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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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Mustela russellianaLC

Mustela russelliana

Mustela russelliana,Sichuan Weasel、Lackedteeth Pygmy Weasel,Sichuan subspecies of Weasel

CarnivoraNo verification information

Sichuan Weasel (scientific name: Mustela russelliana) is also known as Sichuan Weasel and Lackedteeth Pygmy Weasel. It was once a ···

Mustela putoriusLC

Mustela putorius

Mustela putorius,Western Polecat、European Polecat,European weasel, western weasel

CarnivoraAbout 10 years

The forest weasel (scientific name: Mustela putorius) is also known as Western Polecat and European Polecat in foreign languages. ···

Mustela nudipesLC

Mustela nudipes

Mustela nudipes,Malay Weasel,Barefooted weasel, Indochina weasel

CarnivoraNo verification information

Malay Weasel (scientific name: Mustela nudipes) is also known as Malay Weasel in English. There are 2 subspecies. Specific habits ···

Mustela nivalisLC

Mustela nivalis

Mustela nivalis,Least Weasel,Silver mouse, white mouse, Japanese weasel

CarnivoraAbout 10 years

Least Weasel (scientific name: Mustela nivalis) is also known as Least Weasel in foreign language. There are 7 subspecies.Least We···

Mustela nigripesLC

Mustela nigripes

Mustela nigripes,Black-footed ferret,Black-footed ferret, black-footed ferret, dark-eyed ferret

Carnivora3-9years

Black-footed ferret (scientific name: Mustela nigripes) is a small carnivorous mammal native to North America and the only musteli···

Mustela lutreolinaLC

Mustela lutreolina

Mustela lutreolina,ndonesian Mountain Weasel,Javan weasel, Indonesian mountain weasel

Carnivora7-10years

Indonesian Mountain Weasel (scientific name: Mustela lutreolina) Foreign name Indonesian Mountain Weasel, no subspecies.Little is ···

Mustela lutreolaLC

Mustela lutreola

Mustela lutreola,European Mink,European water mink

Carnivora6-12years

The European Mink (scientific name: Mustela lutreola) is a medium-sized mustelid with a total of 7 subspecies.The European Mink is···

Mustela kathiahLC

Mustela kathiah

Mustela kathiah,Yellow-bellied Weasel,Mushroom wolf, pine wolf, little yellow wolf

Carnivora8-10years

Yellow-bellied Weasel (scientific name: Mustela kathiah) is also known as Yellow-bellied Weasel in English. There are 2 subspecies···

Mustela itatsiLC

Mustela itatsi

Mustela itatsi,Japanese Weasel

Carnivora2-8years

Japanese weasel (scientific name: Mustela itatsi) is a species of weasel in the family Mustela, class Mammalia, with no subspecies···

Mustela frenataLC

Mustela frenata

Mustela frenata,Long-tailed Weasel、Bridled Weasel、Big Stoat,White-browed weasel, greater weasel

CarnivoraAbout 3 years

Long-tailed Weasel (scientific name: Mustela frenata) is also known as Long-tailed Weasel, Bridled Weasel, Big Stoat, and has a to···

Mustela felipeiLC

Mustela felipei

Mustela felipei,Colombian Weasel

CarnivoraNo verification information

Colombian Weasel (scientific name: Mustela felipei) is the second smallest carnivore in the genus Mustela.Colombian Weasel is a sp···

Mustela eversmaniiLC

Mustela eversmanii

Mustela eversmanii,Aihu, ground dog, two-headed black, black-footed ferret

CarnivoraAbout 10 years

The scientific name of the mustela is Mustela eversmanii, and there are 5 subspecies.The mustela usually moves alone. It is noctur···

Mustela ermineaLC

Mustela erminea

Mustela erminea,Stoat、Ermine、Short-tailed Weasel,Snow weasel, short-tailed weasel, short-tailed weasel

Carnivora5-8years

Stoat (scientific name: Mustela erminea) Stoat, Ermine, Short-tailed Weasel, there are 37 subspecies.Stoats are nocturnal animals ···

Mustela africanaLC

Mustela africana

Mustela africana,Amazon Weasel

CarnivoraNo verification information

The scientific name of the Amazon Weasel is Mustela africana, and its foreign name is Amazon Weasel. There are 2 subspecies. The s···

Mustela altaicaLC

Mustela altaica

Mustela altaica,Mountain Weasel,Rat

Carnivora8-10years

Mustela altaica (scientific name: Mustela altaica) is a small to medium-sized weasel with 4 subspecies.Mustela altaica is mostly a···

Eira BarbaraLC

Eira Barbara

Eira Barbara

Carnivora10-20years

The scientific name of the fox stoat is Eira Barbara, a mustelid species native to Central America. It is the only species in the ···

Martes pennantiLC

Martes pennanti

Martes pennanti,Fisher,Fishing cat, Pennant's marten, Pennant's cat

Carnivora8-10years

Martes pennanti (scientific name: Martes pennanti) is also known as Fisher in English. There are 3 subspecies.Martes use "res···

Martes melampusLC

Martes melampus

Martes melampus,Japanese Marten

Carnivora8-12years

Japanese Marten (scientific name: Martes melampus) has three subspecies.Subadult Japanese martens generally establish territories ···

Martes martesLC

Martes martes

Martes martes,Pine Marten,Lin Diao

Carnivora8-18years

Pine marten (scientific name: Martes martes) is a medium-sized carnivore, about the size of a domestic cat, with 8 subspecies.Pine···

Martes gwatkinsiiLC

Martes gwatkinsii

Martes gwatkinsii,Nilgiri Marten,Gray's marten, Yellow-throated marten Indian subspecies

Carnivora8-12年

Nilgiri Marten (scientific name: Martes gwatkinsii) is a medium-sized carnivore with no subspecies. Before 1992, this species was ···

Martes americanaLC

Martes americana

Martes americana,American Marten

Carnivora4-15years

American Marten (scientific name: Martes americana) is a small to medium-sized mammal with 13 subspecies.American Marten is genera···

Ursus americanus,LC

Ursus americanus,

Ursus americanus,American Black Bear,North American black bear

Carnivora25-32years

American black bear (scientific name: Ursus americanus) is a large bear with 16 subspecies.American black bears are solitary anima···

Tremarctos ornatusLC

Tremarctos ornatus

Tremarctos ornatus,Andean Bear,Andean bear

Carnivora20-25years

Spectacled bear (scientific name: Tremarctos ornatus) is also known as Andean Bear. It is the only bear species in South America a···

Bassaricyon gabbiiLC

Bassaricyon gabbii

Bassaricyon gabbii

CarnivoraNo verification information

Bassaricyon gabbii is the first dog raccoon discovered.Bassaricyon gabbii feeds on a variety of fruits, vegetables, fish, frogs, m···

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