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Classification Chaet. 



Sub-Kingdom 



Class 



Order 



r 



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. Insbctivora — 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 

 Pissipedia. 



5. TJngulata — Hoofed mammals, nearly 

 all of whom are herbivorous rumi- 

 nants. 



6. Sirenia — Purely aquatic mammals — 

 Manatis, Dugongs, Northern Sea 

 Cows. 



7. Cetacea — Pish-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 eases 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 



