#subclass_Eutheria__Eutheria all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
supertype: class__clas (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
member of: class_Mammalia
member: placental_mammal__placentalmammal__placental__eutherian__eutherian_mammal__eutherianmammal mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
member: order_Insectivora__Insectivora shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs
member: suborder_Lipotyphla__Lipotyphla moles; hedgehogs; true shrews
member: suborder_Menotyphla__Menotyphla elephant shrews; tree shrews
member: insectivore small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
member: family_Talpidae__Talpidae moles
member: mole small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet
member: genus_Condylura__Condylura star-nosed moles
member: genus_Parascalops__Parascalops brewer's moles
member: genus_Uropsilus__Uropsilus shrew moles
member: shrew_mole__shrewmole slender mole having a long snout and tail
member: Asiatic_shrew_mole__Uropsilus_soricipes shrew mole of eastern Asia
member: genus_Neurotrichus__Neurotrichus shrew moles
member: American_shrew_mole__Neurotrichus_gibbsii grayish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada
member: family_Chrysochloridae__Chrysochloridae golden moles
member: genus_Chrysochloris__Chrysochloris type genus of the Chrysochloridae
member: golden_mole mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur
member: family_Soricidae__Soricidae shrews
member: shrewmouse__shrew small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
member: genus_Sorex__Sorex type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews
member: common_shrew__Sorex_araneus common American shrew
member: American_water_shrew__Sorex_palustris water shrew of North America
member: genus_Blarina__Blarina shrews
member: short-tailed_shrew__Blarina_brevicauda North American shrew with tail less than half its body length
member: genus_Neomys__Neomys a genus of Soricidae
member: European_water_shrew__Neomys_fodiens widely distributed Old World water shrew
member: Mediterranean_water_shrew__Neomys_anomalus a type of water shrew
member: genus_Cryptotis__Cryptotis least shrews
member: family_Erinaceidae__Erinaceidae true hedgehogs
member: genus_Erinaceus__Erinaceus type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs
member: hedgehog__Erinaceus_europaeus__Erinaceus_europeaeus small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
member: family_Tenrecidae__Tenrecidae tenrecs and extinct related forms
member: tenrec__tendrac small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog
member: genus_Tenrec type genus of the family Tenrecidae: tenrecs
member: tailless_tenrec__Tenrec_ecaudatus prolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthworms
member: family_Potamogalidae__Potamogalidae otter shrews
member: genus_Potamogale type genus of the family Potamogalidae: otter shrews
member: otter_shrew__ottershrew__potamogale__Potamogale_velox amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter
member: order_Cetacea__Cetacea an order of Eutheria
member: cetacean_mammal__cetacean__blower large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
member: suborder_Mysticeti__Mysticeti baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks
member: baleen_whale__whalebone_whale__whalebonewhale whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
member: family_Balaenidae__Balaenidae right whales
member: right_whale__rightwhale large arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the `right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil
member: genus_Balaena__Balaena type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales
member: bowhead_whale__bowheadwhale__bowhead__Greenland_whale__Balaena_mysticetus large-mouthed arctic whale
member: family_Balaenopteridae__Balaenopteridae rorquals; blue whales
member: rorqual__razorback any of several baleen whales of of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
member: genus_Balaenoptera__Balaenoptera type genus of the Balaenopteridae
member: blue_whale__sulfur_bottom__Balaenoptera_musculus largest mammal ever known; bluish-gray migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere
member: finback_whale__finbackwhale__finback__finwhale__common_rorqual__Balaenoptera_physalus large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
member: sei_whale__seiwhale__Balaenoptera_borealis similar to but smaller than the finback whale
member: lesser_rorqual__piked_whale__pikedwhale__minke_whale__minkewhale__Balaenoptera_acutorostrata small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific
member: genus_Megaptera__Megaptera humpback whales
member: humpback_whale__humpback__Megaptera_novaeangliae large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
member: family_Eschrichtiidae__Eschrichtiidae comprising only the gray whales
member: genus_Eschrichtius__Eschrichtius type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae
member: gray_whale__devilfish__Eschrichtius_gibbosus__Eschrichtius_robustus medium-sized grayish-black whale of the north Pacific
member: suborder_Odontoceti__Odontoceti toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales
member: toothed_whale__toothedwhale any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.
member: family_Physeteridae__Physeteridae sperm whales
member: genus_Physeter__Physeter type genus of the Physeteridae
member: sperm_whale__spermwhale__cachalot__black_whale__blackwhale__Physeter_catodon large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
member: genus_Kogia__Kogia pygmy sperm whales
member: pygmy_sperm_whale__pygmyspermwhale__Kogia_breviceps small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North America
member: dwarf_sperm_whale__dwarfspermwhale__kogiasimu very small (to 8 feet) sperm whale of central coasts of Atlantic and Pacific
member: family_Ziphiidae__Ziphiidae__Hyperodontidae__family_Hyperodontidae beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae
member: beaked_whale any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw
member: genus_Hyperoodon__Hyperoodon bottle-nosed whales
member: bottle-nosed_whale__bottlenose_whale__bottlenose__Hyperoodon_ampullatus North Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
member: family_Delphinidae__Delphinidae dolphins
member: dolphin any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
member: genus_Delphinus__Delphinus type genus of the Delphinidae
member: common_dolphin__Delphinus_delphis black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water; one of the dolphins displayed at the Marinelands of California and Florida
member: genus_Tursiops__Tursiops a genus of Delphinidae
member: bottlenose_dolphin__bottle-nosed_dolphin__bottlenose any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of North Atlantic and Mediterranean
member: genus_Phocaena__Phocaena porpoises
member: porpoise any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
member: genus_Grampus grampus
member: grampus__grampu__Grampus_griseus slaty-gray blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
member: genus_Orcinus__Orcinus killer whales
member: killer_whale__killer__orca__grampus__grampu__sea_wolf__seawolf__Orcinus_orca predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
member: genus_Globicephala__Globicephala pilot whales
member: pilot_whale__pilotwhale__black_whale__blackwhale__common_blackfish__blackfish__Globicephala_melaena small dark-colored whaled of United States Atlantic coast; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
member: family_Platanistidae__Platanistidae river dolphins
member: river_dolphin__riverdolphin any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia
member: family_Monodontidae__Monodontidae narwhals
member: genus_Monodon__Monodon type genus of the Monodontidae
member: narwhal__narwal__narwhale__Monodon_monoceros small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
member: genus_Delphinapterus__Delphinapterus white whale
member: white_whale__whitewhale__beluga__Delphinapterus_leucas small northern whale that is white when adult
member: order_Sirenia__Sirenia manatees; dugongs; Stellar's sea cow
member: sea_cow__seacow__sirenian_mammal__sirenian any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
member: family_Trichechidae__Trichechidae comprising only the manatees
member: Trichechus__genus_Trichecus type and sole genus of the Trichechidae
member: manatee__trichechusmanatu sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded
member: family_Dugongidae__Dugongidae a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow
member: genus_Dugong type genus of the Dugongidae comprising only the dugongs
member: dugong__Dugong_dugon sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate
member: genus_Hydrodamalis__Hydrodamalis a genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller's sea cow
member: Steller's_sea_cow__Hydrodamalis_gigas extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea
member: order_Carnivora__Carnivora cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
member: carnivore terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb
member: suborder_Pinnipedia__Pinnipedia seals; sea lions; walruses
member: pinniped_mammal__pinniped__pinnatiped aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
member: family_Otariidae__Otariidae eared seals: sea lions and fur seals
member: eared_seal__earedseal pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur
member: genus_Arctocephalus__Arctocephalus fur seals
member: fur_seal__furseal eared seal of the S hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin
member: genus_Callorhinus__Callorhinus fur seals
member: fur_seal.eared_seal__furseal fur seal of the north Pacific
member: genus_Otaria__Otaria type genus of the Otariidae
member: South_American_sea_lion__Otaria_Byronia of the southern coast of South America
member: genus_Zalophus__Zalophus sea lions
member: California_sea_lion__Zalophus_californianus__Zalophus_californicus often trained as a show animal
member: Australian_sea_lion__Zalophus_lobatus a variety of sea lion found in Australia
member: genus_Eumetopias__Eumetopias sea lions
member: Steller_sea_lion__Steller's_sea_lion__Eumetopias_jubatus largest sea lion; of the north Pacific
member: family_Phocidae__Phocidae earless seals
member: earless_seal__earlessseal__true_seal__hair_seal any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers
member: genus_Phoca__Phoca type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals
member: harbor_seal__common_seal__Phoca_vitulina small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere
member: genus_Pagophilus__Pagophilus harp seals
member: harp_seal__Pagophilus_groenlandicus common arctic seal; the young are all white
member: genus_Mirounga__Mirounga elephant seals
member: elephant_seal__sea_elephant__seaelephant either of two large North Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks
member: genus_Erignathus__Erignathus bearded seals
member: bearded_seal__beardedseal__squareflipper_square_flipper__Erignathus_barbatus medium-sized grayish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of Arctic Ocean
member: genus_Cystophora__Cystophora hooded seals
member: hooded_seal__bladdernose__Cystophora_cristata medium-sized blackish-gray seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and north Atlantic waters
member: family_Odobenidae__Odobenidae walruses and extinct forms
member: genus_Odobenus__Odobenus type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses
member: walrus__seahorse__sea_horse__seahorse either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
member: family_Canidae__Canidae dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes
member: canine__canid any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
member: genus_Canis__Canis type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals
member: dog__domesticdog__Canis_familiaris a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"
member: wolf any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
member: jackal__Canis_aureus Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair
member: wild_dog any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves
member: genus_Cuon__Cuon__Cyon__genus_Cyon Asiatic wild dog
member: dhole__Cuon_alpinus fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs
member: genus_Dusicyon__Dusicyon crab-eating dog
member: genus_Nyctereutes__Nyctereutes raccoon dogs
member: raccoon_dog__raccoondog__Nyctereutes_procyonides small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon
member: genus_Lycaeon__Lycaeon African hunting dog
member: genus_Vulpes__Vulpes foxes
member: Vulpes_vulpes__red_fox the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species
member: Vulpes_fulva__red_fox New World fox; often considered the same species las the Old World fox
member: prairie_fox__prairiefox__kit_fox__kitfox__Vulpes_velox small gray fox of the plains of western North America
member: kit_fox__kitfox__Vulpes_macrotis small gray fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox
member: genus_Alopex__Alopex arctic foxes
member: arctic_fox__white_fox__whitefox__Alopex_lagopus thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter
member: genus_Urocyon__Urocyon gray foxes
member: gray_fox__grey_fox__Urocyon_cinereoargenteus dark gray American fox; from Central America through southern United States
member: family_Hyaenidae__Hyaenidae hyenas
member: hyena__hyaena doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
member: genus_Hyaena type genus of the Hyaenidae
member: striped_hyena__stripedhyena__Hyaena_hyaena of northern Africa and Arabia and India
member: brown_hyena__brownhyena__strand_wolf__Hyaena_brunnea of southern Africa
member: genus_Crocuta__Crocuta a genus of Hyaenidae
member: spotted_hyena__spottedhyena__laughing_hyena__Crocuta_crocuta African hyena noted for its distinctive howl
member: genus_Proteles__Proteles aardwolf
member: aardwolf__Proteles_cristata striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects
member: family_Felidae__Felidae cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
member: feline__felid any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals many with retractile claws
member: genus_Felis__Felis type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats
member: domestic_cat__cat__house_cat__housecat__Felis_domesticus__Felis_catus any domesticated member of the genus Felis
member: wildcat any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
member: European_wildcat__catamountain__Felis_silvestris bushy-tailed European wildcat resembling the domestic tabby and regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat
member: cougar__puma__catamount__mountain_lion__painter__panther__Felis_concolor large American feline resembling a lion
member: ocelot__panther_cat__panthercat__Felis_pardalis nocturnal wildcat of Central and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
member: jaguarundi_cat__jaguarundi__jaguarondi__eyra__Felis_yagouaroundi long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat
member: kaffir_cat__caffer_cat__Felis_ocreata widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor
member: jungle_cat__Felis_chaus small Asiatic wildcat
member: Felis_serval__serval slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat
member: leopard_cat__leopardcat__Felis_bengalensis small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia
member: Felis_tigrina__tiger_cat__tigercat medium-sized wildcat of Central and South America having a dark-striped coat
member: margay_cat__margay__Felis_wiedi small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil
member: Felis_manul__manul__Pallas's_cat small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia Tibet and Mongolia
member: genus_Lynx lynxes
member: lynx__catamount short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur
member: big_cat__bigcat__cat any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
member: genus_Panthera__Panthera lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
member: leopard__Panthera_pardus large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
member: snow_leopard__ounce__pantherauncia large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur
member: jaguar__panther__Panthera_onca__Felis_onca a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
member: lion__king_of_beasts__Panthera_leo large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
member: Panthera_tigris__tiger large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
member: genus_Acinonyx__Acinonyx cheetahs
member: cheetah__chetah__Acinonyx_jubatus long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game
member: genus_Smiledon__Smiledon saber-toothed tigers
member: Smiledon_californicus North American sabertooth; culmination of sabertooth development
member: genus_Nimravus__Nimravus false sabertoothed tigers
member: false_saber-toothed_tiger__falsesabertoothedtiger North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene; much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon
member: family_Ursidae__Ursidae bears and extinct related forms
member: bear massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
member: genus_Ursus__Ursus type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears
member: brown_bear__brownbear__bruin__Ursus_arctos large ferocious bear of Eurasia
member: genus_Euarctos__Euarctos American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
member: American_black_bear__black_bear__blackbear__Ursus_americanus__Euarctos_americanus brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear
member: genus_Selenarctos__Selenarctos Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
member: Asiatic_black_bear__black_bear__blackbear__Ursus_thibetanus__Selenarctos_thibetanus black bear of central and eastern Asia
member: genus_Thalarctos__Thalarctos polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
member: ice_bear__icebear__polar_bear__polarbear__Ursus_Maritimus__Thalarctos_maritimus white bear of arctic regions
member: genus_Melursus__Melursus sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
member: sloth_bear__slothbear__Melursus_ursinus__Ursus_ursinus common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia
member: family_Viverridae__Viverridae__Viverrinae__family_Viverrinae genets; civets; mongooses
member: viverrine_mammal__viverrinemammal__viverrine small catlike predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World
member: civet__civet_cat__civetcat catlike mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
member: genus_Viverra__Viverra type genus of the family Viverridae
member: genus_Viverricula__Viverricula a genus of Viverridae
member: genus_Arctictis__Arctictis binturongs
member: binturong__bearcat__Arctictis_bintourong arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair
member: genus_Cryptoprocta__Cryptoprocta large primitive catlike carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar
member: genus_Fossa__Fossa monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
member: fanaloka__Fossa_fossa civet of Madagascar
member: genus_Genetta__Genetta genets
member: genet__Genetta_genetta agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail
member: genus_Hemigalus__Hemigalus banded palm civets
member: banded_palm_civet__Hemigalus_hardwickii E Indian civet
member: genus_Herpestes__Herpestes mongooses
member: mongoose agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents
member: genus_Paradoxurus__Paradoxurus palm civets
member: palm_cat__palm_civet spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies
member: genus_Suricata__Suricata meerkats
member: meerkat__mierkat South African mongoose-like viverrine having a face like a lemur and only four toes
member: family_Mustelidae__Mustelidae weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens
member: musteline_mammal__mustelinemammal__musteline fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
member: genus_Mustela__Mustela type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels
member: weasel small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
member: mink slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur
member: fitch__polecat__foulmart__foumart__Mustela_putorius dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
member: black-footed_ferret__ferret__Mustela_nigripes ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
member: genus_Poecilogale__Poecilogale muishonds
member: muishond southern African weasel
member: genus_Ictonyx__Ictonyx a genus of Mustelidae
member: striped_muishond__stripedmuishond__Ictonyx_striata__ictonyxstriata ferret-sized muishond often tamed
member: zoril__Ictonyx_frenata north African muishond
member: subfamily_Lutrinae__Lutrinae subdivision not used in some classifications: otters
member: genus_Lutra__Lutra in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae
member: otter freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
member: genus_Enhydra__Enhydra sea otters
member: sea_otter__seaotter__Enhydra_lutris large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur
member: subfamily_Mephitinae__Mephitinae subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks
member: genus_Mephitis__Mephitis in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae
member: striped_skunk__stripedskunk__Mephitis_mephitis most common and widespread North American skunk
member: hooded_skunk__Mephitis_macroura of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States
member: genus_Conepatus__Conepatus a genus of Mustelidae
member: hog-nosed_skunk__hognosedskunk__hognosed_skunk__badger_skunk__rooter_skunk__Conepatus_leuconotus large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico
member: genus_Spilogale__Spilogale a genus of Mustelidae
member: little_spotted_skunk__spotted_skunk__spottedskunk__Spilogale_putorius small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico
member: subfamily_Melinae__Melinae subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers
member: genus_Taxidea__Taxidea in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae
member: American_badger__Taxidea_taxus a variety of badger native to America
member: genus_Meles__Meles in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae
member: Eurasian_badger__Meles_meles a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia
member: genus_Mellivora__Mellivora ratels
member: ratel__honey_badger__honeybadger__Mellivora_capensis nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia
member: genus_Melogale__Melogale a genus of Mustelidae
member: ferret_badger small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia
member: genus_Arctonyx__Arctonyx a genus of Mustelidae
member: hog_badger__hogbadger__hog-nosed_badger__hognosedbadger__sand_badger__Arctonyx_collaris SE Asian badger with a snout like a pig
member: genus_Gulo__Gulo a genus of Mustelidae
member: carcajou__wolverine__skunk_bear__skunkbear__Gulo_luscus stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
member: genus_Grison a genus of Mustelidae
member: grison__Grison_vittatus__Galictis_vittatus carnivore of Central and South America resembling a weasel with a grayish-white back and dark underparts
member: genus_Galictis alternative name for the genus Grison
member: genus_Martes__Martes martens
member: marten_cat__marten agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
member: genus_Charronia__Charronia a genus of Mustelidae
member: yellow-throated_marten__Charronia_flavigula large yellow and black marten of S China and Burma
member: genus_Eira__Eira a genus of Mustelidae
member: tayra__taira__Eira_barbara long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central and South America
member: family_Procyonidae__Procyonidae raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas
member: procyonid plantigrade carnivorous mammals
member: genus_Procyon__Procyon type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons
member: raccoon__racoon omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North and Central America
member: subfamily_Bassariscidae__Bassariscidae in some classifications considered a separate family
member: genus_Bassariscus__Bassariscus cacomistles
member: bassarisk__cacomistle__cacomixle__coon_cat__raccoon_fox__raccoonfox__ringtail__ring-tailed_cat__civet_cat__civetcat__miner's_cat__Bassariscus_astutus raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
member: genus_Potos__Potos a genus of Procyonidae
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member: spearnose_bat__spearnosebat New World bat with a pointed nose leaf; found from southern United States to Paraguay
member: genus_Choeronycteris__Choeronycteris a genus of Phyllostomatidae
member: hognose_bat__hognosebat__Choeronycteris_mexicana small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose
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member: horseshoe_bat__horseshoebat bat having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
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member: genus_Hipposideros__Hipposideros horseshoe bats
member: horseshoe_bat.leafnose_bat__horseshoebat any of numerous bats of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
member: genus_Rhinonicteris__Rhinonicteris orange horseshoe bats
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member: genus_Megaderma__Megaderma type genus of the Megadermatidae
member: big-eared_bat__Megaderma_lyra large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears
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member: vespertilian_bat__vespertilionid a variety of carnivorous bat
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member: pipistrelle__pipistrel__Pipistrellus_pipistrellus small European brown bat
member: eastern_pipistrel__easternpipistrel__Pipistrellus_subflavus one of the smallest bats of eastern North America
member: western_pipistrel__westernpipistrel__SPipistrellus_hesperus of western North America
member: genus_Euderma__Euderma a genus of Vespertilionidae
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member: long-eared_bat any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears
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member: genus_Tadarida__Tadarida freetail bats
member: freetail__freetailed_bat small swift bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions
member: genus_Eumops__Eumops mastiff bats
member: mastiff_bat__mastiffbat a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings; often runs along the ground
member: family_Desmodontidae__Desmodontidae true vampire bats
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member: Desmodus_rotundus mouse-sized bat of tropical Central and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals
member: genus_Diphylla__Diphylla vampire bats
member: hairy-legged_vampire_bat__Diphylla_ecaudata similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas
member: order_Lagomorpha__Lagomorpha rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia
member: Duplicidentata in former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals
member: lagomorph__gnawing_mammal__gnawingmammal relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing
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member: leporid_mammal__leporidmammal__leporid rabbits and hares
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member: wood_rabbit__cottontail__cottontail_rabbit common small rabbit of North America having grayish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
member: swamp_rabbit__swamprabbit__swamp_hare__swamphare__Sylvilagus_aquaticus of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands
member: genus_Lepus__Lepus type genus of the Leporidae: hares
member: hare swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
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member: jackrabbit large hare of western North America
member: polar_hare__polarhare__Arctic_hare__Lepus_arcticus large hare of Arctic America almost completely white in winter
member: family_Ochotonidae__Ochotonidae pikas and extinct forms
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member: genus_Ochotona__Ochotona type genus of the Ochotonidae
member: little_chief_hare__Ochotona_princeps North American pika
member: collared_pika__Ochotona_collaris similar to little chief hare and may be same species
member: order_Rodentia__Rodentia small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis
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member: suborder_Myomorpha__Myomorpha true rats and mice and related rodents
member: superfamily_Muroidea__Muroidea essential equal to suborder Myomorpha with the Dipodidae excluded
member: family_Muridae__Muridae originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches
member: genus_Mus__Mus type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; upper incisors have a square-notched tip
member: house_mouse__housemouse__Mus_musculus brownish-gray Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide
member: genus_Micromyx__Micromyx Old World harvest mice
member: harvest_mouse__harvestmouse__Micromyx_minutus small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields
member: genus_Apodemus__Apodemus Old World field mice
member: field_mouse__fieldmouse any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
member: European_wood_mouse__Apodemus_sylvaticus nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
member: genus_Rattus__Rattus common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge
member: brown_rat__brownrat__Norway_rat__Rattus_norvegicus common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide
member: black_rat__blackrat__roof_rat__Rattus_rattus common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide
member: genus_Nesokia__Nesokia bandicoot rats
member: bandicoot_rat__bandicootrat__mole_rat burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon
member: genus_Conilurus__Conilurus jerboa rats
member: jerboa_rat large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping
member: genus_Notomys__Notomys jerboa rats
member: kangaroo_mouse leaping rodent of Australian desert areas
member: subfamily_Hydromyinae__Hydromyinae water rats of Australia and New Guinea
member: genus_Hydromys__Hydromys water rats
member: beaver_rat amphibious rat of Australia and New Guinea
member: family_Cricetidae__Cricetidae mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
member: New_World_mouse a variety of rodent
member: genus_Reithrodontomys__Reithrodontomys New World harvest mice
member: American_harvest_mouse__harvest_mouse__harvestmouse any of several small grayish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields
member: genus_Peromyscus__Peromyscus New World wood mice
member: white-footed_mouse__vesper_mouse__Peromyscus_leucopus American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts
member: deer_mouse__Peromyscus_maniculatus brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus
member: cactus_mouse__Peromyscus_eremicus burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States
member: cotton_mouse__Peromyscus_gossypinus large dark mouse of southeastern United States
member: genus_Baiomys__Baiomys pygmy mice
member: pygmy_mouse__pygmymouse__Baiomys_taylori very small dark grayish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico
member: genus_Onychomys__Onychomys grasshopper mice
member: grasshopper_mouse__grasshoppermouse insectivorous mouse of western North America
member: genus_Ondatra__Ondatra muskrats
member: muskrat__Ondatra_zibethica beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
member: genus_Neofiber__Neofiber round-tailed muskrat
member: round-tailed_muskrat__Florida_water_rat__Neofiber_alleni of Florida wetlands
member: genus_Sigmodon__Sigmodon American cotton rats
member: cotton_rat__Sigmodon_hispidus destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America
member: wood_rat any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur gray above and white below with well-furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
member: genus_Neotoma__Neotoma packrats
member: packrat__traderat__bushytail_woodrat__bushytailwoodrat__Neotoma_cinerea any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
member: dusky-footed_woodrat__Neotoma_fuscipes host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California
member: eastern_woodrat__easternwoodrat__Neotoma_floridana large grayish-brown woodrat of the southeastern United States
member: genus_Oryzomys__Oryzomys rice rats
member: rice_rat__Oryzomys_palustris hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States
member: genus_Pitymys__Pitymys pine mice
member: pine_vole__pine_mouse__Pitymys_pinetorum short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States
member: genus_Microtus__Microtus voles of the northern hemisphere
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member: Richardson_vole__water_vole__watervole__Microtus_richardsoni of western North America
member: prairie_vole__prairievole__Microtus_ochrogaster typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada
member: genus_Arvicola__Arvicola in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus
member: water_vole__watervole__water_rat__waterrat__Arvicola_amphibius common large Eurasian vole
member: genus_Clethrionomys__Clethrionomys a genus of Cricetidae
member: red-backed_mouse__redback_vole__redbackvole any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America
member: genus_Phenacomys North American boles
member: phenacomys any of several vole-like terrestrial or arboreal rodents of cold forested regions of Canada and western United States
member: genus_Cricetus__Cricetus type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters
member: hamster short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
member: genus_Mesocricetus__Mesocricetus golden hamsters
member: golden_hamster__Syrian_hamster__Mesocricetus_auratus small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet
member: subfamily_Gerbillinae__Gerbillinae gerbils
member: genus_Gerbillus__Gerbillus type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils
member: gerbil__gerbille small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
member: genus_Meriones__Meriones a genus of Cricetidae
member: jird North African gerbils
member: tamarisk_gerbil__Meriones_unguiculatus popular as a pet
member: Meriones_longifrons__sand_rat southern European gerbil
member: lemming any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
member: Lemmus__genus_lemmus lemmings
member: European_lemming__Lemmus_lemmus notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown
member: brown_lemming__brownlemming__Lemmus_trimucronatus of northwestern Canada and Alaska
member: genus_Myopus__Myopus a genus of Cricetidae
member: gray_lemming__red-backed_lemming Old World lemming
member: genus_Dicrostonyx__Dicrostonyx pied lemmings
member: pied_lemming North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged
member: genus_Synaptomys__Synaptomys bog lemmings
member: family_Zapodidae__Zapodidae jumping mice
member: jumping_mouse__jumpingmouse any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America
member: genus_Zapus__Zapus type genus of the Zapodidae
member: meadow_jumping_mouse__Zapus_hudsonius widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada
member: family_Dipodidae__Dipodidae Old World jerboas
member: genus_Dipus__Dipus type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind food
member: typical_jerboa__typicaljerboa small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs; of arid parts of North Africa and Asia
member: jerboa mouselike jumping rodent
member: genus_Jaculus__Jaculus jerboas
member: Jaculus_jaculus a variety of jerboa
member: family_Gliridae__Gliridae dormice and other Old World forms
member: dormouse small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
member: genus_Glis__Glis type genus of the Gliridae
member: loir__Glis_glis large European dormouse
member: genus_Muscardinus__Muscardinus a genus of Gliridae
member: hazel_mouse__hazelmouse__Muscardinus_avellanarius a variety of dormouse
member: genus_Eliomys__Eliomys lerots
member: lerot dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa
member: family_Spalacidae__Spalacidae mole rats
member: genus_Spalax__Spalax type genus of the Spalacidae
member: mole_rat furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East
member: suborder_Hystricomorpha__Hystricomorpha an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.
member: family_Hystricidae__Hystricidae Old World porcupines
member: Old_World_porcupine terrestrial porcupine
member: genus_Atherurus__Atherurus a genus of Hystricidae
member: brush-tailed_porcupine__brush-tail_porcupine porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail
member: genus_Trichys__Trichys a genus of Hystricidae
member: long-tailed_porcupine__Trichys_lipura porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail
member: family_Erethizontidae__Erethizontidae New World arboreal porcupines
member: New_World_porcupine arboreal porcupine
member: genus_Erethizon__Erethizon a genus of Erethizontidae
member: Canada_porcupine__Erethizon_dorsatum porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease
member: family_Caviidae__Caviidae a family of Hystricomorpha
member: genus_Cavia__Cavia type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs
member: cavy short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent
member: genus_Dolichotis__Dolichotis maras
member: mara__Dolichotis_patagonum hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina
member: family_Dasyproctidae__Dasyproctidae agoutis and pacas
member: genus_Dasyprocta__Dasyprocta type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis
member: agouti__Dasyprocta_aguti agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central and South America and West Indies; valued as food
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member: genus_Stictomys__Stictomys mountain pacas
member: mountain_paca rodent of mountains of western South America
member: family_Capromyidae__Capromyidae coypus
member: genus_Myocastor__Myocastor a genus of Capromyidae
member: Myocastor_coypus__coypu__nutria aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur
member: family_Chinchillidae__Chinchillidae small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents
member: genus_Chinchilla type genus of the Chinchillidae
member: Chinchilla_laniger__chinchilla small rodent with soft pearly gray fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur
member: genus_Lagidium__Lagidium a genus of Chinchillidae
member: mountain_chinchilla__mountain_viscacha a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity
member: genus_Lagostomus__Lagostomus viscachas
member: viscacha__chinchillon__Lagostomus_maximus gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas
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member: abrocome__chinchilla_rat__rat_chinchilla__ratchinchilla ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes
member: family_Bathyergidae__Bathyergidae mole rats; sand rats
member: genus_Bathyergus__Bathyergus mole rats
member: mole_rat.rodent__molerat African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance
member: genus_Heterocephalus__Heterocephalus sand rats
member: sand_rat small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas
member: suborder_Sciuromorpha__Sciuromorpha large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.
member: 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
member: pocket_mouse any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail
member: genus_Perognathus__Perognathus pocket mice
member: silky_pocket_mouse__Perognathus_flavus small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico
member: plains_pocket_mouse__Perognathus_flavescens small rodent of open areas of United States plains states
member: hispid_pocket_mouse__Perognathus_hispidus large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States
member: genus_Liomys__Liomys pocket mice
member: Mexican_pocket_mouse__Liomys_irroratus large pocket mouse of Mexico
member: genus_Dipodomys__Dipodomys kangaroo rats
member: kangaroo_rat__desert_rat__Dipodomys_phillipsii any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
member: genus_Microdipodops__Microdipodops kangaroo mice
member: dwarf_pocket_rat__kangaroo_mouse small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats
member: family_Geomyidae__Geomyidae North American pocket gophers
member: genus_Geomys__Geomys type genus of the Geomyidae
member: plains_pocket_gopher__Geomys_bursarius gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America
member: southeastern_pocket_gopher__Geomys_pinetis gopher of Alabama Georgia and Florida
member: pocket_gopher__gopher__pouched_rat__pouchedrat burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
member: genus_Thomomys__Thomomys western pocket gophers
member: valley_pocket_gopher__Thomomys_bottae of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States
member: northern_pocket_gopher__Thomomys_talpoides grayish to brown gopher of western and central United States
member: family_Sciuridae__Sciuridae true squirrels; ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
member: squirrel a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
member: genus_Sciurus__Sciurus type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels
member: tree_squirrel any typical arboreal squirrel
member: eastern_gray_squirrel__cat_squirrel__catsquirrel__Sciurus_carolinensis common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England
member: western_gray_squirrel__Sciurus_griseus large gray squirrel of far western areas of United States
member: eastern_fox_squirrel__easternfoxsquirrel__fox_squirrel__foxsquirrel__Sciurus_niger exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States
member: black_squirrel__blacksquirrel fox squirrel or gray squirrel in the black color phase
member: red_squirrel__redsquirrel__cat_squirrel__catsquirrel__Sciurus_vulgaris common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia
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member: genus_Citellus__Citellus__Spermophilus__genus_Spermophilus typical ground squirrels
member: ground_squirrel__gopher__spermophile any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
member: genus_Cynomys__Cynomys prairie dogs
member: prairie_dog__prairiedog__prairie_marmot__prairiemarmot any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry
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member: chipmunk chipmunk of western America and Asia
member: genus_Glaucomys__Glaucomys New World flying squirrels
member: American_flying_squirrel New World flying squirrels
member: genus_Marmota__Marmota marmots
member: marmot stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
member: subfamily_Petauristidae__Petauristidae Old World flying squirrels
member: Asiatic_flying_squirrel nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps
member: genus_Petaurista__Petaurista very large Asiatic flying squirrels
member: taguan__flying_marmot__flying_cat__Petaurista_petaurista East Indian flying squirrel
member: family_Castoridae__Castoridae beavers
member: genus_Castor__Castor type genus of the Castoridae: beavers
member: beaver large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges
member: genus_Castoroides__Castoroides extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States
member: family_Aplodontiidae__Aplodontiidae mountain beavers
member: genus_Aplodontia__Aplodontia type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers
member: mountain_beaver__sewellel__Aplodontia_rufa bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent
member: naked_mole_rat fetal-looking colonial rodent of east Africa; neither mole nor rat; they feed on tubers and have a social structure similar to that of honeybees and termites
member: order_Hyracoidea__Hyracoidea hyraxes and some extinct animals
member: family_Procaviidae__Procaviidae includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea
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member: rock_hyrax__rock_rabbit__Procavia_capensis hyrax that lives in rocky areas
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member: ass__as hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
member: domestic_ass__donkey__Equus_asinus domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
member: mule sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse
member: hinny sterile offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass
member: wild_ass any of several plain-colored equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa
member: zebra any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
member: Equus_quagga__quagga mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century
member: equine__equid hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
member: genus_Hyracotherium__Hyracotherium extinct horse genus; formerly called genus Eohippus
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member: protohippus Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size
member: female_horse__mare female equine animal
member: family_Rhinocerotidae__Rhinocerotidae__rhinoceros_family rhinoceroses
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member: woolly_rhinoceros__Rhinoceros_antiquitatis extinct thick-haired species of arctic regions
member: genus_Ceratotherium__Ceratotherium African genus
member: genus_Diceros__Diceros most common species in Africa
member: black_rhinoceros__Diceros_bicornis African rhino; in danger of extinction
member: family_Tapiridae__Tapiridae tapirs and extinct related forms
member: genus_Tapirus__Tapirus type genus of the Tapiridae
member: tapir large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout
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member: pig__squealer__grunter__Sus_scrofa domestic swine
member: piglet__piggy__shoat a young pig
member: wild_boar__boar__Sus_scrofa Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
member: genus_Babyrousa__Babyrousa a genus of Suidae
member: babirusa__babiroussa__babirussa__Babyrousa_Babyrussa Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
member: genus_Phacochoerus__Phacochoerus warthogs
member: warthog African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks
member: family_Tayassuidae__Tayassuidae peccaries
member: genus_Tayassu__Tayassu__genus_Pecari type genus of the Tayassuidae
member: peccary__musk_hog nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North and South America
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member: genus_Hippopotamus type genus of the Hippopotamidae
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member: suborder_Ruminantia__Ruminantia cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels
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member: family_Bovidae__Bovidae true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats
member: bovid hollow-horned ruminants
member: subfamily_Bovinae__Bovinae term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu
member: tribe_Bovini__Bovini term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos
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member: wild_ox__ox any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos
member: cattle__cows__kine__oxen__Bos_taurus domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age: "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"
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member: Bos_indicus__Brahman__Brahma__Brahmin any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
member: zebu domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia
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member: Bos_grunniens__yak large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated
member: Bos_banteng__banteng__banting wild ox of the Malay Archipelago
member: Old_World_buffalo__buffalo any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo
member: genus_Bubalus__Bubalus__tribe_Bubalus in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes
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member: tamarau__tamarao__Bubalus_mindorensis__Anoa_mindorensis small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines
member: genus_Anoa a genus of mammals of the family Bovidae
member: anoa__dwarf_buffalo__dwarfbuffalo__Anoa_depressicornis small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns
member: genus_Synercus__Synercus__tribe_synercus Cape buffalo
member: Cape_buffalo__Synercus_caffer large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves
member: genus_Bibos__Bibos wild ox
member: wild_ox__ox any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos
member: Asian_wild_ox genus of Asiatic wild oxen
member: gaur__Bibos_gaurus wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India
member: gayal__mithan__Bibos_frontalis ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur
member: genus_Bison sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo
member: bison any of several large shaggy-maned humped bovids having large heads and short horns
member: American_bison__American_buffalo__buffalo__bisonbison large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
member: wisent__aurochs__auroch__Bison_bonasus European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
member: genus_Ovibos__Ovibos consisting of the musk-ox
member: musk_ox__musk_sheep__Ovibos_moschatus large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
member: genus_Ovis__Ovis sheep
member: sheep woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
member: wether male sheep especially a castrated one
member: lamb young sheep
member: domestic_sheep__Ovis_aries any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin
member: argali__argal__Ovis_ammon wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
member: Marco_Polo_sheep__Marco_Polo's_sheep__Ovis_poli Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon)
member: urial__Ovis_vignei bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia
member: Dall_sheep__Dall's_sheep__white_sheep__whitesheep__Ovis_montana_dalli large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
member: Rocky_Mountain_bighorn__bighorn__bighorn_sheep__bighornsheep__cimarron__Rocky_Mountain_sheep__Ovis_canadensis wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
member: mouflon__moufflon__Ovis_musimon wild short-fleeced mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia
member: genus_Ammotragus__Ammotragus genus of wild sheep
member: aoudad__arui__audad__Barbary_sheep__maned_sheep__manedsheep__Ammotragus_lervia wild sheep of northern Africa
member: genus_Capra__Capra goats
member: caprine_animal__caprineanimal__goat any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
member: goat_antelope bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats
member: genus_Oreamnos__Oreamnos mountain goats
member: mountain_goat__Rocky_Mountain_goat__Oreamnos_americanus sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America
member: genus_Naemorhedus__Naemorhedus gorals
member: Naemorhedus_goral__goral small goat antelope with small conical horns; of South Asian mountains
member: genus_Capricornis__Capricornis serows
member: serow short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of south and southeast Asia
member: genus_Rupicapra__Rupicapra chamois
member: chamois__Rupicapra_rupicapra hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips
member: genus_Budorcas__Budorcas gnu goats
member: takin__gnu_goat__gnugoat__budorcastaxicolor large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
member: genus_Antilope__Antilope blackbucks
member: blackbuck__black_buck__blackbuck__Antilope_cervicapra common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns
member: genus_Litocranius__Litocranius E African antelopes: gerenuks
member: gerenuk__Litocranius_walleri slender east African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns
member: genus_Addax genus of antelopes of North African deserts
member: addax__Addax_nasomaculatus large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of North Africa
member: genus_Connochaetes__Connochaetes African antelopes: gnus
member: gnu__wildebeest large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
member: genus_Madoqua__Madoqua genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa
member: dik-dik__dikdik any of several small antelopes of eastern Africa of the genus Madoqua; the size of a large rabbit
member: genus_Alcelaphus__Alcelaphus African antelopes: hartebeests
member: hartebeest large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward
member: genus_Damaliscus__Damaliscus African antelopes: sassabies
member: sassaby__topi__Damaliscus_lunatus large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal
member: genus_Aepyceros__Aepyceros African antelopes: impalas
member: impala__Aepyceros_melampus African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
member: genus_Gazella__Gazella typical gazelles
member: gazelle small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes
member: Thomson's_gazelle__Gazella_thomsoni E African Gazelle; smallest gazelle
member: Gazella_subgutturosa a kind of gazelle
member: genus_Antidorcas__Antidorcas springboks
member: springbok__springbuck__Antidorcas_marsupialis__Antidorcas_euchore South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air
member: genus_Tragelaphus__Tragelaphus__Strepsiceros__genus_Strepsiceros African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks
member: bongo__Tragelaphus_eurycerus__Boocercus_eurycerus large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
member: kudu__koodoo__koudou either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush
member: harnessed_antelope__harnessedantelope any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harness
member: nyala__Tragelaphus_angasi spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck
member: mountain_nyala__Tragelaphus_buxtoni shaggy antelope of mountains of Ethiopia
member: bushbuck__guib__Tragelaphus_scriptus antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns
member: genus_Boselaphus__Boselaphus Indian antelopes: nilgais
member: nilgai__nylghai__blue_bull__Boselaphus_tragocamelus large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns
member: genus_Hippotragus__Hippotragus sable antelopes
member: sable_antelope__sableantelope__Hippotragus_niger large black east African antelope with sharp back-curving horns
member: genus_Saiga Eurasian antelopes: saigas
member: saiga__Saiga_tatarica goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis
member: genus_Raphicerus__Raphicerus African antelopes: steenboks
member: steenbok__steinbok__Raphicerus_campestris small plains antelope of southeastern Africa
member: genus_Taurotragus__Taurotragus African antelopes: elands
member: eland either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes
member: common_eland__Taurotragus_oryx dark fawn-colored eland of South and East Africa
member: giant_eland__gianteland__Taurotragus_derbianus large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa
member: genus_Kobus__Kobus African antelopes: waterbucks
member: waterbuck any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and rivers
member: genus_Adenota__Adenota African antelopes: puku
member: puku__Adenota_vardoni an African antelope closely related to the waterbuck
member: genus_Oryx African antelopes: oryxes
member: oryx__pasang large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns
member: genus_Pseudoryx__Pseudoryx species of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by scientists in 1992
member: forest_goat__spindle_horn__spindlehorn__Pseudoryx_nghetinhensis cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope; characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat
member: family_Antilocapridae__Antilocapridae comprising only the pronghorns
member: genus_Antilocapra__Antilocapra type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species
member: pronghorn_antelope__pronghornantelope__pronghorn__prongbuck__American_antelope__Antilocapra_americana fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns
member: family_Cervidae__Cervidae deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer
member: deer__cervid distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
member: genus_Cervus__Cervus type genus of the Cervidae
member: red_deer__reddeer__cervuselaphu common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
member: sambar__sambur__Cervus_unicolor South Asian deer with three-tined antlers
member: wapiti__American_elk__Cervus_canadensis large North American deer with large much-branched antlers
member: Japanese_deer__sika__Cervus_nipon__Cervus_sika small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers
member: genus_Odocoileus__Odocoileus North American deer
member: Virginia_deer__white_tail__whitetail__white-tailed_deer__whitetail_deer__whitetaildeer__Odocoileus_Virginianus common North American deer; tail has a white underside
member: mule_deer__burro_deer__burrodeer__Odocoileus_hemionus long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers
member: genus_Alces__Alces elk or moose
member: European_elk__elk__Alces_alces large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America
member: genus_Dama__Dama fallow deer
member: fallow_deer__Dama_dama small Eurasian deer
member: genus_Capreolus__Capreolus roe deer
member: roe_deer__roedeer__Capreolus_capreolus small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers
member: genus_Rangifer__Rangifer reindeer or caribou
member: Greenland_caribou__caribou__reindeer__Rangifer_tarandus arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America
member: genus_Mazama__Mazama brockets
member: brocket.deer small South American deer with unbranched antlers
member: genus_Muntiacus__Muntiacus muntjacs
member: muntjac__barking_deer__barkingdeer small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark
member: genus_Moschus__Moschus musk deer
member: musk_deer__Moschus_moschiferus small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk
member: genus_Elaphurus__Elaphurus a genus of Cervidae
member: pere_david's_deer__elaphure__Elaphurus_davidianus large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds
member: family_Tragulidae__Tragulidae chevrotains
member: chevrotain__mouse_deer__mousedeer very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa
member: genus_Tragulus__Tragulus type genus of the Tragulidae
member: Tragulus_kanchil__kanchil small chevrotain of southeastern Asia
member: napu__Tragulus_Javanicus chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya
member: genus_Hyemoschus__Hyemoschus water chevrotains
member: water_chevrotain__waterchevrotain__water_deer__waterdeer__Hyemoschus_aquaticus largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa
member: family_Camelidae__Camelidae camels and llamas and vicunas
member: genus_Camelus__Camelus type genus of the Camelidae: camels
member: camel cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
member: genus_Lama__Lama llamas
member: domestic_llama__Lama_peruana used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco
member: guanaco__Lama_guanicoe wild llama
member: Lama_pacos__alpaca domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
member: genus_Vicugna__Vicugna a genus of Camelidae
member: Vicugna_vicugna__vicuna small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat
member: order_Edentata__Edentata order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos
member: edentate primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central and South America
member: suborder_Xenarthra__Xenarthra armadillos; American anteaters; sloths
member: family_Dasypodidae__Dasypodidae armadillos
member: armadillo burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
member: genus_Dasypus__Dasypus__dasypu type genus of the Dasypodidae
member: peba__nine-banded_armadillo__Texas_armadillo__Dasypus_novemcinctus having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay
member: genus_Tolypeutes__Tolypeutes a genus of Dasypodidae
member: apar__three-banded_armadillo__Tolypeutes_tricinctus South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates
member: genus_Cabassous solely the tatouay
member: tatouay__cabassous__cabassou__Cabassous_unicinctus naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America
member: genus_Euphractus__Euphractus a genus of Dasypodidae
member: peludo__poyou__Euphractus_sexcinctus Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts
member: genus_Priodontes__Priodontes solely the giant armadillo
member: genus_Chlamyphorus__Chlamyphorus pichiciago
member: pichiciago__pichiciego__fairy_armadillo__fairyarmadillo__chlamyphore__Chlamyphorus_truncatus very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck
member: genus_Burmeisteria__Burmeisteria a genus of Dasypodidae
member: greater_pichiciego__greaterpichiciego__Burmeisteria_retusa of southern South America
member: family_Bradypodidae__Bradypodidae true sloths; in some
member: tree_sloth__sloth any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
member: genus_Bradypus__Bradypus type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths
member: three-toed_sloth__ai__Bradypus_tridactylus a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot
member: family_Megalonychidae__Megalonychidae two-toed sloths
member: genus_Choloepus__Choloepus a genus of Megalonychidae
member: Choloepus_didactylus__two-toed_sloth__unau relatively small fast-moving sloth
member: two-toed_sloth__unau__Choloepus_hoffmanni relatively small fast-moving sloth
member: family_Megatheriidae__Megatheriidae extinct ground sloths
member: megatherian_mammal__megatherianmammal__megatherian__megatheriid a large extinct ground sloth
member: genus_Megatherium__Megatherium type genus of the Megatheriidae
member: ground_sloth__megathere gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America
member: family_Myrmecophagidae__Myrmecophagidae New World anteaters
member: New_World_anteater__anteater any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
member: genus_Myrmecophaga__Myrmecophaga type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; South American ant bear
member: ant_bear__antbear__giantanteater__great_anteater__greatanteater__tamanoir__Myrmecophaga_jubata large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America
member: genus_Cyclopes__Cyclopes only the silky anteater
member: silky_anteater__silkyanteater__two-toed_anteater__Cyclopes_didactylus squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur
member: genus_Tamandua lesser anteater
member: tamandua__tamandu__lesser_anteater__Tamandua_tetradactyla small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South and Central America
member: family_Mylodontidae__Mylodontidae extinct South American edentates
member: mylodontid a variety of extinct edentate
member: genus_Mylodon type genus of the Mylodontidae; sometimes included in family Megatheriidae
member: mylodon large (bear-sized) extinct edentate mammal of the Pleistocene in South America
member: mapinguari supposed human-sized sloth-like creature reported sighted by Indians in the Amazon rain forest
member: order_Pholidota__Pholidota pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata
member: family_Manidae__Manidae coextensive with the order Pholidota
member: genus_Manis__Manis type genus of the Manidae
member: pangolin__scaly_anteater__scalyanteater__anteater toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
member: order_Primates__Primates an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings
member: primate any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
member: suborder_Anthropoidea__Anthropoidea monkeys; apes; hominids
member: anthropoid_ape any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae
member: superfamily_Hominoidea__Hominoidea anthropoid apes and human beings
member: hominoid a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea
member: genus_Proconsul genus of extinct primitive African Miocene primates; sometimes considered a subgenus of Dryopithecus
member: proconsul an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul
member: genus_Kenyapithecus__Kenyapithecus extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya
member: genus_Aegyptopithecus a genus of Hominoidea
member: Aegyptopithecus extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt
member: genus_Algeripithecus__Algeripithecus an extinct genus of Hominoidea
member: Algeripithecus_minutus tiny (150 to 300 grams) extinct primate of 46 to 50 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid
member: family_Hominidae__Hominidae modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man
member: hominid a primate of the family Hominidae
member: genus_Homo type genus of the family Hominidae
member: human__man__homo__human_being__humanbeing any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
member: homo_erectus a member of an extinct species of human being; probably an ancestor of modern man
member: Homo_erectus extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; " Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus"
member: Homo_soloensis extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus
member: Homo_habilis extinct species of upright east African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics
member: Homo_sapiens the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain 1400 cc
member: Neandertal_man__Neanderthal_man__Neandertal__Neanderthal__Homo_sapiens_neanderthalensis extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
member: Cro-magnon extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe
member: Boskop_man possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species
member: Homo_sapiens_sapiens__modern_man subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races
member: genus_Australopithecus__Australopithecus extinct genus of African hominid
member: australopithecine any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal primates of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago
member: Australopithecus_afarensis fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago
member: Lucy incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
member: Australopithecus_africanus gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago
member: Australopithecus_boisei large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago
member: Australopithecus_robustus large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus
member: genus_Plesianthropus__Plesianthropus former name for the genus Australopithecus
member: genus_Sivapithecus extinct primates; lower Pliocene
member: Sivapithecus fossil primates found in India
member: genus_Dryopithecus__Dryopithecus genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene
member: dryopithecine considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans
member: rudapithecus__Dryopithecus_Rudapithecus_hungaricus fossil hominoids from north central Hungary; late Miocene
member: genus_Ouranopithecus__Ouranopithecus a genus of Hominidae
member: genus_Lufengpithecus__Lufengpithecus a genus of Hominidae
member: family_Pongidae__Pongidae usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons
member: great_ape__greatape__pongid any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
member: genus_Pongo__Pongo type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans
member: orangutan__orang__orangutang__Pongo_pygmaeus large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits
member: genus_Gorilla gorillas
member: Gorilla_gorilla__gorilla largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
member: western_lowland_gorilla__westernlowlandgorilla__Gorilla_gorilla_gorilla a kind of gorilla
member: eastern_lowland_gorilla__easternlowlandgorilla__Gorilla_gorilla_grauri a kind of gorilla
member: mountain_gorilla__Gorilla_gorilla_beringei gorilla of Kivu highlands
member: silverback an adult male gorilla with gray hairs across the back
member: genus_Pan__Pan chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids
member: chimpanzee__chimp__Pan_troglodytes intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests
member: pygmy_chimpanzee__pygmychimpanzee__bonobo__Pan_paniscus small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species
member: family_Hylobatidae__Hylobatidae used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
member: lesser_ape gibbons and siamangs
member: genus_Hylobates__Hylobates gibbons
member: gibbon__Hylobates_lar smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
member: siamang__Hylobates_syndactylus__Symphalangus_syndactylus large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web
member: genus_Symphalangus__Symphalangus used in some classifications for the siamangs
member: family_Cercopithecidae__Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey
member: Old_World_monkey of Africa Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
member: genus_Cercopithecus__Cercopithecus type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons
member: guenon_monkey__guenon small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face
member: genus_Cercocebus__Cercocebus mangabeys
member: mangabey large agile arboreal monkey with long limbs and tail and white upper eyelids
member: genus_Erythrocebus__Erythrocebus patas
member: Erythrocebus_patas__patas__pata__hussar_monkey reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa
member: genus_Papio__Papio baboons
member: genus_Mandrillus__Mandrillus baboons
member: mandrill__Mandrillus_sphinx baboon of west Africa with red and blue muzzle and hindquarters
member: genus_Macaca__Macaca macaques; rhesus monkeys
member: macaque short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa
member: genus_Presbytes__Presbytes__mammal_Semnopithecus langurs
member: langur slender long-tailed monkey of Asia
member: genus_Colobus a genus of Cercopithecidae
member: colobus_monkey__colobusmonkey__colobus arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs
member: genus_Nasalis__Nasalis__nasali proboscis monkeys
member: superfamily_Platyrrhini__Platyrrhini New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin
member: New_World_monkey hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
member: family_Callithricidae__Callithricidae marmosets
member: marmoset small soft-furred South and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails
member: genus_Callithrix__Callithrix type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets
member: true_marmoset a marmoset
member: genus_Cebuella__Cebuella pygmy marmosets
member: pygmy_marmoset__pygmymarmoset__Cebuella_pygmaea the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon
member: genus_Leontocebus__Leontocebus__genus_Leontideus tamarins
member: tamarin__lion_monkey__lion_marmoset__leoncita small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail
member: family_Cebidae__Cebidae all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins
member: genus_Cebus__Cebus type genus of the Cebidae
member: Cebus_capucinus__capuchin__ringtail monkey of Central and South America having a cowl of thick hair on the head
member: genus_Aotus__Aotus douroucoulis
member: douroucouli__Aotus_trivirgatus nocturnal monkey of Central and South America with large eyes and thick fur
member: genus_Alouatta__Alouatta howler monkeys
member: howler_monkey__howler monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
member: genus_Pithecia__Pithecia sakis
member: saki small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail
member: genus_Cacajao__Cacajao uakaris
member: uakari medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail
member: genus_Callicebus__Callicebus titis
member: titi_monkey__titi small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail
member: genus_Ateles__Ateles spider monkeys
member: spider_monkey__Ateles_geoffroyi arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail
member: genus_Saimiri__Saimiri squirrel monkeys
member: genus_Lagothrix__Lagothrix woolly monkeys
member: woolly_monkey large monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basins
member: suborder_Prosimii__Prosimii not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea
member: prosimian primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits
member: Adapid_group__Adapid extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
member: suborder_Lemuroidea__Lemuroidea Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii
member: lemur large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
member: family_Lemuridae__Lemuridae typical lemurs; of Madagascar
member: genus_Lemur type genus of the Lemuridae
member: Madagascar_cat__ring-tailed_lemur__Lemur_catta small lemur having its tail barred with black
member: family_Lorisidae__Lorisidae slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless
member: genus_Loris type genus of the Lorisidae
member: slender_loris__slenderlori__Loris_gracilis slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka
member: genus_Nycticebus__Nycticebus a genus of Lorisidae
member: slow_loris__Nycticebus_tardigradua__Nycticebus_pygmaeus stocky lemur of southeastern Asia
member: genus_Perodicticus__Perodicticus a genus of Lorisidae
member: Perodicticus_potto__potto__kinkajou a kind of lemur
member: genus_Arctocebus__Arctocebus a genus of Lorisidae
member: angwantibo__golden_potto__Arctocebus_calabarensis a kind of lemur
member: genus_Galago bush babies
member: galago__bushbaby__bush_baby agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears
member: family_Indriidae__Indriidae a family of Lemuroidea
member: genus_Indri type genus of the Indriidae
member: Indri_indri__indri__indris__Indri_brevicaudatus large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn
member: genus_Avahi__Avahi a genus of Indriidae
member: woolly_indris__Avahi_laniger nocturnal indris with thick gray-brown fur and a long tail
member: suborder_Strepsirhini__Strepsirhini in some classifications either coextensive with the Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs
member: Omomyid_group__Omomyid extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; probably gave rise to the tarsiers; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
member: suborder_Tarsioidea__Tarsioidea in some classifications assigned to the suborder Prosimii
member: family_Tarsiidae__Tarsiidae coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers
member: genus_Tarsius__Tarsius type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae
member: tarsier nocturnal arboreal primate of Indonesia and the Philippines having huge eyes and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbing; the only primate that spurns all plant material as food living entirely on insects and small vertebrates
member: order_Scandentia__Scandentia a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora)
member: family_Tupaiidae__Tupaiidae tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates
member: genus_Tupaia__Tupaia type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews
member: tree_shrew insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout
member: genus_Ptilocercus__Ptilocercus pentails
member: pentail__pen-tailed_tree_shrew brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia
member: order_Dermoptera__Dermoptera flying lemurs
member: family_Cynocephalidae__Cynocephalidae a family of Dermoptera
member: genus_Cynocephalus__Cynocephalus type genus of the family Cynocephalidae
member: flying_lemur__flying_cat__colugo arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps
member: order_Proboscidea__Proboscidea an order of animals including elephants and mammoths
member: proboscidean__proboscidian massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
member: family_Elephantidae__Elephantidae elephants
member: elephant five-toed pachyderm
member: genus_Elephas__Elephas type genus of the family Elephantidae
member: Indian_elephant__Elephas_maximus Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male
member: genus_Loxodonta__Loxodonta a genus of Elephantidae
member: African_elephant__Loxodonta_africana African elephant having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks
member: genus_Mammuthus__Mammuthus extinct genus: mammoths
member: mammoth any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks
member: genus_Archidiskidon__Archidiskidon a genus of Elephantidae
member: imperial_mammoth__imperial_elephant__Archidiskidon_imperator largest known mammoth; of America
member: family_Mammutidae__Mammutidae__family_Mastodontidae extinct family: mastodons
member: genus_Mammut__Mammut__genus_Mastodon extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons
member: mastodon__mastodont extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth
member: American_mastodon__American_mastodont__Mammut_americanum North American mastodon; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon
member: family_Gomphotheriidae__Gomphotheriidae elephants extinct since the Pleistocene
member: genus_Gomphotherium__Gomphotherium type genus of the Gomphotheriidae
member: gomphothere extinct elephants of Central and South America; of the Miocene and Pleistocene
member: family_Ailuropodidae__Ailuropodidae in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas
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