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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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Arctonyx collarisLC

Arctonyx collaris

Arctonyx collaris,Hog-Badger,Sand badger, mountain badger

Carnivora10-14years

Hog Badger (scientific name: Arctonyx collaris) is also known as Hog-Badger in English. There are 6 subspecies.Hog Badger likes to···

Meles melesLC

Meles meles

Meles meles,Eurasian Badger,Badger, badger, mountain badger,

Carnivora6-10years

Badger (scientific name: Meles meles) is also known as Eurasian Badger. It is a large-bodied species in the Mustelidae family and ···

Poecilogale albinuchaLC

Poecilogale albinucha

Poecilogale albinucha,White-necked ferret

CarnivoraNo verification information

The white-necked weasel (scientific name Poecilogale albinucha) is a small carnivore. It is smaller than the honey badger. The imp···

Ictonyx striatusLC

Ictonyx striatus

Ictonyx striatus,zorille,African stoat, Striped stoat

CarnivoraAbout 15 years

The African sagebrush (scientific name Ictonyx striatus), also known as zorille, usually lives alone and hunts at night. The Afric···

Lepus yarkandensisLC

Lepus yarkandensis

Lepus yarkandensis, South Xinjiang rabbit, hare, Shache rabbit

Lagoiformes

The classification status of the Tarim rabbit is stable, but there is a lot of controversy about which species group it belongs to···

Lepus tolaiLC

Lepus tolai

Lepus tolai,Hare, Central Asian rabbit, Steppe rabbit

Lagoiformes

Mongolian rabbits are active both day and night, but are most active at dusk. The number of Mongolian rabbits is relatively small.···

Lepus timidusLC

Lepus timidus

Lepus timidus,White rabbit, color-changing rabbit, blue rabbit

Lagoiformes10-13years

The snow hare is the earliest rabbit species to be named. The species classification is stable, but there are many subspecies and ···

Lepus tibetanusLC

Lepus tibetanus

Lepus tibetanus,Tibetan hare, Tibetan hare, desert hare

Lagoiformes5-7 years old

The classification status of the Tibetan rabbit is very confusing. It was not until 1930 that it was considered an independent spe···

Lepus sinensisLC

Lepus sinensis

Lepus sinensis,Mountain rabbit, short-eared rabbit, woolly rabbit, hare

Lagoiformes

The classification of South China rabbit is somewhat controversial. The Korean rabbit (Lepus coreanus) distributed on the Korean P···

Lepus oiostolusLC

Lepus oiostolus

Lepus oiostolus,Gray-tailed rabbit, Fluffy rabbit

Lagoiformes

Plateau rabbits are herbivorous animals. In agricultural areas, they feed on young stems, buds, flowers, fruits, tubers and variou···

Lepus mandshuricusLC

Lepus mandshuricus

Lepus mandshuricus,Grass rabbit, mountain rabbit, black rabbit, mountain jump

Lagoiformes

This species is controversial in classification. It was once considered to be the Northeast Black Rabbit (<Ochotona melaninus&g···

LyncodonpatagonicusLC

Lyncodonpatagonicus

Lyncodonpatagonicus,Patagonian weasel, steppe weasel

CarnivoraNo verification information

The grassland weasel (scientific name Lyncodonpatagonicus), also known as the Patagonian weasel, is a genus of the Mustelidae fami···

Lepus oiostolusLC

Lepus oiostolus

Lepus oiostolus,Southwest rabbit, Yunnan rabbit

Lagoiformes

In the past, Yunnan rabbits were long considered a subspecies of the plateau rabbit (Lepus oiostolus). Mr. Luo Zexun, a famous rab···

Ochotona coreanaLC

Ochotona coreana

Ochotona coreana

Lagoiformes

The Changbai Mountain pika belongs to the <Pika> subgenus. It has a narrow distribution range. It was first discovered in no···

Galictis vittataLC

Galictis vittata

Galictis vittata,Greater nest weasel, South American weasel

Carnivora10-12years

The scientific name of the Great Nest Weasel is Galictis vittata. The Great Nest Weasel is territorial and nocturnal, and is somet···

Ochotona pallasiLC

Ochotona pallasi

Ochotona pallasi,Daurian pika, Pascal's pika, rabbit mouse, rabbit, crying rabbit, Mongolian pika, Daurian pika, Mongolian pika

Lagoiformes

The Mongolian pika belongs to the subgenus <Pika>, and its classification is very confusing. Sometimes the Mongolian pika pr···

Galictis cujaLC

Galictis cuja

Galictis cuja

CarnivoraAbout 10 years

Galictis cuja, like most species, is active at night or at dusk, though some also forage during the day. Many species use burrows ···

Ochotona mantchuricaLC

Ochotona mantchurica

Ochotona mantchurica

Lagoiformes

The Manchurian pika belongs to the subgenus <Pika>, and its classification status is very confusing. It was previously a sub···

Ochotona alpinaLC

Ochotona alpina

Ochotona alpina

Lagoiformes

The Alpine Pika belongs to the subgenus <Pika>, and its taxonomic status is stable, but it is easily confused with the North···

Vormela peregusnaLC

Vormela peregusna

Vormela peregusna,Marbled Polecat,Flowery dog, stinky dog, horse Aihu

CarnivoraAbout 9 years

The tiger weasel (scientific name: Vormela peregusna) is also known as the Marbled Polecat in English. There are 5 subspecies.The ···

Mustela tonkinensisLC

Mustela tonkinensis

Mustela tonkinensis,Tonkin Weasel

CarnivoraNo verification information

Vietnamese weasel (scientific name: Mustela tonkinensis) is called Tonkin Weasel in foreign language and is only distributed in Vi···

Mustela strigidorsaLC

Mustela strigidorsa

Mustela strigidorsa,Stripe-backed Weasel、Back-striped Weasel,Weasel

CarnivoraNo verification information

Stripe-backed Weasel (scientific name: Mustela strigidorsa) is also known as Stripe-backed Weasel or Back-striped Weasel in foreig···

Mustela subpalmataLC

Mustela subpalmata

Mustela subpalmata,Egyptian Weasel

CarnivoraAbout 10 years

Egyptian Weasel (scientific name: Mustela subpalmata), foreign name Egyptian Weasel, no subspecies.The Egyptian weasel species pop···

Mustela sibiricaLC

Mustela sibirica

Mustela sibirica,Siberian Weasel,Weasel, yellow wolf, yellow skin, Huang Daxian, little weasel

Carnivora10-20years

The yellow weasel (scientific name: Mustela sibirica) is also known as the Siberian Weasel. It is a small carnivore of the family ···

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