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6 de out. de 2022 · Learn about the characteristics, types, and examples of mammals, the warm-blooded vertebrates that have hair or fur and produce milk. Explore the three different types of mammal births: monotremes, marsupials, and placental mammals.
There are currently 1,258 genera, 161 families, 27 orders, and around 5,937 recognized living species of mammal. Mammalian taxonomy is in constant flux as many new species are described and recategorized within their respective genera and families.
The Mammal Diversity Database of the American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) is your home base for tracking the latest taxonomic changes to living and recently extinct (i.e., since ~1500 CE) species and higher taxa of mammals.
A comprehensive and authoritative source of mammalian taxonomy and nomenclature, with scientific and common names, synonyms, distribution, status and comments. Browse by taxonomy or search by name, or download the custom dictionary for Microsoft Office applications.
Around 6,400 extant species of mammals have been described and divided into 29 orders. The largest orders of mammals, by number of species, are the rodents, bats, and Eulipotyphla (including hedgehogs, moles and shrews).
9 de set. de 2021 · Learn about different types of mammals with examples of mammal species from all of the main mammalian groups. See pictures and facts of elephants, whales, rats, sloths, cats and more.
29 de abr. de 2024 · Learn about mammals, the group of vertebrates that nourish their young with milk and have hair, a hinged lower jaw, and a muscular diaphragm. Explore the diversity, evolution, and distribution of more than 5,500 species of living mammals.
