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:
| sort | Order | Family | Genus | Examples |
| Monotremata | Monotremata | Ornithorhynchidae | Ornithorhynchus | Platypus, Echidna |
| Tachyglossidae | Echidna | Echidna | ||
| Marsupialia | Marsupialia | Macropodidae | Macropus | Kangaroos, wombats, possums |
| Phascolarctidae | Phascolarctos | koala | ||
| Dasyuridae | Dasyurus | Bandicoot, Tasmanian devil | ||
| Eutheria | Carnivora | Canidae | Canis | Wolf, dog, fox |
| Felidae | Felis | House cat, lion, tiger | ||
| Ursidae | Ursus | Black bear, brown bear, polar bear | ||
| Perissodactyla | Equidae | Equus | Horse, donkey, zebra | |
| Rhinocerotidae | Rhinoceros | White rhino, black rhino | ||
| Tapiridae | Tapirus | Tapirus | ||
| Artiodactyla | Bovidae | Bos | Cattle, antelopes, sheep | |
| Cervidae | Cervus | Deer, reindeer, sika deer | ||
| Suidae | Sus | Wild boar, domestic pig | ||
| Cetacea | Balaenidae | Megaptera | Humpback whale, blue whale | |
| Delphinidae | Delphinus | Dolphins, killer whales | ||
| Primates | Cercopithecidae | Pongo | Orangutans, gibbons, monkeys | |
| Hominidae | Homo | Humans, chimpanzees, orangutans | ||
| Rodentia | Sciuridae | Sciurus | Squirrels, Ground Squirrels | |
| Castoridae | Castor | beaver | ||
| Muridae | Mus | House mouse, vole | ||
| Chiroptera | Vespertilionidae | Myotis | Small bat, big bat | |
| Lagomorpha | Leporidae | Oryctolagus | Rabbit, hare |
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Leontopithecus chrysopygus,Black Lion Tamarin,Golden-rumped lion tamarin, yellow-tailed lion tamarin, golden-rumped lion tamarin, golden-rumped lion tamarin
Black Lion Tamarin (scientific name: Leontopithecus chrysopygus) is also known as Black Lion Tamarin, and has no subspecies.The bl···
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Leontopithecus chrysomelas,Golden-headed Lion Tamarin
Golden-headed Lion Tamarin (scientific name: Leontopithecus chrysomelas), foreign name Golden-headed Lion Tamarin, no subspecies.G···
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Leontopithecus caissara,Black-faced Lion Tamarin
The Black-faced Lion Tamarin (scientific name: Leontopithecus caissara) was once a subspecies of the Golden Lion Tamarin and was c···
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Cebuella pygmaea，Pygmy Marmoset,Pygmy marmoset, squirrel monkey, bird monkey
The scientific name of the pygmy marmoset is Cebuella pygmaea, and its foreign name is Pygmy Marmoset. There are two subspecies. I···
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Callithrix jacchus,Common Marmoset
Common Marmoset (scientific name: Callithrix jacchus) is called Common Marmoset in English. There are 2 subspecies.Common Marmoset···
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Callithrix flaviceps，Yellow-crowned tamarin
The yellow-crowned marmoset (Callithrix flaviceps) is a species of marmoset endemic to Brazil.Yellow-crowned marmosets eat fruits,···
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Rio Acari marmosets
The Rio Acari marmosets is one of seven new species of monkeys discovered in the Amazon between 1999 and 2009. Currently, resident···
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Callimico goeldii
The scientific name of the ring-tailed monkey is Callimico goeldii, which is a rare small monkey.Ring-tailed monkeys live in group···
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Propithecus verreauxi
The scientific name of Verreauxi's crowned lemur is Propithecus verreauxi, and there is no subspecies.Verreauxi's crowned ···
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Propithecus diadema
The scientific name of the crowned lemur is Propithecus diadema. It is a tree-dwelling animal with a sense of territory. It lives ···
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Propithecus candidus
The scientific name of the velvet crown lemur is Propithecus candidus. It lives in groups and starts foraging at dawn. Its main fo···
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Indri indri,Prolemur
The giant lemur (scientific name Indri indri) is the only species in the giant lemur genus.The giant lemur is mainly arboreal, but···
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Lepilemur leucopus,White-footed monkey, boxing monkey,White-footed ferret lemur
The scientific name of the white-footed ferret lemur is Lepilemur leucopus, which belongs to the lowest primitive monkey. It has e···
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Microcebus marohita,Marohita Mouse Lemur
Marohita Mouse Lemur (scientific name: Microcebus marohita) is also known as Marohita Mouse Lemur. It has no subspecies. Its speci···
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Microcebus margotmarshae,Margot Marsh's Mouse Lemur
Margot Marsh's Mouse Lemur (scientific name: Microcebus margotmarshae) is a small lemur endemic to Madagascar. It has no subsp···
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Microcebus mamiratra,Claire's Mouse Lemur
Claire's Mouse Lemur (scientific name: Microcebus mamiratra), foreign name Claire's Mouse Lemur, no subspecies. Specific h···
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Microcebus macarthurii,MacArthur's Mouse Lemur
MacArthur's dwarf lemur (scientific name: Microcebus macarthurii), foreign name MacArthur's Mouse Lemur, no subspecies.The···
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Microcebus lehilahytsara,Goodman's Mouse Lemur
Goodman's Mouse Lemur (scientific name: Microcebus lehilahytsara) is called Goodman's Mouse Lemur in English. There is no ···
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Microcebus jollyae,Grey-brown Mouse Lemur
Jolly's dwarf lemur (scientific name: Microcebus jollyae) is also known as Grey-brown Mouse Lemur. The name of this species is···
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Microcebus gerpi,Gerp's Mouse Lemur
Gerp's Mouse Lemur (Microcebus gerpi) is a new species discovered in 2012, and little is known about its behavior, communicati···
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Microcebus danfossi
Microcebus danfossi (Microcebus danfossi) is an arboreal lemur that usually lives in pairs near streams or rivers. It feeds mainly···
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Microcebus bongolavensis,Bongolava Mouse Lemur
Bongolava dwarf lemur (scientific name: Microcebus bongolavensis) is also known as Bongolava Mouse Lemur in English. Its specific ···
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Microcebus arnholdi,Arnold's dwarf lemur
Arnold's dwarf lemur (scientific name: Microcebus arnholdi) lives in trees and groups, usually about 30 pairs living by stream···
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Cheirogaleus minusculus,Lesser gray mouse lemur
The small iron-gray mouse lemur (scientific name: Cheirogaleus minusculus) is active during the day or at night, eating insects, f···