#mammal_family a family of mammals
supertype: family (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"
member of: subphylum_Vertebrata
subtype: family_Tachyglossidae__Tachyglossidae echidnas
subtype: family_Ornithorhynchidae__Ornithorhynchidae platypus
subtype: family_Didelphidae__Didelphidae opossums
subtype: family_Caenolestidae__Caenolestidae small marsupials of southern South America
subtype: family_Peramelidae__Peramelidae bandicoots
subtype: family_Macropodidae__Macropodidae kangaroos; wallabies
subtype: subfamily_Potoroinae__Potoroinae rat kangaroos
subtype: family_Phalangeridae__Phalangeridae phalangers; koalas
subtype: family_Vombatidae__Vombatidae wombats
subtype: family_Dasyuridae__Dasyuridae__family_Dasyurinae dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils
subtype: family_Notoryctidae__Notoryctidae pouched moles
subtype: family_Talpidae__Talpidae moles
subtype: family_Chrysochloridae__Chrysochloridae golden moles
subtype: family_Soricidae__Soricidae shrews
subtype: family_Erinaceidae__Erinaceidae true hedgehogs
subtype: family_Tenrecidae__Tenrecidae tenrecs and extinct related forms
subtype: family_Potamogalidae__Potamogalidae otter shrews
subtype: family_Balaenidae__Balaenidae right whales
subtype: family_Balaenopteridae__Balaenopteridae rorquals; blue whales
subtype: family_Eschrichtiidae__Eschrichtiidae comprising only the gray whales
subtype: family_Physeteridae__Physeteridae sperm whales
subtype: family_Ziphiidae__Ziphiidae__Hyperodontidae__family_Hyperodontidae beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae
subtype: family_Delphinidae__Delphinidae dolphins
subtype: family_Platanistidae__Platanistidae river dolphins
subtype: family_Monodontidae__Monodontidae narwhals
subtype: family_Trichechidae__Trichechidae comprising only the manatees
subtype: family_Dugongidae__Dugongidae a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow
subtype: family_Otariidae__Otariidae eared seals: sea lions and fur seals
subtype: family_Phocidae__Phocidae earless seals
subtype: family_Odobenidae__Odobenidae walruses and extinct forms
subtype: family_Orycteropodidae__Orycteropodidae aardvarks
subtype: family_Canidae__Canidae dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes
subtype: family_Hyaenidae__Hyaenidae hyenas
subtype: family_Felidae__Felidae cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
subtype: family_Ursidae__Ursidae bears and extinct related forms
subtype: family_Viverridae__Viverridae__Viverrinae__family_Viverrinae genets; civets; mongooses
subtype: family_Phyllostomidae__Phyllostomidae__Phyllostomatidae__family_Phyllostomatidae New World leaf-nosed bats
subtype: family_Rhinolophidae__Rhinolophidae Old World leaf-nosed bats
subtype: family_Hipposideridae__Hipposideridae Old World leafnose bats
subtype: family_Megadermatidae__Megadermatidae Old World false vampire bats
subtype: family_Vespertilionidae__Vespertilionidae the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world
subtype: family_Molossidae__Molossidae mastiff bats; freetail bats
subtype: family_Desmodontidae__Desmodontidae true vampire bats
subtype: family_Leporidae__Leporidae hares and rabbits
subtype: family_Ochotonidae__Ochotonidae pikas and extinct forms
subtype: superfamily_Muroidea__Muroidea essential equal to suborder Myomorpha with the Dipodidae excluded
subtype: family_Muridae__Muridae originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches
subtype: subfamily_Hydromyinae__Hydromyinae water rats of Australia and New Guinea
subtype: family_Cricetidae__Cricetidae mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
subtype: subfamily_Gerbillinae__Gerbillinae gerbils
subtype: family_Hystricidae__Hystricidae Old World porcupines
subtype: family_Erethizontidae__Erethizontidae New World arboreal porcupines
subtype: family_Heteromyidae__Heteromyidae small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats
subtype: family_Zapodidae__Zapodidae jumping mice
subtype: family_Dipodidae__Dipodidae Old World jerboas
subtype: family_Gliridae__Gliridae dormice and other Old World forms
subtype: family_Geomyidae__Geomyidae North American pocket gophers
subtype: family_Sciuridae__Sciuridae true squirrels; ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
subtype: subfamily_Petauristidae__Petauristidae Old World flying squirrels
subtype: family_Castoridae__Castoridae beavers
subtype: family_Aplodontiidae__Aplodontiidae mountain beavers
subtype: family_Caviidae__Caviidae a family of Hystricomorpha
subtype: family_Hydrochoeridae__Hydrochoeridae capybara
subtype: family_Dasyproctidae__Dasyproctidae agoutis and pacas
subtype: family_Capromyidae__Capromyidae coypus
subtype: family_Chinchillidae__Chinchillidae small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents
subtype: family_Spalacidae__Spalacidae mole rats
subtype: family_Bathyergidae__Bathyergidae mole rats; sand rats
subtype: family_Uintatheriidae__Uintatheriidae an extinct family of Dinocerata
subtype: family_Procaviidae__Procaviidae includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea
subtype: family_Equidae__Equidae horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals
subtype: family_Rhinocerotidae__Rhinocerotidae__rhinoceros_family rhinoceroses
subtype: family_Tapiridae__Tapiridae tapirs and extinct related forms
subtype: family_Suidae__Suidae pigs; hogs; boars
subtype: family_Tayassuidae__Tayassuidae peccaries
subtype: family_Hippopotamidae__Hippopotamidae hippopotami
subtype: family_Bovidae__Bovidae true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats
subtype: subfamily_Bovinae__Bovinae term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu
subtype: family_Antilocapridae__Antilocapridae comprising only the pronghorns
subtype: family_Cervidae__Cervidae deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer
subtype: family_Tragulidae__Tragulidae chevrotains
subtype: family_Camelidae__Camelidae camels and llamas and vicunas
subtype: family_Giraffidae__Giraffidae giraffes
subtype: family_Mustelidae__Mustelidae weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens
subtype: subfamily_Lutrinae__Lutrinae subdivision not used in some classifications: otters
subtype: subfamily_Mephitinae__Mephitinae subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks
subtype: subfamily_Melinae__Melinae subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers
subtype: family_Dasypodidae__Dasypodidae armadillos
subtype: family_Bradypodidae__Bradypodidae true sloths; in some
subtype: family_Megalonychidae__Megalonychidae two-toed sloths
subtype: family_Megatheriidae__Megatheriidae extinct ground sloths
subtype: family_Mylodontidae__Mylodontidae extinct South American edentates
subtype: family_Myrmecophagidae__Myrmecophagidae New World anteaters
subtype: family_Manidae__Manidae coextensive with the order Pholidota
subtype: family_Hominidae__Hominidae modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man
subtype: family_Pongidae__Pongidae usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons
subtype: family_Hylobatidae__Hylobatidae used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
subtype: family_Cercopithecidae__Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey
subtype: superfamily_Platyrrhini__Platyrrhini New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin
subtype: family_Callithricidae__Callithricidae marmosets
subtype: family_Cebidae__Cebidae all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins
subtype: family_Tupaiidae__Tupaiidae tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates
subtype: family_Lemuridae__Lemuridae typical lemurs; of Madagascar
subtype: family_Daubentoniidae__Daubentoniidae comprising solely the aye-aye
subtype: family_Lorisidae__Lorisidae slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless
subtype: family_Indriidae__Indriidae a family of Lemuroidea
subtype: family_Tarsiidae__Tarsiidae coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers
subtype: family_Cynocephalidae__Cynocephalidae a family of Dermoptera
subtype: family_Elephantidae__Elephantidae elephants
subtype: family_Mammutidae__Mammutidae__family_Mastodontidae extinct family: mastodons
subtype: family_Gomphotheriidae__Gomphotheriidae elephants extinct since the Pleistocene
subtype: family_Procyonidae__Procyonidae raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas
subtype: subfamily_Bassariscidae__Bassariscidae in some classifications considered a separate family
subtype: family_Ailuropodidae__Ailuropodidae in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas
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