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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

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pigs (even toes)

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Whales etc

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Cetacea

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Strepsirrhini

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Lemurs, lorises, pottos, galagos and the aye-aye (sub order)

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Lemuriformes

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Lemurs etc (Infra order)

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Lemuroidea

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Super family for all the lemurs etc

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Cheirogaleidae

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Mouse and dwarf lemurs

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Lemuridae

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Lemurs like ring tailed and red

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Lepilemuridae

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Sportive lemur

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Indriidae

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Sifaka etc

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Daubentonidae

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Aye-aye

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Lorisoidea

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Super family containing Lorises, pottos and Galagos

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Lorisidae

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Lorises and pottos

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Galagidae

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Galagos - bush babies

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Haplorrhini

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Sub order containing all monkeys, apes and tarsiers

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Tarsiformes

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Infra order with tarsiers

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Equus ferus caballus

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Modern/ domesticated horse

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Equis ferus przewalski

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Przewalski’s horse - only extant horse species

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Mysteceti

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Baleen whales

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Ursidae

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Bears - polar bear

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Mustelidae

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Sea otter

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Tarsiidae

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Tarsiers

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Simiformes

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Monkeys and apes

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Platyrrhini

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New world monkeys

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Cebidae

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Marmosets, tamarins etc

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Callitrichidae

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A sub family for marmosets etc

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Aotidae

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Night/owl monkey

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Atelidae

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Howler, spider and woolly monkeys

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Pitheciidae

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Titi, uakari and saki monkeys

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Catarrhini

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Old world monkeys and apes

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Cercopithecoidea

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A super family for mangabeys etc

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Cercopithecidae

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Mangabeys, Vervets, macaque

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Hominoidea

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A super family for the apes

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Hylobatidae

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Gibbons and siamang

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Hominidae

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The apes species including pan, homo, pongo and gorilla

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Canis lupus familiaris

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Domestic dog

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Canis lupus

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Gray wolf - ancestor of the domestic dog

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Domestic cat

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Felis Silvestris Catus

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Felis silvestris libyica

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Near eastern wildcat - ancestor of the domestic cat

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Sus scrofa

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Wild boar

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Aunchsen

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Bos primigenius - ancestor of cattle

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Bubalus bubalis

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Water buffalo

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Ovis Aries

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Mouflon - ancestor of the sheep

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Bos grunniens

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Yak

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Mustelo furo

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Ferret

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Mus musculus

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Mouse

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Rattus rattus

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Rat

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Laonastes aenigmanus

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Living fossil rodent thing

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Geomyces destructans

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White-nosed syndrome fungal infection

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Mustela nigripes

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Black footed ferret

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