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Chapter Outline- Description of Mammalia
- Classification of Mammalia
- Prototheria
- Metatheria
- Eutheria
- Afrotheria
- Laurasiatheria
- Cetartiodactyla
- Carnivora
- Euarchontoglires
- Primates
- Hominidae
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Euarchontoglires is a classification of mammals that contains five orders. Two of the orders are closely-related enough that they are lumped into a classification called "Glires": Rodentia, the rodents, and Lagomorpha, the rabbits and pikas. The other three orders are Dermoptera, the flying lemurs, Scandentia, the tree shrews, and Primates. This page discusses all but the primates, which will be discussed on the following pages.
- Euarchontoglires
- Dermoptera - Flying Lemurs
- Glires
- Rodentia - Rodents
- Lagomorpha - Rabbits, Pikas
- Scandentia - Tree Shrews
- Primates (following pages)
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SUBORDER HYSTRICOGNATHI
- FAMILY ABROCOMIDAE
- Chinchilla Rats (Abrocoma spp.) - South America
- FAMILY AGOUTIDAE
- Paca (Agouti paca) - (Cleveland Zoo)
- FAMILY BATHYERGIDAE
- Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber) - Omaha Zoo Kingdoms of the Night
- FAMILY CAPROMYIDAE
- Desmarest's Hutia (Capromys pilorides) - (Seattle Zoo)
- FAMILY CAVIIDAE
- Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus) - (San Diego Zoo, Philadelphia Zoo)
- FAMILY CHINCHILLIDAE
- Chinchilla (Chinchilla brevicaudata) - (Omaha Zoo, San Diego Zoo)
- FAMILY CTENOMYIDAE
- Tuco-Tucos (Ctenomys spp.) -
- FAMILY DASYPROCTIDAE
- Agouti (Dasyprocta aguti) - Omaha Zoo Kingdoms of the Night
- FAMILY DINOMYIDAE
- Pacarana (Dinomys branickii) - (San Diego Zoo)
- FAMILY ECHIMYIDAE
- American Spiny Rats (various) -
- FAMILY ERETHIZONTIDAE
- FAMILY HYDROCHAERIDAE
- Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) -
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- Peru, (SCZ, San Diego Zoo)
- FAMILY HYSTRICIDAE
- Brushtail Porcupine (Hystrix cristata) -
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- Omaha Zoo Kingdoms of the Night
- FAMILY MYOCASTORIDAE
- Nutria (Myocastor coypus) - Omaha Zoo Kingdoms of the Night
- FAMILY OCTODONTIDAE
- Degu (Octodon degus) - (Omaha Zoo)
- FAMILY PETROMURIDAE
- Dassie Rat (Petromus typicus) - (Philadelphia Zoo)
- FAMILY THRYONOMYIDAE
- Greater Cane Rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) -
SUBORDER SCIUROGNATHI
- FAMILY ANOMALURIDAE
- Long-Eared Scaly-Tailed Flying Squirrel (Idiurus macrotis) -
- FAMILY APLODONTIDAE
- Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa) - (Olympic NP)
- FAMILY CASTORIDAE
- Beaver (Castor canadensis) - Omaha Zoo Kingdoms of the Night, (Yellowstone)
- FAMILY CTENODACTYLIDAE
- Gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi) - Northern Africa
- FAMILY DIPODIDAE
- Greater Egyptian Jerboa (Jaculus orientalis)
- FAMILY GEOMYIDAE
- Northern Pocket Gopher (Thomomys talpoides) - (Yellowstone)
- FAMILY HETEROMYIDAE
- Desert Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys deserti) -
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- Omaha Zoo Kingdoms of the Night
- FAMILY MURIDAE
- Mice, Voles, Woodrats (various) -
- Four-Striped Grass Mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) -
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- Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) - (Cheyenne Bottoms)
- FAMILY MYOXIDAE
- Woodland Dormouse (Graphiurus murinus) - (Omaha Zoo)
- FAMILY PEDETIDAE
- Springhaas (Pedetes capensis) -
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- Omaha Zoo Kingdoms of the Night
- FAMILY SCIURIDAE
- Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus spp.) - (Grand Canyon)
- Kaibab & Abert Squirrels (Sciurus aberti sspp.) - (Grand Canyon)
- Uinta Chipmonk (Tamias umbrinus) -
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- RMNP, (Yellowstone)
- Uinta Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus armatus) - (Yellowstone)
- Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) - (Yellowstone)
- Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) - NOAH - Pennsylvania, (Yellowstone)
- Yellow-Bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) - NOAH - RMNP
Rabbits, Hares, Pikas
FAMILY LEPORIDAE
FAMILY OCHOTONIDAE
- Pika (Ochotona sp.) -
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- RMNP
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There is only one family and two genera in the order of flying lemurs. FAMILY CYNOCEPHALIDAE- Philippine Flying Lemur (Cynocephalus volans)
- Sunda Flying Lemur (Galeopterus variegatus)
There is only one family and five genera in the order of tree shrews.
- FAMILY TUPAIIDAE
- Common Tree Shrew (Tupaia glis) -
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- Omaha Zoo
- Madras Tree Shrew (Anathana ellioti)
- Smooth-Tailed Tree Shrews (Dendrogale spp.)
- Pen-Tailed Tree Shrew (Ptilocercus lowii)
- Philippine Tree Shrew (Urogale everetti)
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