Overview of Mammalian Orders Abbreviated version CLASS Subclass

Overview of Mammalian Orders (Abbreviated version)

$CLASS Subclass MAMMALIA Prototheria Metatheria Infraclass Order Theria Eutheria Monotremata (7 orders) (20+ orders)$

CLASS Subclass MAMMALIA Prototheria Metatheria Infraclass Order Theria Eutheria Monotremata (7 orders) (20+ orders) Monotremes Marsupials Placentals

Classification of Recent Mammals to ordinal level Class MAMMALIA Subclass - PROTOTHERIA Order - Monotremata - echidnas and platypus; 5 spp. Subclass - THERIA Infraclass Metatheria (Marsupials) Order Didelphimorphia - opossums; 87 spp. Order Paucituberculata - rat oppossums; 6 spp. Order Microbiotheria - Monito del Monte, Ilaca; 1 spp. Order Dasyuromorphia - Tasmanian wolf, numbat, etc. ; 71 spp. Order Peramelemorphia - bandicoots; 21 spp. Order Notoryctemorphia - marsupial "mole"; 2 spp. Order Diprotodontia - koala, wombats, kangaroos; 143 spp. -Continued-

$Classification of Recent Mammals to ordinal level (continued) Subclass - THERIA Infraclass Eutheria (Placentalia)$

Classification of Recent Mammals to ordinal level (continued) Subclass - THERIA Infraclass Eutheria (Placentalia) Order Pholidota - pangolins; 7 spp. Order Macroscelidea - elephant shrews; 15 spp. Order Tubulidentata - aardvark; 1 spp. Order Hyracoidea - hyraxes; 4 spp. Order Proboscidea - elephants; 3 spp. Order Sirenia - dugongs and manatees; 5 spp. Order Cingulata - armadillos; 21 spp. Order Pilosa - sloths, anteaters; 10 spp. Order Scandentia - tree shrews; 20 spp. Order Dermoptera - colugos; 2 spp. Order Primates - lemurs, monkeys and apes; 376 spp. -continued-

Classification of Recent Mammals to ordinal level (continued) Order Rodentia - rodents; 2277 spp. Order Lagomorpha - hares, rabbits and pikas; 92 spp. Order Erinaceomorpha – hedgehogs, gymnures: 24 spp. Order Soricomorpha – shrews, moles; 428 spp. Order Chiroptera - bats; 1116 spp. Order Pholidota - pangolins; 7 spp. Order Carnivora - cats, dogs, bears, seals, etc. ; 286 spp. Order Perissodactyla - horses, tapirs & rhinos; 17 spp. Order Cetacea - whales and dolphins; 78 spp. Order Artiodactyla - bovids, antelope, deer, pigs, etc. ; 240 spp.

Total number of Recent species of mammals 1982 1993 2005 4170 spp. 4629 spp. 5416 spp. Honacki, J. H. , K. E. Kinman & J. W. Koeppl. 1982. Mammal Species of the World. Allan Press Wilson, D. L. & D. M. Reeder (eds) 1993. Mammal Species of the World, 2 nd ed. Smithsonian Press Wilson, D. L. & D. M. Reeder (eds) 2005. Mammal Species of the World, 3 rd ed. Johns Hopkins Press