types:
chevreuil,
daim
mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)
biche
mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'
insectivore
small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
carnivore
a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
chauve-souris
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
lagomorphes
relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing
rongeur
relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
ongulé
any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
lemming,
porc-épic
any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
pachyderme
any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus
édenté
primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
primate
any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
proboscidiens
massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
cétacés
large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
vache marine
any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs
pinnipède
aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
canidé,
caniné
any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
félin
any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
ours
massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
lièvre
small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
souris
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
rat
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
rat des bois
any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
hamster
short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
gerbille
small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
lemming
any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution
porc-épic
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
loir
small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
écureuil
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
marmotte
stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
artiodactyles
placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
fissipèdes
fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
tatou
burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
fourmilier
any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
babouin
any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
hominidé
a primate of the family Hominidae
singe
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
mastodonte
extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth
arctoïdé
plantigrade carnivorous mammals