List Of Placental Mammals

See List of monotremes and marsupials, and for the clades and families, see Mammal classification. Classification updated from Wilson and Reeder's Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference using the Planet' Mammifères website.

Magnorder Atlantogenata

Superorder Afrotheria

Clade Afroinsectiphilia

Order Tubulidentata (aardvarks)

Family Orycteropodidae
- Genus Orycteropus
  - Aardvark, Orycteropus afer

Clade Afroinsectivora

Order Macroscelidea (elephant shrews)

Family Macroscelididae
- Genus Elephantulus
  - Short-snouted elephant shrew, Elephantulus brachyrhynchus
  - Cape elephant shrew, Elephantulus edwardii
  - Dusky-footed elephant shrew, Elephantulus fuscipes
  - Dusky elephant shrew, Elephantulus fuscus
  - Bushveld elephant shrew, Elephantulus intufi
  - Eastern rock elephant shrew, Elephantulus myurus
  - Karoo rock elephant shrew, Elephantulus pilicaudus
  - Somali elephant shrew, Elephantulus revoili
  - North African elephant shrew, Elephantulus rozeti
  - Rufous elephant shrew, Elephantulus rufescens
  - Western rock elephant shrew, Elephantulus rupestris
- Genus Macroscelides
  - Namib round-eared sengi, Macroscelides flavicaudatus
  - Etendaka round-eared sengi, Macroscelides micus
  - Round-eared elephant shrew, Macroscelides proboscideus
- Genus Petrodromus
  - Four-toed elephant shrew, Petrodromus tetradactylus
- Genus Rhynchocyon
  - Golden-rumped elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon chrysopygus
  - Checkered elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon cirnei
  - Black and rufous elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon petersi
  - Grey-faced sengi, R. udzungwensis

Order Afrosoricida (tenrecs and golden moles)

Family Tenrecidae (tenrecs)
- Subfamily Geogalinae
  - Genus Geogale
    - Large-eared tenrec, Geogale aurita
- Subfamily Oryzorictinae
  - Genus Limnogale
    - Web-footed tenrec, Limnogale mergulus
  - Genus Microgale
    - Short-tailed shrew tenrec, Microgale brevicaudata
    - Cowan's shrew tenrec, Microgale cowani
    - Dobson's shrew tenrec, Microgale dobsoni
    - Drouhard's shrew tenrec, Microgale drouhardi
    - Dryad shrew tenrec, Microgale dryas
    - Pale shrew tenrec, Microgale fotsifotsy
    - Gracile shrew tenrec, Microgale gracilis
    - Naked-nosed shrew tenrec, Microgale gymnorhyncha
    - Jenkins' shrew tenrec, Microgale jenkinsae
    - Northern shrew tenrec, Microgale jobihely
    - Lesser long-tailed shrew tenrec, Microgale longicaudata
    - Major's long-tailed tenrec, Microgale majori
    - Montane shrew tenrec, Microgale monticola
    - Nasolo's shrew tenrec, Microgale nasoloi
    - Pygmy shrew tenrec, Microgale parvula
    - Greater long-tailed shrew tenrec, Microgale principula
    - Least shrew tenrec, Microgale pusilla
    - Shrew-toothed shrew tenrec, Microgale soricoides
    - Taiva shrew tenrec, Microgale taiva
    - Talazac's shrew tenrec, Microgale talazaci
    - Thomas's shrew tenrec, Microgale thomasi
  - Genus Oryzorictes
    - Mole-like rice tenrec, Oryzorictes hova
    - Four-toed rice tenrec, Oryzorictes tetradactylus
- Subfamily Potamogalinae
  - Genus Micropotamogale
    - Nimba otter shrew, Micropotamogale lamottei
    - Ruwenzori otter shrew, Micropotamogale ruwenzorii
  - Genus Potamogale
    - Giant otter shrew, Potamogale velox
- Subfamily Tenrecinae
  - Genus Echinops
    - Lesser hedgehog tenrec, Echinops telfairi
  - Genus Hemicentetes
    - Highland streaked tenrec, Hemicentetes nigriceps
    - Lowland streaked tenrec, Hemicentetes semispinosus
  - Genus Setifer
    - Greater hedgehog tenrec, Setifer setosus
  - Genus Tenrec
    - Tailless tenrec, Tenrec ecaudatus
Family Chrysochloridae (golden moles)
- Subfamily Chrysochlorinae
  - Genus Carpitalpa
    - Arends' golden mole, Carpitalpa arendsi
  - Genus Chlorotalpa
    - Duthie's golden mole, Chlorotalpa duthieae
    - Sclater's golden mole, Chlorotalpa sclateri
  - Genus Chrysochloris
    - Cape golden mole, Chrysochloris asiatica
    - Visagie's golden mole, Chrysochloris visagiei
    - Stuhlmann's golden mole, Chrysochloris stuhlmanni
  - Genus Chrysospalax
    - Giant golden mole, Chrysospalax trevelyani
    - Rough-haired golden mole, Chrysospalax villosus
  - Genus Cryptochloris
    - De Winton's golden mole, Cryptochloris wintoni
    - Van Zyl's golden mole, Cryptochloris zyli
  - Genus Eremitalpa
    - Grant's golden mole, Eremitalpa granti
- Subfamily Amblysominae
  - Genus Amblysomus
    - Fynbos golden mole, Amblysomus corriae
    - Hottentot golden mole, Amblysomus hottentotus
    - Marley's golden mole, Amblysomus marleyi
    - Robust golden mole, Amblysomus robustus
    - Highveld golden mole, Amblysomus septentrionalis
  - Genus Calcochloris
    - Congo golden mole, Calcochloris leucorhinus
    - Yellow golden mole, Calcochloris obtusirostris
    - Somali golden mole, Calcochloris tytonis
  - Genus Neamblysomus
    - Juliana's golden mole, Neamblysomus julianae
    - Gunning's golden mole, Neamblysomus gunningi

Clade Paenungulata

Order Hyracoidea (hyraxes)

Family Procaviidae
- Genus Dendrohyrax
  - Southern tree hyrax, Dendrohyrax arboreus
  - Western tree hyrax, Dendrohyrax dorsalis
- Genus Heterohyrax
  - Yellow-spotted rock hyrax, Heterohyrax brucei
- Genus Procavia
  - Cape hyrax, Procavia capensis

Clade Tethytheria

Order Proboscidea (elephants)

Family Elephantidae
- Genus Loxodonta
  - African forest elephant, Loxodonta cyclotis
  - African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana
- Genus Elephas
  - Asian elephant, Elephas maximus

Order Sirenia (dugongs and manatees)

Family Dugongidae
- Genus Dugong
  - Dugong, Dugong dugon
- Genus Hydrodamalis
  - †Steller's sea cow, Hydrodamalis gigas
Family Trichechidae
- Genus Trichechus (manatees)
  - West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus
  - African manatee, Trichechus senegalensis
  - Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis
  - Dwarf manatee, Trichecus pygmaeus – validity questionable

Superorder Xenarthra

Order Cingulata (armadillos)

Family Dasypodidae
- Genus Dasypus
  - Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus
  - Seven-banded armadillo, Dasypus septemcinctus
  - Southern long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus hybridus
  - Llanos long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus sabanicola
  - Greater long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus kappleri
  - Hairy long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus pilosus
  - Yepes's mulita, Dasypus yepesi
Family Chlamyphoridae
- Subfamily Chlamyphorinae
  - Genus Calyptophractus
    - Greater fairy armadillo, Calyptophractus retusus
  - Genus Chlamyphorus
    - Pink fairy armadillo, Chlamyphorus truncatus
- Subfamily Euphractinae
  - Genus Euphractus
    - Six-banded armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus
  - Genus Zaedyus
    - Pichi, Zaedyus pichiy
  - Genus Chaetophractus
    - Screaming hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus vellerosus
    - Big hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus
    - Andean hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus nationi
- Subfamily Tolypeutinae
  - Genus Cabassous
    - Greater naked-tailed armadillo, Cabassous tatouay
    - Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo, Cabassous chacoensis
    - Northern naked-tailed armadillo, Cabassous centralis
    - Southern naked-tailed armadillo, Cabassous unicinctus
  - Genus Priodontes
    - Giant armadillo, Priodontes maximus
  - Genus Tolypeutes
    - Southern three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes matacus
    - Brazilian three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes tricinctus

Order Pilosa

10 extant species in 4 families, all in the Americas, comprising anteaters and sloths.

Suborder Vermilingua (anteaters)

Family Cyclopedidae
- Genus Cyclopes
  - Silky anteater, Cyclopes didactylus
Family Myrmecophagidae
- Genus Myrmecophaga
  - Giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
- Genus Tamandua
  - Northern tamandua, Tamandua mexicana
  - Southern tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla

Suborder Folivora (sloths)

Family Bradypodidae (three-toed sloths)

Brown-throated sloth
- Genus Bradypus
  - Pygmy three-toed sloth, Bradypus pygmaeus
  - Brown-throated sloth, Bradypus variegatus
  - Pale-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus
  - Maned three-toed sloth, Bradypus torquatus
Family Megalonychidae (two-toed sloths)
- Genus Choloepus
  - Hoffman's two-toed sloth, Choloepus hoffmanni
  - Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus

Magnorder Boreoeutheria

Superorder Euarchontoglires

Grandorder Euarchonta

Mirorder Primatomorpha

Order Scandentia (treeshrews)

There are 20 species placed in five genera; all are from Southeast Asia.

Family Ptilocercidae
- Genus Ptilocercus
  - Pen-tailed treeshrew, Ptilocercus lowii
Family Tupaiidae

A Tupaia
- Genus Anathana
  - Madras treeshrew, Anathana ellioti
- Genus Dendrogale
  - Bornean smooth-tailed treeshrew, Dendrogale melanura
  - Northern smooth-tailed treeshrew, Dendrogale murina
- Genus Tupaia
  - Northern treeshrew, Tupaia belangeri
  - Golden-bellied treeshrew, Tupaia chrysogaster
  - Striped treeshrew, Tupaia dorsalis
  - Common treeshrew, Tupaia glis
  - Slender treeshrew, Tupaia gracilis
  - Horsfield's treeshrew, Tupaia javanica
  - Long-footed treeshrew, Tupaia longipes
  - Pygmy treeshrew, Tupaia minor
  - Calamian treeshrew, Tupaia moellendorffi
  - Mountain treeshrew, Tupaia montana
  - Nicobar treeshrew, Tupaia nicobarica
  - Palawan treeshrew, Tupaia palawanensis
  - Painted treeshrew, Tupaia picta
  - Ruddy treeshrew, Tupaia splendidula
  - Large treeshrew, Tupaia tana
- Genus Urogale
  - Mindanao treeshrew, Urogale everetti

Order Dermoptera (colugos)

Family Cynocephalidae
- Genus Cynocephalus
  - Philippine flying lemur, Cynocephalus volans
- Genus Galeopterus
  - Sunda flying lemur, Galeopterus variegatus

Grandorder Glires

Superorder Laurasiatheria

Order Eulipotyphla

Family Solenodontidae
- Genus Solenodon
  - †Giant solenodon, Solenodon arredondoi
  - †Marcano's solenodon, Solenodon marcanoi
  - Cuban solenodon, Solenodon cubanus
  - Hispaniolan solenodon, Solenodon paradoxus
Family Talpidae
- Subfamily Uropsilinae (shrewmoles)
  - Genus Uropsilus
    - Anderson's shrew mole, Uropsilus andersoni
    - Gracile shrew mole, Uropsilus gracilis
    - Inquisitive shrew mole, Uropsilus investigator
    - Chinese shrew mole, Uropsilus soricipes
- Subfamily Neurotrichinae (American shrew mole)
  - Genus Neurotrichus
    - American shrew mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii
- Subfamily Desmaninae (diving moles)
  - Genus Desmana
    - Russian desman, Desmana moschata
  - Genus Galemys
    - Pyrenean desman, Galemys pyrenaicus
- Subfamily Talpinae
  - Tribe Talpini
    - Genus Euroscaptor
      - Greater Chinese mole, Euroscaptor grandis
      - Kloss's mole, Euroscaptor klossi
      - Long-nosed mole, Euroscaptor longirostris
      - Malaysian mole, Euroscaptor malayana
      - Himalayan mole, Euroscaptor micrura
      - Japanese mountain mole, Euroscaptor mizura
      - Small-toothed mole, Euroscaptor parvidens
      - Euroscaptor subanura
    - Genus Mogera
      - Echigo mole, Mogera etigo
      - Insular mole, Mogera insularis
      - Kano mole, Mogera kanoana
      - Kobe mole, Mogera kobeae
      - Small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii
      - Large mole, Mogera robusta
      - Sado mole, Mogera tokudae
      - Japanese mole, Mogera wogura
      - Senkaku mole, Mogera uchidai
    - Genus Parascaptor
      - White-tailed mole, Parascaptor leucura
    - Genus Scaptochirus
      - Short-faced mole, Scaptochirus moschatus
    - Genus Talpa
      - Altai mole, Talpa altaica
      - Blind mole, Talpa caeca
      - Caucasian mole, Talpa caucasica
      - European mole, Talpa europaea
      - Père David's mole, Talpa davidiana
      - Levant mole, Talpa levantis
      - Spanish mole, Talpa occidentalis
      - Roman mole, Talpa romana
      - Balkan mole, Talpa stankovici
  - Tribe Condylurini
    - Genus Condylura
      - Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata
  - Tribe Scalopini
    - Genus Parascalops
      - Hairy-tailed mole, Parascalops breweri
    - Genus Scalopus
      - Eastern mole (common mole), Scalopus aquaticus
    - Genus Scapanulus
      - Gansu mole, Scapanulus oweni
    - Genus Scapanus (western North American moles)
      - Anthony's Mexican mole, Scapanus anthonyi
      - Northern broad-footed mole (Scapanus latimanus)
      - Southern broad-footed mole (Scapanus occultus)
      - Coast mole, Scapanus orarius
      - Townsend's mole, Scapanus townsendii
  - Tribe Scaptonychini
    - Genus Scaptonyx
      - Long-tailed mole, Scaptonyx fusicaudus
  - Tribe Urotrichini
    - Genus Dymecodon
      - True's shrew mole, Dymecodon pilirostris
    - Genus Urotrichus
      - Japanese shrew mole, Urotrichus talpoides
Family Erinaceidae
- Subfamily Erinaceinae (hedgehogs)
  - Genus Atelerix
    - Four-toed hedgehog, Atelerix albiventris
    - North African hedgehog, Atelerix algirus
    - Southern African hedgehog, Atelerix frontalis
    - Somali hedgehog, Atelerix sclateri
  - Genus Erinaceus
    - Amur hedgehog, Erinaceus amurensis
    - Southern white-breasted hedgehog, Erinaceus concolor
    - European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus
    - Northern white-breasted hedgehog, Erinaceus roumanicus
  - Genus Hemiechinus
    - Long-eared hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus
    - Indian long-eared hedgehog, Hemiechinus collaris
  - Genus Mesechinus
    - Daurian hedgehog, Mesechinus dauuricus
    - Hugh's hedgehog, Mesechinus hughi
  - Genus Paraechinus
    - Desert hedgehog, Paraechinus aethiopicus
    - Brandt's hedgehog, Paraechinus hypomelas
    - Indian hedgehog, Paraechinus micropus
    - Bare-bellied hedgehog, Paraechinus nudiventris
- Subfamily Galericinae (gymnures or moonrats)
  - Genus Echinosorex
    - Greater moonrat, Echinosorex gymnura
  - Genus Hylomys
    - Dwarf gymnure, Hylomys parvus
    - Javan short-tailed gymnure or lesser moonrat, Hylomys suillus
    - Bornean short-tailed gymnure, Hylomys dorsalis
    - Max's short-tailed gymnure, Hylomys maxi
    - Dalat gymnure, Hylomys macarong
    - Northern short-tailed gymnure, Hylomys peguensis
    - Leuser gymnure, Hylomys vorax
  - Genus Neohylomys
    - Hainan gymnure, Neohylomys hainanensis
  - Genus Neotetracus
    - Shrew gymnure, Neotetracus sinensis
  - Genus Otohylomys
    - Long-eared gymnure, Otohylomys megalotis
  - Genus Podogymnura
    - Dinagat gymnure, Podogymnura aureospinula
    - Mindanao gymnure, Podogymnura truei
Family Soricidae (shrews)

A southern short-tailed shrew

Clade Ferungulata

Order Pholidota (pangolins)

Family Manidae
- Genus Manis
  - Indian pangolin, Manis crassicaudata
  - Chinese pangolin, Manis pentadactyla
  - Asian giant pangolin, Manis paleojavanica †
  - Sunda pangolin, Manis javanica
  - Philippine pangolin, Manis culionensis
- Genus Phataginus
  - Tree pangolin, Phataginus tricuspis
  - Long-tailed pangolin, Phataginus tetradactyla
- Genus Smutsia
  - Giant pangolin, Smutsia gigantea
  - Ground pangolin, Smutsia temmincki

Order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

Known as odd-toed ungulates, their rear hooves consist of an odd number of toes.

Suborder Hippomorpha

Family Equidae (horses, zebras and asses)
- Equus ferus
- African wild ass, Equus africanus
- Onager or Asiatic ass, Equus hemionus
- Kiang or Tibetan wild ass, Equus kiang
- Plains zebra, Equus quagga
- Mountain zebra, Equus zebra
- Grevy's zebra, Equus grevyi

Suborder Ceratomorpha

Family Tapiridae (tapirs)
- Genus Tapirus
  - Brazilian tapir, Tapirus terrestris
  - Mountain tapir, Tapirus pinchaque
  - Baird's tapir, Tapirus bairdii
  - Malayan tapir, Tapirus indicus
  - Kabomani tapir, Tapirus kabomani
Family Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceroses)

Sumatran rhinos
- Genus Diceros
  - Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis
  - Sumatran rhinoceros, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
- Genus Ceratotherium
  - White rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum
- Genus Rhinoceros
  - Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis
  - Javan rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus

Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

References

Groves, C. P. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1–2, 22–70. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
Gardner, A. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 3–21. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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