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CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS 



Sub-class Marsupialia. 



Order i . Polyprotodontia (carnivorous or omnivorous) . 



Order 2. Diprotodontia (herbivorous). Kangaroo. 

 Sub-class Monodelphia. 



Order i. Insectivora. Moles, shrews, hedgehog. 



Order 2. Chiroptera. Bats. 



Opossum. 



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



FIG. 177. The duck-bill, Ornithorhynchus. Xi/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. 



