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===Subclass [[Theria]]=== *Infraclass [[Metatheria]] (marsupials and their nearest ancestors) **Order [[Didelphimorphia]] ***Family [[Didelphidae]] (opossums, etc.) **Order [[Paucituberculata]] ***Family [[Caenolestidae]] (shrew opossums) **Order [[Microbiotheria]] ***Family [[Microbiotheriidae]] (monitos del monte) **Order [[Dasyuromorphia]] (most carnivorous marsupials) ***Family [[Thylacinidae]] (Tasmanian tigers) ***Family [[Myrmecobiidae]] (numbats) ***Family [[Dasyuridae]] (Tasmanian devils, quolls, dunnarts, planigale, etc.) **Order [[Peramelemorphia]] (bandicoots, bilbies, etc.) ***Family [[Peramelidae]] (bandicoots, echymiperas) <!-- [[Peroryctidae]] is not part of cited classification --> ***Family β [[Chaeropodidae]] (pig-footed bandicoot) **Order [[Notoryctemorphia]] (marsupial moles) ***Family [[Notoryctidae]] **Order [[Diprotodontia]] ***Family [[Phascolarctidae]] (koalas) ***Family [[Vombatidae]] (wombats) ***Family [[Phalangeridae]] (brushtail possums and cuscuses) ***Family [[Potoroidae]] (bettongs, potoroos and rat kangaroos) ***Family [[Macropodidae]] (kangaroos, wallabies, etc.) ***Family [[Burramyidae]] (pygmy possums) ***Family [[Pseudocheiridae]] (ringtailed possums, etc.) ***Family [[Petauridae]] ([[striped possum]], [[Leadbeater's possum]], [[yellow-bellied glider]], [[sugar glider]], [[mahogany glider]] and [[squirrel glider]]) ***Family [[Tarsipedidae]] (honey possum) ***Family [[Acrobatidae]] ([[feathertail glider]] and [[feather-tailed possum]]) ***Family [[Hypsiprymnodontidae]] (musky rat kangaroo) *Infraclass [[Eutheria]] **Order [[Afrosoricida]] ***Family [[Tenrecidae]] (tenrecs) ***Family [[Chrysochloridae]] (golden moles) **Order [[Macroscelidea]] ***Family [[Macroscelididae]] (elephant-shrews) **Order [[Tubulidentata]] ***Family [[Orycteropodidae]] (aardvark) **Order [[Proboscidea]] ***Family [[Elephantidae]] (elephants) **Order [[Sirenia]] ***Family [[Dugongidae]] (dugongs, sea cows) ***Family [[Trichechidae]] (manatees) **Order [[Hyracoidea]] ***Family [[Procaviidae]] (hyraxes) **Order [[Pilosa]] ***Family [[Bradypodidae]] (three-toed tree sloths) ***Family [[Megalonychidae]] (two-toed tree sloths) ***Family [[Myrmecophagidae]] (tamanduas and giant anteater) ***Family [[Cyclopedidae]] (silky anteater) **Order [[Cingulata]] ***Family [[Dasypodidae]] (armadillos) **Order [[Dermoptera]] ***Family [[Cynocephalidae]] (colugos) **Order [[Scandentia]] ***Family [[Tupaiidae]] (tree shrews) ***Family [[Ptilocercidae]] (pen-tailed treeshrew) **Order [[Primates]] ***Family [[Cheirogaleidae]] (dwarf lemurs, mouse lemurs) ***Family [[Lemuridae]] (lemurs) ***Family [[Lepilemuridae]] (sportive lemurs) ***Family [[Indriidae]] (wooly lemurs, sifakas) ***Family [[Daubentoniidae]] (aye-aye) ***Family [[Lorisidae]] (lorises) ***Family [[Galagidae]] (bushbabies, galagos) ***Family [[Tarsiidae]] (tarsiers) ***Family [[Cebidae]] (marmosets, tamarins, capuchins, squirrel monkeys) ***Family [[Aotidae]] (night monkeys) ***Family [[Pitheciidae]] (titis, uacaris, sakis) ***Family [[Atelidae]] (howlers, spider monkeys, wooly monkeys) ***Family [[Cercopithecidae]] (Old World monkeys) ***Family [[Hylobatidae]] (gibbons) ***Family [[Hominidae]] (apes, human) <!-- not in this classification ***Family [[Callitrichidae]] --> **Order [[Rodentia]] ***Family [[Aplodontiidae]] (sewellel or mountain beaver) ***Family [[Sciuridae]] (squirrels) ***Family [[Gliridae]] (dormice) ***Family [[Castoridae]] (beavers) ***Family [[Heteromyidae]] (kangaroo rats, pocket mice) ***Family [[Geomyidae]] (pocket gophers) ***Family [[Dipodidae]] (jerboas, birch mice, jumping mice) ***Family [[Platacanthomyidae]] (tree mice) ***Family [[Spalacidae]] (zokors, bamboo rats, mole rats) ***Family [[Calomyscidae]] (calomyscuses) ***Family [[Nesomyidae]] (pouched rats and mice, climbing and fat mice, etc.) ***Family [[Cricetidae]] (voles, hamsters, New World rats and mice ***Family [[Muridae]] (rats, mice) ***Family [[Anomaluridae]] (scaily-tailed flying squirrels) ***Family [[Pedetidae]] (springhaas, springhares) ***Family [[Ctenodactylidae]] (gundis) ***Family [[Diatomyidae]] (kha-nyous or Laotian rock rat) <!--***Family [[Myoxidae]] not included in classification--> ***Family [[Bathyergidae]] (mole-rats) ***Family [[Hystricidae]] (African and Asian porcupines) ***Family [[Petromuridae]] (dassie rat) ***Family [[Thryonomyidae]] (can rats) ***Family [[Erethizontidae]] (bristle-spined rat and New World porcupines) ***Family [[Chinchillidae]] (chinchillas, vizcachas) ***Family [[Dinomyidae]] (pacarana) ***Family [[Caviidae]] (cuis, guinea-pigs, cavies, maras, capybaras) <!--***Family [[Hydrochaeridae]] not included in classification--> ***Family [[Dasyproctidae]] (agoutis, acouchis) <!--***Family [[Agoutidae]] not a separate family in this classificaiton--> ***Family [[Cuniculidae]] (pacas) ***Family [[Ctenomyidae]] (tuco-tucos) ***Family [[Octodontidae]] (degus, rock rats, vizcacha-rats) ***Family [[Abrocomidae]] (chinchilla rats) ***Family [[Echimyidae]] (spiny rats, tree rats, hutias, & coypu) ***Family β [[Heptaxodontidae]] (giant hutias and key mice) **Order [[Lagomorpha]] ***Family [[Ochotonidae]] (pikas) ***Family β [[Prolagidae]] (Sardinian pika) ***Family [[Leporidae]] (rabbits) **Order [[Eulipotyphla]] ***Family [[Erinaceidae]] (hedgehogs, gymnures) ***Family β [[Nesophontidae]] (nesophontes) ***Family [[Solenodontidae]] (solenodons, alamiquis) ***Family [[Soricidae]] (shrews) ***Family [[Talpidae]] (moles, desmans) **Order [[Chiroptera]] ***Family [[Pteropodidae]] (Old World fruit bats, flying foxes) ***Family [[Rhinopomatidae]] (mouse-tailed bats) ***Family [[Craseonycteridae]] (hog-nosed or bumblebee bat) ***Family [[Megadermatidae]] (false vampire bats) ***Family [[Rhinolophidae]] (horseshoe bats) ***Family [[Emballonuridae]] (sac-winged bats) ***Family [[Nycteridae]] (slit-faced bats) ***Family [[Myzopodidae]] (sucker-footed bats) ***Family [[Mystacinidae]] (New Zealand short-tailed bats) ***Family [[Thyropteridae]] (disk-winged bats) ***Family [[Furipteridae]] (smokey bat and thumbless bat) ***Family [[Noctilionidae]] (bulldog bats) ***Family [[Mormoopidae]] (mustached and ghost-faced bats) ***Family [[Phyllostomidae]] (New World leaf-nosed bats) ***Family [[Natalidae]] (funnel-eared bats) ***Family [[Molossidae]] (free-tailed bats) ***Family [[Vespertilionidae]] (evening bats, common bats) ***Family [[Miniopteridae]] (bent-winged or long-fingered bats) **Order [[Pholidota]] ***Family [[Manidae]] (pangolins) **Order [[Carnivora]] ***Family [[Felidae]] (cats) ***Family [[Viverridae]] (civets, genets) ***Family [[Eupleridae]] (falanouc, fossa, Madagascaran mongooses) ***Family [[Nandiniidae]] (African palm civet) ***Family [[Herpestidae]] (mongooses) ***Family [[Hyaenidae]] (hyaenas, aardwolf) ***Family [[Canidae]] (wolves, foxes, jackals) ***Family [[Ursidae]] (bears, giant panda) ***Family [[Odobenidae]] (walrus) ***Family [[Otariidae]] (eared seals, fur seals, sea lions) ***Family [[Phocidae]] (earless seals) ***Family [[Mustelidae]] (weasels, badgers, otters) ***Family [[Procyonidae]] (raccoons, ringtails, coatis) ***Family [[Ailuridae]] (red panda) **Order [[Perissodactyla]] ***Family [[Equidae]] (horses, asses, zebras) ***Family [[Tapiridae]] (tapirs) ***Family [[Rhinocerotidae]] (rhinoceroses) **Order [[Artiodactyla]] ***Family [[Suidae]] (hogs, pigs) ***Family [[Tayassuidae]] (peccaries) ***Family [[Hippopotamidae]] (hippopotamuses) ***Family [[Camelidae]] (camels, vicunas, guanacos, llamas) ***Family [[Tragulidae]] (chevrotains and mouse deer) ***Family [[Moschidae]] (musk deer) ***Family [[Cervidae]] (deer) ***Family [[Antilocapridae]] (pronghorn) ***Family [[Giraffidae]] (giraffe and okapi) ***Family [[Bovidae]] (antelope, bison, cattle, duikers, goats, sheep, etc.) **Order [[Cetacea]] ***Family [[Balaenidae]] (right whales) ***Family [[Balaenopteridae]] (rorquals) ***Family [[Eschrichtiidae]] (gray whales) ***Family [[Cetotheriidae]] (pygmy right whale) ***Family [[Delphinidae]] (ocean dolphins) ***Family [[Monodontidae]] (narwhal and beluga) ***Family [[Phocoenidae]] (porpoises) <!--***Family [[Neobalaenidae]] not in this classification--> ***Family [[Physeteridae]] (sperm whales) ***Family [[Platanistidae]] (Ganges and Indus river dolphins) ***Family [[Iniidae]] (baiji, franciscana, and Amazon river dolphins) ***Family [[Ziphiidae]] (beaked whales)
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