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Class Mammalia (MAMMALS)

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Subclass Metatheria (MARSUPIALS - POUCHED MAMMALS)

Didlephidae OPOSSUMS
Phascolarctidae (KOALA)
Macropodidae (KANGAROOS)

Subclass Eutheria (PLACENTAL MAMMALS)

Insectivora (moles, shrews)
Primates (apes, monkeys, lemurs, people)
Chiroptera (bats)
Edentata [Xenarthra] (sloths, armadillos)
Pinnipedia (seals and walruses)
Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares, pikas)
Cetacea (whales, dolphins)

Order Carnivora (CATS, DOGS, BEARS, WEASELS, ETC.) families:

Canidae (DOGS)
Felidae (CATS)
Herpestidae (MONGOOSES_
Mephistidae (SKUNKS)
Ursidae (BEARS)
Mustelidae (WEASELS, OTTERS)
Procyonidae (RACCOON)
Viverridae (GENETS)

Order Rodentia (RATS, MICE, SQUIRRELS, BEAVER, PORCUPINE, ETC) families

Castoridae (BEAVERS)
Cricetidae:(NEW WORLD MICE, MUSKRAT)
Caviidae (CAVIES,
Dasyproctidae (AGOUTI)
Erethizontidae (PORCUPINES)
Echimyidae (NUTRIA)
Geomyidae (GOPHERS)
Heterocephalidae:(NAKED MOLE RATS)
Muridae (TRUE RATS, MICE)
Sciuridae (SQUIRRELS, CHIPMUNKS, PRAIRIE DOGS)

Order Ungulata (HOOFED MAMMALS)

Suborder Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) : families

Giraffidae: Giraffes
Cervidae (deer, moose, elk)
Camelidae (camels, llama)
Antilocapridae (Pronghorn)
Tayassuidae (peccary)
Hippopotamidae (hippos)
Bovidae (antelope, pigs, cows, sheep) subfamilies
Bovinae (cattle, bison)
Caprinae (sheep, goats)
antelope

Suborder Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates: horses, rhinos, tapirs)

Equidae (HORSES)
Rhinocerotidae (RHINOCEROUS)
Tapiridae (TAPIRS)
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