mammal family

/ˌmæməl ˌfæm(ə)li/

Definitions of mammal family

1. noun

   a family of mammals
   types:

   Tachyglossidae, family Tachyglossidae

   echidnas

   Ornithorhynchidae, family Ornithorhynchidae

   platypus

   Didelphidae, family Didelphidae

   opossums

   Caenolestidae, family Caenolestidae

   small marsupials of southern South America

   Peramelidae, family Peramelidae

   bandicoots

   Macropodidae, family Macropodidae

   kangaroos; wallabies

   Potoroinae, subfamily Potoroinae

   rat kangaroos

   Phalangeridae, family Phalangeridae

   phalangers; koalas

   Vombatidae, family Vombatidae

   wombats

   Dasyuridae, family Dasyuridae, family Dasyurinae

   dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils

   Notoryctidae, family Notoryctidae

   pouched moles

   Talpidae, family Talpidae

   moles

   Chrysochloridae, family Chrysochloridae

   golden moles

   Soricidae, family Soricidae

   shrews

   Erinaceidae, family Erinaceidae

   true hedgehogs

   Tenrecidae, family Tenrecidae

   tenrecs and extinct related forms

   Potamogalidae, family Potamogalidae

   otter shrews

   Balaenidae, family Balaenidae

   right whales

   Balaenopteridae, family Balaenopteridae

   rorquals; blue whales

   Eschrichtiidae, family Eschrichtiidae

   comprising only the grey whales

   Physeteridae, family Physeteridae

   sperm whales

   Hyperodontidae, Ziphiidae, family Hyperodontidae, family Ziphiidae

   beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae

   Delphinidae, family Delphinidae

   dolphins

   Platanistidae, family Platanistidae

   river dolphins

   Monodontidae, family Monodontidae

   narwhals

   Trichechidae, family Trichechidae

   comprising only the manatees

   Dugongidae, family Dugongidae

   a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow

   Otariidae, family Otariidae

   eared seals: sea lions and fur seals

   Phocidae, family Phocidae

   earless seals

   Odobenidae, family Odobenidae

   walruses and extinct forms

   Orycteropodidae, family Orycteropodidae

   aardvarks

   Canidae, family Canidae

   dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes

   Hyaenidae, family Hyaenidae

   hyenas

   Felidae, family Felidae

   cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers

   Ursidae, family Ursidae

   bears and extinct related forms

   Viverridae, Viverrinae, family Viverridae, family Viverrinae

   genets; civets; mongooses

   Phyllostomatidae, Phyllostomidae, family Phyllostomatidae, family Phyllostomidae

   New World leaf-nosed bats

   Rhinolophidae, family Rhinolophidae

   Old World leaf-nosed bats

   Hipposideridae, family Hipposideridae

   Old World leafnose bats

   Megadermatidae, family Megadermatidae

   Old World false vampire bats

   Vespertilionidae, family Vespertilionidae

   the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world

   Molossidae, family Molossidae

   mastiff bats; freetail bats

   Desmodontidae, family Desmodontidae

   true vampire bats

   Leporidae, family Leporidae

   hares and rabbits

   Ochotonidae, family Ochotonidae

   pikas and extinct forms

   Muroidea, superfamily Muroidea

   a superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excluded

   Muridae, family Muridae

   originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches

   Hydromyinae, subfamily Hydromyinae

   water rats of Australia and New Guinea

   Cricetidae, family Cricetidae

   mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters

   Gerbillinae, subfamily Gerbillinae

   gerbils

   Hystricidae, family Hystricidae

   Old World porcupines

   Erethizontidae, family Erethizontidae

   New World arboreal porcupines

   Heteromyidae, family Heteromyidae

   small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats

   Zapodidae, family Zapodidae

   jumping mice

   Dipodidae, family Dipodidae

   Old World jerboas

   Gliridae, family Gliridae

   dormice and other Old World forms

   Geomyidae, family Geomyidae

   North American pocket gophers

   Sciuridae, family Sciuridae

   a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles

   Petauristidae, subfamily Petauristidae

   Old World flying squirrels

   Castoridae, family Castoridae

   beavers

   Aplodontiidae, family Aplodontiidae

   mountain beavers

   Caviidae, family Caviidae

   a family of Hystricomorpha

   Hydrochoeridae, family Hydrochoeridae

   capybara

   Dasyproctidae, family Dasyproctidae

   agoutis and pacas

   Capromyidae, family Capromyidae

   coypus

   Chinchillidae, family Chinchillidae

   small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents

   Spalacidae, family Spalacidae

   mole rats

   Bathyergidae, family Bathyergidae

   mole rats; sand rats

   Uintatheriidae, family Uintatheriidae

   an extinct family of Dinocerata

   Procaviidae, family Procaviidae

   includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea

   Equidae, family Equidae

   the taxonomic family of horses and related animals such as asses and zebras

   Rhinocerotidae, family Rhinocerotidae, rhinoceros family

   rhinoceroses

   Tapiridae, family Tapiridae

   tapirs and extinct related forms

   Suidae, family Suidae

   pigs; hogs; boars

   Tayassuidae, family Tayassuidae

   peccaries

   Hippopotamidae, family Hippopotamidae

   hippopotami

   Bovidae, family Bovidae

   true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats

   Bovinae, subfamily Bovinae

   term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu

   Antilocapridae, family Antilocapridae

   comprising only the pronghorns

   Cervidae, family Cervidae

   deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer

   Tragulidae, family Tragulidae

   chevrotains

   Camelidae, family Camelidae

   camels and llamas and vicunas

   Giraffidae, family Giraffidae

   giraffes

   Mustelidae, family Mustelidae

   weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens

   Lutrinae, subfamily Lutrinae

   subdivision not used in some classifications: otters

   Mephitinae, subfamily Mephitinae

   subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks

   Melinae, subfamily Melinae

   subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers

   Dasypodidae, family Dasypodidae

   armadillos

   Bradypodidae, family Bradypodidae

   a family of edentates comprising the true sloths

   Megalonychidae, family Megalonychidae

   mammal family consisting of the two-toed sloths

   Megatheriidae, family Megatheriidae

   extinct ground sloths

   Mylodontidae, family Mylodontidae

   extinct South American edentates

   Myrmecophagidae, family Myrmecophagidae

   New World anteaters

   Manidae, family Manidae

   coextensive with the order Pholidota

   Hominidae, family Hominidae

   modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man

   Pongidae, family Pongidae

   usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons

   Hylobatidae, family Hylobatidae

   used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae

   Cercopithecidae, family Cercopithecidae

   Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey

   Platyrrhini, superfamily Platyrrhini

   New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin

   Callithricidae, family Callithricidae

   marmosets

   Cebidae, family Cebidae

   all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins

   Tupaiidae, family Tupaiidae

   tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates

   Lemuridae, family Lemuridae

   typical lemurs; of Madagascar

   Daubentoniidae, family Daubentoniidae

   comprising solely the aye-aye

   Lorisidae, family Lorisidae

   slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless

   Indriidae, family Indriidae

   a family of Lemuroidea

   Tarsiidae, family Tarsiidae

   coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers

   Cynocephalidae, family Cynocephalidae

   a family of Dermoptera

   Elephantidae, family Elephantidae

   elephants

   Mammutidae, family Mammutidae, family Mastodontidae

   extinct family: mastodons

   Gomphotheriidae, family Gomphotheriidae

   elephants extinct since the Pleistocene

   Procyonidae, family Procyonidae

   raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas

   Bassariscidae, subfamily Bassariscidae

   in some classifications considered a separate family

   Ailuropodidae, family Ailuropodidae

   in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas

   type of:

   family

   (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera