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Explore the fascinating world of mammals through various orders - Artiodactyla, Carnivora, Primata, and more. Learn about unique characteristics, habitats, and behaviors of these diverse species. Discover the variety of mammals from hoofed herbivores to aquatic carnivores. Educational and informative content for animal lovers of all ages.
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Mammal Orders • Kingdom Animalia • Phylum Chordata • Subphylum Vertebrata • Class Mammalia • Order Artiodactyla See Mammal Orders Chart
Platypus Order Monotremata • Lays eggs • Has cloaca
Order Artiodactyla • hoofed mammals • even number of toes • herbivores Cow
Order Rodentia • single pair of long incisors that consciously grow • GNAWING mammals Chinchilla
Rabbit Order Lagomorpha • 2 pair of incisors • hind legs are for jumping • herbivorous
Order Lagomorpha Pika Hare
Jaguar (Babette) Order Carnivora • predators • carnivorous • large canines
Order Carnivora Kiki
Baboon Order Primata • well developed cerebrum • opposable thumbs • omnivorous
Dolphin Order Cetacea • aquatic • blowhole • blubber • carnivorous
Order Cetacea Beluga Narwhal
African Elephant Order Proboscidea • trunks • tusks • herbivorous 2 Species: Asian & African
Order Proboscidea Asian Elephant
kangaroo Order Marsupiala • Pouched Mammals • Most are in Australia
Order Marsupialia Virginia Opossum (N. America)
Order Perissodactyla • hoofed • odd number of toes • herbivorous Rhinoceros
Order Perissodactyla Tapir
Camel Horse
9-Banded Armadillo Order Xenarthra • teeth without enamel (or no teeth) Giant Anteater
Order Xenarthra Sloth
Bats Order Chiroptera • winged mammals • ⅕ of all mammal species fruit bat
Hedgehog Shrew Order Insectivora • long snouts • insect - eaters • diggers Mole
Order Sirenia • herbivores • shallow water • slow moving Manatee (Florida) Dugong (Japan)