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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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Rhinopithecus bietiLC

Rhinopithecus bieti

Black Snub-nosed Monkey,Yunnan golden monkey, Yunnan snub-nosed monkey

Primates20year

The Yunnan golden monkey is also known as the black snub-nosed monkey. It was once called the black golden monkey, snow monkey, bi···

Shortridge’s LangurLC

Shortridge’s Langur

Trachypithecus shortridgei, Xiao's black-winged monkey

Primates20year

Shortridge's Langur is a primate found in northeastern Kachin State, Myanmar, and northwestern Yunnan Province, China. It was ···

Trachypithecus poliocephalusLC

Trachypithecus poliocephalus

White-headed langur

Primates25year

The white-headed langur is named for its food of leaves and is a rare monkey in my country.The white-headed langur is alert, very ···

White-faced Saki monkeyLC

White-faced Saki monkey

Pithecia pithecia

Primates15year

The shiny tail of the white-faced Saki monkey is about 34 to 45 cm long, so it is also called the "fox-tailed monkey". T···

White-nosed SakyaLC

White-nosed Sakya

Chiropotes albinasus

Primates15year

The white-nosed saki is an endangered bush monkey found in the southeastern Amazon rainforest of Brazil.The nose of the white-nose···

Black-beared sakiLC

Black-beared saki

Chiropotes satanas

Primates10-20year

The black-bearded saki is a species of the Capuchin family, Saki genus.The Saki monkey was first discovered around the 1930s, more···

Trachypithecus pileatusLC

Trachypithecus pileatus

Capped Langur, Hooded leaf monkey

Primates20year

There are 4 subspecies of the hooded langur, with different fur colors. The Bengal subspecies has orange abdomen, beard and throat···

Trachypithecus phayreiLC

Trachypithecus phayrei

Phayre’s langur, Gray monkey, long-tailed monkey, Philippine leaf monkey, French leaf monkey

Primates20year

Philippine leaf monkeys are typical arboreal leaf monkeys in tropical and subtropical Southeast Asia. There are two subspecies: Ph···

Semnopithecus schistaceusLC

Semnopithecus schistaceus

Nepal Gray Langur, Himalayan gray langur, Long-tailed langur

Primates20year

The Himalayan Gray Langur, also known as Nepal Gray Langur, was once a subspecies of the Indian Gray Langur. It is now a single sp···

Macaca thibetanaLC

Macaca thibetana

Milne-edwards’ Macaque

Primates15-20year

The Tibetan macaque is a species endemic to China and is also the largest species of the Chinese macaque genus.The Chinese name &q···

Ochotona argentataLC

Ochotona argentata

Helan Mountain pika, Ningxia pika

Lagoiformes

Ningxia pika, also known as Helan Mountain pika, belongs to the Leporidae, Lepus species, and Lepus genus. It is a critically enda···

Caprolagus hispidusLC

Caprolagus hispidus

Rough-haired rabbit, Wire-haired rabbit, Assami rabbit

Lagoiformes10-15year

Compared with other rabbits, the shag rabbit has shorter ears and brown-black fur. It usually lives in high-altitude grasslands an···

Lepus hainanusLC

Lepus hainanus

Hainan rabbit, hare, grass rabbit

Lagoiformes7~8year

The Hainan rabbit is a solitary animal that is active mainly at night, and is most active at dusk or dawn. It lives in bushes and ···

Ochotona iliensisLC

Ochotona iliensis

Ili pika, Teddy pika

Lagoiformes5-8year

The Ili pika is a very endangered and rare species. It was discovered very late and was published as a new species by Li Weidong a···

MacacaLC

Macaca

Macaca mulana,Macaque, monkey, yellow monkey, rhesus monkey, old green monkey, Guangxi monkey

Primates15year

Macaques are the most common monkeys in nature, with 10 subspecies.Like the US presidential election, the Monkey King is also &quo···

Macaca leoninaLC

Macaca leonina

dolphin-tailed monkey, flat-topped monkey, pig-tailed monkey, pig-tailed monkey

Primates26year

The northern pig-tailed macaque is a species of macaque, slightly smaller than the pig-tailed macaque.The northern pig-tailed maca···

Macaca cyclopisLC

Macaca cyclopis

Macaca cyclopis Swinhoe,Formosan macaque, black-limbed monkey, rock-dwelling macaque

Primates20year

The Formosan monkey is endemic to China.The Formosan monkey is similar to the macaque, but with a grayer body and darker tail. The···

Macaca assamensisLC

Macaca assamensis

Assamese Macaque,Bear monkey, Rong monkey, Assam monkey, mountain macaque, Himalayan monkey, Assam short-tailed monkey, big green monkey

Primates16year

The bear monkey is endemic to the Himalayas and Indochina. It looks very similar to a macaque, but is slightly larger than a macaq···

Macaca arctoidesLC

Macaca arctoides

Stumptail Macaque,Short-tailed monkey, red-faced monkey, pile-tailed monkey, human bear,big green monkey

Primates20year

The macaque is a larger species of macaque that is endemic to South and Southeast Asia.The appearance of the macaque is so similar···

Nycticebus pygmaeusLC

Nycticebus pygmaeus

pygmy loris,Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus,Little slow loris,wind monkey, little wind monkey

Primates10year

The pygmy slow loris is the smallest prosimian species in China. It is very similar to the slow loris but smaller in size, only ha···

Loris tardigradusLC

Loris tardigradus

Slow loris,Bengal slow loris, gray slow loris, wind civet, flat monkey, shy cat, mimic monkey

Primates15-18year

The slow loris is the largest of all species in the genus Sloris.Although the protection level of slow loris is very high, they ar···

Snowshoe CatLC

Snowshoe Cat

Carnivora10-18year

The Snowshoe cat originated in the United States and was produced by mating mixed-color American Shorthair and Siamese cats.The or···

Turkish VanLC

Turkish Van

Van Kedisi,VAN CAT

Carnivora10-18year

The Turkish Van cat is a pure natural cat that originated in the Lake Van region of Turkey. It is a mutation of the Turkish Angora···

Siberian Forest CatLC

Siberian Forest Cat

Сибирская,Сибирская кошка

Carnivora10-15year

Siberian Forest Cat Russian: "Сибирская", also known as Siberian Forest Cat. Russia's national cat. It is a···

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