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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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Solenodon paradoxusLC

Solenodon paradoxus

Solenodon paradoxus

EulipotyphlaAbout 11 years

Solenodon paradoxus is a mammal that lives on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean (Dominican Republic and Haiti).The shrew s···

Myotis muricolaLC

Myotis muricola

Myotis muricola

Chiroptera

Mountain Myotis bats often live in damp and ventilated caves or tunnels, but also have been reported to live in tree holes and eav···

Myotis macrodactylusLC

Myotis macrodactylus

Myotis macrodactylus

Chiroptera

The Great toed Myotis bats inhabit the damp cave walls of the northeast in summer and migrate to warmer areas in winter. The popul···

Myotis longipesLC

Myotis longipes

Myotis longipes

Chiroptera

Myotis capaccinii was once classified as a subspecies of Myotis capaccinii. However, Ellerman et al. (1951) separate it as a speci···

Myotis petaxLC

Myotis petax

Myotis petax

Chiroptera

East Asian water myoets often live in groups in caves, fly in forest glades, and also fly above water, suggesting that they may tr···

Myotis lanigerLC

Myotis laniger

Myotis laniger

Chiroptera

The South China Water Myotis bat is a very common bat with a wide distribution range. It is mostly collected from caves, including···

Myotis indochinensisLC

Myotis indochinensis

Myotis indochinensis

Chiroptera

Myotis chinensis is a separate species from the mountain Myotis montivagus by Son et al. (2013). Previously, it was found in China···

Myotis adversusLC

Myotis adversus

Myotis adversus

Chiroptera

According to the literature, Myotis laniger is slightly larger than Myotis laniger, but it is not easily separated in the field id···

Myotis hasseltiiLC

Myotis hasseltii

Myotis hasseltii

Chiroptera

Myotis horsfieldii belongs to the subgenus <Leuconoe> and is particularly similar to Myotis Horsfieldii, except that the pte···

Myotis fimbriatusLC

Myotis fimbriatus

Myotis fimbriatus

Chiroptera

There may be some confusion about the classification of hairy-legged Myotis bats. Different scholars have different classification···

Myotis chinensisLC

Myotis chinensis

Myotis chinensis

Chiroptera

The Chinese Myotis bat is one of the larger species of bat family. It inhabits large caves, hanging single or in numbers from the ···

Myotis badiusLC

Myotis badius

Myotis badius

Chiroptera

Chinchilla bats belong to the Myotis siligorensis group, which was first identified and named in Yunnan, China, in 2011。It often ···

Myotis altarium ThomasLC

Myotis altarium Thomas

Myotis altarium Thomas

Chiroptera

Southwest Mouse-eared bat, also known as Emei Mouse-eared Bat or Sichuan Mouse-eared bat, is an animal of the genus Mouse-eared ba···

,Chaerephon plicata,LC

,Chaerephon plicata,

,Chaerephon plicata,

Chiroptera

During the day, small groups lurk in caves, cliff cracks, and also hide in cracks in buildings such as houses. Morning and night o···

,European free-tailed batLC

,European free-tailed bat

,European free-tailed bat

Chiroptera

The number of individuals is small, single or two or three undulating in the rock crevices. They have a strong life force, climb q···

chiropteraLC

chiroptera

CHIROPTERA

Chiroptera

There are only a few hundred of them now, and the population is rare. For a small animal population of only a few hundred, this po···

Aselliscus stoliczkanusLC

Aselliscus stoliczkanus

Aselliscus stoliczkanus

Chiroptera

The species is found in West Malaysia. The auricle and tail are very distinctive and easy to recognize. The population is extremel···

Zaglossus bartoniLC

Zaglossus bartoni

Zaglossus bartoni

MonotremataNo textual research information is available

The Great long-robed echidna (Zaglossus bartoni) is a species of proto-echidna found in New Guinea, with four subspecies. They cur···

Zaglossus attenboroughiLC

Zaglossus attenboroughi

Zaglossus attenboroughi

MonotremataNo textual research information is available

Attenborough's scientific name is Zaglossus attenboroughi, after David Attenborough. Like to dig holes, harm crops, harmful to···

Western Long-beaked EchidnaLC

Western Long-beaked Echidna

Western Long-beaked Echidna,Long-nosed Spiny Anteater,New Guinea Long-nosed Echidna,Long-beaked Echidna,Long-nosed Echidna,Zaglossus bruijnii

MonotremataAbout 50 years

Echidna long-rostris Zaglossus bruijnii) Western Long-beaked Echidna, Long-nosed Spiny Anteater, New Guinea Long-nosed Echidna, Lo···

Tachyglossus aculeatusLC

Tachyglossus aculeatus

Tachyglossus aculeatus

MonotremataAbout 50 years

The Australian echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus is adapted to an ant-eating lifestyle and lives in rocky, sandy and scrub areas, liv···

Hipposideros prattiLC

Hipposideros pratti

Hipposideros pratti

Chiroptera

The Przewalski's bat is a large bat that lives in large, damp, dark caves. In large groups of dozens or hundreds of bats, many···

Hipposideros pomonaLC

Hipposideros pomona

Hipposideros pomona

Chiroptera

Lesser hoofed bats are smaller. It lives in wet caves or abandoned bomb shelters. It is a relatively common species, usually gathe···

Hipposideros larvatusLC

Hipposideros larvatus

Hipposideros larvatus

Chiroptera

The Mesohoofed bat is a member of the genus Hoofed Bat of the family Hoofed Bat. There are five subspecies of the horseshoe bat in···

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