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Mammalia is a class of vertebrate animals. Members of this class are called mammals. It comprises 5,909 extant species, which are grouped into 163 families, themselves grouped into 27 orders in 3 major divisions. These orders can contain between one and thousands of species, grouped into genera and then into families. Mammals are characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding their young, a neocortex region of the brain, and fur or hair.[1][2][3] Mammals are native to all major land masses and the oceans, and can be found worldwide. They live in every habitat on Earth. The basic mammalian body type is quadrupedal, with most mammals using four limbs for terrestrial locomotion, but in some the limbs are adapted for life at sea, in the air, in trees or underground. They range in length from Kitti's hog-nosed bat, at 2 cm (1 in) with no tail, to the blue whale, at 32.6 m (107 ft) long, including tail.
The three major divisions of mammals are the infraclass Marsupialia, containing the marsupial animals wherein the young are carried in a pouch; the infraclass Placentalia, for which the fetus is carried in the uterus, and the order Monotremata, containing egg-laying species.[4] Marsupialia contains 334 species, Monotremata contains 5, and Placentalia contains the vast majority of extant mammals at 5,570 species. The majority of mammals, in terms of number of species, are in the two largest orders: Rodentia, or rodents, with 2,360 species, and Chiroptera, or bats, with 1,318.[5][6] The exact organization of the species is not fixed, with many recent proposals made based on molecular phylogenetic analysis. In addition to the extant mammals, 70 species have been driven extinct since 1500 CE.
الاصطلاحات


The author citation for the species or genus is given after the scientific name; parentheses around the author citation indicate that this was not the original taxonomic placement. Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the collective range of species in that genera is provided. Ranges are based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species unless otherwise noted. All extinct genera or species listed alongside extant species went extinct after 1500 CE, and are indicated by a dagger symbol "†".
التبويب
The class Mammalia consists of 5,909 extant species grouped into 1,295 genera belonging to 163 families. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Modern molecular studies indicate that the 163 families can be grouped into 27 orders; these orders are divided into 3 major groupings: Marsupialia, an infraclass containing 7 orders of mammals which give birth to relatively undeveloped young that often reside in a pouch located on their mothers' abdomen for a time; Placentalia, an infraclass containing 19 orders of mammals that have fetuses that are carried in the uterus, and Monotremata, an order of egg-laying mammals.[4] Within these groupings, the orders are organized into named clades, and some of these orders are subdivided into named suborders. An additional 70 species have been driven extinct since 1500 CE: 13 in Marsupialia and 57 in Placentalia.
Infraclass جرابيات
- Ameridelphia
- Order Didelphimorphia (opossums): 1 family, 93 species (1 extinct)
- Order Paucituberculata (shrew opossums) : 1 family, 7 species
- Superorder Australidelphia
- Order Dasyuromorphia (Australian carnivorous marsupials): 2 families, 73 species (1 extinct)
- Order Diprotodontia (kangaroos and possums)
- Suborder Macropodiformes (kangaroos and potoroos): 3 families, 80 species (8 extinct)
- Suborder Phalangeriformes (possums): 6 families, 64 species
- Suborder Vombatiformes (koala and wombats): 2 families, 4 species
- Order Microbiotheria (monito del monte): 1 family, 2 species
- Order Notoryctemorphia (marsupial mole): 1 family, 2 species
- Order Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies): 3 families, 20 species (1 extinct)
Infraclass مشيميات
- Superorder وحوش أفريقية
- Order Afrosoricida (golden moles and tenrecs)
- Suborder Chrysochloridea (golden moles): 1 family, 21 species
- Suborder Tenrecomorpha (otter shrews and tenrecs): 2 families, 34 species
- Order Hyracoidea (hyraxes): 1 family, 5 species
- Order Macroscelidea (elephant shrews): 1 family, 19 species
- Order Proboscidea (elephants): 1 family, 3 species
- Order Sirenia (sea cows): 2 families, 5 species (1 extinct)
- Order Tubulidentata (aardvark): 1 families, 1 species
- Order Afrosoricida (golden moles and tenrecs)
- Superorder Euarchontoglires
- Order Scandentia (treeshrews): 2 families, 23 species
- Order Dermoptera (colugos): 1 family, 2 species
- Order Lagomorpha (hares and pikas): 2 families, 93 species
- Order Primates (primates)
- Suborder Haplorhini (monkeys and apes): 9 families, 389 species
- Suborder Strepsirrhini (lemurs and galagos): 7 families, 142 species
- Order Rodentia (rodents)
- Suborder Anomaluromorpha (scaly-tailed squirrels and springhares): 2 families, 9 species
- Suborder Castorimorpha (gophers and kangaroo rats): 3 families, 101 species
- Suborder Hystricomorpha (porcupines, mole-rats and Neotropical spiny rats): 18 families, 301 species (15 extinct)
- Suborder Myomorpha (mice and rats): 9 families, 1,673 species (24 extinct)
- Suborder Sciuromorpha (dormice and squirrels): 3 families, 314 species
- Superorder وحوش لوراسية
- Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
- Suborder Ruminantia (ruminants): 6 families, 227 species
- Suborder Suina (pigs and peccaries): 2 families, 20 species
- Suborder Tylopoda (camels): 1 family, 7 species
- Suborder Whippomorpha (whales and hippopotamuses): 15 families, 99 species
- Order Carnivora (wolves and cats)
- Suborder Caniformia (wolves, weasels, and seals): 9 families, 173 species (2 extinct)
- Suborder Feliformia (cats and mongooses): 6 families, 125 species
- Order Chiroptera (bats)
- Suborder Yangochiroptera (leaf-nosed and vesper bats): 14 families, 929 species (3 extinct)
- Suborder Yinpterochiroptera (fruit and horseshoe bats): 6 families, 398 species (6 extinct)
- Order Eulipotyphla (hedgehogs and shrews): 4 families, 485 species
- Order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)
- Suborder Ceratomorpha (rhinoceroses and tapirs): 2 families, 9 species
- Suborder Hippomorpha (horses): 1 family, 9 species
- Order Pholidota (pangolins): 1 family, 8 species
- Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
- Superorder Xenarthra
- Order Cingulata (armadillos): 2 families, 22 species
- Order Pilosa (sloths and anteaters)
- Suborder Folivora (sloths): 2 families, 6 species
- Suborder Vermilingua (anteaters): 2 families, 3 species
Order Monotremata (platypus and echidnas): 2 families, 5 species
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الثدييات
The following classification is based on the taxonomy described by Mammal Species of the World (2005), with augmentation by generally accepted proposals made since using molecular phylogenetic analysis, as supported by both the IUCN and the American Society of Mammalogists.[5][6]
Infraclass Marsupialia

Marsupialia is one of the three main divisions of mammals, and contains 334 extant species. It is distinguished from the other two groups in that marsupials give birth to relatively undeveloped young that often reside in a pouch located on their mothers' abdomen for a certain amount of time.[4] It is divided into two groupings: the superorder Australidelphia and Ameridelphia, which was previously considered a superorder but is now regarded as a paraphyletic group. Ameridelphia contains 99 extant species in 2 orders, each containing a single family: Didelphimorphia, or the opossums, and Paucituberculata, or the shrew opossums. Australidelphia contains 235 extant species in 18 families, grouped into 5 orders: Dasyuromorphia, or the Australian carnivorous marsupials; Diprotodontia, or the kangaroos and possums; Microbiotheria, or the monito del montes; and Notoryctemorphia, or the marsupial moles; and Peramelemorphia, or the bandicoots and bilbies. One additional species in Ameridelphia and twelve in Australidelphia were driven extinct in modern times.
Ameridelphia
أشباه ثنائيات الرحم
Members of the Didelphimorphia order are called didelphimorphs or opossums. They are found in North and South America, Australia, and southeastern Asia and are omnivorous, eating insects, small vertebrates, and vegetation. Didelphimorphia comprises a single family of 92 extant species in 18 genera. One additional species was driven extinct in modern times.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Didelphidae (opossum) |
Gray, 1821
93 species (1 extinct) in 18 genera
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North America and South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 6 cm (2 in) long, plus 3 cm (1 in) tail (pygmy short-tailed opossum) to 50 cm (20 in) long, plus 47 cm (19 in) tail (Virginia opossum)[8] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, grassland, savanna, inland wetlands, and desert[9] المآكل: Omnivorous, including insects, other invertebrates, small vertebrates, eggs, seeds, fruit, and nectar[10] |
Paucituberculata
Members of the Paucituberculata order are called paucituberculatans or shrew opossums. They are found in western South America and are omnivorous, eating larva, small vertebrates, and vegetation. Paucituberculata comprises a single family of seven extant species in three genera.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caenolestidae (shrew opossum) |
Trouessart, 1898
7 species in 3 genera
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Western South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 9 cm (4 in) long, plus 10 cm (4 in) tail (Incan caenolestid) to 15 cm (6 in) long, plus 15 cm (6 in) tail (northern caenolestid)[11] الموائل: Forest and shrubland[12] المآكل: Invertebrate larvae, small vertebrates, fruit, and vegetation[13] |
Superorder Australidelphia
Dasyuromorphia
Members of the Dasyuromorphia order are called dasyuromorphs or Australian carnivorous marsupials and include the marsupial shrews and the numbat. They are found in Australia and New Guinea and are carnivorous, eating a wide variety of vertebrates and invertebrates. Dasyuromorphia comprises 2 families containing 72 extant species in 14 genera. One additional family containing a single species was driven extinct in modern times.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dasyuridae (marsupial shrew) |
Goldfuss, 1820
71 species in 13 genera
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Australia and New Guinea |
نطاق الأحجام: 4 cm (2 in) long, plus 9 cm (4 in) tail (southern ningaui) to 65 cm (26 in) long, plus 26 cm (10 in) tail (Tasmanian devil)[14] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, inland wetlands, rocky areas, desert, and caves[15] المآكل: Wide variety of vertebrates and invertebrates[16] |
| Myrmecobiidae (numbat) |
Waterhouse, 1841
1 species in 1 genus
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Scattered Australia |
الحجم: 20–29 cm (8–11 in) long, plus 12–21 cm (5–8 in) tail[17] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and desert[18] المأكل: Termites and ants, as well as other invertebrates[19] |
| Thylacinidae † (thylacine) |
C. L. Bonaparte, 1838
1 extinct species in 1 genus
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Tasmania |
نطاق الأحجام: 123–195 cm (48–77 in) long, plus 50–66 cm (20–26 in) tail[20] الموائل: Forest and grassland[21] المآكل: Kangaroos, wallabies, small mammals, and birds[22] |
Diprotodontia
Members of the Diprotodontia order are called diprotodonts and include kangaroos, wallabies, potoroos, possums, the koala, and wombats. They are found in Australia and southeastern Asia and are omnivorous, but primarily eat a wide variety of vegetation and invertebrates. Diprotodontia comprises 11 families containing 140 extant species in 39 genera. These families are divided between three suborders: Macropodiformes, containing the kangaroos, wallabies, and potoroos; Phalangeriformes, or the possums; and Vombatiformes, or the koala and wombats. Eight additional kangaroo and potoroo species were driven extinct in modern times.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypsiprymnodontidae (musky rat-kangaroo) |
Collett, 1877
1 species in 1 genera
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Northeastern Australia |
الحجم: 15–27 cm (6–11 in) long, plus 12–16 cm (5–6 in) tail[23] الموائل: Forest[24] المأكل: Insects and worms, as well as berries and roots[25] |
| Macropodidae (kangaroo or wallaby) |
Gray, 1821
67 species (4 extinct) in 13 genera
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Australia and New Guinea |
نطاق الأحجام: 29 cm (11 in) long, plus 22 cm (9 in) tail (nabarlek) to 230 cm (91 in) long, plus 109 cm (43 in) tail (eastern grey kangaroo)[26] الموائل: Desert, grassland, forest, shrubland, savanna, inland wetlands, and rocky areas[27] المآكل: Wide variety of plant material[28] |
| Potoroidae (potoroo or rat-kangaroo) |
Gray, 1821
12 species (4 extinct) in 3 genera (1 extinct)
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Eastern and scattered southern Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 26 cm (10 in) long, plus 18 cm (7 in) tail (long-nosed potoroo) to 34 cm (13 in) long, plus 48 cm (19 in) tail (rufous rat-kangaroo)[29] الموائل: Desert, forest, shrubland, savanna, and inland wetlands[30] المآكل: Omnivorous, especially fungi[25] |
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrobatidae (feather-tailed possum or feather-tailed glider) |
Aplin, 1987
2 species in 2 genera
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Eastern Australia and New Guinea |
نطاق الأحجام: 5 cm (2 in) long, plus 6 cm (2 in) tail (feathertail glider) to 11 cm (4 in) long, plus 16 cm (6 in) tail (feather-tailed possum)[23] الموائل: Forest[31] المآكل: Flowers, fruit, and invertebrates[32] |
| Burramyidae (pygmy possum) |
Broom, 1989
5 species in 2 genera
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New Guinea and southern and northeastern Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 5 cm (2 in) long, plus 6 cm (2 in) tail (Tasmanian pygmy possum) to 11 cm (4 in) long, plus 14 cm (6 in) tail (mountain pygmy possum)[33] الموائل: Shrubland and forest[34] المآكل: Invertebrates and vegetation[35] |
| Petauridae (possum) |
C. L. Bonaparte, 1838
11 species in 3 genera
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New Guinea and northern, eastern, and southern Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 15 cm (6 in) long, plus 15 cm (6 in) tail (Leadbeater's possum) to 31 cm (12 in) long, plus 47 cm (19 in) tail (yellow-bellied glider)[36] الموائل: Forest and savanna[37] المآكل: Sap, flowers, nectar, invertebrates, and small vertebrates[38] |
| Phalangeridae (cuscus) |
Thomas, 1888
27 species in 6 genera
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New Guinea, Sulawesi island and nearby islands in Indonesia, and scattered Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 30 cm (12 in) long, plus 28 cm (11 in) tail (scaly-tailed possum) to 69 cm (27 in) long, plus 65 cm (26 in) tail (black-spotted cuscus)[39] الموائل: Forest, savanna, and rocky areas[40] المآكل: Leaves, flowers, and fruit, as well as insects and eggs[41] |
| Pseudocheiridae (ringtail possum) |
Winge, 1893
18 species in 6 genera
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New Guinea and northern, eastern, and southern Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 17 cm (7 in) long, plus 15 cm (6 in) tail (pygmy ringtail possum) to 45 cm (18 in) long, plus 60 cm (24 in) tail (southern greater glider)[42] الموائل: Forest, savanna, grassland, and rocky areas[43] المآكل: Leaves and fruit[44] |
| Tarsipedidae (honey possum) |
Gervais & Verreaux, 1842
1 species in 1 genus
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Southwestern Australia |
الحجم: 6–9 cm (2–4 in) long, plus 7–11 cm (3–4 in) tail[45] الموائل: Shrubland[46] المأكل: Nectar and pollen[47] |
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phascolarctidae (koala) |
Owen, 1839
1 species in 1 genus
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Southern and eastern Australia |
الحجم: 67–82 cm (26–32 in) long[48] الموائل: Forest and shrubland[49] المأكل: Eucalyptus leaves and bark, as well as other leaves[50] |
| Vombatidae (wombat) |
Burnett, 1830
3 species in 2 genera
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Southern and eastern Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 84 cm (33 in) long, plus 2 cm (1 in) tail (southern hairy-nosed wombat) to 115 cm (45 in) long, with no tail (common wombat)[48] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland[51] المآكل: Grass, roots, bark, and fungi[52] |
Microbiotheria
Members of the Microbiotheria order are called microbiotherians or monito del montes. They are found in southwestern South America and eat vegetation and invertebrates. Microbiotheria comprises a single family containing two extant species in a single genus.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microbiotheriidae (monito del monte) |
Ameghino, 1889
2 species in 1 genus
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Southwestern South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 8 cm (3 in) long, plus 9 cm (4 in) tail (southern monito del monte) to about 17 cm (7 in) long, plus about 9 cm (4 in) tail (Pancho's monito del monte)[53] الموائل: Forest[54] المآكل: Insects and other invertebrates, as well as vegetable matter[55] |
Notoryctemorphia
Members of the Notoryctemorphia order are called notoryctemorphs or marsupial moles. They are found in central Australia and eat insects and seeds. Notoryctemorphia comprises a single family containing two extant species in a single genus.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notoryctidae (marsupial mole) |
Ogilby, 1892
2 species in 1 genus
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Central Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 8 cm (3 in) long, plus 1 cm (0.4 in) tail (northern marsupial mole) to 14 cm (6 in) long, plus 3 cm (1 in) tail (southern marsupial mole)[56] الموائل: Shrubland, grassland, and desert[57] المآكل: Insects and seeds[58] |
Peramelemorphia
Members of the Peramelemorphia order are called peramelemorphs and include bandicoots and bilbies. They are found in Australia and New Guinea and are omnivorous. Peramelemorphia comprises two families containing 19 extant species in 7 genera. Three additional species, including the sole member of a third family, were driven extinct in modern times.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaeropodidae † (pig-footed bandicoot) |
Gill, 1872
1 extinct species in 1 genus
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Central and western Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 23–26 cm (9–10 in) long, plus 10–14 cm (4–6 in) tail[59] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland[60] المآكل: Believed to be omnivorous[59] |
| Peramelidae (bandicoot) |
Gill, 1872
19 species (1 extinct) in 6 genera
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Australia and New Guinea |
نطاق الأحجام: 15 cm (6 in) long, plus 10 cm (4 in) tail (mouse bandicoot) to 44 cm (17 in) long, plus 16 cm (6 in) tail (long-nosed bandicoot)[61] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, savanna, grassland, inland wetlands, and desert[62] المآكل: Omnivorous[63] |
| Thylacomyidae (bilby) |
Bensley, 1903
2 species (1 extinct) in 1 genus
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Western and central Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 33–55 cm (13–22 in) long, plus 20–29 cm (8–11 in) tail (greater bilby)[64] الموائل: Savanna, shrubland, and grassland[65] المآكل: Insects, as well as small vertebrates and vegetation[66] |
Infraclass Placentalia
Placentalia is one of the three main divisions of mammals, and contains the vast majority of extant species with 5,570 species. It is distinguished from the other two groups in that the placental animals have fetuses that are carried in the uterus.[4] It is divided into four superorders: Afrotheria, Euarchontoglires, Laurasiatheria, and Xenarthra.
Afrotheria contains 87 extant species in 9 families, grouped into 6 orders: Afrosoricida, the golden moles and tenrecs; Hyracoidea, or hyraxes; Macroscelidea, or elephant shrews; Proboscidea, or elephants; Sirenia, or dugongs and manatees; and Tubulidentata, or aardvarks. Euarchontoglires contains 2,982 extant species in 56 families, grouped into 5 orders: Scandentia, or the treeshrews; Dermoptera, or the colugos; Lagomorpha, containing hares and pikas; Primates, containing monkeys and apes; and Rodentia, or rodents. Laurasiatheria contains 2,470 species in 69 families, grouped into 6 orders: Artiodactyla, containing deer, cattle, pigs, and whales; Carnivora, containing wolves, otters, seals, cats, and mongooses; Chiroptera, or bats; Eulipotyphla, containing hedgehogs, shrews, and moles; Perissodactyla, containing horses, tapirs, and rhinoceroses; and Pholidota, or pangolins. Xenarthra contains 31 species in 6 families, grouped into 2 orders: Cingulata, or armadillos, and Pilosa, the sloths and anteaters. One additional species in Afrotheria, 38 in Euarchontoglires, and 18 in Laurasiatheria were driven extinct in modern times.
Superorder Afrotheria
Afrosoricida

Members of the Afrosoricida order are called afrosoricids and include golden moles, otter shrews, and tenrecs. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa and eat invertebrates, fish, amphibians, lizards, and vegetation. Afrosoricida comprises three families of 55 extant species in 20 genera. These families are divided between two suborders: Chrysochloridea, or the golden moles, and Tenrecomorpha, containing the otter shrews and tenrecs.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
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| Chrysochloridae (golden mole) |
Gray, 1825
21 species in 10 genera
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Sub-Saharan Africa |
نطاق الأحجام: 6 cm (2 in) long, with no tail (Grant's golden mole) to 23 cm (9 in) long, with no tail (giant golden mole)[67] الموائل: Forest, savanna, grassland, shrubland, and desert[68] المآكل: Invertebrates, as well as lizards[69] |
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potamogalidae (otter shrew) |
Allmann, 1865
3 species in 2 genera
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Western and central Africa |
نطاق الأحجام: 12 cm (5 in) long, plus 9 cm (4 in) tail (Nimba otter shrew) to 34 cm (13 in) long, plus 29 cm (11 in) tail (giant otter shrew)[70] الموائل: Forest and inland wetlands[71] المآكل: Crabs, fish, amphibians, worms, and insects[72] |
| Tenrecidae (tenrec) |
Gray, 1821
31 species in 8 genera
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Madagascar |
نطاق الأحجام: 4 cm (2 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (pygmy shrew tenrec) to 35 cm (14 in) long, with no tail (tailless tenrec)[73] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, grassland, savanna, and inland wetlands[74] المآكل: Invertebrates, as well as frogs, fish, shrimp, worms, and vegetation[75] |
Hyracoidea
Members of the Hyracoidea order are called hyracoids or hyraxes. They are found in Africa and the Middle East and eat a variety of vegetation. Hyracoidea comprises a single family of five extant species in three genera.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procaviidae (hyrax) |
Bonaparte, 1838
5 species in 3 genera
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Africa and Middle East |
نطاق الأحجام: 32 cm (13 in) long, with no tail (yellow-spotted rock hyrax) to 60 cm (24 in) long, with no tail (southern tree hyrax)[76] الموائل: Forest, savanna, rocky areas, shrubland, and desert[77] المآكل: Variety of vegetation[78] |
Macroscelidea
Members of the Macroscelidea order are called macroscelids or elephant shrews. They are found in Africa and eat ants and termites, as well as other insects. Macroscelidea comprises a single family of 19 extant species in 6 genera.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macroscelididae (elephant shrew) |
Bonaparte, 1838
19 species in 6 genera
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Africa |
نطاق الأحجام: 8 cm (3 in) long, plus 8 cm (3 in) tail (Etendeka round-eared elephant shrew) to 21 cm (8 in) long, plus 19 cm (7 in) tail (four-toed elephant shrew)[79] الموائل: Savanna, shrubland, grassland, rocky areas, and desert[80] المآكل: Ants and termites, as well as other insects[81] |
Proboscidea
Members of the Proboscidea order are called proboscids or elephants. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa and southern and southeastern Asia and eat grass, bark, roots, leaves, shrubs, and fruit. Proboscidea comprises a single family of three extant species in two genera, in the suborder Elephantiformes.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elephantidae (elephant) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
3 species in 2 genera
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Sub-Saharan Africa and southern and southeastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 550 cm (18 ft) long, plus 120 cm (4 ft) tail (Asian elephant) to 750 cm (25 ft) long, plus 150 cm (5 ft) tail (African savanna elephant)[82] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, inland wetlands, and desert[83] المآكل: Grass, bark, roots, leaves, shrubs, and fruit[84] |
Sirenia

Members of the Sirenia order are called sirenians or sea cows and include dugongs and manatees. They are found in the Indian, Pacific, and western Atlantic Oceans and in South American and western African rivers, and eat aquatic vegetation and algaes, as well as fish and invertebrates. Sirenia comprises two families of four extant species in two genera. Additionally, a single species of dugong was driven extinct in modern times.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dugongidae (dugong) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
2 species (1 extinct) in 2 genera (1 extinct)
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Indian and Pacific Oceans |
نطاق الأحجام: 200–330 cm (7–11 ft) long (dugong)[85] الموائل: Neritic marine and intertidal marine[86] المآكل: Seagrass, kelp, and other algaes, as well as crabs[87] |
| Trichechidae (manatee) |
Gill, 1872
3 species in 1 genus
|
South American and western African rivers and western Atlantic Ocean |
نطاق الأحجام: 250 cm (98 in) long (West Indian manatee) to 390 cm (154 in) long (West Indian manatee)[8] الموائل: Inland wetlands, neritic marine, oceanic marine, intertidal marine, coastal marine[88] المآكل: Aquatic vegetation, as well as fish and invertebrates[89] |
Tubulidentata
Members of the Tubulidentata order are called tubulidentatans or aardvarks. They are found in Africa and eat termites, as well as other insects and fruit. Tubulidentata is composed of a single species.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orycteropodidae (aardvark) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
1 species in 1 genera
|
Africa |
الحجم: 94–142 cm (37–56 in) long, plus 44–63 cm (17–25 in) tail[90] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland[91] المأكل: Termites, as well as other insects and fruit[92] |
Superorder Euarchontoglires
Scandentia

Members of the Scandentia order are called scandentians or treeshrews. They are found in India and southeastern Asia and eat insects and fruit, as well as small animals and plants. Scandentia comprises 2 families of 23 extant species in 4 genera.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ptilocercidae (pen-tailed treeshrew) |
Lyon, 1913
1 species in 1 genera
|
Southeastern Asia |
الحجم: 13–15 cm (5–6 in) long, plus 16–20 cm (6–8 in) tail[93] الموائل: Forest[94] المأكل: Insects, small vertebrates, and fruit[95] |
| Tupaiidae (treeshrew) |
J. E. Gray, 1825
22 species in 3 genera
|
India and southeastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 11 cm (4 in) long, plus 11 cm (4 in) tail (northern smooth-tailed treeshrew) to 22 cm (9 in) long, plus 18 cm (7 in) tail (Mindanao treeshrew)[96] الموائل: Forest and shrubland[97] المآكل: Insects and fruit, as well as small animals and plants[98] |
Dermoptera
Members of the Dermoptera order are called dermopterans or colugos. They are found in southeastern Asia and eat leaves. Dermoptera comprises a single family of two extant species in two genera.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cynocephalidae (colugo) |
Simpson, 1945
2 species in 2 genera
|
Southeastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 34–42 cm (13–17 in) long, plus 17–28 cm (7–11 in) tail (both species)[99] الموائل: Forest[100] المآكل: Leaves[101] |
Lagomorpha

Members of the Lagomorpha order are called lagomorphs and include hares, rabbits, and pikas. They are found worldwide and eat a variety of plant material. Lagomorpha comprises 2 families of 93 extant species in 12 genera.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leporidae (hare or rabbit) |
G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
64 species in 11 genera (full list)
|
Worldwide |
نطاق الأحجام: 23 cm (9 in) long, plus 1 cm (0.4 in) tail (pygmy rabbit) to 68 cm (27 in) long, plus 14 cm (6 in) tail (European hare)[102] الموائل: Desert, grassland, inland wetlands, forest, shrubland, rocky areas, savanna, caves, coastal marine, and intertidal marine[103] المآكل: Variety of plant material[104] |
| Ochotonidae (pika) |
Thomas, 1897
29 species in 1 genus (full list)
|
Asia and western North America |
نطاق الأحجام: 11 cm (4 in) long, with no tail (Gansu pika) to 26 cm (10 in) long, with no tail (Turkestan red pika)[105] الموائل: Desert, forest, shrubland, rocky areas, and grassland[106] المآكل: Variety of plant material, especially grass and sedges[107] |
Primates

Members of the Primates order are called primates and include monkeys and apes. Excluding humans, they are found in Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia, and eat a variety of plant material, invertebrates, and small vertebrates. Primates comprises 16 families of 505 extant species in 81 genera. These families are divided between two suborders: Haplorhini, containing the apes, gibbons, New World monkeys, and tarsiers, and Strepsirrhini, containing the lemurs, galagos, and lorises.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aotidae (night monkey) |
Poche, 1908
11 species in 1 genus
|
Central and northern South America and Central America |
نطاق الأحجام: 29 cm (11 in) long, plus 35 cm (14 in) tail (Nancy Ma's night monkey) to 48 cm (19 in) long, plus 42 cm (17 in) tail (gray-handed night monkey)[108] الموائل: Forest and savanna[109] المآكل: Fruit, nuts, leaves, bark, flowers, gums, insects, and small vertebrates[110] |
| Atelidae (howler, spider, or woolly monkey) |
J. E. Gray, 1825
23 species in 4 genera
|
South America and Central America |
نطاق الأحجام: 30 cm (12 in) long, plus 66 cm (26 in) tail (black-headed spider monkey) to 71 cm (28 in) long, plus 60 cm (24 in) tail (Bolivian red howler)[111] الموائل: Forest and savanna[112] المآكل: Fruit, leaves, seeds, insects, nuts, arachnids, nectar, flowers, and eggs[113] |
| Callitrichidae (marmoset or tamarin) |
Thomas, 1903
43 species in 7 genera
|
South America and Central America |
نطاق الأحجام: 12 cm (5 in) long, plus 17 cm (7 in) tail (western pygmy marmoset) to 34 cm (13 in) long, plus 40 cm (16 in) tail (Superagüi lion tamarin)[114] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, and savanna[115] المآكل: Insects, fruit, nectar, and gums[116] |
| Cebidae (capuchin or squirrel monkey) |
Bonaparte, 1831
18 species in 3 genera
|
South America and southern Central America |
نطاق الأحجام: 22 cm (9 in) long, plus 35 cm (14 in) tail (black squirrel monkey) to 56 cm (22 in) long, plus 56 cm (22 in) tail (black capuchin)[117] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, and savanna[118] المآكل: Fruit, nuts, seeds, flowers, shoots, bark, gums, eggs, invertebrates, and small vertebrates[119] |
| Cercopithecidae (Old World monkey) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
158 species in 23 genera
|
Sub-Saharan Africa and southern, southeastern, and eastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 26 cm (10 in) long, plus 53 cm (21 in) tail (Angolan talapoin) to 100 cm (39 in) long, plus 84 cm (33 in) tail (Chacma baboon)[120] الموائل: Inland wetlands, rocky areas, shrubland, savanna, grassland, forest, intertidal marine, and caves[121] المآكل: Fruit, leaves, a variety of vegetation, invertebrates, mushrooms, eggs, and small vertebrates[122] |
| Hominidae (great ape) |
J. E. Gray, 1825
|
Western and central Africa and southeastern Asia, plus humans worldwide |
نطاق الأحجام: 60 cm (24 in) long, with no tail (bonobo) to 120 cm (47 in) long, with no tail (eastern gorilla)[123] الموائل: Forest and savanna (excluding humans)[124] المآكل: Fruit and leaves, as well as other vegetation, insects, and small vertebrates (excluding humans)[125] |
| Hylobatidae (gibbon) |
J. E. Gray, 1870
29 species in 4 genera
|
Southeastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 41 cm (16 in) long, with no tail (lar gibbon) to 90 cm (35 in) long, with no tail (siamang)[126] الموائل: Forest[127] المآكل: Leaves and fruit, as well as flowers, insects, and small vertebrates[128] |
| Pitheciidae (titi or saki monkey) |
Mivart, 1865
58 species in 6 genera
|
Northern and central South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 23 cm (9 in) long, plus 42 cm (17 in) tail (Colombian black-handed titi monkey) to 57 cm (22 in) long, plus 19 cm (7 in) tail (bald uakari)[129] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, and savanna[130] المآكل: Fruit, honey, leaves, flowers, invertebrates, and small vertebrates[131] |
| Tarsiidae (tarsier) |
J. E. Gray, 1825
14 species in 3 genera
|
Southeastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 9 cm (4 in) long, plus 20 cm (8 in) tail (pygmy tarsier) to 15 cm (6 in) long, plus 31 cm (12 in) tail (Sangihe tarsier)[132] الموائل: Inland wetlands, forest, and caves[133] المآكل: Insects, as well as small vertebrates[134] |
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheirogaleidae (dwarf or mouse lemur) |
J. E. Gray, 1873
41 species in 5 genera
|
Madagascar
|
نطاق الأحجام: 8 cm (3 in) long, plus 14 cm (6 in) tail (Gerp's mouse lemur) to 29 cm (11 in) long, plus 37 cm (15 in) tail (pale fork-marked lemur)[135] الموائل: Forest and shrubland[136] المآكل: Insects, spiders, fruit, flowers, nectar, gums, resins, leaves, frogs, lizards, birds, and eggs[137] |
| Daubentoniidae (aye-aye) |
J. E. Gray, 1863
1 species in 1 genus
|
Western and eastern Madagascar |
الحجم: 30–37 cm (12–15 in) long, plus 44–53 cm (17–21 in) tail[138] الموائل: Forest and shrubland[139] المأكل: Insects, coconuts, and gums[140] |
| Galagidae (galago) |
J. E. Gray, 1825
19 species in 6 genera
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
نطاق الأحجام: 9 cm (4 in) long, plus 16 cm (6 in) tail (Rondo dwarf galago) to 40 cm (16 in) long, plus 50 cm (20 in) tail (brown greater galago)[141] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, and savanna[142] المآكل: Gums, insects and fruit[143] |
| Indriidae (woolly lemur) |
Burnett, 1828
19 species in 3 genera
|
Madagascar
|
نطاق الأحجام: 23 cm (9 in) long, plus 26 cm (10 in) tail (Sambirano woolly lemur) to 72 cm (28 in) long, plus 5 cm (2 in) tail (indri)[144] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, and savanna[145] المآكل: Leaves, buds, fruit, nuts, bark, and flowers[146] |
| Lemuridae (true lemur) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
|
Madagascar |
نطاق الأحجام: 27 cm (11 in) long, plus 36 cm (14 in) tail (western lesser bamboo lemur) to 55 cm (22 in) long, plus 65 cm (26 in) tail (red ruffed lemur)[147] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, rocky areas, inland wetlands, and caves[148] المآكل: Fruit, leaves, other vegetation, and insects, as well as bark and nectar[149] |
| Lepilemuridae (sportive lemur) |
J. E. Gray, 1870
25 species in 1 genus
|
Madagascar |
نطاق الأحجام: 18 cm (7 in) long, plus 25 cm (10 in) tail (northern sportive lemur) to 34 cm (13 in) long, plus 29 cm (11 in) tail (Holland's sportive lemur)[150] الموائل: Forest[151] المآكل: Leaves and flowers[152] |
| Lorisidae (loris or potto) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
16 species in 5 genera
|
Western and central Africa and southern and southeastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 18 cm (7 in) long, plus vestigial tail (red slender loris) to 40 cm (16 in) long, plus 10 cm (4 in) tail (Central African potto)[153] الموائل: Forest[154] المآكل: Insects and fruit, as well as shoots, leaves, eggs, mollusks, and small vertebrates[155] |
Rodentia

Members of the Rodentia order are called rodents. They are found worldwide, and eat a wide variety of plant material and invertebrates, with some species eating small vertebrates or carrion. Rodentia comprises 35 families of 2,360 extant species—about 40% of all mammal species—in 511 genera. These families are grouped into five suborders: Anomaluromorpha, containing the scaly-tailed squirrels and springhares; Castorimorpha, containing breavers, gophers, and kangaroo rats; Hystricomorpha, containing mole-rats, cavies, tuco-tucos, agoutis, and New World spiny rats and porcupines; Myomorpha, containing a wide variety of mice and rats; and Sciuromorpha, containing dormice and squirrels. Additionally, 38 species have been driven to extinction in modern times.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anomaluridae (scaly-tailed squirrel) |
Gervais, 1849
7 species in 3 genera
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
نطاق الأحجام: 6 cm (2 in) long, plus 7 cm (3 in) tail (pygmy scaly-tailed flying squirrel) to 46 cm (18 in) long, plus 45 cm (18 in) tail (Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel)[56] الموائل: Forest and savanna[156] المآكل: Fruit and bark, as well as flowers, leaves, nuts, and insects[157] |
| Pedetidae (springhare) |
J. E. Gray, 1825
2 species in 1 genus
|
Southern and eastern Africa |
نطاق الأحجام: 34–46 cm (13–18 in) long, plus 39–48 cm (15–19 in) tail (both species)[158] الموائل: Savanna, shrubland, and grassland[159] المآكل: Bulbs and roots, as well as stems, grain, and insects[160] |
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castoridae (beaver) |
Hemprich, 1820
2 species in 1 genus
|
North America, Europe, and Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 80–90 cm (31–35 in) long, plus 20–30 cm (8–12 in) tail (both species)[161] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, and inland wetlands[162] المآكل: Bark, cambium, twigs, leaves, and roots of trees and shrubs[163] |
| Geomyidae (gopher) |
Bonaparte, 1845
36 species in 7 genera (full list)
|
North America and Central America |
نطاق الأحجام: 8 cm (3 in) long, plus 5 cm (2 in) tail (Botta's pocket gopher) to 30 cm (12 in) long, plus 14 cm (6 in) tail (giant pocket gopher)[164] الموائل: Inland wetlands, grassland, shrubland, savanna, forest, intertidal marine, and desert[165] المآكل: Roots, tubers, and stems[166] |
| Heteromyidae (kangaroo rat or pocket mouse) |
J. E. Gray, 1868
63 species in 5 genera (full list)
|
North America, Central America, and northern South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 5 cm (2 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (Merriam's pocket mouse) to 17 cm (7 in) long, plus 20 cm (8 in) tail (Nelson's spiny pocket mouse)[167] الموائل: Rocky areas, shrubland, savanna, grassland, coastal marine, desert, and forest[168] المآكل: Seeds and vegetation, as well as insects and other invertebrates[169] |
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abrocomidae (chinchilla rat) |
Miller & Gidley, 1918
10 species in 2 genera
|
Western South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 15 cm (6 in) long, plus 5 cm (2 in) tail (ashy chinchilla rat) to 35 cm (14 in) long, plus 26 cm (10 in) tail (Asháninka arboreal chinchilla rat)[170] الموائل: Shrubland, inland wetlands, forest, rocky areas, grassland, and savanna[171] المآكل: Variety of vegetation[172] |
| Bathyergidae (mole-rat) |
Waterhouse, 1841
21 species in 5 genera (full list)
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
نطاق الأحجام: 8 cm (3 in) long, plus 1 cm (0.4 in) tail (Caroline's mole-rat) to 35 cm (14 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (Cape dune mole-rat)[173] الموائل: Grassland, savanna, forest, shrubland, caves, and desert[174] المآكل: Tubers, roots, bulbs, and aloe leaves, as well as insects[175] |
| Capromyidae (hutia) |
Waterhouse, 1841
18 species (8 extinct) in 9 genera (4 extinct) (full list)
|
Caribbean |
نطاق الأحجام: 20 cm (8 in) long, plus 17 cm (7 in) tail (dwarf hutia) to 62 cm (24 in) long, plus 31 cm (12 in) tail (Desmarest's hutia)[176] الموائل: Shrubland, intertidal marine, forest, inland wetlands, caves, and rocky areas[177] المآكل: Vegetation and small animals[178] |
| Caviidae (guinea pig or cavy) |
Fischer von Waldheim, 1818
21 species in 6 genera (full list)
|
Panama and South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 19 cm (7 in) long, with no tail (Shipton's mountain cavy) to 134 cm (53 in) long, plus 2 cm (1 in) tail (capybara)[179] الموائل: Grassland, forest, rocky areas, savanna, shrubland, desert, and inland wetlands[180] المآكل: Variety of plant material[181] |
| Chinchillidae (chinchilla or viscacha) |
Bennett, 1833
7 species (1 extinct) in 3 genera
|
Western and southern South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 22 cm (9 in) long, plus 14 cm (6 in) tail (long-tailed chinchilla) to 61 cm (24 in) long, plus 20 cm (8 in) tail (plains viscacha)[182] الموائل: Grassland, shrubland, savanna, and rocky areas[183] المآكل: Grass, seeds, lichen, and moss, as well as other vegetation[184] |
| Ctenodactylidae (gundi) |
Gervais, 1853
5 species in 4 genera
|
Northern and eastern Africa |
نطاق الأحجام: 12 cm (5 in) long, plus 2 cm (1 in) tail (Val's gundi) to 23 cm (9 in) long, plus 5 cm (2 in) tail (common gundi)[185] الموائل: Savanna, shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas[186] المآكل: Leaves, stalks, seeds, and flowers[187] |
| Ctenomyidae (tuco-tuco) |
Lesson, 1842
59 species in 1 genus (full list)
|
Southern South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 11 cm (4 in) long, plus 7 cm (3 in) tail (white-toothed tuco-tuco) to 33 cm (13 in) long, plus 11 cm (4 in) tail (Conover's tuco-tuco)[188] الموائل: Forest, desert, grassland, inland wetlands, coastal marine, shrubland, and savanna[189] المآكل: Grass, roots, stems, and other vegetation[190] |
| Cuniculidae (paca) |
Miller & Gidley, 1918
2 species in 1 genus
|
Mexico, Cuba, Central America, and South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 50 cm (20 in) long, plus 1 cm (0.4 in) tail (lowland paca) to 80 cm (31 in) long, plus 3 cm (1 in) tail (mountain paca)[191] الموائل: Forest and inland wetlands[192] المآكل: Leaves, stems, roots, seeds, and fruit[193] |
| Dasyproctidae (agouti or acouchi) |
J. E. Gray, 1825
15 species in 2 genera (full list)
|
Mexico, Cuba, Central America, and South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 30 cm (12 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (green acouchi) to 76 cm (30 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (black agouti)[194] الموائل: Savanna and forest[195] المآكل: Fruit and seeds, as well as crabs[196] |
| Diatomyidae (Laotian rock rat) |
Mein & Ginsburg, 1997
1 species in 1 genus
|
Laos and Vietnam |
الحجم: 21–30 cm (8–12 in) long, plus 12–17 cm (5–7 in) tail[185] الموائل: Forest and rocky areas[197] المأكل: Leaves, grass, and seeds[198] |
| Dinomyidae (pacarana) |
Peters, 1873
|
Northwestern South America |
الحجم: 73–79 cm (29–31 in) long, plus 14–23 cm (6–9 in) tail (plains viscacha)[170] الموائل: Forest and grassland[199] المأكل: Fruit, leaves, and stems[181] |
| Echimyidae (Neotropical spiny rat) |
Peters, 1873
94 species (6 extinct) in 26 genera (3 extinct) (full list)
|
South America and Central America (introduced in North America, Europe, and Japan) |
نطاق الأحجام: 12 cm (5 in) long, plus 13 cm (5 in) tail (Sao Lourenço punaré) to 57 cm (22 in) long, plus 40 cm (16 in) tail (nutria)[200] الموائل: Forest, grassland, savanna, shrubland, inland wetlands, and rocky areas[201] المآكل: Grass, sugarcane, fruit, and nuts[202] |
| Erethizontidae (New World porcupine) |
Bonaparte, 1845
18 species in 3 genera (full list)
|
North America and South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 24 cm (9 in) long, plus 9 cm (4 in) tail (Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine) to 130 cm (51 in) long, plus 25 cm (10 in) tail (American porcupine)[203] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, savanna, and grassland[204] المآكل: Leaves, stems, fruit, flowers, roots, seeds, nuts, and other vegetation[205] |
| Heterocephalidae (naked mole-rat) |
Landry, 1957
1 species in 1 genus
|
Eastern Africa |
الحجم: 7–11 cm (3–4 in) long, plus 3–5 cm (1–2 in) tail[206] الموائل: Savanna, shrubland, grassland, and caves[207] المأكل: Tubers, roots, and corms[208] |
| Hystricidae (Old World porcupine) |
Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
11 species in 3 genera (full list)
|
Africa, Italy, and Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 35 cm (14 in) long, plus 17 cm (7 in) tail (long-tailed porcupine) to 93 cm (37 in) long, plus 17 cm (7 in) tail (multiple in Hystrix)[209] الموائل: Forest, grassland, shrubland, rocky areas, and savanna[210] المآكل: Vegetation, as well as carrion[211] |
| Octodontidae (degu or viscacha rat) |
Waterhouse, 1839
14 species in 7 genera (full list)
|
Southern South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 11 cm (4 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (coruro) to 33 cm (13 in) long, plus 18 cm (7 in) tail (mountain viscacha rat)[212] الموائل: Forest, grassland, shrubland, shrublands, rocky areas, and inland wetlands[213] المآكل: Bulbs, tubers, bark, and cacti[214] |
| Petromuridae (dassie rat) |
Tullberg, 1899
1 species in 1 genus
|
Southwestern Africa |
الحجم: 13–22 cm (5–9 in) long, plus 11–18 cm (4–7 in) tail[215] الموائل: Shrubland and rocky areas[216] المأكل: Variety of green plant material, seeds, and berries[217] |
| Thryonomyidae (cane rat) |
Pocock, 1922
2 species in 1 genus
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
نطاق الأحجام: 41 cm (16 in) long, plus 11 cm (4 in) tail (lesser cane rat) to 77 cm (30 in) long, plus 20 cm (8 in) tail (greater cane rat)[215] الموائل: Shrubland, grassland, inland wetlands, and forest[218] المآكل: Grass and cane, as well as bark, nuts, fruit, and crops[219] |
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calomyscidae (mouse-like hamster) |
Vorontsov & Potapova, 1979
8 species in 1 genus
|
Central Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 6 cm (2 in) long, plus 5 cm (2 in) tail (Tsolov's mouse-like hamster) to 10 cm (4 in) long, plus 11 cm (4 in) tail (Great Balkhan mouse-like hamster)[220] الموائل: Shrubland, grassland and rocky areas[221] المآكل: Seeds, flowers, and leaves, as well as animal matter[222] |
| Cricetidae (New World rat or mouse) |
Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
705 species (11 extinct) in 144 genera (3 extinct) (full lists)
|
North America, South America, Europe, Asia,and northeastern Africa |
نطاق الأحجام: 5 cm (2 in) long, plus 3 cm (1 in) tail (northern pygmy mouse) to 32 cm (13 in) long, plus 7 cm (3 in) tail (European hamster)[223] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, inland wetlands, desert, rocky areas, grassland, savanna, caves, intertidal marine, and coastal marine[224] المآكل: Plant material and invertebrates; some species predominantly fish and other small vertebrates[225] |
| Dipodidae (jerboa) |
Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
33 species in 13 genera (full list)
|
Asia, northern Africa, and eastern Europe |
نطاق الأحجام: 4 cm (2 in) long, plus 7 cm (3 in) tail (Baluchistan pygmy jerboa) to 23 cm (9 in) long, plus 30 cm (12 in) tail (great jerboa)[226] الموائل: Desert, coastal marine, shrubland, grassland, rocky areas, and forest[227] المآكل: Seeds, plants, and insects[228] |
| Muridae (Old World mouse or rat) |
Illiger, 1811
814 species (13 extinct) in 156 genera (full lists)
|
Worldwide except for Antarctica |
نطاق الأحجام: 4 cm (2 in) long, plus 2 cm (1 in) tail (African pygmy mouse) to 47 cm (19 in) long, plus 37 cm (15 in) tail (alpine woolly rat)[229] الموائل: Savanna, forest, shrubland, grassland, desert, inland wetlands, coastal marine, and rocky areas[230] المآكل: Plant material and invertebrates; some species predominantly fish and other small vertebrates[225] |
| Nesomyidae (African or Malagasy rat or mouse) |
Major, 1897
67 species in 21 genera (full list)
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
نطاق الأحجام: 4 cm (2 in) long, plus 5 cm (2 in) tail (Monard's African climbing mouse) to 41 cm (16 in) long, plus 45 cm (18 in) tail (southern giant pouched rat)[231] الموائل: Shrubland, forest, savanna, desert, grassland, inland wetlands, and rocky areas[232] المآكل: Plant material and invertebrates[225] |
| Platacanthomyidae (Oriental dormouse) |
Alston, 1876
2 species in 2 genera
|
Southern and eastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 7 cm (3 in) long, plus 9 cm (4 in) tail (Chinese pygmy dormouse) to 14 cm (6 in) long, plus 11 cm (4 in) tail (Malabar spiny dormouse)[233] الموائل: Forest[234] المآكل: Fruit, seeds, grain, and roots[235] |
| Sminthidae (birch mouse) |
Brandt, 1855
16 species in 1 genus (full list)
|
Asia and Europe |
نطاق الأحجام: 4–8 cm (2–3 in) long, plus 6–12 cm (2–5 in) tail (multiple)[236] الموائل: Inland wetlands, shrubland, forest, and grassland[237] المآكل: Seeds, berries, and insects[238] |
| Spalacidae (mole-rat) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
23 species in 7 genera (full list)
|
Eastern Europe, eastern Africa, and Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 13 cm (5 in) long, with no tail (Middle East blind mole-rat) to 48 cm (19 in) long, plus 20 cm (8 in) tail (large bamboo rat)[239] الموائل: Shrubland, grassland, forest, savanna, and desert[240] المآكل: Roots, bulbs, tubers, acorns, stems, and grain[241] |
| Zapodidae (jumping mouse) |
Coues, 1875
5 species in 3 genera
|
North America and China |
نطاق الأحجام: 7 cm (3 in) long, plus 11 cm (4 in) tail (Chinese jumping mouse) to 11 cm (4 in) long, plus 16 cm (6 in) tail (Pacific jumping mouse)[242] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands[227] المآكل: Seeds, fungi, and insects, as well as nuts, berries, and fruit[243] |
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aplodontiidae (mountain beaver) |
Brandt, 1855
1 species in 1 genus
|
Western United States and southwestern Canada |
الحجم: 23–43 cm (9–17 in) long, plus 2–6 cm (1–2 in) tail[244] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, and inland wetlands[245] المأكل: Variety of plant material[246] |
| Gliridae (dormouse) |
Muirhead, 1819
29 species in 9 genera (full list)
|
Europe, Africa, and Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 6 cm (2 in) long, plus 6 cm (2 in) tail (Setzer's mouse-tailed dormouse) to 19 cm (7 in) long, plus 18 cm (7 in) tail (European edible dormouse)[247] الموائل: Grassland, inland wetlands, rocky areas, savanna, shrubland, forest, desert, and coastal marine[248] المآكل: Fruit, nuts, insects, eggs, and small vertebrates[249] |
| Sciuridae (squirrel, chipmunk, or marmot) |
Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
284 species in 60 genera (full list)
|
Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, and South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 6 cm (2 in) long, plus 6 cm (2 in) tail (lesser pygmy flying squirrel) to 75 cm (30 in) long, plus 24 cm (9 in) tail (Olympic marmot)[250] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, grassland, inland wetlands, savanna, desert, rocky areas, and coastal marine[251] المآكل: Nuts, seeds, and other plant material; some species predominately insects[252] |
Superorder Laurasiatheria
Artiodactyla
Members of the Artiodactyla order are called artiodactyls or even-toed ungulates, and include deer, cattle, pigs, camels, whales, and dolphins. They are found worldwide on land and in oceans, and eat a wide variety of plant material, fish, and other marine animals. Artiodactyla comprises 24 families of 349 extant species in 133 genera. These families are grouped into four suborders: Ruminantia, containing deer, cattle, goats, a giraffes; Suina, containing pigs and peccaries; Tylopoda, containing camels and llamas; and Whippomorpha, containing whales, dolphins, and hippopotomuses. Three additional species have been driven to extinction in modern times.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antilocapridae (pronghorn) |
J. E. Gray, 1866
1 species in 1 genus
|
Western North America (former range in yellow) |
الحجم: 130–140 cm (51–55 in) long, plus 9–11 cm (4–4 in) tail[253] الموائل: Shrubland, grassland, and desert[254] المأكل: Shrubs, forbs, grass, cacti, and other plants[255] |
| Bovidae (cattle, antelope, or goat) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
148 species (2 extinct) in 53 genera (full list)
|
Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America |
نطاق الأحجام: 38 cm (15 in) long, plus 5 cm (2 in) tail (royal antelope) to 380 cm (150 in) long, plus 100 cm (39 in) tail (wild yak)[256] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, desert, inland wetlands, and rocky areas, and coastal marine[257] المآكل: Grass, stems, and leaves[258] |
| Cervidae (deer) |
Goldfuss, 1820
56 species (1 extinct) in 19 genera (full list)
|
North and South America, Europe, and Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 70 cm (28 in) long, with no tail (dwarf brocket) to 300 cm (118 in) long, plus 16 cm (6 in) tail (moose)[259] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, savanna, grassland, rocky areas, inland wetlands, neritic marine, intertidal marine, and intertidal marine[260] المآكل: Grass, bark, twigs, and shoots[261] |
| Giraffidae (giraffe or okapi) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
5 species in 2 genera
|
Scattered Sub-Saharan Africa |
نطاق الأحجام: 200 cm (79 in) long, plus 30 cm (12 in) tail (okapi) to 470 cm (185 in) long, plus 100 cm (39 in) tail (Masai giraffe)[262] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, savanna, grassland, and rocky areas[263] المآكل: Leaves, as well as other vegetation and fruit[264] |
| Moschidae (musk deer) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
7 species in 1 genus
|
Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 65 cm (26 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (Siberian musk deer) to 100 cm (39 in) long, plus 6 cm (2 in) tail (white-bellied musk deer)[265] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas[266] المآكل: Grass, moss, shoots, twigs, buds, and lichen[267] |
| Tragulidae (chevrotain) |
H. Milne-Edwards, 1864
10 species in 3 genera
|
Central and western Africa and southern and southeastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 35 cm (14 in) long, plus 6 cm (2 in) tail (lesser mouse-deer) to 102 cm (40 in) long, plus 11 cm (4 in) tail (water chevrotain)[268] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, inland wetlands, and marine[269] المآكل: Fruit, leaves, buds, and grass[270] |
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suidae (pig) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
17 species in 6 genera
|
Asia, Europe, and Africa; introduced worldwide |
نطاق الأحجام: 55 cm (22 in) long, plus 3 cm (1 in) tail (pygmy hog) to 210 cm (83 in) long, plus 45 cm (18 in) tail (giant forest hog)[271] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, inland wetlands, desert, neritic marine, intertidal marine[272] المآكل: Omnivorous, including fungi, leaves, roots, bulbs, tubers, fruit, snails, worms, reptiles, birds, eggs, rodents, and carrion[273] |
| Tayassuidae (peccary) |
Palmer, 1897
3 species in 3 genera
|
North and South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 84 cm (33 in) long, plus 1 cm (0.4 in) tail (collared peccary) to 139 cm (55 in) long, plus 7 cm (3 in) tail (white-lipped peccary)[274] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and desert[275] المآكل: Fruit, seeds, and roots, as well as invertebrates, small vertebrates, and carrion[276] |
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camelidae (camel) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
|
South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 124 cm (49 in) long, plus 15 cm (6 in) tail (vicuña) to 350 cm (138 in) long, plus 64 cm (25 in) tail (wild Bactrian camel)[277] الموائل: Shrubland, grassland, inland wetlands, and desert[278] المآكل: Grass, as well as other vegetation[279] |
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balaenidae (right whale) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
4 species in 2 genera
|
Temperate and polar Pacific and Atlantic Oceans |
نطاق الأحجام: 13.4–20.0 m (44–66 ft) long (bowhead whale)[280] الموائل: Neritic marine and oceanic marine[281] المآكل: Krill, as well as other crustaceans and mollusks[282] |
| Balaenopteridae (rorqual) |
J. E. Gray, 1864
10 species in 2 genera
|
Worldwide oceans |
نطاق الأحجام: 6.5 m (21 ft) long (common minke whale) to 32.6 m (107 ft) long (blue whale)[283] الموائل: Neritic marine and oceanic marine[284] المآكل: Krill and other crustaceans, as well as fish[285] |
| Cetotheriidae (pygmy right whale) |
Brandt, 1872
1 species in 1 genus
|
Sub-Antarctic oceans |
الحجم: 5.9–6.5 m (19–21 ft) long[280] الموائل: Neritic marine and oceanic marine[286] المأكل: Crustaceans[287] |
| Delphinidae (oceanic dolphin) |
Gray, 1821
37 species in 19 genera
|
Worldwide oceans and seas, and rivers in South America and southern and southeastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 1.2 m (4 ft) long (spinner dolphin) to 9.8 m (32 ft) long (orca)[288] الموائل: Neritic marine, oceanic marine, coastal marine, intertidal marine, and inland wetlands[289] المآكل: Fish, cephalopods, shrimp, and crustaceans[290] |
| Eschrichtiidae (gray whale) |
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951
1 species in 1 genus
|
Northern Pacific Ocean |
الحجم: 13.0–14.2 m (43–47 ft) long[291] الموائل: Neritic marine and oceanic marine[292] المأكل: Small crustaceans, as well as fish, molluscs, and other crustaceans[293] |
| Hippopotamidae (hippopotamus) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
2 species in 2 genera
|
Scattered Sub-Saharan Africa |
نطاق الأحجام: 1.5 m (5 ft) long (pygmy hippopotamus) to 5.1 m (17 ft) long (hippopotamus)[294] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, inland wetlands, neritic marine, coastal marine[295] المآكل: Grass, water plants, shoots, leaves, and fruit[296] |
| Iniidae (South American river dolphin) |
J. E. Gray, 1846
4 species in 1 genus
|
South American rivers |
نطاق الأحجام: 1.7 m (6 ft) long (Amazon river dolphin) to 2.6 m (9 ft) long (Araguaian river dolphin)[297] الموائل: Inland wetlands[298] المآكل: Fish[299] |
| Kogiidae (pygmy sperm whale) |
Gill, 1871
2 species in 1 genus
|
Worldwide tropical and temperate oceans |
نطاق الأحجام: 2.0 m (7 ft) long (dwarf sperm whale) to 4.2 m (14 ft) long (pygmy sperm whale)[300] الموائل: Oceanic marine[301] المآكل: Cephalopods, fish, and crustaceans[302] |
| Lipotidae (baiji) |
Zhou, Qian, Li, 1978
|
Yangtze river in China |
الحجم: 1.8–2.6 m (6–9 ft) long[297] الموائل: Inland wetlands[303] المأكل: Fish[304] |
| Monodontidae (narwhal or beluga whale) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
2 species in 2 genera
|
Arctic and subarctic oceans |
نطاق الأحجام: 3.0 m (10 ft) long (beluga) to 5.0 m (16 ft) long (narwhal)[305] الموائل: Neritic marine and oceanic marine[306] المآكل: Fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans[307] |
| Phocoenidae (porpoise) |
J. E. Gray, 1825
8 species in 3 genera
|
North Atlantic, North Pacific, and Antarctic oceans, Black Sea, and South American and Asian coasts |
نطاق الأحجام: 1.2 m (4 ft) long (vaquita) to 2.4 m (8 ft) long (Dall's porpoise)[308] الموائل: Inland wetlands, neritic marine, oceanic marine, intertidal marine, and coastal marine[309] المآكل: Squid and fish[310] |
| Physeteridae (sperm whale) |
Rafinesque, 1815
1 species in 1 genus
|
Worldwide oceans (concentrations in black) |
الحجم: 10.4–19.2 m (34–63 ft) long[300] الموائل: Neritic marine and oceanic marine[311] المأكل: Squid, as well as sharks and fish[312] |
| Platanistidae (South Asian river dolphin) |
J. E. Gray, 1846
2 species in 1 genus
|
Rivers of the Ganges Basin (orange) and the Indus Basin (blue) |
نطاق الأحجام: 2.0 m (7 ft) long (Indus river dolphin) to 4.0 m (13 ft) long (Ganges river dolphin)[313] الموائل: Neritic marine and inland wetlands[314] المآكل: Fish and shrimp[315] |
| Pontoporiidae (La Plata dolphin) |
J. E. Gray, 1870
1 species in 1 genus
|
Southeastern South American coast |
الحجم: 1.1–1.7 m (4–6 ft) long[297] الموائل: Neritic marine and oceanic marine[316] المأكل: Fish, squid, and shrimp[317] |
| Ziphiidae (beaked whale) |
J. E. Gray, 1865
23 species in 6 genera
|
Worldwide oceans |
نطاق الأحجام: 3.7 m (12 ft) long (pygmy beaked whale) to 12.0 m (39 ft) long (Baird's beaked whale)[318] الموائل: Oceanic marine[319] المآكل: Squid, as well as octopuses, crustaceans, and fish[320] |
Carnivora

Members of the Carnivora order are called carnivorans, and include dogs, bears, raccoons, weasels, seals, cats, hyenas, and mongooses. They are found worldwide on land an in oceans, and are omnivorous, with some species predominately eating plant material or aquatic animals. Carnivora comprises 16 families of 291 extant species in 131 genera. These families are grouped into two suborders: Caniformia, containing dogs, foxes, bears, raccoons, skunks, weasels, and seals, and Feliformia, containing cats, hyenas, mongooses, and civets. Six additional species have been driven to extinction in modern times.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailuridae (red panda) |
Gray, 1843
|
Eastern Himalayas and southwestern China |
الحجم: 57–79 cm (22–31 in) long, plus 36–50 cm (14–20 in) tail[321] الموائل: Forest and shrubland[322] المأكل: Bamboo sprouts, grass, roots, fruit, and nuts, as well as insects, eggs, and small vertebrates[323] |
| Canidae (wolf or fox) |
Waldheim, 1817
39 species (2 extinct) in 15 genera (1 extinct) (full list)
|
Worldwide |
نطاق الأحجام: 33 cm (13 in) long, plus 12 cm (5 in) tail (fennec fox) to 130 cm (51 in) long, plus 52 cm (20 in) tail (grey wolf)[324] الموائل: Shrubland, grassland, inland wetlands, forest, desert, rocky areas, savanna, desert, and coastal marine[325] المآكل: Omnivorous, including a variety of vertebrates, crabs, insects, fruit, and carrion[326] |
| Mephitidae (skunk or stink badger) |
É. Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795
|
North America, South America, Southeast Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 17 cm (7 in) long, plus 15 cm (6 in) tail (striped skunk) to 52 cm (20 in) long, plus 8 cm (3 in) tail (Sunda stink badger)[327] الموائل: Desert, shrubland, rocky areas, grassland, savanna, forest, inland wetlands, and coastal marine[328] المآكل: Omnivorous, particularly insects and fruit[329] |
| Mustelidae (marten, polecat, otter, or badger) |
É. Geoffroy and Cuvier, 1795
63 species in 23 genera (full list)
|
All continents except Antarctica and Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 11 cm (4 in) long, plus 7 cm (3 in) tail (least weasel) to 130 cm (51 in) long, plus 65 cm (26 in) tail (giant otter)[330] الموائل: Forest, grassland, rocky areas, shrubland, savanna, inland wetlands, desert, neritic marine, oceanic marine, coastal marine, and intertidal marine[331] المآكل: Omnivorous; some species predominately plant material or aquatic animals[332] |
| Odobenidae (walrus) |
Allen, 1880
|
Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas |
الحجم: 260–315 cm (102–124 in) long[333] الموائل: Neritic marine, oceanic marine, intertidal marine, and coastal marine[334] المأكل: Bivalve molluscs, as well as other invertebrates, fish, and seals[335] |
| Otariidae (eared seal) |
J. E. Gray, 1825
16 species in 7 genera (full list)
|
Antarctic Ocean, southern seas, and coasts of South America, Australia, Pacific Asia and Pacific North America |
نطاق الأحجام: 110 cm (43 in) long (Galápagos fur seal) to 330 cm (130 in) long (Steller sea lion)[336] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, inland wetlands, neritic marine, oceanic marine, intertidal marine, and coastal marine[337] المآكل: Fish, as well as cephalopods and crustaceans[338] |
| Phocidae (earless seal) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
19 species in 14 genera (full list)
|
Antarctic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Northern Hemisphere coastlines, Caspian Sea, and Lake Baikal |
نطاق الأحجام: 150 cm (59 in) long (ribbon seal) to 500 cm (197 in) long (southern elephant seal)[339] الموائل: Neritic marine, oceanic marine, intertidal marine, coastal marine, and inland wetlands[340] المآكل: Fish, shellfish, and cephalopods, as well as penguins and seals[341] |
| Procyonidae (raccoon or ring-tailed cat) |
J. E. Gray, 1825
14 species in 6 genera (full list)
|
North and South America (common raccoon introduced to Europe, western Asia, and Japan) |
نطاق الأحجام: 30 cm (12 in) long, plus 31 cm (12 in) tail (ringtail) to 76 cm (30 in) long, plus 57 cm (22 in) tail (kinkajou)[342] الموائل: Shrubland, forest, rocky areas, desert, grassland, and inland wetlands[343] المآكل: Omnivorous; some species predominately bamboo or fruit[344] |
| Ursidae (bear) |
G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
8 species in 5 genera (full list)
|
North and South America, Europe, Asia, and northern Africa |
نطاق الأحجام: 100 cm (39 in) long, plus 3 cm (1 in) tail (sun bear) to 280 cm (110 in) long, plus 21 cm (8 in) tail (brown bear)[345] الموائل: Shrubland, grassland, forest, savanna, inland wetlands, desert, oceanic marine, coastal marine, and intertidal marine[346] المآكل: Omnivorous; some species predominately bamboo or fish and seals[347] |
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eupleridae (Malagasy carnivoran) |
Chenu, 1850
10 species in 7 genera
|
Madagascar |
نطاق الأحجام: 26 cm (10 in) long, plus 19 cm (7 in) tail (narrow-striped mongoose) to 80 cm (31 in) long, plus 70 cm (28 in) tail (fossa)[348] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, and inland wetlands[349] المآكل: Small mammals, birds, eggs, worms, insects, and fruit, as well as reptiles, frogs, and other invertebrates[350] |
| Felidae (cat) |
G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1817
41 species in 14 genera (full list)
|
Worldwide (Felinae (excluding the domestic cat) in blue, Pantherinae in green |
نطاق الأحجام: 35 cm (14 in) long, plus 15 cm (6 in) tail (rusty-spotted cat) to 290 cm (114 in) long, plus 109 cm (43 in) tail (tiger)[351] الموائل: Forest, desert, shrubland, savanna, grassland, rocky areas, and inland wetlands[352] المآكل: Mammals and birds, as well as fish and reptiles[353] |
| Herpestidae (mongoose) |
Bonaparte, 1845
34 species in 14 genera (full list)
|
Southern Europe, Africa, and Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 16 cm (6 in) long, plus 14 cm (6 in) tail (common dwarf mongoose) to 69 cm (27 in) long, plus 48 cm (19 in) tail (white-tailed mongoose)[354] الموائل: Shrubland, forest, rocky areas, inland wetlands, savanna, grassland, desert, neritic marine, and coastal marine[355] المآكل: Small vertebrates, invertebrates, eggs, fruit, crabs, and fish, as well as other vegetation[356] |
| Hyaenidae (hyena) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
4 species in 4 genera
|
Africa and southern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 55 cm (22 in) long, plus 20 cm (8 in) tail (aardwolf) to 160 cm (63 in) long, plus 27 cm (11 in) tail (spotted hyena)[357] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, inland wetlands, rocky areas, desert, intertidal marine, and coastal marine[358] المآكل: Variety of mammals, carrion, and insects[359] |
| Nandiniidae (African palm civet) |
Pocock, 1929
1 species in 1 genus
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
الحجم: 37–62 cm (15–24 in) long, plus 34–76 cm (13–30 in) tail[360] الموائل: Forest, savanna, and shrubland[361] المأكل: Fruit, as well as rodents, eggs, and insects[362] |
| Prionodontidae (Asiatic linsang) |
J. E. Gray, 1864
2 species in 1 genus
|
Southeastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 31 cm (12 in) long, plus 30 cm (12 in) tail (spotted linsang) to 38 cm (15 in) long, plus 33 cm (13 in) tail (banded linsang)[360] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, and grassland[363] المآكل: Small mammals, birds, eggs, and insects[364] |
| Viverridae (civet or genet) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
33 species in 14 genera (full list)
|
Africa and southern and southeastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 30 cm (12 in) long, plus 35 cm (14 in) tail (West African oyan) to 96 cm (38 in) long, plus 84 cm (33 in) tail (binturong)[365] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, inland wetlands, and rocky areas[366] المآكل: Small vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as fruit, bulbs, and nuts[367] |
Chiroptera

Members of the Chiroptera order are called chiropterans or bats. They are found worldwide, and predominately eat insects, with some species also eating fruit or fish. Chiroptera comprises 21 families of 1,318 extant species—about 20% of all mammal species—in 226 genera. These families are grouped into two suborders: Yangochiroptera, containing sheath-tailed, leaf-nosed, free-tailed, and vesper bats, and Yinpterochiroptera, containing Old World leaf-nosed, fruit, and horseshoe bats. Nine additional species have been driven to extinction in modern times.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cistugidae (wing-gland bat) |
Lack, Roehrs, Stanley Jr., Ruedi, & Van Den Bussche, 2010
2 species in 1 genus
|
Southern Africa |
نطاق الأحجام: 4 cm (2 in) long, plus 3 cm (1 in) (Angolan hairy bat) to 6 cm (2 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (Lesueur's hairy bat)[368] الموائل: Rocky areas, shrubland, grassland, and desert[369] المآكل: Insects[370] |
| Emballonuridae (sheath-tailed bat) |
Gervais, 1855
54 species in 14 genera (full list)
|
Mexico, Central America, South America, Africa, Australia, and Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 3 cm (1 in) long, plus 1 cm (0.4 in) tail (Amazonian sac-winged bat) to 14 cm (6 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (Pel's pouched bat)[371] الموائل: Shrubland, forest, caves, savanna, inland wetlands, and desert[372] المآكل: Insects, as well as fruit[373] |
| Furipteridae (smoky or thumbless bat) |
J. E. Gray, 1866
2 species in 2 genera
|
Central America and South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 3 cm (1 in) long, plus 2 cm (1 in) (thumbless bat) to 5 cm (2 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (smoky bat)[374] الموائل: Forest and caves[375] المآكل: Insects[376] |
| Miniopteridae (bent-winged or long-fingered bat) |
Dobson, 1875
31 species in 1 genus (full list)
|
Europe, Africa, and western, southeastern, and eastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 3 cm (1 in) long, plus 3 cm (1 in) tail (Shortridge's long-fingered bat) to 8 cm (3 in) long, plus 7 cm (3 in) tail (great bent-winged bat)[377] الموائل: Shrubland, forest, grassland, rocky areas, caves, savanna, inland wetlands, and desert[378] المآكل: Insects[379] |
| Molossidae (free-tailed bat) |
Gervais, 1855
120 species in 19 genera (full list)
|
Worldwide except Antarctica |
نطاق الأحجام: 3 cm (1 in) long, plus 2 cm (1 in) tail (blunt-eared bat) to 18 cm (7 in) long, plus 8 cm (3 in) tail (hairless bat)[380] الموائل: Forest, coastal marine, rocky areas, savanna, shrubland, grassland, caves, inland wetlands, and desert[381] المآكل: Insects[382] |
| Mormoopidae (ghost-faced or mustached bat) |
Saussure, 1860
11 species in 2 genera (full list)
|
Southern North America, Central America, and northern and central South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 4 cm (2 in) long, plus 1 cm (0.4 in) tail (sooty mustached bat) to 8 cm (3 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (ghost-faced bat)[383] الموائل: Savanna, caves, and forest[384] المآكل: Insects[385] |
| Mystacinidae (New Zealand short-tailed bat) |
Dobson, 1875
2 species in 1 genus
|
New Zealand |
نطاق الأحجام: 6 cm (2 in) long, plus 0.5 cm (0.2 in) (New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat) to 9 cm (4 in) long, plus 2 cm (1 in) tail (New Zealand greater short-tailed bat)[386] الموائل: Forest[387] المآكل: Invertebrates, fruit, nectar, and pollen[388] |
| Myzopodidae (sucker-footed bat) |
H. Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1878
2 species in 1 genus
|
Madagascar |
نطاق الأحجام: 4 cm (2 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) (western sucker-footed bat) to 7 cm (3 in) long, plus 6 cm (2 in) tail (Madagascar sucker-footed bat)[386] الموائل: Forest, inland wetlands, and caves[389] المآكل: Insects[390] |
| Natalidae (funnel-eared bat) |
J. E. Gray, 1866
11 species in 3 genera (full list)
|
Central America, South America, and Caribbean |
نطاق الأحجام: 3 cm (1 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (Mexican greater funnel-eared bat) to 6 cm (2 in) long, plus 6 cm (2 in) tail (Jamaican greater funnel-eared bat)[391] الموائل: Caves and forest[392] المآكل: Insects[393] |
| Noctilionidae (bulldog bat) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
2 species in 1 genus
|
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, and South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 6 cm (2 in) long, plus 1 cm (0.4 in) (lesser bulldog bat) to 10 cm (4 in) long, plus 3 cm (1 in) tail (greater bulldog bat)[374] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and caves[394] المآكل: Insects, other invertebrates, and fish[395] |
| Nycteridae (slit-faced bat) |
Hoeven, 1855
16 species in 1 genus (full list)
|
Africa, western Arabian Peninsula, and southeastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 3 cm (1 in) long, plus 3 cm (1 in) tail (dwarf slit-faced bat) to 9 cm (4 in) long, plus 9 cm (4 in) tail (large slit-faced bat)[396] الموائل: Shrubland, forest, grassland, rocky areas, savanna, caves, and desert[397] المآكل: Insects and other invertebrates, as well as fish, frogs, birds, and bats[398] |
| Phyllostomidae (leaf-nosed bat) |
J. E. Gray, 1825
203 species in 60 genera (full list)
|
South America, Central America, Caribbean, and southern North America |
نطاق الأحجام: 3 cm (1 in) long, with no tail (little white-shouldered bat) to 13 cm (5 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (greater spear-nosed bat)[399] الموائل: Caves, savanna, forest, rocky areas, grassland, inland wetlands, shrubland, and desert[400] المآكل: Insects, fruit, nectar, and pollen, as well as small animals and blood[401] |
| Thyropteridae (disk-winged bat) |
Miller, 1907
5 species in 1 genus
|
Central America and South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 3 cm (1 in) long, plus 2 cm (1 in) (De Vivo's disk-winged bat) to 6 cm (2 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (LaVal's disk-winged bat)[402] الموائل: Forest and savanna[403] المآكل: Insects[390] |
| Vespertilionidae (vesper bat) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
464 species (3 extinct) in 53 genera (full lists)
|
Worldwide except for Antarctica |
نطاق الأحجام: 2 cm (1 in) long, plus 2 cm (1 in) tail (pygmy bamboo bat) to 13 cm (5 in) long, plus 10 cm (4 in) tail (Schreber's yellow bat)[404] الموائل: Savanna, forest, caves, grassland, shrubland, desert, neritic marine, coastal marine, rocky areas, and inland wetlands[405] المآكل: Insects, as well as fish[406] |
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craseonycteridae (Kitti's hog-nosed bat) |
Hill, 1974
1 species in 1 genus
|
Thailand and Myanmar |
الحجم: 2–4 cm (1–2 in) long, with no tail[407] الموائل: Forest and caves[408] المأكل: Insects[409] |
| Hipposideridae (Old World leaf-nosed bat) |
Lydekker, 1891
86 species in 7 genera (full list)
|
Africa, Asia, and northern Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 3 cm (1 in) long, with no tail (Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat) to 13 cm (5 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (striped leaf-nosed bat)[410] الموائل: Shrubland, forest, grassland, savanna, caves, desert, rocky areas, and inland wetlands[411] المآكل: Insects[412] |
| Megadermatidae (false vampire bat) |
H. Allen, 1864
6 species in 6 genera
|
Sub-Saharan Africa, southern and southeastern Asia, and northern Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 5 cm (2 in) long, with no tail (lesser false vampire bat) to 13 cm (5 in) long, with no tail (ghost bat)[413] الموائل: Savanna, shrubland, forest, caves, desert, grassland, rocky areas, and inland wetlands[414] المآكل: Insects and small vertebrates[415] |
| Pteropodidae (fruit bat or megabat) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
199 species (6 extinct) in 46 genera (full list)
|
Africa, Asia, and Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 4 cm (2 in) long, plus a minute tail (long-tongued nectar bat) to 37 cm (15 in) long, with no tail (great flying fox)[416] الموائل: Forest, caves, rocky areas, savanna, inland wetlands, grassland, and shrubland[417] المآكل: Fruit, as well as flowers, pollen, and nectar[418] |
| Rhinolophidae (horseshoe bat) |
J. E. Gray, 1825
92 species in 1 genus (full list)
|
Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 3 cm (1 in) long, plus 1 cm (0.4 in) tail (Thai horseshoe bat) to 10 cm (4 in) long, plus 5 cm (2 in) tail (Maclaud's horseshoe bat)[419] الموائل: Savanna, shrubland, forest, caves, desert, grassland, rocky areas, and inland wetlands[420] المآكل: Insects[421] |
| Rhinonycteridae (trident bat) |
J. E. Gray, 1866
9 species in 4 genera
|
Africa, western Asia, and northern Australia |
نطاق الأحجام: 3 cm (1 in) long, plus 3 cm (1 in) (Percival's trident bat) to 8 cm (3 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (African trident bat)[422] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, caves, and rocky areas[423] المآكل: Insects[424] |
| Rhinopomatidae (mouse-tailed bat) |
Bonaparte, 1838
6 species in 1 genus
|
Northern and eastern Africa and western and southern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 5 cm (2 in) long, plus 5 cm (2 in) tail (Egyptian mouse-tailed bat) to 9 cm (4 in) long, plus 9 cm (4 in) tail (greater mouse-tailed bat)[407] الموائل: Grassland, shrubland, rocky areas, caves, forest, and desert[425] المآكل: Insects[426] |
Eulipotyphla
Members of the Eulipotyphla order are called eulipotyphlans and include hedgehogs, shrews, and moles. They are found worldwide, and predominately eat insects, small vertebrates, and vegetation. Eulipotyphla comprises 4 families of 485 extant species in 53 genera. One additional species has been driven to extinction in modern times.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erinaceidae (hedgehog) |
G. Fischer, 1814
24 species in 10 genera (full list)
|
Europe, Asia, and Africa, plus introduced to New Zealand |
نطاق الأحجام: 9 cm (4 in) long, plus 1 cm (0.4 in) tail (short-tailed gymnure) to 31 cm (12 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (northern white-breasted hedgehog)[427] الموائل: Shrubland, desert, forest, grassland, inland wetlands, savanna, rocky areas, and caves[428] المآكل: Insects, other invertebrates, a wide range of vertebrates, and carrion, as well as vegetation[429] |
| Solenodontidae (solenodon) |
Gill, 1872
2 species in 2 genera
|
Cuba and Hispaniola |
نطاق الأحجام: 20 cm (8 in) long, plus 13 cm (5 in) tail (Cuban solenodon) to 49 cm (19 in) long, plus 25 cm (10 in) tail (Hispaniolan solenodon)[430] الموائل: Forest and caves[431] المآكل: Invertebrates, reptiles, fruit, vegetables, and birds[432] |
| Soricidae (shrew) |
G. Fischer, 1814
418 species in 25 genera (full lists)
|
Worldwide except for Australia and Antarctica |
نطاق الأحجام: 3 cm (1 in) long, plus 2 cm (0.8 in) tail (Etruscan shrew) to 18 cm (7 in) long, plus 14 cm (6 in) tail (goliath shrew)[433] الموائل: Shrubland, desert, coastal marine, rocky areas, forest, intertidal marine, grassland, inland wetlands, savanna, and caves[434] المآكل: Insects and small vertebrates, as well as seeds and other plant material[435] |
| Talpidae (mole) |
G. Fischer, 1814
24 species in 17 genera (full list)
|
North America, Europe, and Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 6 cm (2 in) long, plus 5 cm (2 in) tail (Chinese shrew mole) to 24 cm (9 in) long, plus 21 cm (8 in) tail (Russian desman)[436] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, inland wetlands, grassland, and coastal marine[437] المآكل: Small animals and plants[438] |
Perissodactyla
Members of the Perissodactyla order are called perissodactyls or odd-toed ungulates, and include rhinoceroses, tapirs, and horses. They are found worldwide, and eat a variety of vegetation. Perissodactyla comprises 3 families of 18 extant species in 6 genera. These families are grouped into two suborders: Ceratomorpha, containing rhinoceroses and tapirs, and Hippomorpha, or horses.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceros) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
5 species in 4 genera
|
Sub-Saharan Africa, northern India, Southeastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 236 cm (93 in) long, plus tail (Sumatran rhinoceros) to 420 cm (165 in) long, plus 70 cm (28 in) tail (white rhinoceros)[439] الموائل: Savanna, shrubland, grassland, forest, desert, and inland wetlands[440] المآكل: Succulent plants, as well as a variety of other vegetation[441] |
| Tapiridae (tapir) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
4 species in 1 genus
|
South America, Central America, and scattered southeastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 180 cm (71 in) long, plus 10 cm (4 in) tail (mountain tapir) to 300 cm (118 in) long, plus 10 cm (4 in) tail (Malayan tapir)[442] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, grassland, savanna, and inland wetlands[443] المآكل: Shoots, aquatic vegetation, leaves, buds, twigs, and fruit[444] |
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equidae (horse or donkey) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
|
Africa and Asia, plus worldwide distribution of domesticated horse and donkey |
نطاق الأحجام: 182 cm (72 in) long, plus 32 cm (13 in) tail (kiang) to 280 cm (110 in) long, plus 111 cm (44 in) tail (wild horse)[445] الموائل: Shrubland, grassland, savanna, inland wetlands, and desert[446] المآكل: Grass and shrubs[447] |
Pholidota
Members of the Pholidota order are called pholidotans or pangolins. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa and southern and southeastern Asia, and eat ants and termites, as well as other insects. Pholidota comprises a single family of eight extant species in three genera.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manidae (pangolin) |
J. E. Gray, 1821
8 species in 3 genera
|
Sub-Saharan Africa and southern and southeastern Asia |
نطاق الأحجام: 25 cm (10 in) long, plus 35 cm (14 in) tail (white-bellied pangolin) to 81 cm (32 in) long, plus 68 cm (27 in) tail (giant pangolin)[448] الموائل: Savanna, forest, grassland, and shrubland[449] المآكل: Ants and termites, as well as other insects[450] |
Superorder Xenarthra
Cingulata

Members of the Cingulata order are called cingulates or armadillos. They are found in South America and North America, and eat insects, other invertebrates, small reptiles, amphibians, and carrion. Cingulata comprises 2 families of 22 extant species in 9 genera.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dasypodidae (long-nosed armadillo) |
Gray, 1821
9 species in 1 genus
|
South America, and central, southern, and eastern North America |
نطاق الأحجام: 24 cm (9 in) long, plus 12 cm (5 in) tail (seven-banded armadillo) to 90 cm (35 in) long, plus 43 cm (17 in) tail (hairy long-nosed armadillo)[451] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland[452] المآكل: Insects, other invertebrates, small reptiles, and amphibians[453] |
| Chlamyphoridae (armadillo) |
Bonaparte, 1850
13 species in 8 genera
|
South America and Central America |
نطاق الأحجام: 11 cm (4 in) long, plus 2 cm (1 in) tail (pink fairy armadillo) to 100 cm (39 in) long, plus 50 cm (20 in) tail (giant armadillo)[454] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and desert[455] المآكل: Insects, spiders, worms, rodents, lizards, snakes, other small vertebrates, and carrion[456] |
Pilosa

Members of the Pilosa order are called pilosans and include sloths and anteaters. They are found in Mexico, Central America, and South America, and the sloths eat leaves, twigs, and fruit, while the anteaters eat ants, termites, and other insects. Cingulata comprises thee families of nine extant species in four genera. These families are grouped into two suborders: Folivora, or sloths, and Vermilingua, or anteaters.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradypodidae (three-toed sloth) |
Gray, 1821
4 species in 1 genus
|
Central America and northern South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 45–75 cm (18–30 in) long, plus 2–11 cm (1–4 in) tail (pale-throated sloth)[457] الموائل: Forest[458] المآكل: Leaves, twigs, and buds[459] |
| Choloepodidae (two-toed sloth) |
Gray, 1871
2 species in 1 genus
|
Central America and northern South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 50 cm (20 in) long, plus 1 cm (0 in) tail (Hoffmann's two-toed sloth) to 88 cm (35 in) long, plus 4 cm (2 in) tail (Linnaeus's two-toed sloth)[457] الموائل: Forest, shrubland, and grassland[460] المآكل: Leaves, twigs, and fruit[461] |
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclopedidae (silky anteater) |
Pocock, 1924
1 species in 1 genus
|
Central America and northern and eastern South America |
الحجم: About 20 cm (8 in) long, plus 16–29 cm (6–11 in) tail[462] الموائل: Forest[463] المأكل: Termites and other insects[464] |
| Myrmecophagidae (anteater) |
Gray, 1825
2 species in 1 genus
|
Mexico, Central America, and South America |
نطاق الأحجام: 47 cm (19 in) long, plus 40 cm (16 in) tail (southern tamandua) to 140 cm (55 in) long, plus 90 cm (35 in) tail (giant anteater)[465] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, and grassland[466] المآكل: Ants, termites, and other insects[467] |
Monotremata

Monotremata is the smallest of the three main divisions of mammals, containing only five extant species. It is distinguished from other mammals in that the monotremes are egg-laying rather than bearing live young, but, like all mammals, the female monotremes nurse their young with milk.[4] Unlike the other two divisions, it is considered an order rather than an infraclass, and in turn contains two families of extant species grouped together in the superfamily Ornithorhynchoidea: Ornithorhynchidae, containing only the platypus, and Tachyglossidae, containing four species of echidna in two genera. Monotremes are found in Australia and New Guinea and are carnivorous, eating insects, worms, shrimp, tadpoles, and small fish.
| الاسم | السلطة والنوع | النطاق | الحجم والبيئة |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ornithorhynchidae (platypus) |
Gray, 1825
1 species in 1 genus
|
Eastern Australia |
الحجم: 37–63 cm (15–25 in) long, plus tail[468] الموائل: Inland wetlands[469] المأكل: Crayfish, shrimp, water insect larvae, snails, tadpoles, worms, and small fish[470] |
| Tachyglossidae (echidna) |
Gill, 1872
4 species in 2 genera
|
Australia and New Guinea |
نطاق الأحجام: 30 cm (12 in) long (short-beaked echidna) to 63 cm (25 in) long (eastern long-beaked echidna)[468] الموائل: Forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and desert[471] المآكل: Termites, ants, other insects, and worms[472] |
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