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© John Pickering, 2006-2009 Ursus americanus

Kinds

Abrocomidae -- Chinchilla rats Acrobatidae -- Feather-tail gliders, Pygmy gliders, Feathertail gliders and pygmy gliders, Feathertail gliders pygmy gliders Agoutidae -- Pacas Ailuropodidae Anomaluridae -- Scaly-tailed Squirrels Antilocapridae -- Pronghorn antelopes, Pronghorn Aplodontidae -- Mountain beavers, Mountain Beaver Aplodontiidae Balaenidae -- Right whales, Rorquals, Right Whales Balaenopteridae -- Finner whales, Rorqual whales Bathyergidae -- Mole rats, Blesmoles Bovidae -- Antelopes, Cattle, Gazelles, Goats, Sheep, Buffaloes, Bulls, Cows Bradypodidae -- Three-toed sloths Burramyidae -- Pygmy possums Caenolestidae -- Shrew opossums Callimiconidae Callithricidae Callitrichidae -- Marmosets, Tamarins Camelidae -- Camels, Llamas Canidae -- Coyotes, Dogs, Foxes, Jackals, Wolves Capromyidae -- West Indian hutias, West indian hutias Castoridae -- Beavers Caviidae -- Cavies Cebidae -- New world monkeys Cercopithecidae -- Old world monkeys, Old-world monkeys Cervidae -- Deer, Elk, Moose, Caribou Cheirogaleidae -- Dwarf lemurs, Mouse lemurs Chinchillidae -- Chinchillas, Viscachas Chrysochloridae -- Golden moles Craseonycteridae -- Bumblebee bat, Hog-nosed bat Cricetidae Ctenodactylidae -- Gundis Ctenomyidae -- Tucu-tucus, Tuco-tucos Cynocephalidae -- Flying Lemurs, Colugos Dasypodidae -- Armadillos Dasyproctidae -- Agoutis, Acuchis Dasyuridae -- Dasyurids, Marsupial mice, Marsupial cats, Tasmanian devil Daubentoniidae -- Aye-ayes Delphinidae -- Dolphins, Killer whales, Pilot whales, And relatives Didelphidae -- Opossums, American opossums, American opossums and opossums, American opossums opossums Dinomyidae -- Giant rats, Pacarana Dipodidae -- Birch mice, Jerboas, Jumping mice Dugongidae -- Dugong, Sea cow, Dugongs, Dugong and sea cow Echimyidae -- Spiny rats Elephantidae -- Elephants Emballonuridae -- Sac-winged bats, Sheath-tailed bats Equidae -- Horses, Asses, Zebras Erethizontidae -- New world porcupines, Porcupine Erinaceidae -- Hedgehogs, Gymnures Eschrichtiidae -- Gray whales, Gray Whale, Grey whale Felidae -- Cats, Lions, Cheetahs Furipteridae -- Smoky bats, Thumbless bats Galagidae Galagonidae -- Galagos, Bushbabies Geomyidae -- Pocket gophers, Gophers Giraffidae -- Giraffes, Okapis Gliridae Heptaxodontidae -- Giant hutias Herpestidae -- Mongooses Heteromyidae -- Kangaroo rats, Pocket mice Hippopotamidae -- Hippopotamuses, Hippos Hominidae -- Humans, Great apes Hyaenidae -- Aardwolves, Hyenas Hydrochaeridae -- Capybara Hydrochoeridae Hylobatidae -- Gibbons, Lesser apes Hystricidae -- Old world porcupines Indridae -- Indris, Sifakas Indriidae Iniidae Kogiidae Laonastidae Lemuridae -- True lemurs Leporidae -- Hares, Rabbits, Jackrabbits, Cottontails Lipotidae Loridae -- Lorises Lorisidae Macropodidae -- Kangaroos, Wallabies, Kangaroos, wallabies, and pademelons, Pademelons Macroscelididae -- Elephant shrews Manidae -- Pangolins Megadermatidae -- False vampire bats Megaladapidae -- Giant lemurs, Sportive lemurs Megalonychidae -- Megalonychid sloths, Two-toed sloths Mephitidae -- Skunks Microbiotheriidae -- Monito del monte Molossidae -- Free-tailed bats, Mastiff bats Monodontidae -- Belugas, Narwhals, Beluga and narwhal Mormoopidae -- Ghost-faced bat, Moustached bats, Naked-backed bats Moschidae -- Musk deer Muridae -- Mice, Rats, Voles, Rats voles, Wood rats, Lemmings Mustelidae -- Badgers, Otters, Skunks, Weasels, Badgers, Otters, Minks & Weasels, And relatives Myocastoridae -- Coypus, Nutria Myoxidae -- Dormice, Hazel mice Myrmecobiidae -- Numbats, Numbat Myrmecophagidae -- Anteaters Mystacinidae -- New Zealand short-tailed bats Myzopodidae -- Old World sucker-footed bat Natalidae -- Funnel eared bats Neobalaenidae -- Pygmy right whale Nesophontidae -- Nesophontid insectivores, Extinct West Indian shrews Noctilionidae -- Bull-dog bats, Mastiff bats Notoryctidae -- Marsupial moles, Marsupials moles Nycteridae -- Slit-faced bats, Hollow-faced bats Ochotonidae -- Pikas Octodontidae -- Degus, Rock rats, Viscacha rats Odobenidae -- Walruses, Walrus Ornithorhynchidae -- Platypus, Duck-billed platypus Orycteropodidae -- Aardvarks Otariidae -- Fur seals, Sea lions, Eared Seals, Fur seals and sea lions Pedetidae -- Springhares, Springhaas Peramelidae -- Australian bandicoots, Australian Bandicoots Peroryctidae -- New Guinea bandicoots, Rainforest bandicoots, New guinea bandicoots Petauridae -- Gliders, Leadbeaters possum, Striped possums, Leadbeaters, Gliders, Possums Petromuridae -- Dassie rat Petromyidae Phalangeridae -- Brushtail possums, Cuscuses, Brushtail possums and cuscuses, Brushtail possums cuscuses Phascolarctidae -- Koalas Phocidae -- Seals, Hair Seals, True seals Phocoenidae -- Porpoises Phyllostomatidae Phyllostomidae -- New World leaf-nosed bats, New world leaf-nosed bats Physeteridae -- Sperm whales, Sperm Whales Pitheciidae Platacanthomyidae Platanistidae -- River dolphins Pongidae Potoroidae -- Rat-kangaroos, Bettongs, Potoroos, Bettongs, potoroos, and rat kangaroos, Rat kangaroos Procaviidae -- Hyraxes, Dassies, Conies Procyonidae -- Cacomistles, Coatis, Raccoons, Ringtails Pseudocheiridae -- Ringtailed possums Pteropodidae -- Old world fruit-eating bats, Flying foxes Rhinocerotidae -- Rhinoceroses Rhinolophidae -- Horseshoe bats, Old World leaf-nosed bats Rhinopomatidae -- Long-tailed bats, Mouse-tailed bats Rhizomyidae Sciuridae -- Squirrels, Chipmunks, Prairie-dogs Seleviniidae Solenodontidae -- Solenodons, Almiquis Soricidae -- Shrews Spalacidae Suidae -- Hogs, Pigs Tachyglossidae -- Echidnas, Spiny anteaters Talpidae -- Moles, Desmans, Shrew moles Tapiridae -- Tapirs Tarsiidae -- Tarsiers Tarsipedidae -- Honey possums, Honey possum Tayassuidae -- Peccaries Tenrecidae -- Tenrecs Thryonomyidae -- Cane rats Thylacinidae -- Tasmanian wolf, Thylacine, Thylacines, Tasmanian wolf and thylacine, Tasmanian wolf thylacine Thylacomyidae Thyropteridae -- Disc-winged bats Tragulidae -- Chevrotains, Mouse deer Trichechidae -- Manatees Tupaiidae -- Tree shrews Ursidae -- Bears Vespertilionidae -- Evening bats, Vesper bats Viverridae -- Civets, Genets, Linsangs Vombatidae -- Wombats Zapodidae -- Jumping Mice Ziphiidae -- Beaked whales, Beaked Whales

Families

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Kinds Common Names Bovidae bison Canidae wolves, foxes Castoridae beavers Cervidae deer Didelphidae opossum Dipodidae jumping mice Felidae cats Leporidae rabbits, hares Mephitidae skunks Muridae murid rats, mice Mustelidae otters, weasels, mink Procyonidae raccoons Sciuridae woodchuck, chipmunk, squirrels Soricidae shrews Suidae pigs Talpidae moles Ursidae bears Vespertilionidae bats

Phylogeny

Scientific Name -- Common Name Chordata -- Chordates Mammalia -- Mammals Eutheria -- placental mammals Artiodactyla -- even-toed ungulates Carnivora -- carnivores Cetacea -- dolphins, porpoises, and whales Chiroptera -- bats Dermoptera -- flying lemurs Hyracoidea -- hyraxes Insectivora -- insectivores Lagomorpha -- hares, pikas, and rabbits Macroscelidea -- elephant shrews Perissodactyla -- horses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs Pholidota -- pangolins Primates -- primates Proboscidea -- elephants Rodentia -- rodents Scandentia -- tree shrews Sirenia -- dugings, manatees, and sea cows Tubulidentata -- aardvark Xenarthra -- edentates Metatheria -- marsupials Dasyuromorphia -- dasyuroid marsupials and marsupial carnivores Didelphimorphia -- American marsupials Diprotodontia -- kangaroos, possums, wallabies, and relatives Microbiotheria -- monito del monte Notoryctemorphia -- marsupial moles Paucituberculata -- shrew oppossums Peramelemorphia -- bandicoots and bilbies Prototheria -- egg-laying mammals Monotremata -- monotremes

Photographs

Calphotos -- over 5,000 images of animals, primarily Californian species Fotogalleri pattedyr -- images of European species

Links to other sites

Smithsonian Institution's Mammal Species of the World -- names of 4,629 mammals University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology Tanzanian Mammal Key, Chicago Field Museum

Acknowledgements

Don Linzey & Christy Brecht Wytheville Community College Wytheville, Virginia John Pickering University of Georgia, Athens