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The following is a detailed classification table of mammals, including all orders, families, genera and typical animals:

sortOrderFamilyGenusExamples
MonotremataMonotremataOrnithorhynchidaeOrnithorhynchusPlatypus, Echidna


TachyglossidaeEchidnaEchidna
MarsupialiaMarsupialiaMacropodidaeMacropusKangaroos, wombats, possums


PhascolarctidaePhascolarctoskoala


DasyuridaeDasyurusBandicoot, Tasmanian devil
EutheriaCarnivoraCanidaeCanisWolf, dog, fox


FelidaeFelisHouse cat, lion, tiger


UrsidaeUrsusBlack bear, brown bear, polar bear

PerissodactylaEquidaeEquusHorse, donkey, zebra


RhinocerotidaeRhinocerosWhite rhino, black rhino


TapiridaeTapirusTapirus

ArtiodactylaBovidaeBosCattle, antelopes, sheep


CervidaeCervusDeer, reindeer, sika deer


SuidaeSusWild boar, domestic pig

CetaceaBalaenidaeMegapteraHumpback whale, blue whale


DelphinidaeDelphinusDolphins, killer whales

PrimatesCercopithecidaePongoOrangutans, gibbons, monkeys


HominidaeHomoHumans, chimpanzees, orangutans

RodentiaSciuridaeSciurusSquirrels, Ground Squirrels


CastoridaeCastorbeaver


MuridaeMusHouse mouse, vole

ChiropteraVespertilionidaeMyotisSmall bat, big bat

LagomorphaLeporidaeOryctolagusRabbit, hare
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Capricornis crispusLC

Capricornis crispus

Capricornis crispus,Japanese Serow

Ungulata20-22years

Japanese Serow (scientific name: Capricornis crispus) is also known as Japanese Serow, and has no subspecies. As one of Japan'···

Nilgiritragus hylocriusLC

Nilgiritragus hylocrius

Nilgiritragus hylocrius,Nilgiri Tahr

Ungulata9+ years

The Nilgiri Tahr sheep (scientific name: Nilgiritragus hylocrius) has a foreign name of Nilgiri Tahr and has no subspecies.Nilgiri···

Arabitragus jayakariLC

Arabitragus jayakari

Arabitragus jayakari, Arabian Tahr,Wa’al Al ‘arabi

Ungulata16-18years

Arabian Tahr (scientific name: Arabitragus jayakari) English: Arabian Tahr, Arabic: Wa’al Al ‘arabi, no subspecies. Arabian Tahr···

Capra walieLC

Capra walie

Capra walie

UngulataAbout 15 years

The Walia Ibex (Capra walie) has no subspecies. Walia Ibex are active or feeding only in the early morning and late evening. They ···

Capra pyrenaicaLC

Capra pyrenaica

Iberian ibex, Iberian wild goat, Spanish goat, Iberian wild goat, Alpine wild goat

UngulataAbout 19 years

Spanish ibex (scientific name: Capra pyrenaica) is called Iberian Wild Goat, Iberian Ibex in English, Bouquetin Ibérique in Frenc···

Capra nubianaLC

Capra nubiana

Capra nubiana

Ungulata10-16years

Nubian ibex (scientific name: Capra nubiana) English Nubian Ibex, Spanish Íbice Núbico, Arabic Wa'al, German Nubischer Stein···

Capra ibexLC

Capra ibex

Ibex, Alpine Ibex, Capra Ibex, Alpine Ibex

UngulataAbout 19 years

Ibex (scientific name: Capra ibex) English Alpine ibex, French Bouquetin des Alpes, Spanish Íbice de los Alpes, German Alpenstein···

Capra falconeriLC

Capra falconeri

Capra falconeri,spiral-horned goat

Ungulata12-13years

Markhor (scientific name: Capra falconeri) is called Markhor in English, Markhor and Schraubenziege in German, and has three subsp···

Capra cylindricornisLC

Capra cylindricornis

Capra cylindricornis

UngulataAbout 12 years

Eastern Caucasian ibex (scientific name: Capra cylindricornis) English Eastern Tur, East Caucasian Tur, Spanish Tur oriental, Russ···

Capra caucasicaLC

Capra caucasica

Capra caucasica

Ungulata12-13years

West Caucasian ibex (scientific name: Capra caucasica) English Western Tur, Tur, West Caucasian Tur, Spanish Tur occidental, Germa···

Capra hircusLC

Capra hircus

Summer sheep, black sheep, domestic goat

Ungulata12-18years

Goats (scientific name: Capra hircus) are one of the earliest domesticated livestock by humans.Modern goats are domesticated from ···

Capra aegagrusLC

Capra aegagrus

Capra aegagrus,Persian Ibex

Ungulata12-22years

Wild goats (scientific name: Capra aegagrus) are also known as Wild Goat and Bezoar in foreign languages. There are 7 subspecies.I···

Ammotragus lerviaLC

Ammotragus lervia

Ammotragus lervia,Bearded sheep, Barbary sheep, Berber sheep

UngulataAbout 20 years

The scientific name of the Barbary Sheep is Ammotragus lervia, which is also known as Aoudad, Barbary Sheep, Uaddan in English, Mo···

Addax nasomaculatusLC

Addax nasomaculatus

UngulataAbout 25 years

Addax nasomaculatus (scientific name: Addax nasomaculatus) has two subspecies.Addax has a strong gregarious nature. It lives in sm···

Oryx leucoryxLC

Oryx leucoryx

Oryx leucoryx,Arabian Oryx, Arabian Oryx, Arabian Oryx

UngulataAbout 20 years

Arabian Oryx (scientific name: Oryx leucoryx) is called Arabian Oryx in foreign language. It has no subspecies and is the smallest···

Oryx gazellaLC

Oryx gazella

Oryx gazella,Gemsbok,Gemsbok

Ungulata18-22years

South African Oryx gazella (scientific name: Oryx gazella) is also known as Gemsbok in foreign languages. It has 4 subspecies.Sout···

Oryx dammahLC

Oryx dammah

Oryx dammah,Scimitar-horned oryx,Scimitar-horned oryx, white oryx, white oryx, scimitar-horned oryx, scimitar-horned oryx

Ungulata15-21years

Scimitar-horned oryx (scientific name: Oryx dammah) is called Scimitar-horned oryx in English. It has no subspecies. It was discov···

Oryx beisaLC

Oryx beisa

East African Gemsbok, Oryx oryx, East African Gemsbok

UngulataAbout 18 years

East African Oryx (scientific name: Oryx beisa) English Beisa Oryx, French Oryx Beisa, German Eritrea-Spiessbock, Somali Be'id···

Hippotragus nigerCR

Hippotragus niger

Hippotragus niger,Sable Antelope

UngulataAbout 15 years

Sable Antelope (scientific name: Hippotragus niger) is also known as Sable Antelope in English. There are 5 subspecies.Sable Antel···

Hippotragus leucophaeusLC

Hippotragus leucophaeus

Hippotragus leucophaeus,Bluebuck

UngulataAbout 18 years

The scientific name of the bluebuck is Hippotragus leucophaeus, and its foreign name is Bluebuck. It is an extinct antelope and th···

Hippotragus equinusLC

Hippotragus equinus

Hippotragus equinus

UngulataAbout 17 years

The scientific name of the Hippotragus equinus is small groups living in plains and shrub areas. It is closely related to the sabl···

Sylvicapra grimmiaLC

Sylvicapra grimmia

Gray duiker, Gray duiker, Gray duiker, Gray duiker

UngulataAbout 12 years

Common Duiker (scientific name: Sylvicapra grimmia) English Common Duiker, Bush Duiker, Grey Duiker, French Céphalophe de Grimm, ···

Cephalophus zebraLC

Cephalophus zebra

Cephalophus zebra

Ungulata11-13years

The spotted duiker (scientific name: Cephalophus zebra) is called Zebra Duiker, Banded Duiker, Zebra Antelope in English, Céphalo···

Cephalophus weynsiLC

Cephalophus weynsi

Cephalophus weynsi

UngulataAbout 12 years

Weyns's Duiker (scientific name: Cephalophus weynsi) English Weyns's Duiker, French Céphalpohe de Weyns, German Weynsduck···

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