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CLASSIFICATION CHART. 



SUB-KINGDOM 



CLASS 



ORDER 



Vertebrata 



f Sauropsida Birds and Eeptiles. 

 Ichthyopsida Amphibians and Fish. 



, 1. PRIMATES Man, and manlike mam- 

 mals, such as apes, baboons, lemurs, 

 monkeys, etc.; sometimes called 

 quadrumana because of their ability 

 to use both back and front feet as 

 hands. 



2. Chioptera Mammals possessing the 



power of true flight Bats. 



3. INSECTIVORA Insect-eating m a m- 



mals, like the Shrew, Mole, and 

 Hedgehog. 



4. CARNIVORA Mammals who subsist 



entirely, or in part, on the flesh of 

 other Vertebrates. This order is 

 divided into two sub-orders; the 

 fin-footed water carnivore, the seals 

 and walruses, being known as Pin- 

 nipedia; and the land carnivore as 

 Fissipedia. 



5. UNGULATA Hoofed mammals, nearly 



all of whom are herbivorous rumi- 

 nants. 



6. Sirenia Purely aquatic mammals 



Manatis, Dugongs, Northern Sea 

 Cows. 



7. Cetacea Fish-like formed mammals 



Whales, Porpoises, and Dolphins. 



8. EODENTIA Mammals who gnaw their 



food ; like Eats, Squirrels, Eabbits, 

 and Beavers. 



9. Edentata Mammals without front 



teeth, and in some cases entirely 

 toothless; like Ant-Eaters, Sloths, 

 Pangolins, and Armadillos. 



10. MARSUPIALIA Pouched Mammals, 



Implacentals; like the Kangaroo 

 and Opossum. 



11. Monotremata Egg-laying Mammals, 



like the Australian Duckbill and 

 Echidnos. 



Mammalia 



