Around The Globe: Mammals - Taxonomic List

Class Mammalia

Order Diprotodontia (Many Australian marsupials)
Family Macropodidae (Kangaroos and wallabies)

Macropus eugeni - Tammar wallaby

Order Pilosa (formerly, Xenarthra and Edentata) (Endentates)
Suborder Folivora
Family Megalonychidae (formerly, Bradypodidae) (Two-toed sloths)

Choloepus didactylus - Two-toed sloth

Suborder Vermilingua
Family Myrmecophagidae

Myrmecophaga tridactyla - Giant anteater

Order Cingulata (Armadillos)
Family Dasypodidae
Subfamily Tolypeutinae

Tolypeutes matacus - Southern (formerly La Plata) three-banded armadillo

Order Insectivora (Insectivores such as shrews)
Family Tenrecidae (Tenrecs)

Setifer setosus - Greater Madagascar tenrec
Echinops telfairi - Small Madagascar hedgehog tenrec

Order Macroscelidea (Elephant-shrews)
Family Macroscelididae

Rhynchocyon petersi - Black and rufous giant elephant-shrew

Order Scandentia (Tree shrews)
Family Tupaiidae

Tupaia belangeri - Northern tree shrew

Order Primates (Primates)
Family Lemuridae (Large lemurs)

Lemur catta - Ring-tailed lemur
Lemur fulvus rufus - Red-fronted lemur (subspecies of Brown lemur)
Varecia variegata rubra - Red-ruffed lemur

Family Callithricidae (Marmosets and tamarins)

Callithrix geoffroyi - Geoffroy's marmoset (White-fronted or tufted-eared marmoset)
Leontopithecus rosalia - Golden lion tamarin
Leontopithecus chrysomelas - Golden-headed lion tamarin

Family Cebidae (New World monkeys)

Alouatta caraya - Black howler monkey
Callicebus moloch - Dusky titi (Orabussu titi)
Pithecia pithecia - Guianan saki (Pale-headed saki)

Family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)

Macaca nigra - Crested macaque
Macaca silenus - Liontail macaque
Colobus guereza - Guereza (Black-and-white colobus)

Family Hylobatidae (Gibbons)

Hylobates syndactylus - Siamang
Nomascus leucogenys - White-cheeked gibbon

Family Hominidae (Great apes and humans)

Gorilla gorilla gorilla - Western lowland gorilla
Pongo pygmaeus - Orangutan

Order Carnivora (Carnivores)
Family Canidae (Dogs)

Chrysocyon brachyurus - Maned wolf

Family Felidae (Cats)

Acinonyx jubatus - Cheetah
Caracal caracal - Caracal
Neofelis nebulosa - Clouded leopard
Panthera leo leo - African lion
Panthera tigris sumatrae - Sumatran tiger
Prionailurus viverrinus - Fishing cat

Family Herpestidae (formerly in the Viverridae) (Mongooses)

Crossarchus obscurus - Long-nosed or dark cusimanse
Mungos mungo - Banded mongoose
Suricata suricatta - Meerkat

Family Mustelidae (Weasels, badgers, skunks, otters)

Aonyx cinerea - Asian small-clawed otter
Lontra (formerly, Lutra) canadensis - Northern river otter
Mustela nigripes - Black-footed ferret

Family Phocidae (Earless seals)

Halichoerus grypus - Gray seal

Family Procyonidae (Raccoons and relatives)

Nasua narica - Coati

Family Ailuridae (Red pandas)

Ailurus fulgens - Red panda

Family Ursidae (Bears)

Ailuropoda melanoleuca - Giant panda
Melursus ursinus - Sloth bear
Tremarctos ornatus - Andean, or spectacled, bear

Order Proboscidea (Elephants)
Family Elephantidae

Elephas maximus - Asian elephant

Order Perissodactyla (Odd-toed ungulates)
Family Equidae (Zebras, horse, asses)

Equus asinus asinus miniature - Miniature donkey
Equus caballus przewalskii or Equus ferus przewalskii - Przewalski's horse
Equus grevyi - Grevy's zebra
Equus hemionus onager - Persian onager (SCBI Front Royal only)

Order Hyracoidea (Hyraxes)
Family Procaviidae

Procavia capensis - Rock hyrax

Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates)
Family Tayassuidae (Peccaries)

Tayassu tajacu - Collared peccary

Family Camelidae (Camels and relatives)

Lama pacos - Alpaca

Family Cervidae (Deer)

Cervus eldi thamin - Burmese brow-antlered deer (Eld's deer) (SCBI Front Royal only)
Elaphodus cephalophus - Tufted deer (SCBI Front Royal only)

Family Bovidae (Cattle, antelopes, sheep, goats)

Capra hircus hircus nigerian dwarf - Nigerian dwarf goat
Capra hircus hircus anglo nubian - Nubian goat
Capra hircus hircus san clemente - San Clemente Island goat
Bison bison - American bison (SCBI Front Royal only)
Bos taurus taurus hereford - Hereford cow
Bos taurus taurus holstein - Holstein cow
Gazella dama - Dama gazelle
Oryx dammah - Scimitar-horned oryx
Sus scrofa scrofa - Ossabaw Island hog