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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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Papio ursinusLC

Papio ursinus

Papio ursinus,Chacma Baboon

Primates15-20years

Papio ursinus (scientific name: Chacma Baboon) has two subspecies and is the largest baboon.Papio ursinus is usually active on the···

Papio papioLC

Papio papio

Papio papio,Guinea Baboon

PrimatesAbout 35 years

Guinea Baboon (scientific name: Papio papio) is a smaller species in the same genus.Guinea Baboons usually move on the ground duri···

Papio cynocephalusLC

Papio cynocephalus

Papio cynocephalus,Yellow Baboon

PrimatesAbout 20 years

Papio cynocephalus (scientific name: Papio cynocephalus), also known as Yellow Baboon, has three subspecies.Grassland baboons are ···

Papio anubisLC

Papio anubis

Papio anubis,Olive Baboon,Anubis Baboon, Olive Baboon

PrimatesAbout 20 years

The East African baboon (scientific name: Papio anubis) is also known as the Olive Baboon because its appearance looks similar to ···

Rungwecebus kipunjiLC

Rungwecebus kipunji

Rungwecebus kipunji,Kipunji,Rungwe Chipanzi Monkey, Highland White-browed Monkey, Rungwe Capuchin Monkey

PrimatesNo verification information

Kipunji monkey (scientific name: Rungwecebus kipunji) is a new monkey species discovered in the highland forests of Tanzania in 20···

Lophocebus aterrimusLC

Lophocebus aterrimus

Lophocebus aterrimus,Black Mangabey

PrimatesNo verification information

Black Mangabey (scientific name: Lophocebus aterrimus) is a medium-sized arboreal monkey with two subspecies.Black Mangabey lives ···

Lophocebus albigenaLC

Lophocebus albigena

Lophocebus albigena,Grey-cheeked Mangabey, White-cheeked white-maned monkey

PrimatesNo verification information

Grey-cheeked Mangabey (scientific name: Lophocebus albigena) is also known as Grey-cheeked Mangabey in English. There are three su···

Macaca tonkeanaLC

Macaca tonkeana

Macaca tonkeana,Tonkean Macaque, black baboon, golden macaque

PrimatesNo verification information

The scientific name of the Tonkean macaque is Macaca tonkeana, and its foreign name is Tonkean Macaque. It is said to often attack···

Macaca sylvanusLC

Macaca sylvanus

Macaca sylvanus,Barbary Macaque,Barbary macaque, Barbary macaque, Gibraltar ape

PrimatesAbout 20 years

Mediterranean macaque (scientific name: Macaca sylvanus) is also known as Barbary Macaque in English. It is an extremely tough ani···

Macaca sinicaLC

Macaca sinica

Macaca sinica,Toque Macaque,Sri Lankan monkey, Lanka macaque, temple monkey

PrimatesAbout 35 years

Sri Lankan macaques (scientific name: Macaca sinica) are also known as Toque Macaques. They are primates with three subspecies. Th···

Macaca slienusLC

Macaca slienus

Macaca slienus,lion-tailed macaque,Lion-tailed macaque

Primates19-30 years, up to 38 years in captivity

Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca slienus), also known as lion-tailed macaque, is an Old World monkey that lives in the Western Ghats an···

Macaca siberuLC

Macaca siberu

Macaca siberu,Siberut Macaque

PrimatesNo verification information

The scientific name of the Siberut Macaque is Macaca siberu, and its foreign name is Siberut Macaque. It is a species endemic to S···

Macaca radiataLC

Macaca radiata

Macaca radiata,Bonnet Macaque

PrimatesNo verification information

The scientific name of the crested macaque is Macaca radiata, and its foreign name is Bonnet Macaque. It is a kind of macaque in s···

Macaca pagensisLC

Macaca pagensis

Macaca pagensis,Macaca pagensis

PrimatesNo verification information

The scientific name of the Mentawai macaque is Macaca pagensis, and its foreign name is Macaca pagensis. It lives in trees or semi···

Macaca nigraLC

Macaca nigra

Macaca nigra,Celebes Crested Macaque, Sulawesi crested monkey, Sulawesi monkey, crested monkey, Sulawesi macaque, black monkey

PrimatesAbout 30 years

The black-crowned macaque (scientific name: Macaca nigra) is also known as Celebes Crested Macaque. It is a medium to large monkey···

Macaca munzalaLC

Macaca munzala

Macaca munzala

Primates20-40years

The Southern Tibetan Macaque (scientific name: Macaca munzala) is a typical macaque animal with no subspecies.The Southern Tibetan···

Cercopithecus pogoniasLC

Cercopithecus pogonias

Cercopithecus pogonias

PrimatesAbout 20 years

The crested long-tailed monkey Cercopithecus pogonias likes to live in the forest and live in trees for a long time. It is rare to···

Cercopithecus petauristaLC

Cercopithecus petaurista

Cercopithecus petaurista

PrimatesAbout 20 years

The scientific name of the small white-nosed long-tailed monkey is Cercopithecus petaurista. It eats a variety of plants, mainly f···

Known for its diverse voiceLC

Known for its diverse voice

Known for its diverse voice

PrimatesAbout 20 years

The white-nosed monkey (scientific name: Cercopithecus nictitans) is also known as Putty-nosed Monkey in English. There are three ···

Proboscidea, Elephantidae, LoxodontaLC

Proboscidea, Elephantidae, Loxodonta

Proboscidea, Elephantidae, Loxodonta

PrimatesNo verification information

The scientific name of the Cercopithecus neglectus is Cercopithecus neglectus. Because of its excellent tree-climbing ability, eve···

Cercopithecus mitisLC

Cercopithecus mitis

Cercopithecus mitis,Blue Monkey、Diademed Monkey

Primates15-20years

The scientific name of the blue monkey is Cercopithecus mitis, and its foreign names are Blue Monkey and Diademed Monkey. It moves···

Cercopithecus hamlyniLC

Cercopithecus hamlyni

Cercopithecus hamlyni,Hamlyn’s Monkey,Hamlin's monkey, owl-faced monkey

PrimatesNo verification information

Owl-faced long-tailed monkey (scientific name: Cercopithecus hamlyni) is also known as Hamlyn’s Monkey in English. It has 2 subsp···

Cercopithecus erythrogasterLC

Cercopithecus erythrogaster

Cercopithecus erythrogaster,White-throated Monkey,Red-bellied Vervet Monkey

PrimatesNo verification information

The scientific name of the red-throated monkey is Cercopithecus erythrogaster, and its foreign name is White-throated Monkey. It l···

Cercopithecus dianaLC

Cercopithecus diana

Cercopithecus diana,Diana Monkey,Diana's monkey, Diana's monkey

PrimatesAbout 20 years

Diana's long-tailed monkey (scientific name: Cercopithecus diana) is also known as Diana Monkey in English. It is a tree-dwell···

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