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Mammals (from Latin mamma 'breast') are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia, characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or hair, and three middle ear bones

Collage of colour photographs. Clockwise from the upper left: Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Golden-capped Fruit Bat (Acerodon jubatus), Lion (Panthera leo) and West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus}
Mammals

General

Mammalian anatomy

Mammals by location

Aardvark

Order (Ordo): Tubulidentata

Anteaters and sloths

Order (Ordo): Pilosa

Anteaters

Sloths

Armadillos

Order (Ordo): Cingulata

Bats

Order (Ordo): Chiroptera

Bears

Family: Ursidae

Canines

Family: Canidae

Dogs

Foxes

Jackals

Wolves

Cetaceans

Order (Ordo): Cetacea

Porpoises

Whales

Colugos

Order (Ordo): Dermoptera

Felines

Family: Felidae

Marsupials

Bandicoots

Mongooses, Malagasy carnivorans and hyenas

Superfamily: Herpestidae

Hyenas

Malagasy carnivorans

Mongooses

Monotremes

Musteloidea

Superfamily: Musteloidea

Badgers

Coatis

Kinkajous

Martens

Minks

Otters

Raccoons

Red pandas

Skunks

Weasels

Wolverines

Pangolins

Order (Ordo): Pholidota

Primates

Order (Ordo): Primates

Chimpanzee

Gorilla

Lemurs

Orangutan

Proboscidea

Order (Ordo): Proboscidea

Deinotherium

Elephants

Mammoths

Mastodons


Rodents

Order (Ordo): Rodentia

Hares and jackrabbits

Rabbits

Squirrels

Beaver

Seals

Clade: Pinnipedia

Walruses

Ungulates, even-toed

Order (Ordo): Artiodactyla

Ungulates, odd-toed

Order (Ordo): Perissodactyla

Donkeys and asses

Horses

Rhinoceroses

Other

Other

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