CLASSIFICATION OF MAMMALIA. 



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Sub-order.— SIMPLICIDENTATA. 



Family. — Anomalurid^e. 



Genus. — Anomalurus. 5 species. 

 Family. — Sciurid^e. 



Genera. — Pteromys, Xerus, Tamias, Sciurus, Spermo- 

 philus. According to Wallace, eight genera, and 

 from 180 to 200 species. 

 Family. — Haplodontid^e. 

 * Genera. — Haplodon. 



Family. — Castorid.e. 



Genera. — Castor. 2 species. 



Family. — MyoxidjE. 



Genera. — Myoxus, Muscardinus, Eliomys, Graphiurus. 

 12 species. 



Family. — Lophiomyid.*. 



Genera. — Lophiomys. One species, included by Wallace 

 in family Muridw. 



Family. — Murid.*:. 



Genera. — Sminthus, Hydromys, Platacanthomys, Ger- 

 billus, Pachyuroniys, Mystromys, Otomys, Da- 

 symys, Pliheomys, Nesokia, Dendromys, Steatomys, 

 Lophuromys, Cricetus, Saccostomus, Cricetomys, 

 Mus, Acomys, Echiothrix, Uromys, Hapalotis, Bra- 

 chytarsomys, Nesomys, Hallomys, Hypogeomys, 

 Drymomys, Holocheilus, Ochetodon, Hesperomys, 

 Reithrodon, Arvicola, Myodes, Fiber, Ellobius, 

 Siphneus, Chrysochloris. According to Wallace, 

 37 genera and 330 species. 

 Family. — Spalacid^e. 



Genera. — Spalax, Rhizomys, Bathyergus, Georychus, 

 Heliophobius. According to Wallace, 7 genera and 

 17 species. 



Family. — GEOMYiDiE. 



Genera. — Geomys (5 species), Thomomys, Dipadomys, 

 (5 species), Perognathus (6 species), Heteromys 

 (6 species). According to Wallace, 7 genera and 

 17 species. 

 Family. — Dipodidje. 



Genera. — Zapus, Dipus (20 species), Alactaga, Platycer- 

 comys, Pedetes (1 species). 

 Family. — Ociodontid*. 



Genera. — Ctenodactylus, Pectinator, Octodon, Pteromys, 

 Aulacodus, Myopotamus, Capromys, Plagiodontia, 

 Loncheres, Echinomys (19 species). 

 Family. — Hystricid^e. 



Genera. — Eretbezon, Sinetheres, Chaetomys, Hystrix, 

 Atheura. 12 species. 



Family. — Chinchillid.*:. 



Genera. — Chinchilla, Lagidium, Lagostomus. 6 species. 

 Family. — Dasyproctid^e. 



Genera. — Dasyprocta (9 species), Ccelogenys (2 species). 

 Family. — Dinomytd^e. 



Genera. — Dinomys. 

 r Family. — Cavid^e. 



Genera. — Cavia, Dolichotis, Hydrocha:rus. 28 species. 



Sub-order.— DUPLICIDENTATA. 



Rodents with four incisors in the upper jaw, two of them 

 very small and placed behind the large middle pair. At 

 birth there are six of these incisors, but the outer one on 

 each side is soon lost. 



Family. — Lagomyidje. 



Genera. — Lagomys. 11 species. 

 Family. — LeporeDjE. 



Genera. — Lepus. 35 to 40 species. 



Order.— CHIROPTERA. 



Animals adapted for flying, having the fore-limb specially 

 modified for that purpose. Murray's Distribution of Animals 

 records about 400 species of Bats. 



Sub-order.— MEGACHIROPTERA. 

 Fruit-eating Bats of large size. 



Family. — Pteropodid^e. 



Genera. — Epomophorus, Pteropus, Cvnopterus, Harpyia, 

 Cephalotes, Notopteris, Eonycteris, Macroglossus, 

 Melonycteris. 



Sub-order. — MICROCHIROPTERA. 



Family. — Vespertilionid/e. 



Genera. — According to Wallace there are 18 genera and 

 200 species. 

 Family. — Nycterid^e. 



Genera. — Nugaderma, Nycteris. 

 Family. — Rhinolophid^e. 



Genera. — Rhinolophus, Phvllorhina, Rhynonycteris. 

 Trienops, Ccelops. According to Wallace, 7 genera 

 and 70 species. 

 Family. — Emballonurid^e. 



Genera. — Furia, Amorphochilus, Emballonura, Coleura, 

 Rhynchonycteris, Epomorphorus, Taphozons, Dicli- 

 durus, Noctilis, Chiromeles, Molossus, Nyctinomus, 

 Mystacina. 

 Family. — Phyllostohice. 



Genera. — Chilonycteris, Mormops, Vampyrus, Mega- 

 derma, Macrotus, Lonchorina, Macrophyllun, Lo- 

 phostoma, Schizostoma, Trachyops, Phylloderma, 

 Phyllostoma, Tylostoma, Mimon, Corollia, Rhino- 

 phylla, Glossophaga, Phyllonycteris, Monophylla, 

 Ischnoglossa, Lonchoglossa, Chseronycteris, Glos- 

 sonycteris, Brachyphilla, Centurio, Sturnira, Arti- 

 beus, Desmodus, Diphylla. According to Wallace, 

 31 genera and 60 species. 



Order.— INSECTIVOEA. 



Terrestrial, rarely arboreal or natatorial, placental mam- 

 mals, of small size ; with plantigrade, or semi-plantigrade, 

 generally pentadaetyle, unquiculate feet ; clavicles, except in 

 Potamogale ; with more than two incisors in the mandible. 



The lnsectivora are divisible into two very distinct Sub- 

 orders, of which the first consists of a single genus only. 



Sub-order.— DERMOPTEBA. 



Family. — Galeopithecid^e. 



Genus. — Galeopithecus. 2 species. 



Sub-order.— INSECTIVORA VERA. 

 TRUE INSECTIVORA. 

 Family. — TdpaiiDjE. 



Genera. — Tupaia, Ptilocercus. 

 3 genera and 10 species. 



According to Wallace, 



