There are currently 1258 genera, 156 families, 29 orders, and around 5937 recognized living species of mammal. Mammalian taxonomy is in constant flux as many new species are described and recategorized within their respective genera and families. The taxonomy represented here is a compilation of the most logical and up-to-date information on mammalian taxonomy from many sources, the main ones being the HMW series and the Mammals Species of the World by Wilson and Reeder.
Tenrecs (Tenrecidae, included in the Suborder Tenrecomorpha) and golden moles (Chrysochloridae, included in Suborder Chrysochloridea) are part of the African radiation of mammals known as Afrotheria, and their distribution consists of Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. There are 55 species in 21 genera; 34 species are tenrecs and otter shrews, and the other 21 species are golden moles. tenrecs have a large diversity of species in Madagascar, with 31 species found there, while the 3 other species are found in the Central and West African Rain Forests. The 20 species of golden mole are found mostly in the East and South African Savannas and Desserts.
Family Tenrecidae tenrecs and otter shrews
Subfamily Geogalinae
Genus Geogale long-eared tenrec
Subfamily Tenrecinae
Genus Setifer greater hedgehog tenrec
Genus Echinops lesser hedgehog tenrec
Genus Hemicentetes streaked tenrecs
Genus Tenrec common tenrec
Subfamily Oryzorictinae
Genus Microgale shrew tenrecs
Genus Oryzorictes rice tenrecs
Genus Limnogale web-footed tenrec
Subfamily Potamogalinae
Genus Micropotamogale otter shrews
Genus Potamogale giant otter shrew
Family Chrysochloridae golden moles
Genus Chrysospalax giant golden moles
Genus Calcochloris yellow golden moles
Genus Eremitalpa Grant's golden mole
Genus Cryptochloris cryptic golden moles
Genus Chrysochloris Cape golden moles
Genus Chlorotalpa forty-toothed golden moles
Genus Carpitalpa Arend's golden mole
Genus Neamblysomus lesser narrow-headed golden moles
Genus Amblysomus narrow-headed golden moles
Artiodactyla is a large order of hoofed mammals, the even-toed ungulates. They are found nearly cosmopolitan, although no species are native to Australia or Antarctica. Broken into four suborder, Tylopoda (including Camelidae), Suina (including Suidae and Tayassuidae), Whippomorpha (including Hippopotamidae), and Ruminantia, which contains two Infraorders, Tragulina (including Tragulidae) and Pecora (including Moschidae, Cervidae, Bovidae, Antilocapridae, and Giraffidae). The higher taxonomy used for this order is based primarily on the Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Volume 2 on Hoofed Mammals, including the subfamily and tribal affiliations in each family. The Order includes about 242 recognized species, along with 6 recently extinct species. Groves and Grubbs Taxonomy of Ungulates is used as a minor reference for the Bovids.
Family Camelidae camels and relatives
Tribe Lamini
Genus Lama guanaco
Genus Vicugna vicuña
Tribe Camelini
Genus Camelus camels
Family Suidae pigs
Genus Babyrousa babirusa
Genus Phacochoerus warthogs
Genus Hylochoerus giant forest hog
Genus Potamochoerus bushpigs
Genus Sus typical pigs
Genus Porcula pygmy hog
Family Tayassuidae peccaries
Genus Catagonus Chacoan peccary
Genus Tayassu white-lipped peccary
Genus Pecari collared peccary
Family Hippopotamidae hippopotamuses
Genus Hippopotamus common hippopotamus
Genus Choeropsis pygmy hippopotamus
Family Tragulidae chevrotain
Genus Hyemoschus water chevrotain
Genus Moschiola spotted chevrotain
Genus Tragulus common chevrotain
Family Moschidae musk deer
Genus Moschus musk deer
Family Cervidae deer
Subfamily Capreolinae
Tribe Capreolini
Genus Hydropotes Chinese water deer
Genus Capreolus roe deer
Tribe Alceini
Genus Alces moose
Tribe Odocoileini
Genus Rangifer caribou
Genus Odocoileus Nearctic deer
Genus Ozotoceros Pampas deer
Genus Blastocerus marsh deer
Genus Mazama brockets
Genus Hippocamelus Huemel
Genus Pudu pudu
Subfamily Cervinae
Tribe Cervini
Genus Rusa rusa deer
Genus Dama fallow deer
Genus Axis hog deer
Genus Elaphurus Père David's deer
Genus Cervus typical deer
Tribe Muntiacini
Genus Muntiacus muntjacs
Genus Elaphodus tufted deer
Family Bovidae hollow-horned ungulates
Subfamily Bovinae
Tribe Bovini
Genus Bison bison
Genus Bos cattle
Genus Bubalus Asian buffalo
Genus Syncerus African buffalo
Genus Pseudoryx saola
Tribe Boselaphini
Genus Boselaphus nilgai
Genus Tetracerus chowsingha
Tribe Tragelaphini
Genus Tragelaphus bushbuck, bongo, nyala, kudu, and sitatunga
Genus Taurotragus elands
Subfamily Aepycerotinae
Genus Aepyceros impala
Subfamily Alcelaphinae
Genus Alcelaphus hartebeest
Genus Connochaetes wildebeest
Genus Damaliscus topi and bontebok
Genus Beatragus hirola
Subfamily Antilopinae
Tribe Neotragini
Genus Neotragus pygmy antelopes
Tribe Antilopini
Genus Raphicerus steenbok and grysbok
Genus Antidorcas springbok
Genus Ammodorcas dibatag
Genus Litocranius gerenuk
Genus Saiga saiga
Genus Antilope blackbuck
Genus Nanger Saharan gazelle
Genus Gazella typical gazelle
Genus Eudorcas side-striped gazelle
Genus Dorcatragus beira
Genus Madoqua dik-dik's
Genus Ourebia oribi
Genus Procapra Chinese gazelle
Tribe Oreotragini
Genus Oreotragus klipspringer
Subfamily Caprinae
Genus Pantholops chiru
Genus Budorcas takin
Genus Ammotragus Barbary sheep
Genus Arabitragus Arabian tahr
Genus Hemitragus Himalayan tahr
Genus Pseudois blue sheep
Genus Capra goats and ibexes
Genus Nilgiritragus Nilgiri tahr
Genus Ovis sheep
Genus Rupicapra chamois
Genus Nemorhaedus goral
Genus Oreamnos Rocky Mountain goat
Genus Capricornis serows
Genus Ovibos muskox
Subfamily Cephalophinae
Genus Sylvicapra bush duiker
Genus Philantomba blue duikers
Genus Cephalophus typical duikers
Subfamily Hippotraginae
Genus Hippotragus sable and roan antelopes
Genus Addax addax
Genus Oryx oryx
Subfamily Reduncinae
Genus Redunca reedbucks
Genus Kobus kobs, lechwe, and waterbucks
Genus Pelea rhebok
Family Antilocapridae pronghorn
Genus Antilocapra pronghorn
Family Giraffidae giraffe and okapi
Genus Giraffa giraffe
Genus Okapia okapi
The Order Carnivora is represented by 16 families of mostly carnivorous and omnivorous mammals found worldwide terrestrially and in marine waters of the poles and some areas of the tropics. Divided into 2 large Suborders, Caniformia (Canidae, Ursidae, Ailuridae, Procyonidae, Mephitidae, Mustelidae, and the Pinnipeds, Otariidae, Phocidae, and Odobenidae) and Feliformia (Nandiniidae, Felidae, Prionodontidae, Viverridae, Hyaenidae, Herpestidae, and Eupleridae), the order contains about 289 recognized species, along with 4 recently extinct species, one of which is included in its own monotypic genus, Dusicyon. Tribe and Subfamily taxonomy comes mostly from the first volume of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World on Carnivores for the terrestrial species, and the 4th volume on Marine Mammals for the 3 marine families.
Family Nandiniidae African palm civet
Genus Nandinia African palm civet
Family Felidae cats
Subfamily Pantherinae
Genus Neofelis clouded leopards
Genus Panthera large cats
Subfamily Felinae
Genus Puma puma and jaguarundi
Genus Acinonyx cheetah
Genus Lynx lynxes
Genus Leopardus Neotropical small cats
Genus Caracal caracal
Genus Profelis African golden cat
Genus Leptailurus serval
Genus Pardofelis marbled and Asian golden cats
Genus Otocolobus Pallas's cat
Genus Felis typical small cats
Genus Prionailurus South Asian small cats
Family Prionodontidae Asian linsangs
Genus Prionodon linsangs
Family Viverridae civets, genets, and oyans
Subfamily Viverrinae
Genus Viverricula small Indian civet
Genus Viverra civets
Genus Civettictis African civet
Subfamily Genettinae
Genus Poiana oyans
Genus Genetta genets
Subfamily Hemigalinae
Genus Cynogale otter civet
Genus Chrotogale Owston's palm civet
Genus Hemigalus banded palm civet
Genus Diplogale Hose's palm civet
Subfamily Paradoxurinae
Genus Paradoxurus Asian and golden palm civets
Genus Paguma masked palm civet
Genus Arctogalidia small-toothed palm civet
Genus Macrogalidia Sulawesi palm civet
Genus Arctictis binturong
Family Hyaenidae hyenas
Subfamily Protelinae
Genus Proteles aardwolf
Subfamily Hyaeninae
Genus Crocuta spotted hyena
Genus Hyaena brown and striped hyenas
Family Herpestidae mongooses
Subfamily Mungotinae
Genus Crossarchus cusimanse
Genus Liberiictis Liberian mongoose
Genus Suricata meerkat
Genus Dologale Pousargues's mongoose
Genus Helogale dwarf mongooses
Genus Mungos Gambian and banded mongooses
Subfamily Herpestinae
Genus Atilax marsh mongoose
Genus Xenogale long-nosed mongoose
Genus Herpestes typical mongooses
Genus Galerella slender mongooses
Genus Cynictis yellow mongoose
Genus Paracynictis Selous's mongoose
Genus Bdeogale bushy-tailed mongooses
Genus Ichneumia white-tailed mongoose
Genus Rhynchogale Meller's mongoose
Family Eupleridae Malagasy carnivores
Subfamily Euplerinae
Genus Cryptoprocta fossa
Genus Eupleres falanouc
Genus Fossa spotted fanaloka
Subfamily Galidiinae
Genus Galidia ring-tailed vontsira
Genus Galidictis striped vontsira
Genus Mungotictis narrow-striped boky
Genus Salanoia brown vontsira
Family Canidae dogs
Genus Canis wolves and jackals
Genus Lycaon African wild dog
Genus Cuon dhole
Genus Lycalopex Neotropical foxes
Genus †Dusicyon Darwin's wolf
Genus Chrysocyon maned wolf
Genus Speothos bush dog
Genus Atelocynus short-eared dog
Genus Cerdocyon crab-eating fox
Genus Vulpes typical foxes
Genus Otocyon bat-eared fox
Genus Nyctereutes raccoon dog
Genus Urocyon gray foxes
Family Ursidae bears
Subfamily Ailuropodinae
Genus Ailuropoda giant panda
Subfamily Tremarctinae
Genus Tremarctos Andean bear
Subfamily Ursinae
Genus Helarctos sun bear
Genus Melursus sloth bear
Genus Ursus Holarctic bears
Family Ailuridae red panda
Genus Ailurus red panda
Family Procyonidae raccoons and relatives
Genus Nasuella mountain coati
Genus Nasua coati's
Genus Procyon raccoon's
Genus Potos kinkajou
Genus Bassaricyon olingo's
Genus Bassariscus ringtails
Family Mephitidae skunks and stink badgers
Subfamily Myadinae
Genus Mydaus stink badgers
Subfamily Mephitinae
Genus Spilogale spotted skunks
Genus Mephitis striped and hooded skunks
Genus Conepatus hog-nosed skunks
Family Mustelidae weasels, badgers, and otters
Subfamily Melinae
Genus Meles Eurasian badgers
Genus Arctonyx hog badgers
Subfamily Taxidiinae
Genus Taxidea American badger
Subfamily Mellivorinae
Genus Mellivora honey badger
Subfamily Martinae
Genus Gulo wolverine
Genus Eira tayra
Genus Martes martens
Subfamily Helictidinae
Genus Melogale ferret-badgers
Subfamily Galictidinae
Genus Galictis grison
Genus Vormela marbled polecat
Genus Ictonyx striped polecats
Genus Poecilogale African striped weasel
Subfamily Mustelinae
Genus Lyncodon Patagonian weasel
Genus Neovison American minks
Genus Mustela weasels
Subfamily Lutrinae
Genus Pteronura giant otter
Genus Lontra New World otters
Genus Enhydra sea otter
Genus Hydrictis spotted-necked otter
Genus Lutra Eurasian otters
Genus Aonyx clawless otters
Genus Lutrogale smooth-coated otter
Family Odobenidae walrus
Genus Odobenus walrus
Family Otariidae eared seals
Genus Callorhinus northern fur seal
Genus Arctocephalus southern fur seals
Genus Neophoca Australian sea lion
Genus Phocarctos New Zealand sea lion
Genus Otaria South American sea lion
Genus Eumetopias Steller sea lion
Genus Zalophus northern sea lions
Family Phocidae earless seals
Genus Monachus Mediterranean monk seal
Genus Neomonachus Hawaiian and Caribbean monk seals
Genus Mirounga elephant seals
Genus Hydrurga leopard seal
Genus Leptonychotes Weddell seal
Genus Lobodon crabeater seal
Genus Ommatophoca Ross seal
Genus Erignathus bearded seal
Genus Cystophora hooded seal
Genus Halichoerus gray seal
Genus Histriophoca ribbon seal
Genus Pagophilus harp seal
Genus Phoca harbor and spotted seal
Genus Pusa ringed and inland seals
Cetacea is the largest order of marine mammal, with 92 extant species (one of which, the baiji, may be extinct), and is found in every ocean on the planet along with many inland rivers systems. The order is split into to Suborder, Mysticeti (including Balaenidae, Neobalaenidae, Eschrichtiidae, and Balaenopteridae) and Odontoceti (including Physeteridae, Kogiidae, Ziphiidae, Platanistidae, Iniidae, Lipotidae, Pontoporiidae, Monodontidae, Delphinidae, and Phocoenidae), which include a total of 14 families, most of which have few representative species. The taxonomy here is exemplified by the 4th volume of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World on Marine Mammals.
Family Balaenidae right and bowhead whales
Genus Eubalaena right whales
Genus Balaena bowhead whale
Family Neobalaenidae pygmy right whale
Genus Caperea pygmy right whale
Family Eschrichtiidae gray whale
Genus Eschrichtius gray whale
Family Balaenopteridae rorquals
Genus Megaptera humpback whale
Genus Balaenoptera rorquals
Family Physeteridae sperm whale
Genus Physeter sperm whale
Family Kogiidae pygmy and dwarf sperm whales
Genus Kogia pygmy and dwarf sperm whales
Family Ziphiidae beaked whales
Genus Berardius giant beaked whales
Genus Ziphius Cuvier's beaked whale
Genus Hyperoodon bottlenose whales
Genus Tasmacetus Shepherd's beaked whale
Genus Indopacetus longman's beaked whale
Genus Mesoplodon mesoplodont beaked whales
Family Platanistidae South Asian river dolphin
Genus Platanista South Asian river dolphin
Family Iniidae Amazon river dolphins
Genus Inia Amazon river dolphins
Family Lipotidae baiji
Genus Lipotes baiji
Family Pontoporiidae Franciscana
Genus Pontoporia Franciscana
Family Monodontidae narwhal and beluga
Genus Delphinapterus beluga
Genus Monodon narwhal
Family Delphinidae oceanic dolphins
Genus Lagenorhynchus white-sided dolphins
Genus Orcaella snubfin dolphins
Genus Orcinus killer whale
Genus Delphinus common dolphins
Genus Lagenodelphis Fraser's dolphin
Genus Sotalia tucuxi and Guiana dolphin
Genus Sousa humpback dolphins
Genus Stenella striped, spotted, and spinner dolphins
Genus Steno rough-toothed dolphin
Genus Tursiops bottlenose dolphins
Genus Globicephala pilot whales
Genus Feresa pygmy killer whale
Genus Grampus Risso's dolphin
Genus Peponocephala melon-headed whale
Genus Pseudorca false killer whale
Genus Lissodelphis right whale dolphins
Genus Cephalorhynchus Antarctic dolphins
Family Phocoenidae porpoises
Genus Neophocaena finless porpoises
Genus Phocoenoides Dall's porpoise
Genus Phocoena typical porpoises
