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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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Perodicticus pottoLC

Perodicticus potto

Perodicticus potto,West African Potto、Western Potto

PrimatesNo verification information

West African Potto (scientific name: Perodicticus potto) is also known as West African Potto and Western Potto. The 2008 IUCN Red ···

Perodicticus ibeanusLC

Perodicticus ibeanus

Perodicticus ibeanus,East African Potto, Eastern Potto

PrimatesNo verification information

East African Potto (scientific name: Perodicticus ibeanus) is called East African Potto and Eastern Potto in foreign languages. Th···

Perodicticus edwardsiLC

Perodicticus edwardsi

Perodicticus edwardsi,Milne-Edwards's Potto、 Central Potto

PrimatesNo verification information

Central African Potto (scientific name: Perodicticus edwardsi), also known as Milne-Edwards's Potto and Central Potto in forei···

Loris tardigradusLC

Loris tardigradus

Loris tardigradus,Red Slender Loris、 Slender Loris、 Sri Lanka Slender Loris、 Sri Lanka Wet zone Slender Loris

PrimatesAbout 12 years

The red loris (scientific name Loris tardigradus), whose foreign names are Red Slender Loris, Slender Loris, Sri Lanka Slender Lor···

Loris lydekkerianusLC

Loris lydekkerianus

Loris lydekkerianus,Gray Slender Loris、 Grey Slender Loris、 Highland Slender Loris

PrimatesAbout 12 years

Gray Slender Loris (scientific name: Loris lydekkerianus) has five subspecies. Gray Slender Loris was once classified as a subspec···

Arctocebus aureusLC

Arctocebus aureus

Arctocebus aureus

PrimatesAbout 13 years

The scientific name of the small golden bear monkey is Arctocebus aureus. It lives alone, is active during the day, and lives in t···

Arctocebus calabarensiLC

Arctocebus calabarensi

Arctocebus calabarensis,a kind of lemur

PrimatesAbout 13 years

The scientific name of the golden bear monkey is Arctocebus calabarensis, and its foreign name is a kind of lemur. It is a member ···

Nycticebus menagensisLC

Nycticebus menagensis

Nycticebus menagensis,Philippine Slow Loris

Primates10-25years

Philippine Slow Loris (Nycticebus menagensis) is a primate of the order Prosimian, a slow loris native to the northern and eastern···

Nycticebus kayanLC

Nycticebus kayan

Nycticebus kayan,Kayan Slow Loris

Primates7-8年

Kayan Slow Loris (Scientific name: Nycticebus kayan) is named after the Kayan River that flows through its territory. It was disco···

Nycticebus hilleriLC

Nycticebus hilleri

Nycticebus hilleri,Sumatran Slow Loris

PrimatesNo verification information

Sumatran Slow Loris (scientific name: Nycticebus hilleri) foreign name Sumatran Slow Loris, no subspecies.Sumatran Slow Loris is a···

Nycticebus javanicusLC

Nycticebus javanicus

Nycticebus javanicus,Javan Slow Loris

PrimatesNo verification information

Javan Slow Loris (scientific name: Nycticebus javanicus) is also known as Javan Slow Loris. It has two subspecies.The Javan slow l···

Nycticebus coucanLC

Nycticebus coucan

Nycticebus coucan, Greater Slow Loris、 Slow Loris、Sunda Slow Loris, Loris lent, Loris Lento,Middle Slow Loris

PrimatesAbout 10 years

The slow loris (scientific name: Nycticebus coucan) is called Greater Slow Loris, Slow Loris, Sunda Slow Loris in English, Loris l···

Nycticebus borneanusLC

Nycticebus borneanus

Nycticebus borneanus,Bornean Slow Loris

PrimatesAbout 10 years

Kalimantan slow loris (scientific name: Nycticebus borneanus), foreign name Bornean Slow Loris, no subspecies.The Kalimantan slow ···

Nycticebus bancanusLC

Nycticebus bancanus

Nycticebus bancanus,Bangka Slow Loris

PrimatesNo verification information

Bangka Island Slow Loris (scientific name: Nycticebus bancanus), also known as Bangka Slow Loris in English, is a species of Prima···

Daubentonia madagascariensisLC

Daubentonia madagascariensis

Daubentonia madagascariensis,Aye-aye

PrimatesAbout 23 years

Daubentonia madagascariensis (scientific name: Aye-aye) is named after the length of its fingers and toes (middle finger is partic···

Otolemur crassicaudatusLC

Otolemur crassicaudatus

Otolemur crassicaudatus,Rough-tailed monkey

PrimatesNo verification information

Otolemur crassicaudatus (Latin name: Otolemur crassicaudatus) is a nocturnal primate and the largest member of the family Otolemur···

Varecia rubraLC

Varecia rubra

Varecia rubra,Red Ruffed Lemur

Primates15-20years

The red-collared lemur (scientific name: Varecia rubra), whose foreign name is Red Ruffed Lemur, is one of two types of collared l···

Prolemur simusLC

Prolemur simus

Prolemur simus,Greater Bamboo Lemur

PrimatesNo verification information

Greater Bamboo Lemur (scientific name: Prolemur simus) is a monotypic species of the genus Prolemur, with only about 140 individua···

Hapalemur simusLC

Hapalemur simus

Hapalemur simus,Greater Bamboo Lemur

PrimatesNo verification information

The Greater Bamboo Lemur (scientific name: Hapalemur simus) is the largest lemur in the genus Hapalemur.The natural forests of Mad···

Hapalemur occidentalisLC

Hapalemur occidentalis

Hapalemur occidentalis

PrimatesNo verification information

The Sanhe tame lemur (scientific name: Hapalemur occidentalis) lives in tropical rainforests or dry forests or shrubs. Some live i···

Hapalemur griseusLC

Hapalemur griseus

Hapalemur griseus,Alaotran Gentle Lemur, Alaotra Reed Lemur

PrimatesNo verification information

The scientific name of the gray lemur is Hapalemur griseus, and its foreign names are Alaotran Gentle Lemur and Alaotra Reed Lemur···

Hapalemur aureusLC

Hapalemur aureus

Hapalemur aureus,Golden Lemur

PrimatesNo verification information

Golden Bamboo Lemur (scientific name: Hapalemur aureus) is a small lemur.Golden Bamboo Lemurs live in groups, with 2-6 members, us···

Hapalemur alaotrensisLC

Hapalemur alaotrensis

PrimatesNo verification information

The Alaotra Lake tame lemur (scientific name: Hapalemur alaotrensis) is listed as "critically endangered" on the IUCN Re···

Eulemur sanfordiLC

Eulemur sanfordi

Eulemur sanfordi,Sanford's Brown Lemur

Primates20-25years

Sanford's Brown Lemur (scientific name: Eulemur sanfordi) is called Sanford's Brown Lemur in foreign language. It has no s···

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