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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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PapillonLC

Papillon

Squirrel Dog (due to tail carriage)

Carnivora12year

The Papillon, also known as the Papillon or the Papillon, is named after the long upright hair on its ears, which looks like a dan···

Labrador RetrieverLC

Labrador Retriever

Labrador

Carnivora8-12year

Labrador, also known as Retriever, is a medium to large dog breed. It is very suitable to be selected as a guide dog or subway pol···

SheltieLC

Sheltie

Shetland Sheepdog

Carnivora13-14year

The Shetland Sheepdog, also known as the Shetland Sheepdog, is a small breed of Collie, well-proportioned and beautiful, and can b···

Doberman PinscherLC

Doberman Pinscher

Dobermann

Carnivora10-14year

Doberman Pinscher is a very fierce dog breed, mainly used in military and police work. After training, it can become a search dog,···

Tibetan MastiffLC

Tibetan Mastiff

འདོགས་ཁྱི,dogs khyi,molosser

Carnivora13-20year

Tibetan Mastiffs are produced in the high-altitude cold zone of 3,000-5,000 meters on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. They are···

German ShepherdLC

German Shepherd

Deutscher Schäferhund

Carnivora10-16year

German Shepherd Dog, also known as German Blackback (Bei), is also known as German Wolfhound. This breed is said to be native to G···

PoodleLC

Poodle

Curly,Teddy,Caniche,Pudel

Carnivora13-15year

French poodles, Hungarian water dogs, Portuguese water dogs, Irish water dogs, Spanish hounds, and even Maltese dogs may be the an···

Border CollieLC

Border Collie

Carnivora12-14year

Border Collie (English name: Border Collie) is a kind of sheepdog, a type of Collie.Border Collie has instantaneous explosive powe···

MalteseLC

Maltese

Canis lupus familiaris,MalteseDog

Carnivora12-16year

Maltese dog, also known as Maltese dog, Maltese Island hound. English name Maltese Dog. It is one of the oldest dog breeds in Euro···

Golden RetrieverLC

Golden Retriever

Carnivora12-15year

The Golden Retriever is what we usually call the Golden Retriever. It originated from Scotland, England, and is a genuine British ···

PomeranianLC

Pomeranian

Squirrel Dog

Carnivora15year

The Pomeranian is a compact, short-backed, active toy dog. Its scientific name is Hadley Pomeranian (commonly known as English Pom···

SamoyedLC

Samoyed

Самое́дская соба́ка or Самое́д

Carnivora12-14year

Samoyed, also known as Samoyed, is a breed of dog bred by the Samoyed people, the indigenous people of Siberia. It is naughty and ···

Alaskan MalamuteLC

Alaskan Malamute

Carnivora10-20year

The Alaskan Malamute is one of the oldest polar sled dogs. Its name comes from a tribe called Malamute of the Inuit people. This t···

Siberian HuskyLC

Siberian Husky

Husky

Carnivora9-12year

The Siberian Husky is a primitive and ancient dog breed. You may not know what kind of dog it is just by looking at the name, but ···

Leptailurus servalLC

Leptailurus serval

African Serval

Carnivora10-23 year

In some countries, especially the United States, servals are domesticated as pets. In Italy, the serval is the symbolic animal of ···

British ShorthairLC

British Shorthair

Felis catus

Carnivora13-16 year

The British Shorthair cat may be the oldest cat breed in the UK. It can be said to be a model in the cat family. Its ancestors can···

Russian BlueLC

Russian Blue

Archangel Blue Cat, Maltese Cat

Carnivora15-20 year

Russian Blue cats are different from the blue cats we usually know. The blue cats we usually know are British shorthair blue cats,···

FelinaeLC

Felinae

Teacup cat, mini cat

CarnivoraAbout 3 years

Teacup cats are also called mini cats. They are cats the same size as teacups, and can even fit into a teacup.Teacup cats are not ···

American ShorthairLC

American Shorthair

Brown standard tabby cat

Carnivora15-20 years

The earliest domestic cats in the United States are said to have come to the New World with immigrants in the 17th century. In the···

Scottish FoldLC

Scottish Fold

Scot Fold,Fold,Felis silvestris catus

Carnivora13-17

The Scottish Fold (scientific name: Felis silvestris catus, English name: Scottish Fold) is a cat breed with a genetic mutation in···

BirmanLC

Birman

Boman cat, the sacred cat of Burma

Carnivora10-12 year

The Birman cat is also known as the Burmese sacred cat. Legend has it that it was first raised by monks in ancient Burmese temples···

Burmese catsLC

Burmese cats

Bamitz cat, black Shao cat, copper cat

Carnivora20 years

The ancestor of the Burmese cat was a brown cat brought from Burma to the United States in 1930. It was first bred by Dr. Thompson···

Maine CoonLC

Maine Coon

Coon Cat,Maine Cat,Maine Shag,Snowshoe Cat,American Longhair

Carnivora13-15 year

The Maine Coon cat is named after its origin in Maine, USA. It is the first long-haired cat breed naturally produced in North Amer···

Chinchilla catLC

Chinchilla cat

Artificial cat

CarnivoraAverage 13 years

The Chinchilla cat is a special cat breed that has been carefully bred for many years. In fact, the recognized ancestor of the Chi···

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