Explore mammals from tiny bats and rodents to primates, carnivores, ungulates, whales, and elephants. Each profile connects core facts with habitat, lifespan, traits, and conservation information.
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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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Neophocaena sunameri,Narrow-ridged Finless Porpoise,Sand Mingli finless porpoise, narrow-ridged finless porpoise East Asian subspecies, finless porpoise East Asian subspecies, sea finless porpoise
The East Asian finless porpoise, also known as the Narrow-ridged Finless Porpoise, is the smallest cetacean and is often mistaken ···
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Neophocaena asiaeorientalis,Yangtze Finless Porpoise,Narrow-ridged Finless Porpoise, Finless Porpoise,Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis,Yangtze River Porpoise, Narrow-ridged Porpoise Yangtze
The Yangtze Finless Porpoise was once considered a subspecies of the narrow-ridged porpoise together with the East Asian finless p···
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Globicephala macrorhynchus,short-finned pilot whale,Great nosed pilot whale, Great nosed pilot whale
Short-finned pilot whale is a warm-water oceanic species.Short-finned pilot whales are most easily confused with other small black···
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Feresa attenuata,Pygmy Killer Whale, Orque pygmée,Orca Pigmeo,Delphinus intermedius,Small killer whale, small orca, small killer whale
The pygmy killer whale is also known as the pygmy killer whale. It is an animal of the genus Pygmy Killer Whale in the family Delp···
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Pseudorca crassidens,False Killer Whale, Faux-orque,Orca Falsa,Phocaena crassidens Owen,Black whale, false killer whale, false pilot whale, false killer whale
False killer whale is the only species in the genus False killer whale of the Dolphin family, and ranks third in size among the Do···
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Orcinus orca,Killer Whale, Orca,Epaulard, Orque, Espadarte, Orca,Orca assassina, killer whale
Killer Whale is the largest species in the dolphin family, and there is no subspecies.Killer whales are highly social and have a c···
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Peponocephala electra,Toothy melon-headed whale, melon-headed dolphin
Melon-headed whale, also known as Melon-headed whale, has no subspecies. Its characteristics are similar to those of the genus Orc···
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Grampus griseus,Risso's dolphin,Tattoo dolphin, Richter's dolphin, patterned whale, Richter's dolphin
The gray dolphin is called Risso's dolphin in English, and has no subspecies.The gray dolphin has the habit of swimming in the···
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Lagenodelphis hosei,Fraser's Dolphin,Hourglass dolphin, Freund's dolphin, Freund's dolphin
The Sarawak dolphin is called Fraser's Dolphin in foreign language, and there is no subspecies.The Sarawak dolphin is a tropic···
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Delphinus,common dolphin,Common dolphin
Common dolphins are called common dolphins in English. There are two species (long-beaked common dolphins and short-beaked common ···
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Delphinus capensis,Long-beaked common dolphin, Common Dolphin,Toothed dolphin, tropical dolphin, long-beaked dolphin
Long-beaked common dolphin, with two subspecies, is a warm-water species.Long-beaked dolphins are social mammals. Sometimes more t···
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Stenella clymene,Short-snouted Spinner Dolphin,Clementine's dolphin, helmeted dolphin, spotted dolphin
Short-snouted Spinner Dolphin, with no subspecies, is a deep-water species in the ocean.Differences between similar species: The s···
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Stenella coeruleoalba,Striped dolphin,Blue and white dolphin, blue and white dolphin, striped dolphin
Striped dolphin, with no subspecies, is a common dolphin in the Pacific Ocean.Striped dolphin has the habit of living in the ocean···
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Stenella attenuata,Pantropical spotted dolphin,Tropical spotted dolphin, weak dolphin, white-beaked dolphin
Pantropical spotted dolphin, with two subspecies, may be the most common cetacean.Pantropical spotted dolphin is a social animal, ···
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Steno bredanensis,Rough-toothed dolphin,Long-beaked dolphin, wrinkled-toothed dolphin
Rough-toothed dolphin, a dolphin with special teeth.Rough-toothed dolphins usually form a "pod" (a term for groups of do···
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Platanista gangetica gangetica,Ganges River Dolphin,White puffer fish, Goto puffer fish
The Ganges River Dolphin is a nominative subspecies of the South Asian river dolphin.The Ganges River Dolphin looks like a crocodi···
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Lipotes vexillifer,Baiji, Yangtze River Dolphin,Baiji,zhú (ancient name), Baiji, Chinese finless porpoise, Baiji dolphin
The scientific name of the Baiji dolphin is Lipotes vexillifer, and its foreign name is Baiji. There is no subspecies. "Ji&qu···
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Megaptera novaeangliae,Humpback whale,Humpback whale, humpback whale, saw-armed whale, saw-armed whale
Humpback whale is not the largest whale in the world, but it is also a well-deserved giant in the ocean.Humpback whales mostly mov···
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Balaenoptera physalus,Fin Whale,Finback whale, baleen whale, razorback whale, herring whale, fin whale
Fin whales are one of the fastest whales, with a speed of up to 37 kilometers per hour, and a record high of 40 kilometers per hou···
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Balaenoptera omurai,Omura whale
Omura's whale is a medium-sized whale that looks very similar to a fin whale, but is much smaller than a fin whale.Omura's···
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Balaenoptera brydei,Bryde's whale,Anchovy, Pseudomonas auratus
Bryde's whale, also known as Bryde's whale in English, has no subspecies and is the only baleen whale that lives in tropic···
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Balaenoptera borealis,Sei whale, baleen whale, northern baleen whale, great baleen whale, cod whale
Sei whales are called Sei whales in foreign languages and have two subspecies.The body shape of Sei whales is similar to that of f···
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata,Minke Whale、Common Minke Whale,Minke whale, Sharp-billed whale
Minke Whale has two subspecies and is a small baleen whale of the genus Mysticetus.Minke Whale has 230 to 273 baleen pieces on eac···
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Balaenoptera musculus,Balaena musculus Linnaeus,Blue Whale, Baleine bleue,Ballena Azul,Blauwal, Razorback whale, Sulphur bottom whale, Sibud's whale, Seba's baleen whale, Great blue whale, G
The blue whale is called Blue Whale in English. There are 4 subspecies. It is not only the largest whale, but also the largest ani···