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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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Panthera tigris ssp. sumatraeLC

Panthera tigris ssp. sumatrae

Panthera tigris ssp. sumatrae,Sumatran Tiger

Carnivora15-20years

The Sumatran tiger (scientific name: Panthera tigris ssp. sumatrae), also known as the Sumatran Tiger in English, is the smallest ···

Panthera tigris sondaicaLC

Panthera tigris sondaica

Panthera tigris sondaica,Javan Tiger

CarnivoraNo verification information

The Javan tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) is a species of tiger that once lived on the island of Java in Indonesia. It has been e···

Panthera tigris jacksoniLC

Panthera tigris jacksoni

Panthera tigris jacksoni,Malayan Tiger,Malayan tiger, Malaysian tiger

Carnivora15-20years

The Malayan tiger (scientific name: Panthera tigris jacksoni) is the third smallest tiger, slightly larger than the Sumatran tiger···

Panthera tigris corbettiLC

Panthera tigris corbetti

Panthera tigris corbetti,Indochinese tiger, Corbett tiger

CarnivoraAbout 20 years

The Indochinese tiger has the ability to camouflage itself in tall grass and trees and is a solitary animal. They have a strong se···

Panthera tigris balicaLC

Panthera tigris balica

Panthera tigris balica ,Bali Tiger

CarnivoraNo verification information

The scientific name of the Bali tiger is Panthera tigris balica (Schwarz, 1912), and its foreign name is Bali Tiger. It is a subsp···

Panthera tigris amoyensisLC

Panthera tigris amoyensis

Panthera tigris amoyensis ,south China tiger,Chinese tiger, South China tiger, Xiamen tiger,Amoyensis

Carnivora20-25years

The South China tiger (Latin name: Panthera tigris amoyensis) is a subspecies of tiger unique to China. It is only distributed in ···

Panthera tigris ssp. altaicaLC

Panthera tigris ssp. altaica

Panthera tigris ssp. altaica, Amur Tiger、Altaic Tiger、Korean Tiger、North Chinese Tiger、Ussuri Tiger, Tigre de Sibérie,Tigr,Siberian tiger, Manchurian tiger, Korean tiger, Amur tiger

Carnivora20-25years

The Siberian tiger (scientific name: Panthera tigrisssp.altaica) is a subspecies of tiger. It is the largest cat species. Its name···

Panthera leo spelaeaLC

Panthera leo spelaea

Panthera leo spelaea,Felis leo major,European cave lion, Eurasian cave lion

CarnivoraNo verification information

Cave lion (scientific name: Panthera leo spelaea) synonymous scientific name Felis leo major, also known as European cave lion, is···

Somali lionVU

Somali lion

Panthera leo

CarnivoraWild males often ≤12 years; females may reach ~16; captive lions may reach late teens/20s

The scientific name of the Somali lion is Panthera leo somaliensis. It is the original subspecies of lion and the smallest subspec···

Panthera leo senegalensisLC

Panthera leo senegalensis

West African lion

Carnivora10-20 year

The scientific name of the West African lion is Panthera leo senegalensis, and its foreign name is West African lion. It was once ···

Panthera leo rooseveltiLC

Panthera leo roosevelti

Panthera leo roosevelti,Abyssinian lion, Ethiopian lion

Carnivora10-20years

The scientific name of the Roosevelt lion is Panthera leo roosevelti, which belongs to the subfamily of lions and is now one of th···

Panthera leo persicaLC

Panthera leo persica

Panthera leo persica,Asiatic Lion,Persian lion, lion

Carnivora10-20years

The Asiatic Lion (scientific name: Panthera leo persica) is a subspecies of lion that now only survives in India. They were once d···

Panthera leo massaicusLC

Panthera leo massaicus

East African lion, Masai lion

Carnivora15-20 years

The Masai lion is the original subspecies of lion, commonly known as the East African lion. It is now the Nubian lion population: ···

Panthera leo melanochaitusLC

Panthera leo melanochaitus

Panthera leo melanochaitus,Cape Lion, Cape Lion, Cape Town Lion

CarnivoraNo verification information

The Cape lion (scientific name: Panthera leo melanochaitus), also known as the Cape lion, is a species of lion that lived in the s···

Panthera leo leoLC

Panthera leo leo

Panthera leo leon,Barbary lion,North African lion, Atlas lion

CarnivoraNo verification information

Barbary lion (scientific name: Panthera leo leo), also known as North African lion and Atlas lion, is the second largest subspecie···

Panthera leo krugeriLC

Panthera leo krugeri

Panthera leo krugeri,South African Lion,Transvaal Lion, South African Lion, Katanga Lion

Carnivora15-25 years

Kruger Lion (scientific name: Panthera leo krugeri) is also known as South African Lion. It is one of the subspecies of lion. But ···

Panthera leo kamptziLC

Panthera leo kamptzi

Panthera leo kamptzi,Cameroon Lion

Carnivora20-25 years

Cameroon Lion (scientific name: Panthera leo kamptzi) is a subspecies of lion, originally a subfamily, and is now one of the Seneg···

Panthera leo hollisteriLC

Panthera leo hollisteri

Panthera leo hollisteri

Carnivora20-25 years

Kenyan lion (scientific name: Panthera leo hollisteri) is a subspecies of lion and is now one of the Nubian lion populations.Lions···

Panthera leo vernayiLC

Panthera leo vernayi

Panthera leo vernayi,Katanga Lion

Carnivora20-25 years

The scientific name of the Kalahari lion is Panthera leo vernayi, which is one of the largest lion subspecies in existence.Kalahar···

Panthera leo azandicusLC

Panthera leo azandicus

Panthera leo azandicus,Northeastern Congo Lion,lion

Carnivora20-25years

Congo lion (scientific name: Panthera leo azandicus) is called Northeastern Congo Lion in foreign language. It is a subspecies of ···

Neofelis diardiLC

Neofelis diardi

Neofelis diardi, Sunda Clouded Leopard, Enkuli Clouded Leopard, Sunda Clouded Leopard, Sunda Islands Clouded Leopard, Sundaland Clouded Leopard,Diade clouded leopard, Malayan clouded leopard

Carnivora11-17years

Sunda Clouded Leopard (scientific name: Neofelis diardi) English name Sunda Clouded Leopard, Enkuli Clouded Leopard, Sunda Clouded···

Lynx rufusLC

Lynx rufus

Lynx rufus,Bobcat,Bobcat, red lynx, North American bobcat, red cat

Carnivora6-16, up to 32 years in captivity

Bobcat (scientific name: Lynx rufus) is a cat species distributed in North America, with a total of 12 subspecies.Bobcats have a s···

Lynx pardinusLC

Lynx pardinus

Lynx pardinus,Spanish Lynx,Marco Pseudomarginatus, Iberian Lynx, Southern European Lynx

CarnivoraAbout 13 years

The Spanish lynx (scientific name: Lynx pardinus) is the largest cat species in Europe. It is considered by biologists to be one o···

Lynx canadensisLC

Lynx canadensis

Lynx canadensis,Canada Lynx

Carnivora12-24years

Canada Lynx (scientific name: Lynx canadensis) is also known as Canada Lynx in foreign languages. There are three subspecies.Canad···

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