Contents 



Introduction . . , 



Class Mammalia 



Subclass Theria 



Infraclass Metathcria 



Superorder Didelphia 



Order Marsupialia 



Suborder Polyprodontia 



Superfamily Didelphoidea 



Family Didelphiidae 



Genus Didelphis Linnaeus . . . 



Genus Marmosa Gray 



Genus Monodelphis Burnett . . . 



Genus Philander Tiedemann . . 



Genus Metachirus Burmeister . . 



Genus Caluromys J. A. Allen . . 

 Subgenus Mallodelphys Thomas . 



Genus Chironectes Uliger .... 



Infraclass Eutheria 



Superorder Monodelphia 



Order Insectivora 



Superfamily Tenrecoidea 



Family Solenodontidae 



Genus Solenodon Brandt .... 



Genus Atopogale Cabrera .... 



Superfamily Soricoidea 



Family Soricidae 



Subfamily Soricinae 



Genus Sorex Linnaeus 



Subgenus Sorex Linnaeus . . . 

 Subgenus Neosorex Baird . . . 

 Subgenus Atophyrax Merriam . 



Genus Microsorex Coues .... 



Genus Blarina Gray 



Genus Cryptotis Pomel 



Genus Notiosorex Coues .... 



Genus Megasorex Hibbard . . . 



Family Talpidae 



Subfamily Scalopinae 



Genus Neiirotrichus Giinlher . . 



Genus Scapanus Pomel 



Genus Parascalops True . . . . 



Genus Scalopus E. Geoffroy Saint- 



Hilaire 



Subfamily Condylurinae 



Genus Condylura Uliger . . . . 

 Family Nesophontidae 



Genus Nesophontes Anthony . . 



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Order Chiroptera . . . 

 Suborder Microchiroptera 

 Superfamily Emballonuroidea 

 Family Emballonuridae . . 

 Subfamily Emballonurinae 



Genus Rhynchiscus Miller 



Genus Saccopteryx Uliger 



Genus Cormura Peters . 



Genus Peropteryx Peters 



Genus Centronycteris Gray 



Genus Balantiopteryx Peters 

 Subfamily Diclidurinae . . . 



Genus Diclidurus Wied-Neuwied 

 Family Noctilionidae .... 



Genus Noctilio Linnaeus . 

 Superfamily Phyllostomatoidea 

 Family Phyllostomidae . . , 

 Subfamily Chilonycterinae 



Genus Chilonycteris Gray 



Genus Pteronotus Gray . 



Genus Monnoops Leach 

 Subfamily Phyllostominae . 



Genus Micronycteris Gray 

 Subgenus Micronycteris Gray 

 Subgenus Xenoctenes Miller . 

 Subgenus Lampronycteris San 



born 



Subgenus Glyphonycter 

 Thomas 



Genus Macrotus Gray .... 



Genus Lonchorhina Tomes . . 



Genus Macrophyllum Gray . . 



Genus Tonatia Gray 



Genus Mimon Gray 



Genus Phyllostomus Lacepede . 



Genus Phylloderma Peters . . 



Genus Trachops Gray .... 



Genus Chrotopterus Peters . . 



Genus Vampyrum Rafinesque . 

 Subfamily Glossophaginae . . . . 



Genus Glossophaga E. Geoffroy 

 Saint-Hilaire 



Genus Lonchophylla Thomas 



Genus Monophyllus Leach . 



Genus Anoura Gray .... 



Genus Choeronycteris Tschudi 



Genus Choeroniscus Thomas . 



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