and Galagos

• Cheirogaleidae: Dwarf Lemurs and Mouse Lemurs

• Lemuridae: Lemurs

• Megaladapidae: Sportive and Weasel Lemurs

• Indriidae: Avahi, Sifakas, and Indri

• Daubentoniidae: Aye-ayes

• Tarsiidae: Tarsiers

• Callitrichidae: Marmosets, or Tamarins

• Cebidae: New World Monkeys

• Cercopithecidae: Old World Monkeys

• Hylobatidae: Gibbons, or Lesser Apes

• Pongidae: Great Apes

• Hominidae: People, Human Beings

Xenarthra: Xenarthrans

• Megalonychidae: West Indian Sloths and Two-toed Tree Sloths

• Bradypodidae: Three-toed Tree Sloths

• Myrmecophagidae: Anteaters

• Dasypodidae: Armadillos

Pholidota: Manidae: Pangolins, or Scaly Anteaters

Lagomorpha: Pikas, Rabbits, Hares

• Ochotonidae: Pikas, Mouse Hares, or Conies

• Leporidae: Hares, Rabbits

Rodentia: Rodents

• Aplodontidae: Sewellel, or Mountain Beaver

• Sciuridae: Squirrels, Chipmunks, Marmots, and Prairie Dogs

• Geomyidae: Pocket Gophers

• Heteromyidae: Pocket Mice, Kangaroo Rats and Mice

• Castoridae: Beavers 

• Anomaluridae: Scaly-tailed Squirrels

• Pedetidae: Springhare, or Springhaas

• Muridae: Rats, Mice, Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Gerbils

• Gliridae: Dormice

• Seleviniidae: Desert Dormouse

• Zapodidae: Birch Mice and Jumping Mice

• Dipodidae: Jerboas

• Hystricidae: Old World Porcupines

• Erethizontidae: New World Porcupines

• Caviidae: Cavies and Patagonian "Hares"

• Hydrochaeridae: Capybara

• Dinomyidae: Pacarana

• Heptaxodontidae: Three Extinct Genera of the West Indies

• Dasyproctidae: Agoutis and Pacas

• Chinchillidae: Viscachas and Chinchillas

• Capromyidae: Hutias and Nutria

• Octodontidae: Octodonts

• Ctenomyidae: Tuco-tucos

• Abrocomidae: Chinchilla Rats, or Chinchillones

• Echimyidae: Spiny Rats

• Thryonomyidae: Cane Rats

• Petromuridae: Dassie Rat

• Bathyergidae: African Mole-rats, or Blesmols

• Ctenodactylidae: Gundis

Cetacea: Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises

• Iniidae: Boutos, Amazon Dolphins

• Lipotidae: Baiji, Whitefin Dolphin

• Pontoporiidae: Franciscana, La Plata Dolphin

• Platanistidae: Ganges and Indus Dolphins, or Susus

• Delphinidae: Dolphins and Porpoises

• Phocoenidae: Porpoises

• Monodontidae: Beluga and Narwhal

• Ziphiidae: Beaked Whales

• Physeteridae: Sperm Whales

• Eschrichtidae: Gray Whale

• Balaenopteridae: Rorquals

• Balaenidae: Right Whales

• Neobalaenidae: Pygmy Right Whale

Carnivora: Dogs, Bears, Raccoons, Weasels, Mongooses, Hyenas, and Cats

• Canidae: Dogs, Wolves, Coyotes, Jackals, and Foxes

• Canis lupus: Gray Wolf

• Vulpes macrotis mutica: San Joaquin Kit Fox

• Ursidae: Bears

• Procyonidae: Raccoons and Relatives  

• Mustelidae: Weasels, Badgers, Skunks, and Otters

• Viverridae: Civets, Genets, Linsangs, Mongooses, and Fossas

• Hyaenidae: Aardwolf and Hyenas

• Felidae: Cats

 Pinnipedia: Seals, Sea Lions, and Walrus

• Otariidae: Eared Seals, Fur Seals, and Sea Lions

• Odobenidae: Walrus

• Phocidae: True, Earless, or Hair Seals

Tubulidentata: Orycteropodidae: Aardvark, Ant Bear

Proboscidea: Elephantidae: Elephants

Hyracoidea: Procaviidae: Hyraxes, Dassies

Sirenia: Manatees, Dugong, and Sea Cow

• Dugongidae: Dugong and Sea Cow 

• Trichechidae: Manatees

Perissodactyla: Odd-toed Ungulates (Hoofed Mammals)

• Equidae: Horses, Zebras, and Asses

• Tapiridae: Tapirs

• Rhinocerotidae: Rhinoceroses

Artiodactyla: Even-toed Ungulates (Hoofed Mammals)

• Suidae: Pigs, or Hogs

• Tayassuidae: Peccaries

• Hippopotamidae: Hippopotamuses

• Camelidae: Camels, Guanaco, Llama, Alpaca, and Vicuña

• Tragulidae: Chevrotains, or Mouse Deer

• Cervidae: Deer

• Giraffidae: Okapi and Giraffe

• Antilocapridae: Pronghorn

• Bovidae: Antelopes, Cattle, Bison, Buffalo, Goats, and Sheep

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