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Didelphimorpha

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Opossums (metatheria)

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Afrotheria

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Group of 6 orders found in Africa including:
Tubulidentata
Macroscelidea
Afrosoricida
Paenungulata: Proboscideans, Sirenia and Hyracoidea

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Paucituberculata

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Shrew (rat) opossum

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Monita Del monte

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Microbiotheria

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Dasyuromorpha

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Tasmanian devils and quolls

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Bandicoots and Bilbys

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Peramelemorphia

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Notoryctemorphia

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Marsupial moles

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Diprodontia

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Kangaroos, koalas and wombats

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Afrosoricida

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Tenrecs, golden moles and otter shrews

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Elephant shrews

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Macroscelida

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Tubulidentata

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Aardvark

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Elephants

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Proboscideans

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Manatees and dugongs

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Sirenia

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Hyracoidea

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Hyrax and dossies

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Cingulata

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Armadillo

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Sloths and anteaters

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Pilosa

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Most closely related to primates?

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Dermoptera - colugos

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Scandentia

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Tree shrews

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Lagomorpha

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Rabbits and hares

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Erinaceomorpha

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Hedgehogs and moon rats

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Shrew and moles?

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Soricomorpha

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Bats

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Chiroptera

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Pangolin

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Pholidota

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Perissodactyla

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Horses (odd toes)

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Artiodactyla
pigs (even toes)
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Whales etc
Cetacea
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Strepsirrhini
Lemurs, lorises, pottos, galagos and the aye-aye (sub order)
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Lemuriformes
Lemurs etc (Infra order)
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Lemuroidea
Super family for all the lemurs etc
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Cheirogaleidae
Mouse and dwarf lemurs
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Lemuridae
Lemurs like ring tailed and red
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Lepilemuridae
Sportive lemur
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Indriidae
Sifaka etc
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Daubentonidae
Aye-aye
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Lorisoidea
Super family containing Lorises, pottos and Galagos
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Lorisidae
Lorises and pottos
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Galagidae
Galagos - bush babies
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Haplorrhini
Sub order containing all monkeys, apes and tarsiers
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Tarsiformes
Infra order with tarsiers
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Equus ferus caballus
Modern/ domesticated horse
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Equis ferus przewalski
Przewalski's horse - only extant horse species
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Mysteceti
Baleen whales
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Ursidae
Bears - polar bear
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Mustelidae
Sea otter
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Tarsiidae
Tarsiers
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Simiformes
Monkeys and apes
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Platyrrhini
New world monkeys
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Cebidae
Marmosets, tamarins etc
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Callitrichidae
A sub family for marmosets etc
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Aotidae
Night/owl monkey
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Atelidae
Howler, spider and woolly monkeys
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Pitheciidae
Titi, uakari and saki monkeys
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Catarrhini
Old world monkeys and apes
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Cercopithecoidea
A super family for mangabeys etc
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Cercopithecidae
Mangabeys, Vervets, macaque
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Hominoidea
A super family for the apes
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Hylobatidae
Gibbons and siamang
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Hominidae
The apes species including pan, homo, pongo and gorilla
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Canis lupus familiaris
Domestic dog
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Canis lupus
Gray wolf - ancestor of the domestic dog
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Domestic cat
Felis Silvestris Catus
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Felis silvestris libyica
Near eastern wildcat - ancestor of the domestic cat
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Sus scrofa
Wild boar
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Aunchsen
Bos primigenius - ancestor of cattle
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Bubalus bubalis
Water buffalo
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Ovis Aries
Mouflon - ancestor of the sheep
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Bos grunniens
Yak
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Mustelo furo
Ferret
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Mus musculus
Mouse
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Rattus rattus
Rat
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Laonastes aenigmanus
Living fossil rodent thing
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Geomyces destructans
White-nosed syndrome fungal infection
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Mustela nigripes
Black footed ferret

Biology Of Mammals (1 decks)

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