List of placental mammals explained

The class Mammalia (mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: monotremes, which lay eggs, and therians, mammals which give live birth, which has two infraclasses: marsupials (pouched mammals) and placental mammals. See List of monotremes and marsupials, and for the clades and families, see Mammal classification. Classification updated from Wilson and Reeder's using the Planet' Mammifères website.^[1]

Magnorder Atlantogenata

Superorder Afrotheria

Clade Afroinsectiphilia

Order Tubulidentata (aardvarks)

Family Orycteropodidae
- Genus Orycteropus
  - Aardvark, Orycteropus afer

=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^[2]
  - 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 ^[3]

=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

=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)
- 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

=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
- 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

=Order Primates

See main article: List of primates.

Grandorder Glires

Order Rodentia

See main article: List of rodents.

Order Lagomorpha

See main article: List of lagomorphs.

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)

Clade Ferungulata

Order Chiroptera (bats)

See main article: List of bats.

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 Cetacea

Order Carnivora

See main article: List of carnivorans.

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)
- 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)

See main article: List of artiodactyls.

Notes and References

Web site: Boudet Ch.. Planet' Mammiferes. Planet' Mammiferes. 2016-04-17 . 4.1 of 2013/12/23.
Smit . H.A. . Robinson . T.J.. Watson. J.. Jansen Van Vuuren. B. . A new species of elephant-shrew (Afrotheria: Macroselidea: Elephantulus) from South Africa . Journal of Mammalogy . 89 . 5 . 1257–1269 . October 2008 . 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-254.1. free.
Web site: Shrew's who: New mammal enters the book of life . January 30, 2008 . August 4, 2015 . AFP. Google News . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080204125137/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iOZBW8DMT3rHIv5uyWjQHU30edVw . 2008-02-04 .