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CLASS 8. MAMMALIA. The mammals; warm-blooded tetrapods generally cov- 

 ered with hair. 

 Subclass 1. Prototheria. Egg-laying mammals. 



Order 1. Monotremata. The monotremes. The platypus, Orjiithorhyn- 

 clnis; spiny anteater, Tachyglossus. 

 Subclass 2. Theria. Viviparous mammals, 

 f iNFRACLASs 1. pANTOTHERiA. Auccstral thcrians. 

 infraclass 2. METATHERiA. Pouclied mammals. 



Order 1. Marsupialia. The marsupials. The opossum, Didelphis. 

 infraclass 3. EUTHERiA. The placental mammals. 



Order 1. Insectivora. The insectivores, the most primitive placentals. 

 The order includes the moles, shrews and hedgehogs. The com- 

 mon shrew, Sorex. 

 Order 2. Dermoptera. The flying lemur, Galeopithecus. 

 Order 3. Chiroptera. Bats. The little brown bat, Myotis. 

 Order 4. Edentata. New world edentates: sloths, anteaters, armadillos. 



The armadillo, Dasypus. 

 Order 5. Pholidota. The pangolin, Manis. 

 Order 6. Primates. The primates. 



Suborder 1. Lemuroidea. Tree shrews, lemurs, lorises, aye-aye. The 



lemur, Lejnur. 

 Suborder 2. Tarsioidea. The tarsier, Tarsius. 



Suborder 3. Anthropoidea. The monkeys, apes and men. Man, 

 Homo. 

 Order 7. Cetacea. The whales. 

 Suborder 1. Odontoceti. Toothed whales. The bottlenosed dolphin, 



Tursiops. 

 Suborder 2. Mysticeti. Whalebone whales. The blue whale, Bala- 

 eyioptera. 

 Order 8. Carnivora. Carnivores. 

 Suborder 1. Fissipedia. Modern terrestrial carnivores including the 

 dogs, wolves, foxes, raccoons, pandas, bears, weasels, marten, 

 wolverines, badgers, skunks, mink, otters, cats, lions, tigers, mon- 

 goose, hyenas. The domestic cat, Felis. 

 Suborder 2. Pinnipedia. Marine carnivores. The seals, sea lions and 

 walruses. The harbor seal, Phoca. 

 Order 9. Tubulidentata. The aardvark, Orycteropus, of South Africa. 

 Order 10. Proboscidea. Mastodons and elephants, .\frican elephant, 



Loxodonta: Indian elephant, Elephas. 

 Order 11. Hyracoidea. The conies, Hyrax, of the Middle East. 

 Order 12. Sirenia. Sea cows. The manatee, Manatus. 

 Order 13. Perissodactyla. Odd-toed ungulates: tapirs, rhinoceroses and 



horses. The horse, Equus. 

 Order 14. Artiodacfyla. Even-toed ungulates: pigs, peccaries, hippo- 

 potamuses, camels, llamas, chevrotains, deer, giraffes, pronghorns, 

 antelopes, cattle, sheep and goats. The pig, Sns. 

 Order 15. Rodentia. Rodents. The largest order of mammals, it in- 

 cludes the squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, gophers, beavers, rats, 

 mice, muskrats, lemmings, voles, porcupines, guinea pigs, capy- 

 baras, and chinchillas.. The woodchuck, Marmota. 

 Order 16. Lagomorpha. Hares, rabbits and pikas. The rabbit, I.epits. 



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