Definition of mammal family Mammal family
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| mammal family - a family of mammals | ||
| family primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" | ||
| craniata, subphylum craniata, subphylum vertebrata, vertebrata fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals | ||
| family tachyglossidae, tachyglossidae echidnas | ||
| family ornithorhynchidae, ornithorhynchidae platypus | ||
| didelphidae, family didelphidae opossums | ||
| caenolestidae, family caenolestidae small marsupials of southern South America | ||
| family peramelidae, peramelidae bandicoots | ||
| family macropodidae, macropodidae kangaroos; wallabies | ||
| potoroinae, subfamily potoroinae rat kangaroos | ||
| family phalangeridae, phalangeridae phalangers; koalas | ||
| family vombatidae, vombatidae wombats | ||
| dasyuridae, family dasyuridae, family dasyurinae dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils | ||
| family notoryctidae, notoryctidae pouched moles | ||
| family talpidae, talpidae moles | ||
| chrysochloridae, family chrysochloridae golden moles | ||
| family soricidae, soricidae shrews | ||
| erinaceidae, family erinaceidae true hedgehogs | ||
| family tenrecidae, tenrecidae tenrecs and extinct related forms | ||
| family potamogalidae, potamogalidae otter shrews | ||
| balaenidae, family balaenidae right whales | ||
| balaenopteridae, family balaenopteridae rorquals; blue whales | ||
| eschrichtiidae, family eschrichtiidae comprising only the grey whales | ||
| family physeteridae, physeteridae sperm whales | ||
| family hyperodontidae, family ziphiidae, hyperodontidae, ziphiidae beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae | ||
| delphinidae, family delphinidae dolphins | ||
| family platanistidae, platanistidae river dolphins | ||
| family monodontidae, monodontidae narwhals | ||
| family trichechidae, trichechidae comprising only the manatees | ||
| dugongidae, family dugongidae a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow | ||
| family otariidae, otariidae eared seals: sea lions and fur seals | ||
| family phocidae, phocidae earless seals | ||
| family odobenidae, odobenidae walruses and extinct forms | ||
| family orycteropodidae, orycteropodidae aardvarks | ||
| canidae, family canidae dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes | ||
| family hyaenidae, hyaenidae hyenas | ||
| family felidae, felidae cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers | ||
| family ursidae, ursidae bears and extinct related forms | ||
| family viverridae, family viverrinae, viverridae, viverrinae genets; civets; mongooses | ||
| family phyllostomatidae, family phyllostomidae, phyllostomatidae, phyllostomidae New World leaf-nosed bats | ||
| family rhinolophidae, rhinolophidae Old World leaf-nosed bats | ||
| family hipposideridae, hipposideridae Old World leafnose bats | ||
| family megadermatidae, megadermatidae Old World false vampire bats | ||
| family vespertilionidae, vespertilionidae the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world | ||
| family molossidae, molossidae mastiff bats; freetail bats | ||
| desmodontidae, family desmodontidae true vampire bats | ||
| family leporidae, leporidae hares and rabbits | ||
| family ochotonidae, ochotonidae pikas and extinct forms | ||
| muroidea, superfamily muroidea a superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excluded | ||
| family muridae, muridae originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches | ||
| hydromyinae, subfamily hydromyinae water rats of Australia and New Guinea | ||
| cricetidae, family cricetidae mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters | ||
| gerbillinae, subfamily gerbillinae gerbils | ||
| family hystricidae, hystricidae Old World porcupines | ||
| erethizontidae, family erethizontidae New World arboreal porcupines | ||
| 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 | ||
| family zapodidae, zapodidae jumping mice | ||
| dipodidae, family dipodidae Old World jerboas | ||
| family gliridae, gliridae dormice and other Old World forms | ||
| family geomyidae, geomyidae North American pocket gophers | ||
| family sciuridae, sciuridae a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles | ||
| petauristidae, subfamily petauristidae Old World flying squirrels | ||
| castoridae, family castoridae beavers | ||
| aplodontiidae, family aplodontiidae mountain beavers | ||
| caviidae, family caviidae a family of Hystricomorpha | ||
| family hydrochoeridae, hydrochoeridae capybara | ||
| dasyproctidae, family dasyproctidae agoutis and pacas | ||
| capromyidae, family capromyidae coypus | ||
| chinchillidae, family chinchillidae small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents | ||
| family spalacidae, spalacidae mole rats | ||
| bathyergidae, family bathyergidae mole rats; sand rats | ||
| family uintatheriidae, uintatheriidae an extinct family of Dinocerata | ||
| family procaviidae, procaviidae includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea | ||
| equidae, family equidae horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals | ||
| family rhinocerotidae, rhinoceros family, rhinocerotidae rhinoceroses | ||
| family tapiridae, tapiridae tapirs and extinct related forms | ||
| family suidae, suidae pigs; hogs; boars | ||
| family tayassuidae, tayassuidae peccaries | ||
| family hippopotamidae, hippopotamidae hippopotami | ||
| bovidae, family bovidae true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats | ||
| bovinae, subfamily bovinae term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu | ||
| antilocapridae, family antilocapridae comprising only the pronghorns | ||
| cervidae, family cervidae deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer | ||
| family tragulidae, tragulidae chevrotains | ||
| camelidae, family camelidae camels and llamas and vicunas | ||
| family giraffidae, giraffidae giraffes | ||
| family mustelidae, mustelidae weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens | ||
| lutrinae, subfamily lutrinae subdivision not used in some classifications: otters | ||
| mephitinae, subfamily mephitinae subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks | ||
| melinae, subfamily melinae subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers | ||
| dasypodidae, family dasypodidae armadillos | ||
| bradypodidae, family bradypodidae a family of edentates comprising the true sloths | ||
| family megalonychidae, megalonychidae mammal family consisting of the two-toed sloths | ||
| family megatheriidae, megatheriidae extinct ground sloths | ||
| family mylodontidae, mylodontidae extinct South American edentates | ||
| family myrmecophagidae, myrmecophagidae New World anteaters | ||
| family manidae, manidae coextensive with the order Pholidota | ||
| family hominidae, hominidae modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man | ||
| family pongidae, pongidae usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons | ||
| family hylobatidae, hylobatidae used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae | ||
| cercopithecidae, family cercopithecidae Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey | ||
| platyrrhini, superfamily platyrrhini New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin | ||
| callithricidae, family callithricidae marmosets | ||
| cebidae, family cebidae all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins | ||
| family tupaiidae, tupaiidae tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates | ||
| family lemuridae, lemuridae typical lemurs; of Madagascar | ||
| daubentoniidae, family daubentoniidae comprising solely the aye-aye | ||
| family lorisidae, lorisidae slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless | ||
| family indriidae, indriidae a family of Lemuroidea | ||
| family tarsiidae, tarsiidae coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers | ||
| cynocephalidae, family cynocephalidae a family of Dermoptera | ||
| elephantidae, family elephantidae elephants | ||
| family mammutidae, family mastodontidae, mammutidae extinct family: mastodons | ||
| family gomphotheriidae, gomphotheriidae elephants extinct since the Pleistocene | ||
| family procyonidae, procyonidae raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas | ||
| bassariscidae, subfamily bassariscidae in some classifications considered a separate family | ||
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