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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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Lasiopodomys (Stenocranius) gregalisLC

Lasiopodomys (Stenocranius) gregalis

Lasiopodomys (Stenocranius) gregalis,Lasiopodomys gregalis,Social Vole

Rodents

Narrow-headed voles live in groups. They are active mainly during the day, but also at night. They are often dispersed in summer, ···

Microtus fortisLC

Microtus fortis

Microtus fortis,Reed Vole,Swamp vole, Far Eastern vole, Giant vole

Rodents

The oriental vole is a typical burrowing type. It does not hibernate and moves out of its burrows day and night. Due to its freque···

Garrulax formosusLC

Garrulax formosus

Garrulax formosus,Red-winged Laughingthrush

Rodents

Common voles belong to the subfamily Arvicolinae. There is no dispute about their taxonomic status. However, there are many subspe···

Phaiomys leucurusLC

Phaiomys leucurus

Phaiomys leucurus,Pitymys leucurus,Brandt's pine vole, Pine vole, Pine vole、Blyth's vole

Rodents

The white-tailed pine vole belongs to the subfamily of voles (Arvicolinae). The previous classification status was very confusing,···

Neodon ireneLC

Neodon irene

Neodon irene

Rodents

Plateau pine voles belong to the subfamily Arvicolinae. The classification status is stable, and it previously included two subspe···

Eothenomys miletusLC

Eothenomys miletus

Eothenomys miletus,Eothenomys miletus confinii,Eothenomys miletus miletus,Asiatic velvet mouse

Rodents

The large woolly rat belongs to the subfamily Arvicolinae. Its classification and identification have long been confusing, and the···

Eothenomys evaLC

Eothenomys eva

Eothenomys eva(Thomas,1911),Taozhou woolly rat

Rodents

Gansu woolly rat belongs to the subfamily Arvicolinae. Gansu woolly rat and another species Caryomys inez are both members of the ···

Clethrionomys rutilusLC

Clethrionomys rutilus

Clethrionomys rutilus,,Myodes rutilus,Northern Red-backed Vole,Clethrionomys rutilus

Rodents

Red-backed voles belong to the subfamily Microtiinae. The species-level classification status is stable, and there are many subspe···

Clethrionomys rufocanusLC

Clethrionomys rufocanus

Clethrionomys rufocanus,Myodes rufocanus,Gray Red-backed Vole,Clethrionomys rufocanus,Hypudoeus rufocanus,Red-haired mouse

Rodents

The brown-backed croaker belongs to the subfamily Arvicolinae. The species status is very stable, but the genus status is controve···

Alticola stoliczkanusLC

Alticola stoliczkanus

Alticola stoliczkanus (Blanford,1875)

Rodents

Alticola strachyi belongs to the Arvicolinae subfamily. The type specimen is found in Ladakh, India. There is no controversy about···

Alticola argentataLC

Alticola argentata

Alticola argentata,Gray Mountain

Rodents

Belongs to the subfamily Arvicolinae. Its taxonomic status is controversial and is generally considered a synonym of Lowe's al···

Eospalax smithiLC

Eospalax smithi

Eospalax smithi,Myospalax smithii,Myospalax smithii Thomas

Rodents

The Stevens's zokor belongs to the subfamily Myospalacinae. The Stevens's zokor is named after the specimen collected from···

Myospalax fontanieriLC

Myospalax fontanieri

Myospalax fontanieri,Common Chinese zokor,Eospalax fontanieri,Blind mouse, ground mouse, mole

Rodents

The Chinese zokor belongs to the subfamily Myospalacinae. There is much controversy over its classification. It was previously con···

Rhizomys sumatrensisLC

Rhizomys sumatrensis

Rhizomys sumatrensis,Indomalayan Bamboo Rat,Red-cheeked bamboo rat, Red bamboo rat

Rodents4-5years

The bamboo rat belongs to the subfamily Rhizomyinae, and the species is native to Malacca, Malaysia. It was recorded in China very···

Rhizomys sinensis GrayLC

Rhizomys sinensis Gray

Rhizomys sinensis Gray, bamboo rat, bamboo pig, bamboo civet, bamboo civet, bamboo weasel, reed rat, reed rat

Rodents

Like the silver-star bamboo rat, the Chinese bamboo rat is also a member of the subfamily Rhizomyinae. It lives underground for li···

Rhizomys pruinosusLC

Rhizomys pruinosus

Rhizomys pruinosus,Rhizomys latouchei, white bamboo rat, rough-haired bamboo rat, bamboo rat, Tulun

Rodents4-5years

Silver-star bamboo rat belongs to the subfamily Rhizomyinae. In terms of classification, there is no dispute about the species-lev···

badiusLC

badius

badius,Muscicapus, bamboo rat, winter rat, muscicapus, hog rat, bamboo civet, etc.

Rodents

The bamboo rat belongs to the subfamily Rhizomyinae. There is only one species of the genus Rhizomyinae in the world. There is no ···

Typhlomys macrourus ZhengLC

Typhlomys macrourus Zheng

Typhlomys macrourus Zheng,1993

Rodents

The giant pig-tailed rat belongs to the Platacanthomyidae family, a very unique and ancient family. There are only 2 genera and 6 ···

Sicista tianschanicaLC

Sicista tianschanica

Sicista tianschanica,Sicista concolor,Rat

Rodents

Tianshan scissorium belongs to the subfamily Sicistinae, with only one genus - sicissorium (<Sicista>), with a total of 13 s···

Eozapus setchuanusLC

Eozapus setchuanus

Eozapus setchuanus,,Forest jerboa, forest jerboa, forest jerboa

Rodents

The Sichuan forest jerboa belongs to the subfamily Zapodidae, which has only one species: the Sichuan forest jerboa. This species ···

Euchoreutes nasoLC

Euchoreutes naso

Euchoreutes naso,Long-eared Jerboa,

Rodents

The long-eared jerboa belongs to the subfamily Euchoreutinae, a single genus and a single species. There is no dispute about its t···

Dipus sagittaLC

Dipus sagitta

Dipus sagitta,Northern Three-toed Jerboa,Hairy-footed jerboa, gerbil, jumping rabbit, Yelaben (Mongolian)

Rodents

The three-toed jerboa belongs to the subfamily Dipodinae. This species is widely distributed in China, adapted to deserts, arid an···

Salpingotus kozloviLC

Salpingotus kozlovi

Salpingotus kozlovi,

Rodents

The three-toed cardiocraniinae belongs to the subfamily Cardiocraniinae. Although this species is widely distributed, its number i···

Salpingotus crassicauda VinogradovLC

Salpingotus crassicauda Vinogradov

Salpingotus crassicauda Vinogradov,Fat-tailed jerboa

Rodents

The fat-tailed cardiocraniinae belongs to the subfamily Cardiocraniinae. There are 6 species in the genus Cardiocraniinae, 2 of wh···

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