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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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Pipistrellus javanicus abramusLC

Pipistrellus javanicus abramus

Pipistrellus javanicus abramus

Chiroptera

Pipistrella javanica is a small pipistrella. Hill & Harrison (1987) divided the Phyllopipistrella javanica into two effective ···

Myotis nipalensisLC

Myotis nipalensis

Myotis nipalensis

Chiroptera

The Nepalese Myotis is relatively small, with a forearm length of 34-36.9mm. The inner edge of the ear shell is curved, and there ···

Submyotodon latirostrisLC

Submyotodon latirostris

Submyotodon latirostris

Chiroptera

The habitat of the bat is not well known. Using narrow-band, constant-frequency echolocation sound waves to detect prey in the env···

Myotis fraterLC

Myotis frater

Myotis frater

Chiroptera

Long-tailed Myotis bats are found in Fujian Province. Allen (1923) named the specimen from Fujian, and Ognev (1927) named the spec···

Rhinolophus yunnanensisLC

Rhinolophus yunnanensis

Rhinolophus yunnanensis

Chiroptera

Rhinolophus yunnanensis was published in 1872 by Dobson on the basis of two male and one female specimens collected in Hotha, Chin···

Formosan lesser horseshoe batLC

Formosan lesser horseshoe bat

Formosan lesser horseshoe bat,Rhinolophus monoceros

Chiroptera

This species is endemic to China, and because of its small size, it will be clustered, and is a typical group of nocturnal animals···

Rhinolophus formosaeLC

Rhinolophus formosae

Rhinolophus formosae

Chiroptera

It is a solitary bat, with only one or a few individuals found in a tunnel, cave or tree hole. Use constant frequency narrow-band ···

Sphaerias blanfordiLC

Sphaerias blanfordi

Sphaerias blanfordi

Chiroptera

The species was named by CAI Guiguan and Zhang Naizhi (1980) on the basis of two male specimens collected from Metuo, Xizang Provi···

Pteropus dasymallusLC

Pteropus dasymallus

Pteropus dasymallus

Chiroptera

The Ryukyu Flying Fox is the only fruit eating bat unique to Taiwan's pterodactyl species. It is a typical arboreal bat that r···

Kerivoula furvaLC

Kerivoula furva

Kerivoula furva

Chiroptera

Dark brown bat is a forest bat. The specimens were collected and captured in the passage of the mixed forest of bamboo forest and ···

Painted BatLC

Painted Bat

Painted Bat,Kerivoula picta

Chiroptera

Painted bats are rare in number and fly around tea groves, banana groves, lychee groves and houses to feed. In recent years they h···

Harpiocephalus harpiaLC

Harpiocephalus harpia

Harpiocephalus harpia

Chiroptera

Wool-winged tube-nosed bats are forest bats that feed on beetles. This species is found in Java. In the same environment, dark bro···

Murina lorelieaeLC

Murina lorelieae

Murina lorelieae

Chiroptera

Lorelei tube-nosed bats are small tube-nosed bats. After Eger & Lim (2011) published a new species from a specimen in Diding, ···

Murina leucogasterLC

Murina leucogaster

White-bellied Tube-nosed bat,Murina leucogaster

Chiroptera

The social structure of the white-bellied bat is complex, and it is a typical social nocturnal animal, often living in the same ca···

Murina huttoniLC

Murina huttoni

Murina huttoni

Chiroptera

Mesotubularis nocturnal. Insectivorous. This species is found in India. It lives in middle and low altitude woodland, but ADAPTS t···

Murina harrisoniLC

Murina harrisoni

Murina harrisoni

Chiroptera

A new species published by Csorba & Bates (2005) from specimens collected in Kililong National Park, Cambodia, and classified ···

Murina eleryiLC

Murina eleryi

Murina eleryi

Chiroptera

The arboreal bat is a rare tree-dwelling bat. It inhabits mountainous forests or clusters of dead leaves, living singly or in smal···

Murina cyclotisLC

Murina cyclotis

Murina cyclotis

Chiroptera

Round-eared bats are nocturnal bats that feed on small insects. It lives in tropical or subtropical areas, in forests and agrofore···

Miniopterus pusillusLC

Miniopterus pusillus

Miniopterus pusillus

Chiroptera

Any of several small long-winged bats, endemic in China to the south of the Asian long-winged bat, inhawing rock burrows and often···

Miniopterus fuliginosusLC

Miniopterus fuliginosus

Miniopterus fuliginosus,Smallbent-wingedbat

Chiroptera

Asian long-winged bats live in large limestone caves in dark, wet water, gathering in large groups of thousands or even tens of th···

Plecotus austriacusLC

Plecotus austriacus

Big eared bat, rabbit eared bat,Plecotus austriacus, ghost bat, brown big eared bat, common big eared bat

Chiroptera

The grey-eared bat has an ear that reaches or exceeds the length of the head, and is also called the grey-eared bat or rabbit-eare···

Long-eared BatLC

Long-eared Bat

Long-eared bat, rabbit-eared bat, ghost bat, brown big-eared bat, common big-eared bat,Long-eared Bat,Plecotus auritus

Chiroptera

The big eared bat, also known as the long eared bat or rabbit-eared bat, is characterized by an ear that is longer than the head l···

Scotophilus kuhliLC

Scotophilus kuhli

Scotophilus kuhli

Chiroptera

The little Yellow bat, which ranges from sea level to 1100m above sea level, is a highly adaptable bat species. Colonies of tens t···

Scotophilus heathiLC

Scotophilus heathi

Scotophilus heathi

Chiroptera

Rhubarb bats are tropical species, living in ancient temples, ancient pagodas, tree holes, ceilings of houses, top floors, etc., l···

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