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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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Harlequin BatLC

Harlequin Bat

Harlequin Bat,Scotomanes ornatus

Chiroptera

The species is rare in number and is found in Assam. Inhabits in tropical, temperate wet stone crevices. They live in groups. They···

Barbastella leucomelasLC

Barbastella leucomelas

easternbarbastelle,Barbastella leucomelas

Chiroptera

Asian broad-eared bats live in caves, bark, or buildings in northern or alpine regions. Usually single or small group activity, br···

Tylonycteris robustulaLC

Tylonycteris robustula

Tylonycteris robustula,Great Club-footed Bat

Chiroptera

The brown bat species is rare. It is a tropical bat that lives in bamboo holes that are eaten by beetles. Since Zhang Libiao et al···

Lesser Club-footed BatLC

Lesser Club-footed Bat

Lesser Club-footed Bat,Tylonycteris pachypus

Chiroptera

The bat is the smallest bat in the world, and the only one in the world that can get into bamboo tubes, because of its unique flat···

Chinese NoctuleLC

Chinese Noctule

Chinese Noctule,Nyctalus plancyi

Chiroptera

The Chinese bat lives in old buildings, tree holes and caves. The cluster is usually lurking in the ceiling mezzanine, eaves and w···

Nyctalus noctulaLC

Nyctalus noctula

Nyctalus noctula

Chiroptera

Brown bats live in small groups. Generally, more than 10 clusters are active, and many are about 100. Mating before hibernation, f···

SerotineLC

Serotine

Serotine,Eptesicus serotinus

Chiroptera

Large brown bats live in a variety of habitats, including caves, rock crevices, eaves of houses, and gaps in doors, Windows, and w···

Vespertilio sinensisLC

Vespertilio sinensis

Vespertilio sinensis

Chiroptera

Eastern bats belong to human animals, often inhabit all kinds of artificial buildings, such as houses or building roof frames, cei···

Miniopterus fuliginosusLC

Miniopterus fuliginosus

Big Bat, Big Night bat,Ia io

Chiroptera

Southern bats live in tall caves, with 3-5 or more than 10 individuals lurking high on the cave walls, mostly hanging as a single ···

Pipistrellus pulveratusLC

Pipistrellus pulveratus

Pipistrellus pulveratus,Hypsugo pulveratus

Chiroptera

It is a carnivorous bat that hunts in waters or near villages, feeding on insects such as mosquitoes and moths. The population is ···

Pipistrellus circumdatusLC

Pipistrellus circumdatus

Pipistrellus circumdatus,Arielulus circumdatus

Chiroptera

Pipistrellus has previously been classified as <Pipistrellus> by Heller & Volleth (1984) as <P. societatis>, Howev···

CHIROPTERALC

CHIROPTERA

CHIROPTERA,Pipistrellus minus

Chiroptera

Pipistrella is also known as the Jurassic wing. Wang Yingxiang (2003) identified Pipistrellus mimus as a separate species, but Smi···

Pipistrellus abramusLC

Pipistrellus abramus

Pipistrellus abramus

Chiroptera17years

The common pipistrella is a very common type of bat that lives in clusters and catches insects for food. In groups of 5 to 20, the···

Pipistrellus coromandraLC

Pipistrellus coromandra

Pipistrellus coromandra

Chiroptera

Pipistrella indiensis is a small to medium sized Pipistrella. It lives in mountains, plains and other places, appears between buil···

Pipistrellus abramusLC

Pipistrellus abramus

Pipistrellus abramus

Chiroptera

The East Asian pipistrella, also known as the Japanese Pipistrella, is the most common species in the evening sky in urban and rur···

Myotis siligorensisLC

Myotis siligorensis

Myotis siligorensis

Chiroptera

The size of the tall cranial Myotis bat in Vietnam varies greatly, so the subspecies of this species remains to be studied. The Ch···

Myotis rufonigerLC

Myotis rufoniger

Myotis rufoniger

Chiroptera

Myotis Watasei feeds on insects, especially mosquitoes, and is beneficial to humans. Csorba et al. (2014) classified the goatley-e···

Myotis rickettiLC

Myotis ricketti

Myotis ricketti

Chiroptera

Big-footed mouse-eared bats have attracted much attention because of their special habit of catching fish on the surface for food.···

Myotis petaxLC

Myotis petax

Myotis petax

Chiroptera

They often live in groups in caves, fly in forest glades, and also fly above water, suggesting that they may trawl the water for f···

Aplodontia rufaLC

Aplodontia rufa

Aplodontia rufa,Mountain Beaver

Rodents5-10years

The Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa) has seven subspecies.Mountain beavers live in burrows like most other rodents and have a goo···

Cynocephalus volansLC

Cynocephalus volans

Cynocephalus volans

MammalNo textual research information is available

The Philippine Cynocephalus volans feeds on leaves, buds, flowers and fruits. He sleeps during the day and comes out at night. Whe···

Cynocephalus variegatusLC

Cynocephalus variegatus

Cynocephalus variegatus,Malayan flying lemur

MammalNo textual research information is available

Malayan flying lemur (Cynocephalus variegatus) is a member of the Cynocephalus family.The colugo rests upside down in tree holes o···

common tree shrewLC

common tree shrew

common tree shrew,Tupaia glis

MammalNo textual research information is available

The common tree shrew (Tupaia glis) is a genus of tree shrew with no subspecies. Good climbing, mostly on trees, vines or shrubs, ···

Solenodon marcanoiLC

Solenodon marcanoi

Solenodon marcanoi

EulipotyphlaNo textual research information is available

Solenodon marcanoi is a species of furrow toothed shrew. Nocturnal, living in caves. Sensitive sense of touch, use the sense of to···

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