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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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RagdollLC

Ragdoll

Ragdoll cat, ragdoll cat, fairy cat, bradall cat

Carnivora12-15 years

Ragdoll cats, also known as Brado cats, are one of the larger cats in size and weight.Ragdoll cats began to be bred in 1960 and we···

Siamese catLC

Siamese cat

Siamese cat, siamese, Thai cat, West mother cat, coffee fox cat

Carnivora10-15年

Siamese cats are the original breed of Thailand. In Thailand more than 200 years ago, Siamese cats were "house-bound" no···

Cow CatLC

Cow Cat

Black and white cat

Carnivora10-20 years

The so-called cow cat is the black and white cat, which is named because it looks like a cow.The cow cat is an ordinary domestic c···

Calico catLC

Calico cat

Three-haired cat, tortoise-shell cat

Carnivora10-20 year

The so-called calico cat is a cat with three colors on its body: black, red (orange) and white, hence the name calico cat. The cal···

Orange catLC

Orange cat

Carnivora12-15 years, up to about 20 years

Orange cats are a common fur color for domestic cats, also called orange cats and orange cats. They are commonly found in mixed-br···

Black CatLC

Black Cat

Black Cat

Carnivora13-18 year

Xuanmao is actually a black cat, which was called Xuanmao in ancient times.Black with red is called Xuan, and red is called red, s···

Jane CatLC

Jane Cat

Sichuan Jianzhou Cat

Carnivora18-20 years

The Jianzhou cat is a domesticated cat named after the city of Jianzhou (now Jianyang City, Sichuan Province). It is tall and stro···

Felis catusLC

Felis catus

Linqing lion cat, Shandong lion cat

Carnivora10-18 year

The breeding of the lion cat is closely related to the spread of Islam and the opening of the canal; it is the offspring of the Pe···

Dragon-LiLC

Dragon-Li

Li-Hua

Carnivora8-11 years, up to 20 years

The tabby cat is a native cat, which is a cat unique to my country and the only native cat breed recognized internationally.The ci···

Canis lupus familiarisLC

Canis lupus familiaris

Yellow dog, big yellow dog, native dog, Shiba Inu

Carnivora12-20 years, or even longer

The Chinese native dog is one of the oldest dog breeds in China and was once honored as the "national dog".The Chinese n···

Chinese Village DogLC

Chinese Village Dog

Yellow dog, big yellow dog, native dog, Shiba Inu

Carnivora12-20 year

The Chinese native dog is one of the oldest dog breeds in China and was once honored as the "national dog".The Chinese n···

Penthetor lucasiLC

Penthetor lucasi

Short-nosed fruit bat, Canis familiaris

Chiropteraseveral years

Dog bats are a single genus of the genus Short-nosed fruit bat of the order Chiroptera and family Pteropodidae. Other mammals in t···

Neohylomys hainanensisLC

Neohylomys hainanensis

Hainan hedgehog

EulipotyphlaNo research data yet

The Hainan New Hairy Hedgehog is similar in appearance to the hairy hedgehog and the shrew hedgehog, and similar to the species of···

Gazella subgutturosaLC

Gazella subgutturosa

Antelope, gazelle, goitered gazelle, long-tailed gazelle

Ungulata8-17 year

The goitered gazelle is a typical animal that lives in desert and semi-desert areas. It is shaped like a gazelle and is good at ru···

Equus kiangLC

Equus kiang

Tibetan donkey, wild horse

Ungulata25-30 year

The Tibetan wild donkey is a unique animal on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is the only wild donkey species in the world and a nat···

Procapra przewalskiiLC

Procapra przewalskii

Yellow sheep, beach yellow sheep, beach gazelle, horned gazelle

Ungulata

In 1875, Russian naturalist Przewalski discovered this animal unique to China on the Ordos grassland in Inner Mongolia, China, but···

Pantholops hodgsoniiLC

Pantholops hodgsonii

Tibetan antelope, long-horned sheep

Ungulata8-12 year

In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the mascot Fuwa Yingying is a cute Tibetan antelope.The origin of the Tibetan antelope provides···

Moschus chrysogasterLC

Moschus chrysogaster

Musk deer, musk deer, mountain musk deer

Ungulata12-15 year

I have heard that musk deer are the best medicine in the world. As long as musk deer live in the forest, the air and water will be···

Tursiops aduncusLC

Tursiops aduncus

Southern bottlenose dolphin, Southern bottlenose dolphin, Southern dolphin, Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin, Eastern bottlenose dolphin

Cetacea40 years

The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin has a short and thick beak that resembles a water bottle, hence the name "bottlenose"···

Lagenorhynchus obliquidensLC

Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

Pacific spotted dolphin, sickle-finned dolphin, Pacific white-sided dolphin, slow-moving dolphin, Pacific striped dolphin, white-striped dolphin, Pacific white-sided dolphin

Cetacea40 year

Pacific spotted dolphins are very active and expressive, creating large clouds of water. They often leap into the waves, sometimes···

Arctocephalus australisLC

Arctocephalus australis

Sea lion, South American seal

Carnivora12-30 year

The fur of the South American Fur seal is dark gray.Females and most immature individuals have a variety of colors, mostly gray on···

Odobenus rosmarusLC

Odobenus rosmarus

Walrus, Seahorse

Carnivora30~40 year

Walrus, as the name suggests, is the elephant in the sea. It has a huge body, thick and wrinkled skin, sparse bristles, small eyes···

Ursus arctosLC

Ursus arctos

Brown bear, Grizzly bear

Carnivora20-30 year

Brown bears are sometimes called "bruin" from Middle English. The name originates from William Caxton's fable Histor···

Phoca larghaLC

Phoca largha

Harbor seal, seal, fur seal, fur seal, western Pacific harbor seal

CarnivoraUp to 35 years

Sometimes they look out of the water, sometimes they dive for food, and sometimes they go up to the islands and reefs to bask in t···

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