Kinds of Mammalia

Scientific name -- Other names

Antilocapridae -- Pronghorn

Aplodontiidae -- Mountain Beaver

Balaenidae -- Right Whales

Balaenopteridae -- Rorqual whales

Bovidae -- Antelopes; Buffaloes; Bulls; Cows; Goats; Sheep

Canidae -- Dogs; Foxes; Wolves

Castoridae -- Beavers

Cercopithecidae -- Old-world monkeys

Cervidae -- Deer; Elk; Moose; Caribou

Dasypodidae -- Armadillos

Delphinidae -- Dolphins

Didelphidae -- Opossums

Equidae -- Horses

Erethizontidae -- Porcupine

Eschrichtiidae -- Gray Whale

Felidae -- Cats; Lions; Cheetahs

Geomyidae -- Gophers

Heteromyidae -- Kangaroo rats; Pocket mice

Leporidae -- Hares; Rabbits; Jackrabbits; Cottontails

Mephitidae -- Skunks

Molossidae -- Mastiff bats; Free-tailed bats

Monodontidae -- Belugas; Narwhals

Mormoopidae -- Ghost-faced bat

Muridae -- Mice; Rats voles; Wood rats; Lemmings

Mustelidae -- Badgers, Otters, Minks & Weasels

Myocastoridae -- Nutria

Ochotonidae -- Pikas

Odobenidae -- Walrus

Otariidae -- Eared Seals

Phocidae -- Hair Seals

Phocoenidae -- Porpoises

Phyllostomidae -- New world leaf-nosed bats

Physeteridae -- Sperm Whales

Procyonidae -- Coatis; Raccoons; Ringtails

Sciuridae -- Squirrels; Chipmunks; Prairie-dogs

Soricidae -- Shrews

Suidae -- Pigs

Talpidae -- Moles

Tayassuidae -- Peccaries

Trichechidae -- Manatees

Ursidae -- Bears

Vespertilionidae -- Evening bats; Vesper bats

Zapodidae -- Jumping Mice

Ziphiidae -- Beaked Whales

Updated: 2011-06-28 20:44:06