phylum Chordata. Mammal classification has been through several iterations since Carl Linnaeus initially defined the class. No classification system is universally...

A mammal (from Latin mamma 'breast') is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia (/məˈmeɪli.ə/). Mammals are characterized by the presence of milk-producing...

(pouched mammals) and placental mammals. See List of monotremes and marsupials, and for the clades and families, see Mammal classification. Classification updated...

stem mammals have given rise to the more erect therapsids, who in their turn have given rise to the mammals. In traditional vertebrate classification, the...

Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota (/fɒlɪˈdoʊtə/). The one extant family, the Manidae, has three genera:...

872 species Recently extinct mammals are defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as any mammals that have become extinct since...

Lists of mammals by region cover mammals found in different parts of the world. They are organized by continent, region, and country, and in some places...

and placental mammals (eutherians, for which see List of placental mammals). Classification updated from Wilson and Reeder's "Mammal Species of the World:...

Carnivora /kɑːrˈnɪvərə/ is an order of placental mammals that have specialized in primarily eating flesh, whose members are formally referred to as carnivorans...

This is a collection of lists of mammal species by the estimated global population, divided by orders. Lists only exist for some orders; for example, the...

classification of mammals. Linnaean taxonomy Mammal classification McKenna, Malcolm C. and Susan K. Bell (editors). 1997. Classification of Mammals Above...

161 families, 27 orders, and around 5,937 recognized living species of mammal. Mammalian taxonomy is in constant flux as many new species are described...

Therian mammals began to diversify 10-20 million years before the dinosaur extinction. The rank of "Theria" may vary depending on the classification system...

Marine mammals are mammals that rely on marine (saltwater) ecosystems for their existence. They include animals such as cetaceans (whales, dolphins and...

categorization or classification. A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which...

cetaceans Archaeoceti List of whale vocalizations List of marine mammal species Mammal classification The Society for Marine Mammalogy considers Eden's whale a...

Fereungulata. Mammal classification Scrotifera Simpson, George Gaylord (1945). "The principles of classification and a classification of mammals". Bulletin...

Marine Mammals of the World. A & C Black, London List of chordate orders Lists of mammals by region List of prehistoric mammals Mammal classification List...

nuclear DNA and protein characters, as well as the fossil record. Mammal classification Placentalia Exceptional clades whose males lack the usual boreoeutherian...

1999) Order: Eulipotyphla (Waddell, 1999) (true insectivores) Mammal classification Boreoeutheria Gondwanatheria – a clade of mammaliaformes named after...

Venomous mammals are animals of the class Mammalia that produce venom, which they use to kill or disable prey, to defend themselves from predators or...

Threat Classification System. The Māori introduced two species: the kurī (dog) and kiore (Polynesian rat). European settlers introduced all other mammal species...

differences to the relative ages of different mammal groups estimated with genomic data. Cladogram and classification based on Amrine-Madsen, H. et al. (2003)...

exception of the mammals are now extinct, but each of these groups possessed different tooth patterns, which aids with the classification of fossils. Most...

Phylogenetic position of Smutsia temminckii within family Manidae Mammal classification Smutsia Wikimedia Commons has media related to Smutsia temminckii...

List of mammals of China List of chordate orders Mammal classification Lists of mammals by region List of prehistoric mammals List of mammals described...

herbivore and mammal species numbers within a given area. The index is also used in studies of climate change. Thermal classifications within the Thornthwaite...

May 2007. List of chordate orders Lists of mammals by region List of prehistoric mammals Mammal classification List of mammals described in the 2000s...

May 2007. List of chordate orders Lists of mammals by region List of prehistoric mammals Mammal classification List of mammals described in the 2000s...

"ADW: Ursus: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu. Retrieved 4 April 2018. Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the...