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CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS 



Sub-class Marsupialia. 



Order i. Polyprotodontia (carnivorous or omnivorous). 



Order 2. Diprotodontia (herbivorous). Kangaroo. 

 Sub-class Monodclphia. 



Order i. Inseclivora. Moles, shrews, hedgehog. 



Order 2. Chiroptcra. Bats. 



Opossum. 



Fig. 176. — The spiny ant-eater, Tachyglossus. Xi/4- 



Fig. 177. — The duck-bill, Ornithorhynchus. X1/4. 



Order 3. Rodentia. Rats, mice, rabbits, squirrels, beavers. 

 Order 4. Edentata Nomarthra. Scaly ant-eater. 

 Order 5. Edentata Xenarthra. Sloth, armadillo. 

 Order 6. Carnivora. Dogs, bears, cats, seals. 

 Order 7. Cetacea. Whales, porpoises, dolphins. 



