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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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Wilbur's mouse deerLC

Wilbur's mouse deer

Tragulus williamsoni

UngulataNo verification yet

Williamson's Chevrotain, also known as Williamson's Chevrotain in English, is a very small primitive deer species with no ···

Wild CamelLC

Wild Camel

Camelus ferus

Ungulata35-40 years

Bactrian Camel, a monotypic species, a giant ungulate, with no valid subspecies.Wild camels are good at running, agile, quick to r···

Asiatic Wild AssLC

Asiatic Wild Ass

Asian wild ass, wild ass, asian wild ass

Ungulata30years

Mongolian wild ass has the foreign name Asiatic Wild Ass, which has 5 subspecies and is a large ungulate animal.Mongolian wild ass···

Przewalski's HorseLC

Przewalski's Horse

Wild horse, Asian wild horse, Mongolian wild horse, Junggar wild horse

Ungulata30years

Przewalski's Horse is a large ungulate mammal.Przewalski's horses are alert and good at running; they usually form a herd ···

Ribbon SealLC

Ribbon Seal

Ring seal, ribbon seal

Carnivora25-30years

Ribbon seal is a small species of seal with no subspecies.Usually live alone, usually gather in small groups. Most of their lives ···

Bearded sealLC

Bearded seal

Bearded seal

Carnivora20-25years

Bearded seal has two subspecies and is the seal with the longest beard in the ocean.Bearded seals generally live alone and rarely ···

Eumetopias jubatusLC

Eumetopias jubatus

Eumetopias jubatus,Northern Sealion,North Pacific sea lion, Stevens sea lion, sea donkey

Carnivora

The northern sea lion is called Northern Sealion in foreign language. It is the largest species of sea lion family and has 2 subsp···

Callorhinus ursinusLC

Callorhinus ursinus

Callorhinus ursinus,Sea bears, Alaskan fur seals

CarnivoraAbout 40 years

The scientific name of the northern fur seal is Callorhinus ursinus, which has 6 subspecies. It is a large marine mammal. The male···

Panthera unciaLC

Panthera uncia

Panthera uncia,Snow Leopard、Ounce,Felis irbis、Uncia uncia、Felis uncioides、Felis uncia,Artemisia argyi, lotus leaf leopard, Sa (Tibetan)

Carnivora8-13years

Snow leopard is a large cat with three subspecies. It is named after the fact that it often lives near the snow line and in the sn···

Panthera pardusLC

Panthera pardus

Panthera pardus,Leopard , Léopard, Panthère ,Leopardo, Pantera ,Al nimr,Leopard, Panthera pardus,Felis pardus Linnaeus

Carnivora14-19years

The English name of leopard is Leopard. It is a large carnivorous animal with 9 subspecies. The pattern on its body is quite simil···

Neofelis nebulosaLC

Neofelis nebulosa

Neofelis nebulosa,Clouded Leopard , Panthère longibande, Panthère nébuleuse, Pantera Longibanda, Pantera Nebulosa, Pantera del Himalaya , Kla PorPok , Seua lai mek,Clouded leopard, tortoise-patterned

Carnivora11 years, up to 17 years in captivity

The clouded leopard is called Clouded Leopard in English, and there are 3 subspecies. Because the length of its 4 canine teeth can···

Pardofelis temminckiiLC

Pardofelis temminckii

Pardofelis temminckii,Asiatic Golden Cat, Golden Cat, Temminck's Cat ,Chat de Temminck, Chat doré d'Asie, Gato Dorado Asiático ,Asiatische Goldkatze,Asian golden cat, original cat, red leopa

CarnivoraAbout 20 years

The Asiatic Golden Cat is a medium-sized cat with three subspecies.Except for the breeding season, golden cats generally live alon···

Pardofelis marmorata charltoniLC

Pardofelis marmorata charltoni

Pardofelis marmorata charltoni,Nepalese Marbled Cat, stone cat, spotted cat, grass leopard, clouded leopard, Nepalese cat

CarnivoraAbout 12 years

The Nepalese Marbled Cat is a subspecies of the marble cat. It is slightly larger than a domestic cat, with a tail that is nearly ···

Lynx lynxLC

Lynx lynx

Lynx lynx,Eurasian Lynx,Eurasian lynx, forest lynx, lynx mandarin cat, horse lynx, mountain cat, wild cat

Carnivora12-15 years, can live up to 24 years in captivity

The lynx is called Eurasian Lynx in English. It is similar in size to a cat but much larger than a cat. There are 7 subspecies.Lyn···

Otocolobus manulLC

Otocolobus manul

Otocolobus manul,Pallas's Cat,Lynx, Ulun, Manau

CarnivoraAbout 12 years

Pallas's Cat has three subspecies (Pallas's Cat, Pallas's Cat and Pallas's Cat). It is said that when ancient noma···

Prionailurus viverrinusLC

Prionailurus viverrinus

Prionailurus viverrinus,Fishing Cat , Chat Pêcheur ,Gato Pescador,civet cat, fishing cat, fishing cat

Carnivora10-12years

Fishing cats are slightly larger than domestic cats, with shorter tails, about half the length of their bodies.Fishing cats and le···

Felis silvestris shawianaLC

Felis silvestris shawiana

Felis silvestris shawiana,Shaw's Cat,Wild cat, desert spotted cat, bandicoot, Shache spotted wild cat

CarnivoraAbout 15 years

The steppe cat, also known as Shaw's Cat in English, is a Chinese subspecies of wild cats. It is known as one of the "thr···

Felis chausLC

Felis chaus

Felis chaus,jungle cat,Wild raccoon, raccoon

Carnivora12-14years

The jungle cat is called jungle cat in foreign language. There are 9 subspecies, which are the largest species in the genus Cat. I···

Felis bietiLC

Felis bieti

Felis bieti,Chinese Mountain Cat,Felis chutuchta,Grass cat, grass lynx, wild cat, desert cat, Chetang Xiongbu

Carnivora10yyears

The desert cat is called Chinese Mountain Cat in English. It is a unique animal in my country. There are three subspecies (desert ···

Prionodon pardicolorLC

Prionodon pardicolor

Prionodon pardicolor,Spotted Linsang, spotted civet cat, spotted civet cat, oriental civet cat, leopard cat, cunning cat, tiger civet cat

CarnivoraNo verification yet

Spotted Linsang, whose foreign name is Spotted Linsang, is a medium-sized carnivore that mainly lives in forests. There are two su···

Chrotogale owstoniLC

Chrotogale owstoni

Chrotogale owstoni,Owston’s Palm Civet,Barred civet, civet, gossip cat, striped civet, striped civet, Euston palm civet

CarnivoraLack of research

The Owston’s Palm Civet is a large terrestrial civet with no subspecies. It is very similar in appearance to its other relative, ···

Arctogalidia trivirgataLC

Arctogalidia trivirgata

Arctogalidia trivirgata,Three-striped Palm Civet,Small-toothed palm civet, Small-toothed civet, Three-striped civet

Carnivora10-12years

Small-toothed Palm Civet, also known as Small-toothed Palm Civet, has 14 subspecies.Small-toothed Palm Civet is usually found in p···

BinturongLC

Binturong

Arctictis binturong,Badger,Panda

Carnivora18-22year

There are 9 subspecies of binturong, the second largest species in the family Viverridae.The binturong is the only animal in the f···

Paradoxurus hermaphroditusLC

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Coconut civet, civet cat, glutinous rice civet

Carnivora20year

The body of the palm civet is slightly similar to that of the small civet, but it is more slender. There are 31 subspecies and it ···

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