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APPENDIX: Classification of Recent Mammals Used in This Book More detailed taxonomy and systematics can be can be found in the text. With few exceptions, this classification follows D. E. Wilson and Reeder 2005. Subclass/Infraclass Supraorder Order Subordinal Group Family Protheria Monotremata Ornithorhynchidae Tachyglossidae Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Paucituberculata Caenolestidae Microbiotheria Microbiotheriidae Notoryctemorphia Notoryctidae Peramelemorphia Thylacomyidae Chaeropodidae Peramelidae Dasyuromorphia Myrmecobiidae Dasyuridae Thylacinidae Diprotodontia Phascolarctidae Vombatidae Burramyidae Phalangeridae Acrobatidae Petauridae Pseudocheiridae Tarsipedidae Hypsiprymnodontidae Macropodidae Potoroidae Placentalia Xenarthra Cingulata Dasypodidae Pilosa Folivora Megalonychidae Bradypodidae Vermilingua Cyclopedidae Myrmecophagidae Subclass/Infraclass Supraorder Order Subordinal Group Family Afrotheria Afrosoricida Chrysochloridae Tenrecidae Macroscelidea Macroscelidae Tubulidentata Orycteropodidae Hyracoidea Procaviidae Proboscidea Elephantidae Sirenia Dugongidae Trichechidae Laurasiatheria Cetartiodactyla “Artiodactyla” Camelidae Tragulidae Giraffidae Antilocapridae Moschidae Cervidae Bovidae Suidae Tayassuidae Hippopotamidae Cetacea Delphinidae Monodontidae Phocoenidae Physeteridae Platanistidae Iniidae Ziphiidae Balaenidae Balaenopteridae Eschrichtidae Neobalaenidae Perissodactyla Hippomorpha Equidae Ceratomorpha Rhinocerotidae Tapiridae Chiroptera Yinpterochiroptera Pteropodidae Rhinolophidae Hipposideridae Craseonycteridae Rhinopomatidae Megadermatidae Yangochiroptera Nycteridae Emballonuridae Phyllostomidae Mormoopidae Noctilionidae Furipteridae Thyropteridae Mystacinidae Myzopodidae Vespertilionidae Molossidae Natalidae Carnivora Feliformia Eupleridae Felidae Herpestidae Hyaenidae Nandiniidae Viverridae Caniformia Canidae Ursidae Ailuridae Odobenidae Otariidae Phocidae Mephitidae Mustelidae Procyonidae [18.224.63.87] Project MUSE (2024-04-24 06:14 GMT) Subclass/Infraclass Supraorder Order Subordinal Group Family Pholidota Manidae Eulipotyphla Erinaceomorpha Erinaceidae Soricomorpha Solenodontidae Soricidae Talpidae Euarchontoglires Scandentia Ptilocercidae Tupaiidae Dermoptera Cynocephalidae Primates Strepsirhini Galagidae Lorisidae Cheirogaleidae Lemuridae Lepilemuridae Indriidae Daubentoniidae Haplorhini Tarsiidae Cebidae Atelidae Pitheciidae Cercopithecidae Hylobatidae Hominidae Lagomorpha Ochotonidae Leporidae Rodentia Anomaluromorpha Anomaluridae Pedetidae Sciuromorpha Aplodontiidae Sciuridae Gliridae Castorimorpha Castoridae Heteromyidae Geomyidae Myomorpha Dipodidae Platacanthomyidae Spalacidae Calomyscidae Nesomyidae Cricetidae Muridae Hystricomorpha Ctenodactylidae Diatomyidae Bathyergidae Hystricidae Petromuridae Thryonomyidae Erethizontidae Chinchillidae Dinomyidae Caviidae Dasyproctidae Cuniculidae Ctenomyidae Octodontidae Abrocomidae Echimyidae Myocastoridae Capromyidae This page intentionally left blank ...

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