mammal genus
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A genus of mammals (synset 101867348)
is a type of: genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more speciessubtypes:
- genus tachyglossus, tachyglossus - type genus of the family Tachyglossidae
- genus zaglossus, zaglossus - a genus of Tachyglossidae
- genus ornithorhynchus, ornithorhynchus - type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae
- didelphis, genus didelphis - type genus of the family Didelphidae
- caenolestes, genus caenolestes - type genus of the family Caenolestidae
- genus macrotis, macrotis - a genus of Peramelidae
- genus macropus, macropus - type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies
- genus lagorchestes, lagorchestes - hare wallabies
- genus onychogalea, onychogalea - a genus of Macropodidae
- genus petrogale, petrogale - rock wallabies
- genus thylogale, thylogale - pademelons
- dendrolagus, genus dendrolagus - tree wallabies
- genus hypsiprymnodon, hypsiprymnodon - musk kangaroos
- genus potorous, potorous - potoroos
- bettongia, genus bettongia - jerboa kangaroo
- genus phalanger - type genus of the family Phalangeridae: cuscuses
- genus trichosurus, trichosurus - a genus of Phalangeridae
- genus petaurus, petaurus - a genus of Phalangeridae
- acrobates, genus acrobates - a genus of Phalangeridae
- genus phascolarctos, phascolarctos - koalas
- dasyurus, genus dasyurus - type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats
- genus thylacinus, thylacinus - Tasmanian wolf
- genus sarcophilus, sarcophilus - Tasmanian devil
- genus phascogale, phascogale - pouched mice
- genus myrmecobius, myrmecobius - banded anteater
- genus notoryctus, notoryctus - type genus of the family Notoryctidae: comprising solely the marsupial mole
- condylura, genus condylura - star-nosed moles
- genus parascalops, parascalops - brewer's moles
- chrysochloris, genus chrysochloris - type genus of the Chrysochloridae
- genus uropsilus, uropsilus - shrew moles
- genus neurotrichus, neurotrichus - shrew moles
- genus sorex, sorex - type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews
- blarina, genus blarina - shrews
- genus neomys, neomys - a genus of Soricidae
- cryptotis, genus cryptotis - least shrews
- erinaceus, genus erinaceus - type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs
- genus tenrec - type genus of the family Tenrecidae: tenrecs
- genus potamogale - type genus of the family Potamogalidae: otter shrews
- balaena, genus balaena - type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales
- balaenoptera, genus balaenoptera - type genus of the Balaenopteridae
- genus megaptera, megaptera - humpback whales
- eschrichtius, genus eschrichtius - type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae
- genus physeter, physeter - type genus of the Physeteridae
- genus kogia, kogia - pygmy sperm whales
- genus hyperoodon, hyperoodon - bottle-nosed whales
- delphinus, genus delphinus - type genus of the Delphinidae
- genus tursiops, tursiops - a genus of Delphinidae
- genus phocoena, phocoena - porpoises
- genus grampus - grampus
- genus orcinus, orcinus - killer whales
- genus globicephala, globicephala - pilot whales
- genus monodon, monodon - type genus of the Monodontidae
- delphinapterus, genus delphinapterus - white whale
- genus trichecus, trichechus - type and sole genus of the Trichechidae
- genus dugong - type genus of the Dugongidae comprising only the dugongs
- genus hydrodamalis, hydrodamalis - a genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller's sea cow
- arctocephalus, genus arctocephalus - fur seals
- callorhinus, genus callorhinus - fur seals
- genus otaria, otaria - type genus of the Otariidae
- genus zalophus, zalophus - sea lions
- eumetopias, genus eumetopias - sea lions
- genus phoca, phoca - type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals
- genus pagophilus, pagophilus - harp seals
- genus mirounga, mirounga - elephant seals
- erignathus, genus erignathus - bearded seals
- cystophora, genus cystophora - hooded seals
- genus odobenus, odobenus - type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses
- genus orycteropus, orycteropus - coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae
- canis, genus canis - type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals
- cuon, cyon, genus cuon, genus cyon - Asiatic wild dog
- dusicyon, genus dusicyon - crab-eating dog
- genus nyctereutes, nyctereutes - raccoon dogs
- genus lycaeon, lycaeon - African hunting dog
- genus hyaena - type genus of the Hyaenidae
- crocuta, genus crocuta - a genus of Hyaenidae
- genus proteles, proteles - aardwolf
- genus vulpes, vulpes - foxes
- alopex, genus alopex - arctic foxes
- genus urocyon, urocyon - grey foxes
- felis, genus felis - type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats
- genus lynx - lynxes
- genus panthera, panthera - lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
- acinonyx, genus acinonyx - cheetahs
- genus smiledon, smiledon - saber-toothed tigers
- genus nimravus, nimravus - false sabertoothed tigers
- genus ursus, ursus - type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears
- euarctos, genus euarctos - American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
- genus selenarctos, selenarctos - Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
- genus thalarctos, thalarctos - polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
- genus melursus, melursus - sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
- genus viverra, viverra - type genus of the family Viverridae
- genus viverricula, viverricula - a genus of Viverridae
- arctictis, genus arctictis - binturongs
- fossa, genus fossa - monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets
- genetta, genus genetta - genets
- genus hemigalus, hemigalus - banded palm civets
- genus herpestes, herpestes - mongooses
- genus paradoxurus, paradoxurus - palm civets
- genus suricata, suricata - meerkats
- genus pteropus, pteropus - a genus of Megachiroptera
- genus nyctimene, nyctimene - East Indian fruit bats
- cynopterus, genus cynopterus - a genus of Megachiroptera
- genus macrotus - leafnose bats
- genus phyllostomus, phyllostomus - type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae
- choeronycteris, genus choeronycteris - a genus of Phyllostomatidae
- genus hipposideros, hipposideros - horseshoe bats
- genus rhinonicteris, rhinonicteris - orange horseshoe bats
- genus megaderma, megaderma - type genus of the Megadermatidae
- genus vespertilio, vespertilio - a genus of Vespertilionidae
- genus lasiurus, lasiurus - a genus of Vespertilionidae
- genus myotis, myotis - largest and most widely distributed genus of bats
- eptesicus, genus eptesicus - a genus of Vespertilionidae
- antrozous, genus antrozous - a genus of Vespertilionidae
- genus pipistrellus, pipistrellus - nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats
- euderma, genus euderma - a genus of Vespertilionidae
- genus plecotus, plecotus - a genus of Vespertilionidae
- genus tadarida, tadarida - freetail bats
- eumops, genus eumops - mastiff bats
- desmodus, genus desmodus - type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats
- diphylla, genus diphylla - vampire bats
- genus oryctolagus, oryctolagus - Old World rabbits
- genus sylvilagus, sylvilagus - North American rabbits
- genus lepus, lepus - type genus of the Leporidae: hares
- genus ochotona, ochotona - type genus of the Ochotonidae
- genus mus, mus - type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
- genus micromyx, micromyx - Old World harvest mice
- apodemus, genus apodemus - Old World field mice
- genus rattus, rattus - common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge
- genus nesokia, nesokia - bandicoot rats
- conilurus, genus conilurus - jerboa rats
- genus notomys, notomys - jerboa rats
- genus hydromys, hydromys - water rats
- genus reithrodontomys, reithrodontomys - New World harvest mice
- genus peromyscus, peromyscus - New World wood mice
- baiomys, genus baiomys - pygmy mice
- genus onychomys, onychomys - grasshopper mice
- genus ondatra, ondatra - muskrats
- genus neofiber, neofiber - round-tailed muskrat
- genus sigmodon, sigmodon - American cotton rats
- genus neotoma, neotoma - packrats
- genus oryzomys, oryzomys - rice rats
- genus pitymys, pitymys - pine mice
- genus microtus, microtus - voles of the northern hemisphere
- arvicola, genus arvicola - in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus
- clethrionomys, genus clethrionomys - a genus of Cricetidae
- genus phenacomys - North American voles
- cricetus, genus cricetus - type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters
- genus mesocricetus, mesocricetus - golden hamsters
- genus gerbillus, gerbillus - type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils
- genus meriones, meriones - a genus of Cricetidae
- genus lemmus, lemmus - lemmings
- genus myopus, myopus - a genus of Cricetidae
- dicrostonyx, genus dicrostonyx - pied lemmings
- genus synaptomys, synaptomys - bog lemmings
- atherurus, genus atherurus - a genus of Hystricidae
- genus trichys, trichys - a genus of Hystricidae
- erethizon, genus erethizon - a genus of Erethizontidae
- genus perognathus, perognathus - pocket mice
- genus liomys, liomys - pocket mice
- dipodomys, genus dipodomys - kangaroo rats
- genus microdipodops, microdipodops - kangaroo mice
- genus zapus, zapus - type genus of the Zapodidae
- dipus, genus dipus - type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind foot
- genus jaculus, jaculus - jerboas
- genus glis, glis - type genus of the Gliridae
- genus muscardinus, muscardinus - a genus of Gliridae
- eliomys, genus eliomys - lerots
- genus geomys, geomys - type genus of the Geomyidae
- genus thomomys, thomomys - western pocket gophers
- genus sciurus, sciurus - type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels
- genus tamiasciurus, tamiasciurus - American red squirrels
- citellus, genus citellus, genus spermophilus, spermophilus - typical ground squirrels
- cynomys, genus cynomys - prairie dogs
- genus tamias, tamias - chipmunks of eastern North America
- eutamias, genus eutamias - chipmunks of western America and Asia
- genus glaucomys, glaucomys - New World flying squirrels
- genus marmota, marmota - marmots
- genus petaurista, petaurista - very large Asiatic flying squirrels
- castor, genus castor - type genus of the Castoridae: beavers
- castoroides, genus castoroides - extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States
- aplodontia, genus aplodontia - type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers
- cavia, genus cavia - type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs
- dolichotis, genus dolichotis - maras
- genus hydrochoerus, hydrochoerus - a genus of Hydrochoeridae
- dasyprocta, genus dasyprocta - type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis
- cuniculus, genus cuniculus - pacas
- genus stictomys, stictomys - mountain pacas
- genus myocastor, myocastor - a genus of Capromyidae
- genus chinchilla - type genus of the Chinchillidae
- genus lagidium, lagidium - a genus of Chinchillidae
- genus lagostomus, lagostomus - viscachas
- abrocoma, genus abrocoma - abrocomes
- genus spalax, spalax - type genus of the Spalacidae
- bathyergus, genus bathyergus - mole rats
- genus heterocephalus, heterocephalus - sand rats
- genus uintatherium, uintatherium - type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming
- genus procavia, procavia - type genus of the Procaviidae
- equus, genus equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae
- genus hyracotherium, hyracotherium - extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus
- genus mesohippus - a genus of Equidae
- genus protohippus - a genus of Equidae
- genus rhinoceros - type genus of the Rhinocerotidae
- ceratotherium, genus ceratotherium - African genus
- diceros, genus diceros - most common species in Africa
- genus tapirus, tapirus - type genus of the Tapiridae
- genus sus, sus - type genus of the Suidae
- babyrousa, genus babyrousa - a genus of Suidae
- genus phacochoerus, phacochoerus - warthogs
- genus pecari, genus tayassu, tayassu - type genus of the Tayassuidae
- genus hippopotamus - type genus of the Hippopotamidae
- bos, genus bos - wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini
- bubalus, genus bubalus, tribe bubalus - in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes
- genus anoa - a genus of mammals of the family Bovidae
- genus synercus, synercus, tribe synercus - Cape buffalo
- bibos, genus bibos - wild ox
- genus bison - sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo
- genus ovibos, ovibos - consisting of the musk-ox
- genus ovis, ovis - sheep
- ammotragus, genus ammotragus - genus of wild sheep
- capra, genus capra - goats
- genus oreamnos, oreamnos - mountain goats
- genus naemorhedus, naemorhedus - gorals
- capricornis, genus capricornis - serows
- genus rupicapra, rupicapra - chamois
- budorcas, genus budorcas - gnu goats
- antilope, genus antilope - blackbucks
- genus litocranius, litocranius - antelopes of eastern Africa: gerenuks
- genus addax - genus of antelopes of northern African deserts
- connochaetes, genus connochaetes - African antelopes: gnus
- genus madoqua, madoqua - genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa
- alcelaphus, genus alcelaphus - African antelopes: hartebeests
- damaliscus, genus damaliscus - African antelopes: sassabies
- aepyceros, genus aepyceros - African antelopes: impalas
- gazella, genus gazella - typical gazelles
- antidorcas, genus antidorcas - springboks
- genus strepsiceros, genus tragelaphus, strepsiceros, tragelaphus - African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks
- boselaphus, genus boselaphus - Indian antelopes: nilgais
- genus hippotragus, hippotragus - sable antelopes
- genus saiga - Eurasian antelopes: saigas
- genus raphicerus, raphicerus - African antelopes: steenboks
- genus taurotragus, taurotragus - African antelopes: elands
- genus kobus, kobus - African antelopes: waterbucks
- adenota, genus adenota - African antelopes: puku
- genus oryx - African antelopes: oryxes
- genus pseudoryx, pseudoryx - species of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by scientists in 1992
- antilocapra, genus antilocapra - type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species
- cervus, genus cervus - the type genus of the Cervidae
- genus odocoileus, odocoileus - North American deer
- alces, genus alces - elk or moose
- dama, genus dama - fallow deer
- capreolus, genus capreolus - roe deer
- genus rangifer, rangifer - reindeer or caribou
- genus mazama, mazama - brockets
- genus muntiacus, muntiacus - muntjacs
- genus moschus, moschus - musk deer
- elaphurus, genus elaphurus - a genus of Cervidae
- genus tragulus, tragulus - type genus of the Tragulidae
- genus hyemoschus, hyemoschus - water chevrotains
- camelus, genus camelus - type genus of the Camelidae: camels
- genus lama, lama - llamas
- genus vicugna, vicugna - a genus of Camelidae
- genus giraffa, giraffa - type genus of the Giraffidae
- genus okapia, okapia - okapis
- genus mustela, mustela - type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels
- genus poecilogale, poecilogale - muishonds
- genus ictonyx, ictonyx - a genus of Mustelidae
- genus lutra, lutra - in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae
- enhydra, genus enhydra - sea otters
- genus mephitis, mephitis - in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae
- conepatus, genus conepatus - a genus of Mustelidae
- genus spilogale, spilogale - a genus of Mustelidae
- genus taxidea, taxidea - in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae
- genus meles, meles - in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae
- genus mellivora, mellivora - ratels
- genus melogale, melogale - a genus of Mustelidae
- arctonyx, genus arctonyx - a genus of Mustelidae
- genus gulo, gulo - a genus of Mustelidae
- genus grison - a genus of Mustelidae
- genus galictis - alternative name for the genus Grison
- genus martes, martes - martens
- charronia, genus charronia - a genus of Mustelidae
- eira, genus eira - a genus of Mustelidae
- dasypus, genus dasypus - type genus of the Dasypodidae
- genus tolypeutes, tolypeutes - a genus of Dasypodidae
- genus cabassous - solely the tatouay
- euphractus, genus euphractus - a genus of Dasypodidae
- genus priodontes, priodontes - solely the giant armadillo
- chlamyphorus, genus chlamyphorus - pichiciago
- burmeisteria, genus burmeisteria - a genus of Dasypodidae
- bradypus, genus bradypus - type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths
- choloepus, genus choloepus - a genus of Megalonychidae consisting of the two-toed sloth
- genus megatherium, megatherium - type genus of the Megatheriidae
- genus mylodon - type genus of the Mylodontidae; sometimes included in family Megatheriidae
- genus myrmecophaga, myrmecophaga - type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; South American ant bear
- cyclopes, genus cyclopes - only the silky anteater
- genus tamandua - lesser anteater
- genus manis, manis - type genus of the Manidae
- genus homo - type genus of the family Hominidae
- australopithecus, genus australopithecus - extinct genus of African hominid
- genus plesianthropus, plesianthropus - former name for the genus Australopithecus
- genus sivapithecus - extinct primates; lower Pliocene
- dryopithecus, genus dryopithecus - genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene
- genus ouranopithecus, ouranopithecus - a genus of Hominidae
- genus lufengpithecus, lufengpithecus - a genus of Hominidae
- genus proconsul - genus of extinct primitive African primates of the Miocene epoch; sometimes considered a subgenus of Dryopithecus
- genus kenyapithecus, kenyapithecus - extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya
- genus aegyptopithecus - a genus of Hominoidea
- algeripithecus, genus algeripithecus - an extinct genus of Hominoidea
- genus pongo, pongo - type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans
- genus gorilla - gorillas
- genus pan, pan - chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids
- genus hylobates, hylobates - gibbons
- genus symphalangus, symphalangus - used in some classifications for the siamangs
- cercopithecus, genus cercopithecus - type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons
- cercocebus, genus cercocebus - mangabeys
- erythrocebus, genus erythrocebus - patas
- genus papio, papio - baboons
- genus mandrillus, mandrillus - baboons
- genus macaca, macaca - macaques; rhesus monkeys
- genus presbytes, mammal semnopithecus, presbytes - langurs
- genus colobus - a genus of Cercopithecidae
- genus nasalis, nasalis - proboscis monkeys
- callithrix, genus callithrix - type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets
- cebuella, genus cebuella - pygmy marmosets
- genus leontideus, genus leontocebus, leontocebus - tamarins
- cebus, genus cebus - type genus of the Cebidae
- aotus, genus aotus - douroucoulis
- alouatta, genus alouatta - howler monkeys
- genus pithecia, pithecia - sakis
- cacajao, genus cacajao - uakaris
- callicebus, genus callicebus - titis
- ateles, genus ateles - spider monkeys
- genus saimiri, saimiri - squirrel monkeys
- genus lagothrix, lagothrix - woolly monkeys
- genus tupaia, tupaia - the type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews
- genus ptilocercus, ptilocercus - pentails
- genus lemur - type genus of the Lemuridae
- daubentonia, genus daubentonia - type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae
- genus loris - type genus of the Lorisidae
- genus nycticebus, nycticebus - a genus of Lorisidae
- genus perodicticus, perodicticus - a genus of Lorisidae
- arctocebus, genus arctocebus - a genus of Lorisidae
- genus galago - bush babies
- genus indri - type genus of the Indriidae
- avahi, genus avahi - a genus of Indriidae
- genus tarsius, tarsius - type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae
- cynocephalus, genus cynocephalus - type genus of the family Cynocephalidae
- elephas, genus elephas - type genus of the family Elephantidae
- genus loxodonta, loxodonta - a genus of Elephantidae
- genus mammuthus, mammuthus - extinct genus: mammoths
- archidiskidon, genus archidiskidon - a genus of Elephantidae
- genus mammut, genus mastodon, mammut - extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons
- genus gomphotherium, gomphotherium - type genus of the Gomphotheriidae
- genus procyon, procyon - the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons
- bassariscus, genus bassariscus - cacomistles
- genus potos, potos - a genus of Procyonidae
- genus nasua, nasua - coatis
- ailurus, genus ailurus - lesser pandas
- ailuropoda, genus ailuropoda - only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae
belongs to: craniata, subphylum craniata, subphylum vertebrata, vertebrata - fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals
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