List of Taxa (Genus or Higher)


Order Marsupialia (marsupials)
Family Didelphidae (American opossums)
Genus Didelphis (large American opposums)
Genus Philander (four-eyed opossums)
Family Dasyuridae (flesh-eating marsupials)
Genus Sarcophilus (Tasmanian devil)
Genus Dasyuroides (kowari)
Family Phalangeridae (phalangers)
Genus Trichosurus (brushtailed possum)
Family Petauridae (gliders, Leadbeater's or striped possums)
Genus Petaurus (lesser gliding possums)
Genus Dactylopsila (striped possums)
Family Macropodidae (kangaroos and wallabies)
Genus Aepyprymnus (rufous rat kangaroo or rufous bettong)
Genus Macropus (kangaroos, wallabies)
Genus Wallabia (swamp wallaby)
Family Phascolarctidae (koala)
Genus Phascolarctos (koala)

Order Edentata (edentates)
Family Myrmecophagidae (American anteaters)
Genus Myrmecophaga (giant anteater)
Genus Tamandua (collard anteaters)
Family Bradypodidae (three-toed sloths)
Genus Bradypus (three-toed sloths)
Family Megalonychidae (two-toed sloths)
Genus Choloepus (two-toed sloths)
Family Dasypodidae (armadillos)
Genus Euphractus (six-banded armadillos)
Genus Dasypus (long-nosed armadillos)

Order Insectivora (insectivores)
Family Tenrecidae (tenrecs)
Genus Tenrec (common tenrec)
Genus Setifer (greater hedgehog tenrec)
Genus Hemicentetes (streaked tenrec)
Genus Echinops (lesser hedgehog tenrec)
Family Erinaceidae (hedgehogs)
Genus Erinaceus (woodland (or common) hedgehogs)
Genus Atelerix (African hedgehogs)
Genus Hemiechinus (steppe hedgehogs)
Family Soricidae (shrews)
Genus Crocidura (white-toothed shrews)
Family Talpidae (moles)
Genus Mogera (Asiatic moles)
Genus Urotrichus (greater Japanese shrew-mole)

Order Scandentia (tupais, tree-shrews)
Family Tupaiidae (tree shrews)
Genus Tupaia (tree-shrews)

Order Dermoptera (flying lemurs)
Family Cynocephalidae (flying lemurs)
Genus Cynocephalus (flying lemurs)

Order Chiroptera (bats)
Family Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats)
Genus Eidolon (straw-colored fruit bat)
Genus Rousettus (rousetttes, dog fruit bats)
Genus Pteropus (flying foxes)
Genus Epomophorus (epauletted fruit bats)
Genus Cynopterus (short-nosed fruit bats)

Order Primates (primates)
Family Lemuridae (large lemurs)
Genus Lemur (lemurs)
Genus Varecia (ruffed lemur)
Family Lorisidae (lorises, bushbabies)
Genus Loris (slender loris)
Genus Nycticebus (slow lorises)
Genus Perodicticus (potto)
Genus Galago (lesser bushbabies)
Genus Otolemur (greater bushbabies)
Family Tarsiidae (tarsiers)
Genus Tarsius (tarsiers)
Family Callitrichidae (marmosets and tamarins)
Genus Callithrix (marmosets)
Genus Cebuella (pygmy marmoset)
Genus Saguinus (tamarins)
Genus Leontopithecus (golden tamarins)
Family Cebidae (New World monkeys)
Genus Cebus (capuchin monkeys)
Genus Aotus (night (or owl) monkeys, douroucoulis)
Genus Callicebus (titis)
Genus Saimiri (squirrel-monkeys)
Genus Pithecia (sakis)
Genus Alouatta (howler monkeys)
Genus Ateles (spider monkeys)
Genus Brachyteles (woolly spider monkey)
Genus Lagothrix (woolly monkeys)
Family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys)
Genus Macaca (macaques)
Genus Cercocebus (mangabeys)
Genus Papio ((savanna) baboons)
Genus Mandrillus (forest baboons)
Genus Theropithecus (gelada (baboon))
Genus Cercopithecus (guenons)
Genus Miopithecus (talapoin monkey)
Genus Erythrocebus (patas monkeys)
Genus Colobus (colobus monkeys)
Genus Procolobus (olive colobus)
Genus Pygathrix (douc monkeys, snub-nosed monkeys)
Genus Presbytis (leaf monkeys)
Family Hylobatidae (gibbons)
Genus Hylobates (gibbons)
Family Pongidae (apes)
Genus Pongo (orangutan)
Genus Pan (chimpanzees)
Genus Gorilla (gorillas)
Family Hominidae (humans)
Genus Homo (human)

Order Carnivora (carnivores)
Family Canidae (dogs, foxes)
Genus Canis (dogs, jackals)
Genus Alopex (Arctic fox)
Genus Vulpes (foxes)
Genus Dusicyon (South American foxes)
Genus Nyctereutes (raccoon-dog)
Genus Otocyon (bat-eared (or Delandi's) fox)
Family Ursidae (bears)
Genus Selenarctos (Asiatic black bear)
Family Procyonidae (raccoons)
Genus Bassariscus (ringtails)
Genus Procyon (raccoons)
Genus Nasua (coatis, coatimundis)
Genus Potos (kinkajou)
Family Ailuridae (lesser panda)
Genus Ailurus (lesser panda)
Family Mustelidae (mustelids)
Genus Gulo (glutton)
Genus Mustela (weasels, stoats)
Genus Martes (martens, sables)
Genus Ictonyx (zorilla, African polecat)
Genus Meles (Eurasian (or European) badger)
Genus Mephitis (hooded skunk and striped skunk)
Genus Spilogale (spotted skunks)
Genus Aonyx (clawless otters)
Genus Enhydra (sea otter)
Family Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
Genus Genetta (genets)
Genus Viverra (civets)
Genus Nandinia (two-spotted palm civet, African palm civit)
Genus Paradoxurus (palm civets)
Genus Paguma (masked palm civet)
Family Herpestidae (mongooses)
Genus Suricata (suricate, meerkat, stokstert)
Genus Cynictis (yellow mongoose, red meerkata)
Family Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
Genus Crocuta (spotted (or striped, laughing) hyena)
Genus Hyaena (brown hyena, striped hyena)
Family Felidae (cats)
Genus Felis (small cats)
Genus Mayailurus (Iriomote cat)
Genus Panthera (big cats)
Genus Neofelis (clouded leopard)
Family Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
Genus Arctocephalus (southern fur seals)
Genus Zalophus (Californian sealion)
Family Phocidae (earless seals)
Genus Phoca (hair seals)

Order Cetacea (whales)
Family Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus Stenella (bridled or spotted dolphins)
Genus Tursiops (bottle-nosed dolphin)
Genus Lagenorhynchus (short-beaked dolphins)
Genus Pseudorca (false killer whale)

Order Proboscidea (elephants)
Family Elephantidae (elephants)
Genus Elephas (Indian elephant)

Order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)
Family Equidae (horses etc.)
Genus Equus (horses etc.)
Family Tapiridae (tapirs)
Genus Tapirus (tapirs)

Order Hyracoidea (hyraxes)
Family Procaviidae (hylaxes)
Genus Procavia (large-toothed rock hyraxes, dassies)

Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
Family Suidae (pigs)
Genus Sus (Eurasian pigs)
Genus Phacochoerus (wart hog)
Family Tayassuidae (peccaries)
Genus Tayassu (collared peccary, chaco peccary)
Family Hippopotamidae (hippopotamuses)
Genus Hippopotamus (hippopotamus)
Family Camelidae (camels, llamas)
Genus Lama (llama)
Genus Camelus (camels)
Family Cervidae (deer)
Genus Muntiacus (muntjacs, barking deer)
Genus Elaphodus (tufted deer)
Genus Cervus (deer)
Genus Rangifer (reindeer, caribou)
Family Giraffidae (giraffe, okapi)
Genus Giraffa (giraffe)
Family Antilocapridae (pronghorn)
Genus Antilocapra (pronghorn, prongbuck, antelope)
Family Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats)
Genus Tragelaphus (bushbucks)
Genus Boselaphus (nilgai)
Genus Bos (oxen)
Genus Hippotragus (sable antelopes)
Genus Aepyceros (impala)
Genus Antilope (blackbuck)
Genus Antidorcas (springbok)
Genus Capricornis (serows)
Genus Capra (goats)
Genus Ovis (sheep)

Order Rodentia (rodents)
Family Aplodontidae (mountain beaver)
Genus Aplodontia (mountain beaver)
Family Sciuridae (squirrels)
Genus Sciurus (palearctic and American tree squirrels)
Genus Tamiasciurus (American red squirrels, chickarees)
Genus Paraxerus (African bush squirrels)
Genus Callosciurus (Oriental tree squirrels)
Genus Tamiops (oriental striped squirrels)
Genus Marmota (marmots)
Genus Cynomys (prairie dogs, barking squirrels)
Genus Spermophilus (ground squirrels)
Genus Tamias (chipmunks)
Genus Petaurista (giant flying squirrels)
Genus Pteromys (Eurasian flying squirrels)
Genus Trogopterus (complex-toothed flying squirrel)
Family Castoridae (beavers)
Genus Castor (beavers)
Family Pedetidae (spring hare)
Genus Pedetes (spring hare, springhaas)
Family Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters, etc.)
Genus Cricetus (common (or black-bellied) hamster)
Genus Nannospalax (blind mole-rats)
Genus Cannomys (bay (or lesser) bamboo rat)
Genus Ondatra (muskrat)
Genus Microtus (grass (or meadow) voles)
Genus Ellobius (mole-voles)
Genus Psammomys (fat sand rats)
Genus Rhombomys (great gerbil)
Genus Cricetomys (giant pouched rats)
Genus Rattus (Old World rats)
Genus Praomys (African soft-furred rats)
Genus Acomys ((African) spiny mice)
Family Gliridae (dormice)
Genus Dryomys (woolly dormouse, tree (or forest) dormouse)
Genus Glirulus (Japanese dormouse)
Family Dipodidae (jerboas)
Genus Jaculus (desert jerboas)
Genus Allactaga (five-toed jerboas)
Family Hystricidae (Old World porcupines)
Genus Hystrix (short tailed porcupines)
Family Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
Genus Erethizon (North American porcupine)
Genus Coendou (tree porcupines)
Family Caviidae (guinea pigs)
Genus Cavia (guinea pigs, cavies)
Genus Dolichotis (maras, Patagonian cavies)
Family Hydrochaeridae (capybaras)
Genus Hydrochaerus (capybara)
Family Dinomyidae (pacarana)
Genus Dinomys (pacarana)
Family Dasyproctidae (agoutis and pacas)
Genus Agouti (pacas)
Genus Dasyprocta (agoutis)
Family Chinchillidae (viscachas and chinchillas)
Genus Lagostomus (plains viscacha)
Genus Lagidium (mountain viscachas)
Genus Chinchilla (chinchillas)
Family Myocastoridae (coypus)
Genus Myocastor (coypu)
Family Thryonomyidae (cane rats)
Genus Thryonomys (cane rats)

Order Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)
Family Ochotonidae (pikas)
Genus Ochotona (pikas)
Family Leporidae (rabbits, hares)
Genus Lepus (hares, jack rabbits)
Genus Sylvilagus (cottontails, American rabbits)
Genus Oryctolagus (European rabbits)

Order Macroscelidea (elephant-shrews)
Family Macroscelididae (elephant-shrews)
Genus Macroscelides (short-eared (or black eared) elephant-shrew)