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Australian sea lion
Neophoca cinerea
The scientific name of the Australian sea lion is Neophoca cinerea, and its foreign name is Australian sealion. It is a sea lion t···
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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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Arctocephalus tropicalis
Arctocephalus tropicalis,Antarctic fur seal
This is a Northern fur sea lion (scientific name: Arctocephalus tropicalis) first described by John Edward Gray in 1872.This is a ···
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Arctocephalus townsendi
Arctocephalus townsendi,Paw Island fur seal, Paw Dalupe sea lion
The North American fur sea lion (Arctocephalus townsendi) is the only sea lion living in the Northern Hemisphere. Due to excessive···
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New Zealand sea lion
Phocarctos hookeri
The scientific name of New Zealand sea lion is Phocarctos hookeri, also known as Hooker's sea lion. It feeds on small fish suc···
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Arctocephalus philippii
Arctocephalus philippii,Chilean fur sea lion
The scientific name of the Hoo Island fur seal is Arctocephalus philippii. It likes to stand upside down in the water for a long t···
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Arctocephalus pusillus
Arctocephalus pusillus，South African and Australian Fur Seal,Cape fur seal, African fur sea lion, South African fur sea lion, Australian fur sea lion
The scientific name of the African fur seal is Arctocephalus pusillus, and its foreign name is South African and Australian Fur Se···
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Arctocephalus forsteri
Arctocephalus forsteri,New Zealand sea lion, New Zealand fur seal, New Zealand fur seal
New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) mainly feed on squid, octopus and rod fish, and also eat penguins. They mostly hunt···
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Arctocephalus gazella
Arctocephalus gazella,Kerguelen Fur seal,Island sea lions, sea wolves, Antarctic fur seals
The Antarctic fur seal (scientific name: Arctocephalus gazella) is called Kerguelen Fur seal. Its scientific name comes from the f···
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Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Arctocephalus galapagoensis,Bear Headed,Galapagos fur seal, Equatorial fur sea lion, Galapagos sea lion, Galapagos sea lion, Galapagos Islands sea lion
Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis): Its Greek name, Bear Headed, means "bear head", which is related to it···
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Leptonychotes weddellii
Leptonychotes weddellii,monk seal, Weddell seal, Weddell seal, Weddell seal
Weddell seal (Latin name: Leptonychotes weddellii), also known as Weddell seal, Weddell seal or Weddell seal, is the only species ···
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Monachus monachus
Monachus monachus，Mediterranean monk sea,Monk seal
The scientific name of the Mediterranean monk seal is Monachus monachus, and its foreign name is Mediterranean monk seal. It is an···
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Mirounga leonina
Mirounga leonina,Southern elephant-seal
The scientific name of the Southern elephant seal is Mirounga leonina, and its foreign name is Southern elephant-seal. It is the l···
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Mirounga angustirostris
Mirounga angustirostris，Northern elephant-seal,Northern elephant seal
The scientific name of the Northern elephant seal is Mirounga angustirostris, and its foreign name is Northern elephant-seal. It i···
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Lobodon carcinophagus
Lobodon carcinophagus,Crabeater seal
Sawtooth seals are called Lobodon carcinophagus in scientific name and Crabeater seal in foreign language. They are the most numer···
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Hydrurga leptonyx
Hydrurga leptonyx,leopard seal,
Leopard seal (scientific name: Hydrurga leptonyx) is also known as leopard seal in foreign languages. There are no subspecies.Leop···
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Halichoerus grypus
Halichoerus grypus,Grey seal,Atlantic grey seal
Grey seal (scientific name: Halichoerus grypus) is a large seal in the family Phocidae and the only member of the genus Halichoeru···
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Cystophora cristata
Cystophora cristata,Hooded seal
Hooded seal (scientific name: Cystophora cristata) is also known as Hooded seal in foreign languages. There are no subspecies.Amon···
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Phoca vitulina
Phoca vitulina ，Common seal
The scientific name of the harbor seal is Phoca vitulina (Linnaeus, 1758), and the foreign name is Common seal. It is a seal distr···
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Phoca sibirica
Phoca sibirica,Baikal Seal,Siberian seal, freshwater seal
Baikal Seal (Phoca sibirica), also known as Baikal Seal in English, lives in the Baikal Lake area of Russia. It is the only freshw···
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Phoca hispida
Phoca hispida，Ringed seal，Nordic seal, ice seal, ring seal
The scientific name of the ringed seal is Phoca hispida, and its foreign name is Ringed seal. There are 5 subspecies. It is one of···
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Pagophilus groenlandicus
Pagophilus groenlandicus,Harp Seal、Greenland Seal,Greenland seal, ice seal, Lyra seal, saddle seal
Harp seal (scientific name: Pagophilus groenlandicus) is also known as Harp Seal and Greenland Seal. It has no subspecies.Harp sea···
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Phoca caspica
Phoca caspica,Caspian ringed seal, Phoca leucopus
The scientific name of the Caspian seal is Phoca caspica, an animal belonging to the genus Phoca of the family Phocidae.Caspian se···
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Ommatophoca rossii
Ommatophoca rossii,Ross seal, Ross seal
The big-eyed seal (scientific name: Ommatophoca rossii) is named because of its relatively large eyes (eye diameter up to 7 cm). I···
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Monachus tropicalis
Monachus tropicalis ,Caribbean monk seal,West Indian monk seal
Caribbean monk seal, Monachus tropicalis (Gray, 1850) foreign name Caribbean monk seal, a seal of the genus Phocaeus in the family···
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