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Perisodactylaincludes the oddtoed ungulates

(hoofed animals)
such as horses,
zebra, and rhinos.
Artiodactyla- The
even-toed
ungulates are
ungulates, hoofed
animals, horses.

XenarthraThe superorder
Xenarthra is a
group of placental
mammals,
anteaters, tree
sloths, armadillos.

Cetacea- widely
distributed and
diverse clade of
carnivorous, finned,
aquatic marine
mammals.
Carnivora- diverse
order that includes
over 280 species of
placental mammals.

Insectivora- nowabandoned
biological grouping
within the class of
mammals.

Sirenia- Manatees
are large, fully
aquatic, mostly
herbivorous marine
mammals
sometimes known
as sea cows.
Lagomorphamembers of the
taxonomic order
Lagomorpha, of
which there are two
living families: the
Leporidae and the
Ochotonidae.
Rodentiacharacterized by a
single pair of
unremittingly
growing incisors in
each of the upper
and lower jaws.
Proboscideataxonomic order of
afrotherian
mammals
containing one
living family,
Elephantidae.
Chiroptera- Bats are
mammals of the
order Chiroptera
whose forelimbs
form webbed wings,
making them the
only mammals
naturally capable of
true and sustained

flight.
Primates- mammal
of the order
Primates. In
taxonomy, primates
include two distinct
lineages,
strepsirrhines and
haplorhines.
Monotremesmammals that lay
eggs instead of
giving birth to live
young like
marsupials and
placental mammals.
Marsupialsinfraclass of
mammals living
primarily in
Australasia and the
Americas.

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