List of placental mammals
Chiroptera (red), and Soricomorpha
(yellow)| Rodentia Chiroptera Soricomorpha Primates Carnivora Artiodactyla Diprotodontia Lagomorpha Didelphimorphia Cetacea Dasyuromorphia | Afrosoricida Erinaceomorpha Cingulata Peramelemorphia Scandentia Perissodactyla Macroscelidea Pilosa Monotremata Proboscidea |
The class Mammalia (
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference using the Planet' Mammifères website.[1]
Magnorder Atlantogenata
Superorder Afrotheria
Clade Afroinsectiphilia
Order Tubulidentata (aardvarks)
- Family Orycteropodidae
- Genus Orycteropus
- Aardvark, Orycteropus afer
- Genus Orycteropus
Clade Afroinsectivora
Order Macroscelidea (elephant shrews)
- Family Macroscelididae
- Genus Elephantulus
- Short-snouted elephant shrew, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus
- Cape elephant shrew, Elephantulus edwardii
- Dusky-footed elephant shrew, Elephantulus fuscipes
- Dusky elephant shrew, Elephantulus fuscus
- Bushveld elephant shrew, Elephantulus intufi
- Eastern rock elephant shrew, Elephantulus myurus
- Karoo rock elephant shrew, Elephantulus pilicaudus[2]
- Somali elephant shrew, Elephantulus revoili
- North African elephant shrew, Elephantulus rozeti
- Rufous elephant shrew, Elephantulus rufescens
- Western rock elephant shrew, Elephantulus rupestris
- Genus Macroscelides
- Namib round-eared sengi, Macroscelides flavicaudatus
- Etendaka round-eared sengi, Macroscelides micus
- Round-eared elephant shrew, Macroscelides proboscideus
- Genus Petrodromus
- Four-toed elephant shrew, Petrodromus tetradactylus
- Genus Rhynchocyon
- Golden-rumped elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon chrysopygus
- Checkered elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon cirnei
- Black and rufous elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon petersi
- Grey-faced sengi, R. udzungwensis [3]
- Genus Elephantulus
Order Afrosoricida (tenrecs and golden moles)
- Family Tenrecidae (tenrecs)
- Subfamily Geogalinae
- Genus Geogale
- Large-eared tenrec, Geogale aurita
- Genus
- Subfamily Oryzorictinae
- Genus Limnogale
- Web-footed tenrec, Limnogale mergulus
- Genus Microgale
- Short-tailed shrew tenrec, Microgale brevicaudata
- Cowan's shrew tenrec, Microgale cowani
- Dobson's shrew tenrec, Microgale dobsoni
- Drouhard's shrew tenrec, Microgale drouhardi
- Dryad shrew tenrec, Microgale dryas
- Pale shrew tenrec, Microgale fotsifotsy
- Gracile shrew tenrec, Microgale gracilis
- Naked-nosed shrew tenrec, Microgale gymnorhyncha
- Jenkins' shrew tenrec, Microgale jenkinsae
- Northern shrew tenrec, Microgale jobihely
- Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec, Microgale longicaudata
- Major's long-tailed tenrec, Microgale majori
- Montane shrew tenrec, Microgale monticola
- Nasolo's shrew tenrec, Microgale nasoloi
- Pygmy shrew tenrec, Microgale parvula
- Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec, Microgale principula
- Least shrew tenrec, Microgale pusilla
- Shrew-toothed shrew tenrec, Microgale soricoides
- Taiva shrew tenrec, Microgale taiva
- Talazac's shrew tenrec, Microgale talazaci
- Thomas's shrew tenrec, Microgale thomasi
- Genus Oryzorictes
- Mole-like rice tenrec, Oryzorictes hova
- Four-toed rice tenrec, Oryzorictes tetradactylus
- Genus
- Subfamily Potamogalinae
- Genus Micropotamogale
- Nimba otter shrew, Micropotamogale lamottei
- Ruwenzori otter shrew, Micropotamogale ruwenzorii
- Genus Potamogale
- Giant otter shrew, Potamogale velox
- Genus Micropotamogale
- Subfamily Tenrecinae
- Genus Echinops
- Lesser hedgehog tenrec, Echinops telfairi
- Genus Hemicentetes
- Highland streaked tenrec, Hemicentetes nigriceps
- Lowland streaked tenrec, Hemicentetes semispinosus
- Genus Setifer
- Greater hedgehog tenrec, Setifer setosus
- Genus Tenrec
- Tailless tenrec, Tenrec ecaudatus
- Genus
- Subfamily
- Family Chrysochloridae (golden moles)
- Subfamily Chrysochlorinae
- Genus Carpitalpa
- Arends' golden mole, Carpitalpa arendsi
- Genus Chlorotalpa
- Duthie's golden mole, Chlorotalpa duthieae
- Sclater's golden mole, Chlorotalpa sclateri
- Genus Chrysochloris
- Cape golden mole, Chrysochloris asiatica
- Visagie's golden mole, Chrysochloris visagiei
- Stuhlmann's golden mole, Chrysochloris stuhlmanni
- Genus Chrysospalax
- Giant golden mole, Chrysospalax trevelyani
- Rough-haired golden mole, Chrysospalax villosus
- Genus Cryptochloris
- De Winton's golden mole, Cryptochloris wintoni
- Van Zyl's golden mole, Cryptochloris zyli
- Genus Eremitalpa
- Grant's golden mole, Eremitalpa granti
- Genus
- Subfamily Amblysominae
- Genus Amblysomus
- Fynbos golden mole, Amblysomus corriae
- Hottentot golden mole, Amblysomus hottentotus
- Marley's golden mole, Amblysomus marleyi
- Robust golden mole, Amblysomus robustus
- Highveld golden mole, Amblysomus septentrionalis
- Genus Calcochloris
- Congo golden mole, Calcochloris leucorhinus
- Yellow golden mole, Calcochloris obtusirostris
- Somali golden mole, Calcochloris tytonis
- Genus Neamblysomus
- Juliana's golden mole, Neamblysomus julianae
- Gunning's golden mole, Neamblysomus gunningi
- Genus Amblysomus
- Subfamily
Clade Paenungulata
Order Hyracoidea (hyraxes)
- Family Procaviidae
- Genus Dendrohyrax
- Southern tree hyrax, Dendrohyrax arboreus
- Western tree hyrax, Dendrohyrax dorsalis
- Genus Heterohyrax
- Yellow-spotted rock hyrax, Heterohyrax brucei
- Genus Procavia
- Cape hyrax, Procavia capensis
- Genus
Clade Tethytheria
Order Proboscidea (elephants)
- Family Elephantidae
- Genus Loxodonta
- Loxodonta cyclotis
- Loxodonta africana
- Genus Elephas
- Elephas maximus
- Genus
Order Sirenia (dugongs and manatees)
- Family Dugongidae
- Genus Dugong
- Dugong, Dugong dugon
- Genus Hydrodamalis
- †Steller's sea cow, Hydrodamalis gigas
- Genus Dugong
- Family Trichechidae
- Genus Trichechus (manatees)
- West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus
- African manatee, Trichechus senegalensis
- Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis
- Dwarf manatee, Trichecus pygmaeus – validity questionable
- Genus
Superorder Xenarthra
Order Cingulata (armadillos)
- Family Dasypodidae
- Genus Dasypus
- Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus
- Seven-banded armadillo, Dasypus septemcinctus
- Southern long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus hybridus
- Llanos long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus sabanicola
- Greater long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus kappleri
- Hairy long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus pilosus
- Yepes's mulita, Dasypus yepesi
- Genus Dasypus
- Family Chlamyphoridae
- Subfamily Chlamyphorinae
- Genus Calyptophractus
- Greater fairy armadillo, Calyptophractus retusus
- Genus Chlamyphorus
- Pink fairy armadillo, Chlamyphorus truncatus
- Genus
- Subfamily Euphractinae
- Genus Euphractus
- Six-banded armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus
- Genus Zaedyus
- Pichi, Zaedyus pichiy
- Genus Chaetophractus
- Screaming hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus vellerosus
- Big hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus
- Andean hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus nationi
- Genus
- Subfamily Tolypeutinae
- Genus Cabassous
- Greater naked-tailed armadillo, Cabassous tatouay
- Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo, Cabassous chacoensis
- Northern naked-tailed armadillo, Cabassous centralis
- Southern naked-tailed armadillo, Cabassous unicinctus
- Genus Priodontes
- Giant armadillo, Priodontes maximus
- Genus Tolypeutes
- Southern three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes matacus
- Brazilian three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes tricinctus
- Genus Cabassous
- Subfamily Chlamyphorinae
Order Pilosa
10 extant species in 4 families, all in the Americas, comprising anteaters and sloths.
Suborder Vermilingua (anteaters)
- Family Cyclopedidae
- Genus Cyclopes
- Silky anteater, Cyclopes didactylus
- Genus Cyclopes
- Family Myrmecophagidae
- Genus Myrmecophaga
- Giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
- Genus Tamandua
- Northern tamandua, Tamandua mexicana
- Southern tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla
- Genus
Suborder Folivora (sloths)
- Family Bradypodidae (three-toed sloths)
Brown-throated sloth - Genus Bradypus
- Pygmy three-toed sloth, Bradypus pygmaeus
- Brown-throated sloth, Bradypus variegatus
- Pale-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus
- Maned three-toed sloth, Bradypus torquatus
- Genus
- Family Megalonychidae (two-toed sloths)
- Genus Choloepus
- Hoffman's two-toed sloth, Choloepus hoffmanni
- Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus
- Genus
Magnorder Boreoeutheria
Superorder Euarchontoglires
Grandorder Euarchonta
Mirorder Primatomorpha
Order Scandentia (treeshrews)
There are 20 species placed in five genera; all are from Southeast Asia.
- Family Ptilocercidae
- Genus Ptilocercus
- Pen-tailed treeshrew, Ptilocercus lowii
- Genus Ptilocercus
- Family Tupaiidae
A Tupaia - Genus Anathana
- Madras treeshrew, Anathana ellioti
- Genus Dendrogale
- Bornean smooth-tailed treeshrew, Dendrogale melanura
- Northern smooth-tailed treeshrew, Dendrogale murina
- Genus Tupaia
- Northern treeshrew, Tupaia belangeri
- Golden-bellied treeshrew, Tupaia chrysogaster
- Striped treeshrew, Tupaia dorsalis
- Common treeshrew, Tupaia glis
- Slender treeshrew, Tupaia gracilis
- Horsfield's treeshrew, Tupaia javanica
- Long-footed treeshrew, Tupaia longipes
- Pygmy treeshrew, Tupaia minor
- Calamian treeshrew, Tupaia moellendorffi
- Mountain treeshrew, Tupaia montana
- Nicobar treeshrew, Tupaia nicobarica
- Palawan treeshrew, Tupaia palawanensis
- Painted treeshrew, Tupaia picta
- Ruddy treeshrew, Tupaia splendidula
- Large treeshrew, Tupaia tana
- Genus Urogale
- Mindanao treeshrew, Urogale everetti
- Genus
Order Dermoptera (colugos)
,_Central_Catchment_Area,_Singapore_-_20060618.jpg)
- Family Cynocephalidae
- Genus Cynocephalus
- Philippine flying lemur, Cynocephalus volans
- Genus Galeopterus
- Sunda flying lemur, Galeopterus variegatus
- Genus
Order Primates
Grandorder Glires
Order Rodentia
Order Lagomorpha
Superorder Laurasiatheria
Order Eulipotyphla
- Family Solenodontidae
- Genus Solenodon
- †Giant solenodon, Solenodon arredondoi
- †Marcano's solenodon, Solenodon marcanoi
- Cuban solenodon, Solenodon cubanus
- Hispaniolan solenodon, Solenodon paradoxus
- Genus Solenodon
- Family Talpidae
- Subfamily Uropsilinae(shrewmoles)
- Genus Uropsilus
- Anderson's shrew mole, Uropsilus andersoni
- Gracile shrew mole, Uropsilus gracilis
- Inquisitive shrew mole, Uropsilus investigator
- Chinese shrew mole, Uropsilus soricipes
- Genus Uropsilus
- Subfamily Neurotrichinae (American shrew mole)
- Genus Neurotrichus
- American shrew mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii
- Genus Neurotrichus
- Subfamily Desmaninae(diving moles)
- Genus Desmana
- Russian desman, Desmana moschata
- Genus Galemys
- Pyrenean desman, Galemys pyrenaicus
- Genus Desmana
- Subfamily Talpinae
- Tribe Talpini
- Genus Euroscaptor
- Greater Chinese mole, Euroscaptor grandis
- Kloss's mole, Euroscaptor klossi
- Long-nosed mole, Euroscaptor longirostris
- Malaysian mole, Euroscaptor malayana
- Himalayan mole, Euroscaptor micrura
- Japanese mountain mole, Euroscaptor mizura
- Small-toothed mole, Euroscaptor parvidens
- Euroscaptor subanura
- Genus Mogera
- Echigo mole, Mogera etigo
- Insular mole, Mogera insularis
- Kano mole, Mogera kanoana
- Kobe mole, Mogera kobeae
- Small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii
- Large mole, Mogera robusta
- Sado mole, Mogera tokudae
- Japanese mole, Mogera wogura
- Senkaku mole, Mogera uchidai
- Genus Parascaptor
- White-tailed mole, Parascaptor leucura
- Genus Scaptochirus
- Short-faced mole, Scaptochirus moschatus
- Genus Talpa
- Altai mole, Talpa altaica
- Blind mole, Talpa caeca
- Caucasian mole, Talpa caucasica
- European mole, Talpa europaea
- Père David's mole, Talpa davidiana
- Levant mole, Talpa levantis
- Spanish mole, Talpa occidentalis
- Roman mole, Talpa romana
- Balkan mole, Talpa stankovici
- Genus Euroscaptor
- Tribe Condylurini
- Genus Condylura
- Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata
- Genus Condylura
- Tribe Scalopini
- Genus Parascalops
- Hairy-tailed mole, Parascalops breweri
- Genus Scalopus
- Eastern mole (common mole), Scalopus aquaticus
- Genus Scapanulus
- Gansu mole, Scapanulus oweni
- Genus Scapanus (western North American moles)
- Anthony's Mexican mole, Scapanus anthonyi
- Northern broad-footed mole (Scapanus latimanus)
- Southern broad-footed mole (Scapanus occultus)
- Coast mole, Scapanus orarius
- Townsend's mole, Scapanus townsendii
- Genus
- Tribe Scaptonychini
- Genus Scaptonyx
- Long-tailed mole, Scaptonyx fusicaudus
- Genus
- Tribe Urotrichini
- Genus Dymecodon
- True's shrew mole, Dymecodon pilirostris
- Genus Urotrichus
- Japanese shrew mole, Urotrichus talpoides
- Genus
- Tribe Talpini
- Subfamily
- Family Erinaceidae
- Subfamily Erinaceinae (hedgehogs)
- Genus Atelerix
- Four-toed hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris
- North African hedgehog, Atelerix algirus
- Southern African hedgehog, Atelerix frontalis
- Somali hedgehog, Atelerix sclateri
- Genus Erinaceus
- Amur hedgehog, Erinaceus amurensis
- Southern white-breasted hedgehog, Erinaceus concolor
- European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus
- Northern white-breasted hedgehog, Erinaceus roumanicus
- Genus Hemiechinus
- Long-eared hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus
- Indian long-eared hedgehog, Hemiechinus collaris
- Genus Mesechinus
- Daurian hedgehog, Mesechinus dauuricus
- Hugh's hedgehog, Mesechinus hughi
- Genus Paraechinus
- Desert hedgehog, Paraechinus aethiopicus
- Brandt's hedgehog, Paraechinus hypomelas
- Indian hedgehog, Paraechinus micropus
- Bare-bellied hedgehog, Paraechinus nudiventris
- Genus Atelerix
- Subfamily )
- Genus Echinosorex
- Greater moonrat, Echinosorex gymnura
- Genus Hylomys
- Dwarf gymnure, Hylomys parvus
- Javan short-tailed gymnure or lesser moonrat, Hylomys suillus
- Bornean short-tailed gymnure, Hylomys dorsalis
- Max's short-tailed gymnure, Hylomys maxi
- Dalat gymnure, Hylomys macarong
- Northern short-tailed gymnure, Hylomys peguensis
- Leuser gymnure, Hylomys vorax
- Genus Neohylomys
- Hainan gymnure, Neohylomys hainanensis
- Genus Neotetracus
- Shrew gymnure, Neotetracus sinensis
- Genus Otohylomys
- Long-eared gymnure, Otohylomys megalotis
- Genus Podogymnura
- Dinagat gymnure, Podogymnura aureospinula
- Mindanao gymnure, Podogymnura truei
- Genus
- Subfamily
- Family Soricidae (shrews)
A southern short-tailed shrew
Clade Ferungulata
Order Chiroptera (bats)
Order Pholidota (pangolins)
- Family Manidae
- Genus Manis
- Indian pangolin, Manis crassicaudata
- Chinese pangolin, Manis pentadactyla
- Asian giant pangolin, Manis paleojavanica †
- Sunda pangolin, Manis javanica
- Philippine pangolin, Manis culionensis
- Genus Phataginus
- Tree pangolin, Phataginus tricuspis
- Long-tailed pangolin, Phataginus tetradactyla
- Genus Smutsia
- Giant pangolin, Smutsia gigantea
- Ground pangolin, Smutsia temmincki
- Genus Manis
Order Cetacea
Order Carnivora
Order odd-toed ungulates)
Known as
odd-toed ungulates
, their rear hooves consist of an odd number of toes.
Suborder Hippomorpha
- Family Equidae (horses, zebras and asses)
- Equus ferus
- African wild ass, Equus africanus
- Onager or Asiatic ass, Equus hemionus
- Kiang or Tibetan wild ass, Equus kiang
- Plains zebra, Equus quagga
- Mountain zebra, Equus zebra
- Grevy's zebra, Equus grevyi
Suborder Ceratomorpha
- Family Tapiridae (tapirs)
- Genus Tapirus
- Brazilian tapir, Tapirus terrestris
- Mountain tapir, Tapirus pinchaque
- Baird's tapir, Tapirus bairdii
- Malayan tapir, Tapirus indicus
- Kabomani tapir, Tapirus kabomani
- Genus Tapirus
- Family Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceroses)
Sumatran rhinos - Genus Diceros
- Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis
- Sumatran rhinoceros, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
- Genus Ceratotherium
- White rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum
- Genus Rhinoceros
- Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis
- Javan rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus
- Genus Diceros
Order even-toed ungulates)
See also
- Mammal classification
- List of prehistoric mammals
- List of recently extinct mammals
- List of monotremes and marsupials
References
- ^ Boudet Ch. "Planet' Mammiferes". Planet' Mammiferes. 4.1 of 2013/12/23. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- .
- ^ "Shrew's who: New mammal enters the book of life". AFP. January 30, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-02-04. Retrieved August 4, 2015 – via Google News.