Mammalian Order & families

• Order Monotremata


  Egg-laying mammals like the platypus and echidnas
• Families in Order Monotremata


  • Ornithorhynchidae: Includes the platypus
  • Tachyglossidae: Includes echidnas
• Order Didelphimorphia


  Marsupials such as opossums
• Families in Order Didelphimorphia


  • Didelphidae: Includes opossums
• Order Dasyuromorphia


  Carnivorous marsupials like quolls and Tasmanian devils
• Families in Order Dasyuromorphia


  • Dasyuridae: Includes carnivorous marsupials like quolls and Tasmanian devils
• Order Diprotodontia


  Marsupials with specialized dentition, including kangaroos, wallabies, and koalas
• Suborders in Order Diprotodontia


  • Vombatiformes: Includes wombats and koalas
  • Macropodiformes: Includes kangaroos, wallabies, and related species
• Families in Order Diprotodontia


  • Vombatidae: Includes wombats
  • Macropodidae: Includes kangaroos and wallabies
  • Phascolarctidae: Includes koalas
• Order Afrosoricida


  Small mammals found in Africa, including tenrecs and golden moles
• Families in Order Afrosoricida


  • Tenrecidae: Includes tenrecs
  • Chrysochloridae: Includes golden moles
• Order Macroscelidea


  Elephant shrews, small insectivorous mammals found in Africa
• Families in Order Macroscelidea


  • Macroscelididae: Includes elephant shrews
• Order Tubulidentata


  Aardvark, a mammal with unique tubular teeth found in Africa
• Families in Order Tubulidentata


  • Orycteropodidae: Includes the aardvark
• Order Hyracoidea


  Hyraxes, small herbivorous mammals found in Africa and Asia
• Families in Order Hyracoidea


  • Procaviidae: Includes hyraxes
• Order Proboscidea


  Elephants, the largest land mammals
• Families in Order Proboscidea


  • Elephantidae: Includes elephants
• Order Sirenia


  Manatees and dugongs, marine mammals found in coastal waters and rivers
• Families in Order Sirenia


  • Trichechidae: Includes manatees
  • Dugongidae: Includes dugongs
• Order Pilosa


  Anteaters, sloths, and tamanduas
• Suborders in Order Pilosa


  • Vermilingua: Includes anteaters
  • Folivora: Includes sloths
• Families in Order Pilosa


  • Cyclopedidae: Includes silky anteaters
  • Myrmecophagidae: Includes anteaters
  • Bradypodidae: Includes three-toed sloths
  • Megalonychidae: Includes two-toed sloths
• Order Cingulata


  Armadillos, mammals with armored plates covering their body
• Families in Order Cingulata


  • Dasypodidae: Includes armadillos
• Order Scandentia


  Treeshrews, small arboreal mammals found in Southeast Asia
• Families in Order Scandentia


  • Tupaiidae: Includes tree shrews
• Order Dermoptera


  Colugos, also known as flying lemurs
• Families in Order Dermoptera


  • Cynocephalidae: Includes colugos
• Order Primates


  Lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans
• Suborders in Order Primates


  • Strepsirrhini: Includes lemurs, lorises, and galagos
  • Haplorhini: Includes tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans
• Families in Order Primates


  • Cheirogaleidae: Includes dwarf lemurs
  • Lemuridae: Includes lemurs
  • Lorisidae: Includes lorises
  • Galagidae: Includes galagos
  • Cebidae: Includes New World monkeys
  • Cercopithecidae: Includes Old World monkeys
  • Hominidae: Includes great apes and humans
• Order Rodentia


  The largest order of mammals, including rats, mice, squirrels, and beavers
• Families in Order Rodentia


  • Muridae: Includes mice and rats
  • Sciuridae: Includes squirrels
  • Castoridae: Includes beavers
  • Cricetidae: Includes voles and hamsters
  • Hystricidae: Includes Old World porcupines
  • Erethizontidae: Includes New World porcupines
• Order Lagomorpha


  Rabbits, hares, and pikas
• Families in Order Lagomorpha


  • Leporidae: Includes rabbits and hares
• Order Erinaceomorpha


  Hedgehogs and gymnures, small insectivorous mammals
• Families in Order Erinaceomorpha


  • Erinaceidae: Includes hedgehogs and gymnures
• Order Soricomorpha


  Shrews and moles, small insectivorous mammals