Mammal Directory

Mammals

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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Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus,White bear, sea bear, ice bear

Carnivora25-30 year

Polar bears are such good swimmers that they were once thought to be marine animals. Polar bears spend most of their lives (about ···

Aonyx cinerea

Small-clawed otter, Oil otter, Oriental small-clawed otter

CarnivoraAbout 11 years

On October 10, 2016, a cute creature quickly became famous all over the world with a photo. In the photo, it has its eyes closed, ···

Trichechus senegalensis

African manatee,African manatee, Seacow,Lamantin d'Afrique, Lamantin du Sénégal,Manatí de Senegal

CarnivoraAbout 30 years

The West African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis, African manatee) is a species of the family Sirenia, Sirenia, and is found in w···

Arctocephalus australis

South American sea lion, southern sea lion, maned seal, South American fur seal

Carnivora16-20 year

There are about 14 species of sea lions in the world, of which the South American sea lion is the least known and the most bizarre···

Arctic wolf

Canis lupus arctos, white wolf, snow wolf

Carnivora7 years (wild), 20 years (captive)

Among the animals living in the Arctic, polar bears and Arctic foxes are very famous, but the Arctic wolf is not well-known. It is···

Papio hamadryas

Hamadryas baboon, Egyptian baboon, dog-headed monkey

Primates30 Year

If the monkey world were to hold a "beauty pageant", the Arabian baboon would never lack confidence, with its heart-shap···

Ceratotherium simum

White rhino, square-nosed rhino, broad-nosed rhino

Ungulata46-50 Year

The white rhino is not white. In fact, the body color of the white rhino is not much different from that of the black rhino. The m···

Varecia variegata

Black and white collared lemur, hairy lemur, spotted lemur, collared lemur

PrimatesAbout 36 years

The black-and-white ruffed lemur is actually very special. They are the representatives of peace and never quarrel over territory.···

Macropus rufus

red kangaroo, kangaroo, red kangaroo, big red kangaroo, red kangaroo

RodentsAbout 30 years

The common large kangaroo is called the red kangaroo, which is also the most famous one. Its image is widely known by people all o···

Erythrocebus patas

Red monkey, African golden monkey

PrimatesAbout 24 years

One thing that makes red monkeys different from other monkeys is that they generally live on the ground, and most of them are dist···

Sichuan golden monkey, snub-nosed monkey, snub-nosed monkey, golden velvet monkey, blue-faced monkey, Rockanna monkey, long-tailed monkey, thread monkey, thread marmoset, horse marmoset, Guoran beast,

PrimatesAbout 26 years

Except for the white hair on the abdomen, buttocks, and the inside of the limbs, the rest of the body of the Sichuan golden snub-n···

Lemur catta

Ring-tailed lemur

Primates16-20 years old, the longest record is 33 years old

Remember "King Julien" in "Madagascar"? Its prototype is a lemur. The ring-tailed lemur, as the name implies, ···

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

Rodents10-20 Year

Australia is the kingdom of marsupials, and the koala is the most precious one. It looks like a velvet teddy bear, with a fat body···

Connochaetes taurinus

Blue wildebeest, black-tailed wildebeest, black-bearded wildebeest, South African wildebeest, southern wildebeest, black-spotted wildebeest

Ungulata20 Year

The blue wildebeest has a sturdy body and its coat is dark blue or gray-blue, sometimes gray-brown. Both male and female wildebees···

Mandrillus sphinx

Ghost-faced baboon, colorful baboon

Primates20-30 years old, and can live up to 46 years old under captive conditions

It is a monkey, but it is not as docile as other monkeys. It is ferocious by nature and has strong fighting power. It is not afrai···

Beluga whale

Delphinapterus leucas, sea canary

Cetacea32-40 Year

As the name suggests, it is a white whale. It is called the cutest whale in the world because it looks cute, looks like a dolphin,···

Trachypithecus francoisi

Black monkey, black leaf monkey, monkey hanging monkey, rock spider monkey

Primates15-20 years

The black leaf monkey, with a black body, upright crest on the top of the head, and only white cheeks and tail tip, is a national ···

Giraffa

Kirin, Kirin Deer, Long-necked Deer

Ungulata20-25 years old

Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world today. Their long necks stand tall, easily attracting people's interest.Why is i···

Choeropsis liberiensis

Hexaprotodon liberiensis,pygmy hippopotamus,pygmy hippopotamus,dwarf hippopotamus

Ungulata30-55 years

The hippopotamus actually has a cousin that is nearly ten times smaller than it - the pygmy hippopotamus. It looks like a hippopot···

Hippopotamus amphibius

Nile Hippopotamus, Pig of the River

Ungulata30-40 years

Hippopotamus are large herbivores second only to elephants and rhinos in size, and are also very ferocious. Hippopotamus have hair···

Tapirus indicus

Asian tapir,Indian tapir

Ungulata20-30 years

The body color of an adult Malay tapir is the classic "black and white", with no other colors. The head, shoulders, and ···

asian elephant

Elephas maximus

Proboscidea60-70 years old, can reach 80 years old in captivity

Asian elephants are giant herbivoresFood,The staple food is bamboo shoots, young leaves, wild plantains and palm leaf reeds, etc. ···

Giant anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Ungulata20-25 years old

Giant anteaters may occupy territories as large as 9,000 hectares. Communication and perception, as well as most communication, oc···

takin

Takin,wildebeest,golden takin

Ungulata12-15 years old

Takin is a large bovine herbivore distributed in the dense forests of the eastern foothills of the Himalayas. Due to different ori···

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