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Explore mammals from tiny bats and rodents to primates, carnivores, ungulates, whales, and elephants. Each profile connects core facts with habitat, lifespan, traits, and conservation information.

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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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Lama glamaLC

Lama glama

Lama glama,llama,Domestic Alpaca

UngulataAbout 20 years

The llama (Latin scientific name: Lama glama, English name: llama) is the heaviest and largest South American alpaca in South Amer···

Vicugna pacosLC

Vicugna pacos

Vicugna pacos, Alpaca,Grass Mud Horse,Alpaca

Ungulata15-20years

The alpaca (scientific name Vicugna pacos, English name Alpaca) native to South America is also known as the Grass Mud Horse in my···

Lama guanicoeLC

Lama guanicoe

Lama guanicoe,Guanaco

UngulataAbout 20 years

Guanaco (scientific name: Lama guanicoe) is a docile herbivore with four subspecies.Guanacos like to form small groups, with 4-10 ···

Vicugna vicugnaLC

Vicugna vicugna

Vicugna vicugna,Vicuna

Ungulata15-20years

Llama (scientific name: Vicugna vicugna) is also known as Vicuna in English. It has three subspecies and is a large mammal.The lla···

Camelus dromedariusLC

Camelus dromedarius

Camelus dromedarius,dromedary

Ungulata35-40years

The dromedary camel (scientific name: Camelus dromedarius) is also known as dromedary in English. It has no subspecies and is slig···

King KongLC

King Kong

King Kong,gorilla, silverback gorilla

Primates35-54years

The common name of the gorilla is the gorilla, the silverback gorilla, which is the largest primate in existence and the animal cl···

Homo sapiensLC

Homo sapiens

Homo sapiens,Human

PrimatesNo verification information

Homo sapiens (scientific name: Homo sapiens) is the only existing species under the genus Homo. Its morphological characteristics ···

Pan paniscusLC

Pan paniscus

Pan paniscus,Dwarf Chimpanzee,Bonobo, pygmy chimpanzee

PrimatesAbout 40 years

Bonobos (scientific name: Pan paniscus) are called Dwarf Chimpanzee in foreign language. They are one of the two species of chimpa···

Gorilla beringeiLC

Gorilla beringei

Gorilla beringei,Eastern gorilla,East African gorilla

PrimatesAbout 40 years

The scientific name of the East African gorilla is Gorilla beringei. There are two subspecies, namely the East African lowland gor···

Lowland GorillaWestern GorillaLC

Lowland GorillaWestern Gorilla

Gorilla gorilla,Lowland GorillaWestern Gorilla,Western gorilla, African western gorilla

PrimatesAbout 40 years

The scientific name of the West African gorilla is Gorilla gorilla, and its foreign name is Lowland GorillaWestern Gorilla. There ···

Pongo pygmaeusLC

Pongo pygmaeus

Pongo pygmaeus, Bornean Orangutan, Orang-outan de Bornéo, Orang-után,Orangutan

Primates25-40years

Bornean orangutan (scientific name: Pongo pygmaeus) is called Bornean Orangutan in English, Orang-outan de Bornéo in French, and ···

Pongo abeliiLC

Pongo abelii

Pongo abelii,Sumatran Orangutan,Sumatran Orangutan

PrimatesAbout 45 years

The Sumatran orangutan (scientific name: Pongo abelii) is the largest orangutan on the island of Sumatra. Among primates, its size···

Symphalangus syndactylusLC

Symphalangus syndactylus

Symphalangus syndactylus,Siamang,Little monkey

PrimatesAbout 30 years

Symphalangus syndactylus (scientific name: Symphalangus syndactylus) is called Siamang in foreign language, and has no subspecies.···

Nomascus annamensisLC

Nomascus annamensis

Nomascus annamensis,Northern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon、Northern Buff-cheeked Gibbon,Nomascus gabriellae

PrimatesNo verification information

The Northern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon (scientific name: Nomascus annamensis) is also known as the Northern Yellow-cheeked Cre···

Nomascus concolorsLC

Nomascus concolors

Nomascus concolors, Black Crested Gibbon、Black Gibbon、Concolor Gibbon、Indochinese Gibbon、Western Black Crested Gibbon, Gibbon Noir, Gibón de cresta negra, Westlicher Schopfgibbon

Primates30-40years

The Western Black Crested Gibbon (scientific name: Nomascus concolors) is known as Black Crested Gibbon, Black Gibbon, Concolor Gi···

Nomascus sikiLC

Nomascus siki

Nomascus siki,Southern White-cheeked Gibbon

PrimatesNo verification information

The Southern White-cheeked Gibbon (scientific name: Nomascus siki) was confirmed as an independent species in 1972. It was previou···

Nomascus hainanusLC

Nomascus hainanus

Nomascus hainanus,Hainan Gibbon、Hainan Black Crested Gibbon、Hainan Black Gibbon、Hainan Crested Gibbon,Hainan black-crested gibbon, bang-bang monkey, bao monkey

Primates20-30years

Hainan Gibbon (scientific name: Nomascus hainanus) Foreign names: Hainan Gibbon, Hainan Black Crested Gibbon, Hainan Black Gibbon,···

Nomascus gabriellaeLC

Nomascus gabriellae

Nomascus gabriellae,Red-cheeked Gibbon、Buff-cheeked Gibbon、Buffy-cheeked Gibbon、Southern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon,Red-cheeked black ape, yellow-cheeked crested gibbon, light yellow-cheeked gibbon

Primates30-50years

Red-cheeked Gibbon (scientific name: Nomascus gabriellae) is also known as Red-cheeked Gibbon, Buff-cheeked Gibbon, Buffy-cheeked ···

Hylobates pileatusLC

Hylobates pileatus

Hylobates pileatus,Pileated Gibbon,Fence-crowned gibbon, Crested gibbon

PrimatesAbout 20 years

Pileated Gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates pileatus) is also known as Pileated Gibbon in English. It has no subspecies.Pileated g···

Hylobates muelleriLC

Hylobates muelleri

Hylobates muelleri,Müller's Bornean Gibbon,Bornean gibbon, Miller's gibbon

Primates25-57years

The gray gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates muelleri) is also known as Müller's Bornean Gibbon in English. It has three subsp···

Hylobates molochLC

Hylobates moloch

Hylobates moloch,Silvery Javan Gibbon

Primates25-44years

Silvery Javan Gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates moloch) is called Silvery Javan Gibbon in English. There are 2 subspecies.Silvery···

Hylobates klossiiLC

Hylobates klossii

Hylobates klossii,Kloss’s Gibbon,Cross's gibbon, Mentawai gibbon, Japanese gibbon

Primates25-44years

Kloss’s Gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates klossii) is also known as Kloss’s Gibbon in English. It has no subspecies.Clark's···

Hylobates albibarbisLC

Hylobates albibarbis

Hylobates albibarbis

PrimatesAbout 25 years

The white-bearded gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates albibarbis) was once a subspecies of the black-handed gibbon and was identifi···

Hylobates agilisLC

Hylobates agilis

Hylobates agilis,Agile Gibbon,Agile Gibbon

Primates25-44years

The black-handed gibbon (scientific name: Hylobates agilis) is also known as Agile Gibbon in English. It has two subspecies.Black-···

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