This is a list of families that contains a list of families used in scientific classification. The hierarchy of scientific classification In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ...

Kingdom Animalia

Phyla Subkingdom Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subkingdom Agnotozoa Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Subkingdom Metazoa Radiata Cnidaria Ctenophora - Comb jellies Bilateria Protostomia Acoelomorpha Platyhelminthes - Flatworms Nemertina - Ribbon worms Gastrotricha Gnathostomulida - Jawed worms Micrognathozoa Rotifera - Rotifers Acanthocephala Priapulida Kinorhyncha Loricifera Entoprocta Nematoda - Roundworms Nematomorpha - Horsehair worms Cycliophora Mollusca - Mollusks Sipuncula - Peanut worms Annelida - Segmented...

Phylum Chordata

Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with...

Class Aves

For other meanings of bird, see bird (disambiguation). ...

Order Accipitriformes

• Family Accipitridae: hawks, eagles, buzzards, Old World vultures, and allies
• Family Cathartidae: New World vultures
• Family Pandionidae: Osprey
• Family Sagittaridae: Secretary Bird

In one of the most common of the several ways in which the raptors are classified, the order Accipitriformes includes most of the diurnal birds of prey: hawks, eagles, vultures, and many others: about 225 species in all. ... Subfamilies Elaninae Perninae Milvinae Accipitrinae Buteoninae Aegypiinae Circinae Circaetinae The Accipitridae is one of the two main families within the order Falconiformes (the diurnal birds of prey). ... Genera Cathartes Coragyps Gymnogyps Sarcorhamphus The New World vulture family Cathartidae contains seven species found in North and South America. ... Binomial name Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is a medium large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution. ... Binomial name Sagittarius serpentarius (Miller,JF, 1779) The Secretary Bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, is an extraordinary member of the bird of prey family. ...

Order Anseriformes

• Family Anhimidae: screamers
• Family Anseranatidae: magpie-geese
• Family Anatidae: ducks, geese, and swans
• Family Dromornithidae (extinct)
• Family Presbyornithidae (extinct)

Families Anhimidae Anseranatidae Anatidae †Dromornithidae †Presbyornithidae The order Anseriformes contains about 150 species of birds in three families: the Anhimidae (the screamers), Anseranatidae (the Magpie-goose), and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans. ... This article refers to the bird family. ... Binomial name Anseranas semipalmata (Latham, 1798) The Magpie Goose, Anseranas semipalmata, is an unusual member of the bird order Anseriformes, which contains about 150 species in three families. ... Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Thalassorninae Anserinae Stictonettinae Plectropterinae Tadorninae Anatinae Aythyinae Merginae Oxyurinae and see text Anatidae is the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swan. ... Genera Dromornis Barawertornis Bullockornis Ilbandornis Genyornis Dromornithidae were a family of large, flightless birds that lived in Australia until the end of the Pleistocene, but are now extinct. ... Genera see text Presbyornithidae were a family of waterbirds with an apparently global distribution that lived until the Earliest Oligocene, but are now extinct. ...

Order Apodiformes

• Family Aegialornithidae (fossil)
• Family Apodidae - swifts
• Family Jungornithidae (fossil)
• Family Hemiprocnidae - treeswifts
• Family Trochilidae - hummingbirds

Families Apodidae Hemiprocnidae Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three families: the swifts, Apodidae, the tree swifts, Hemiprocnidae, and the hummingbirds, Trochilidae. ... Species Aegialornis gallicus (type) Aegialornis leenhardti (disputed) Aegialornis wetmorei Aegialornis broweri (disputed) Aegialornis germanicus (disputed) Synonyms Tachyornis Milne-Edwards, 1892 Belornis Milne-Edwards, 1893 Mesogiornis Mlíkovský, 2002 Aegialornis[1] is a genus of prehistoric apodiform bird. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of the word Swift see Swift (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... † see also: Hummingbird Swift The tree swifts or crested swifts are aerial near passerine birds, closely related to the true swifts. ... For the Australian jangle pop band, see The Hummingbirds. ...

Order Archaeopterygiformes

Extinct. Families Archaeopterygidae Yandangornithidae Scansoriopterygidae Troodontidae Microraptoria Dromaeosauridae The Archaeopterygiformes were an order of early birds that lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. ...

• Family Archaeopterygidae (fossil)

Binomial name Archaeopteryx lithographica Meyer, 1861 Synonyms see text Archaeopteryx (pronounced ) meaning ancient feather (Greek archaio = ancient + pteryx = variously translated as wing, feather, or more specifically pinion (wing feather), from the Late Jurassic of Germany, is the earliest and most primitive known bird. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ...

Order Caprimulgiformes

• Family Aegothelidae (owlet-nightjars, 9 species in one genus)
• Family Caprimulgidae
• Family Nyctibiidae (Potoos, about 5 species in 1 genus)
• Family Podargidae (frogmouths, 12 species in 2 genera)
• Family Steatornithidae (Oilbird)

Families see text The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes a number of birds with global distribution (except Antarctica). ... “Goatsucker” redirects here. ... Species See text. ... The frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds related to the nightjars. ... Binomial name Steatornis caripensis Humboldt, 1817 The Oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) is a slim, long-winged bird related to the nightjars. ...

Order Charadriiformes

• Family Alcidae: puffins, guillemots, murres, and allies
• Family Burhinidae: thick-knees
• Family Charadriidae: plovers and lapwings
• Family Chionididae: sheathbills
• Family Dromadidae: Crab Plover
• Family Glareolidae: pratincoles and coursers
• Family Haematopodidae: oystercatchers
• Family Ibidorhynchidae: Ibisbill
• Family Jacanidae: jacanas
• Family Laridae: gulls
• Family Pedionomidae: Plains Wanderer
• Family Pluvianellidae: Magellanic Plover
• Family Recurvirostridae: avocets
• Family Rhynchopidae: skimmers
• Family Rostratulidae: painted snipe
• Family Scolopacidae: snipe, sandpipers, phalaropes, and allies
• Family Stercorariidae: skuas
• Family Sternidae: terns
• Family Thinocoridae: seedsnipe
• Family Turnicidae: buttonquails

Families Thinocoridae Pedionomidae Scolopacidae Rostratulidae Jacanidae Chionididae Burhinidae Haematopodidae Recurvirostridae Ibidorhynchidae Charadriidae Pluvianellidae Dromadidae Glareolidae Stercorariidae Rhynchopidae Laridae Sternidae Alcidae Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. ... Genera Alle Uria Alca Pinguinus Cepphus Brachyramphus Synthliboramphus Ptychoramphus Cyclorrhynchus Aethia Cerorhinca Fratercula Auks are birds of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. ... Genera Burhinus Esacus The stone-curlews or thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. ... Genera Vanellinae Erythrogonys Vanellus Charadriinae Pluvialis Charadrius Thinornis Elseyornis Peltohyas Anarhynchus Phegornis Oreopholus The bird family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings, about 64 to 66 species in all. ... The sheathbills are a small family of birds confined to Antarctic regions. ... Binomial name Dromas ardeola (Paykull, 1805) The Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola) is a bird related to the waders, but sufficiently distinctive to merit its own family Dromadidae. ... Genera Pratincoles Stiltia Glareola Coursers Pluvianus Cursorius Rhinoptilus Glareolidae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadri. ... Genus Haematopus Linnaeus 1758 The Oystercatchers are a group of waders; they form the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus. ... Binomial name Ibidorhyncha struthersii Vigors, 1832 The Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) is a bird related to the waders, but sufficiently distinctive to merit its own family Ibidorhynchidae. ... Genera Microparra Actophilornis Irediparra Hydrophasianus Metopidius Jacana The Jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. ... Genera Pagophila Larus Rissa Creagus Xema Rhodostethia Gulls are seabirds in the family Laridae and subfamily Lari. ... Binomial name Pedionomus torquatus Gould, 1841 The Plains Wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus, is a unique member of the gamebird order Galliformes, and this bird is put in a family of its own. ... Binomial name Pluvianellus socialis Gray,GR, 1846 The Magellanic Plover, Pluvianellus socialis, is a rare and unique wader found only in southernmost South America. ... Species Recurvirostra avosetta Recurvirostra americana Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Recurvirostra andina Himantopus himantopus Himantopus mexicanus Himantopus novaezelandiae Cladorhynchus leucocephalus Recurvirostridae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii. ... The Skimmers are a small family of tern-like birds in the order Charadriiformes, which also includes the waders, gulls and auks. ... Species Rostralata benghalensis Nycticryptes semicollaris Painted snipe are distinctive waders placed together in their own family Rostratulidae. ... Genera Actitis Aphriza Arenaria Bartramia Calidris Catoptrophorus Coenocorypha Eurynorhynchus Gallinago Heterosceles Limicola Limnodromus Limosa Limnocryptes Numenius Steganopus Phalaropus Philomachus Prosobonia Scolopax Tringa Tryngites Xenus The Scolopacidae are a large family of waders, (known as shorebirds in North America). ... Genera Stercorarius Catharacta The skuas are seabirds in the family Stercorariidae. ... Genera Sterna (Gelochelidon) (Hydroprogne) (Thalasseus) Chlidonias Phaetusa Anous Procelsterna Gygis Larosterna Terns are seabirds in the family Sternidae, previously considered a subfamily Sterninae of the gull family Laridae. ... Genera Attagis Thinocorus The seedsnipe are a South American family of group of small gregarious waders which have adapted to a herbivorous diet. ... The buttonquails or hemipodes are a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. ...

Order Ciconiiformes

• Family Ardeidae: herons and egrets
• Family Cochlearidae (the Boat-billed Heron)
• Family Balaenicipitidae (the Shoebill)
• Family Scopidae (the Hammerkop)
• Family Ciconiidae; storks
• Family Threskiornithidae: ibises and spoonbills
• Family Cathartidae: New World vultures

Families Ardeidae Cochlearidae (the Boat-billed Heron) Balaenicipitidae (the Shoebill) Scopidae (the Hammerkop) Ciconiidae Threskiornithidae Cathartidae Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. ... Genera See text The Ardeidae family of birds is the heron, egret and bittern family of wading birds. ... Binomial name Cochlearius cochlearius (Linnaeus, 1766) The Boatbill, Cochlearius cochlearius, is an odd bird related to the herons. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1766 For other uses of the word, see Boatbill (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Balaeniceps rex (Gould, 1850) The Shoebill or Whalehead (Balaeniceps rex) is a very large bird related to the storks. ... Binomial name Balaeniceps rex Gould, 1850 The Shoebill, Balaeniceps rex also known as Whalehead is a very large bird related to the storks. ... Binomial name Scopus umbretta Gmelin, 1789 The Hammerkop (Scopus umbretta) is a medium sized (56cm) bird with a long shaggy crest. ... Binomial name Scopus umbretta Gmelin, 1789 The Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) is a medium sized (56cm) bird with a long shaggy crest. ... Genera Mycteria Anastomus Ciconia Ephippiorhynchus Jabiru Leptoptilos The storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills. ... Subfamilies Threskionithinae Plateinae The family Threskiornithidae includes about 30 species of large terrestrial and wading birds, falling into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills. ... Genera Cathartes Coragyps Gymnogyps Sarcorhamphus The New World vulture family Cathartidae contains seven species found in North and South America. ...

Order Coliiformes

• Family Coliidae: mousebirds

Genera Colius Urocolius The mousebirds are a small group of near passerine birds which have no clear affinities to other groups, and are therefore given order status. ... Genera Colius Urocolius The mousebirds are a small group of near passerine birds which have no clear affinities to other groups, and are therefore given order status. ...

Order Columbiformes

• Family Columbidae pigeons and doves
• Family Raphidae (extinct) dodos

Families Columbidae The bird order Columbiformes the includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and Rodrigues Solitaire, long classified as a second family Raphidae. ... Dove and Pigeon redirect here. ... A raphidae is a type of bird in other words a dodo bird it is a wingless bird and eats fruit from falling trees. ...

Order Confuciusornithiformes

Extinct.

• Family Confuciusornithidae (fossil)

Species (type) Hou , 1999 (disputed) (disputed) Confuciusornis is a genus of crow-sized prehistoric bird from the Early Cretaceous of China, approximately 120 million years ago. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ...

Order Coraciiformes

• Family Alcedinidae (river kingfishers)
• Family Brachypteraciidae (ground rollers)
• Family Bucerotidae (hornbills)
• Family Cerylidae (water or belted kingfishers)
• Family Coraciidae (rollers)
• Family Eocoraciidae (fossil)
• Family Halcyonidae (tree kingfishers)
• Family Leptosomatidae (Cuckoo Roller)
• Family Meropidae (bee-eaters)
• Family Messelirrisoridae (fossil)
• Family Momotidae (motmots)
• Family Phoeniculidae (woodhoopoes)
• Family Primobucconidae (fossil)
• Family Todidae (todies)
• Family Upupidae (Hoopoe)

Families Alcedinidae Halcyonidae Cerylidae Brachypteraciidae Coraciidae Leptosomidae Meropidae Momotidae Todidae Bucerotidae Upupidae Phoeniculidae The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colourful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills. ... Genera Alcedo Ceyx Ispidina The river kingfishers or Alcedinidae, are one of the three families of bird in the kingfisher group. ... Genera Brachypteracias Atelornis Uratelornis The ground rollers are a small family of non-migratory near-passerine birds restricted to Madagascar. ... Genera Aceros Anorrhinus Anthracoceros Buceros Bucorvus Ceratogymna (=Bycanistes) Ocyceros Penelopides Tockus Hornbills (Family Bucerotidae) are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cows horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. ... Genera Megaceryle Ceryle Chloroceryle The water kingfishers or Cerylidae are one of the three families of bird in the kingfisher group, and are also known as the belted kingfishers or cerylid kingfishers. ... The word roller can mean:- Some species of birds: see hereinunder. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... Genera Actenoides Carydonax Cittura Clytoceyx Halcyon Lacedo Melidora Pelargopsis Tanysiptera Dacelo Syma Todirhamphus The tree kingfishers or wood kingfishers, family Halcyonidae, are the most numerous of the three families of birds in the kingfisher group. ... Binomial name Leptosomus discolor (Hermann, 1783) The Cuckoo Roller, Leptosomus discolor, is the only bird in the family Leptosomatidae, part of the order Coraciiformes, which also includes the kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers. ... Genera Nyctyornis Meropogon Merops The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. ... Species Messelirrisor grandis Messelirrisor halcyrostris Messelirrisor parvus The extinct Messelirrisoridae are a family or Coraciiformes. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... Genera Aspatha Baryphthengus Electron Eumomota Hylomanes Momotus The motmots or Momotidae are a family of tropical birds in the order Coraciiformes, which also includes the kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers. ... Genera Phoeniculus Rhinopomastos The Woodhoopoes are an small African family of near passerine birds. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... Genera Todus The todies are a family of tropical birds in the order Coraciiformes, which also includes the kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers. ... Binomial name Upupa epops Linnaeus, 1758 The Hoopoe Upupa epops is in the same order of often colourful near passerine birds as the kingfishers, bee-eaters, and rollers. ...

Order Cuculiformes

• Family Cuculidae: cuckoos
• Family Musophagidae: turacos and allies
• Family Opisthocomidae: Hoatzin

Families Musophagidae Cuculidae Opisthocomidae The near passerine bird order Cuculiformes traditionally included three families as below: Order Cuculiformes Family Musophagidae: turacos and allies Family Cuculidae: cuckoos Family Opisthocomidae: Hoatzin However, the taxonomy of this group is now controversial. ... Genera See text. ... Genera Corythaeola Tauraco Ruwenzorornis Musophaga Corythaixoides Crinifer The turacos, plantain eaters and go-away birds make up the bird family Musophagidae (literally banana-eaters). ... Binomial name Ophisthocomus hoazin Muller, 1776 The Hoatzin (Ophisthocomus hoazin) is an odd species of tropical bird which is found in the swamps associated with the Amazon and Orinoco rivers of South America. ...

Subclass Enantiornithes

Extinct. The Enantiornithes, or opposite birds (because their foot bones are fused differently than in modern birds), are an extinct group of flying birds. ...

• Family Aberratiodontuidae (fossil)
• Family Alexornithidae (fossil)
• Family Avisauridae (fossil)
• Family Enantiornithidae (fossil)
• Family Gobipterygidae (fossil)
• Family Iberomesornithidae (fossil)
• Family Longipterygidae (fossil)
• Family Patagopterygidae (fossil)
• Family Zhyraornithidae (fossil)

Binomial name Aberratiodontus was an enantiornithine bird which lived in the Early Cretaceous. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Enantiornis is a genus of predatory enantiornithine bird. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Elżanowski, 1976 Synonyms Nanantius valifanovi Kurochkin, 1996 Laevisoolithus sochavai Mikhailov, 1991 (ichnotaxon) Gobipteryx is the name given to a genus of enantiornithine bird from the Late Cretaceous Period. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Zhyraornis is a genus of prehistoric bird from the Late Cretaceous (Santonian to early Campanian, 85-79 mya). ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ...

Order Falconiformes

• Family Accipitridae
• Family Falconidae
• Family Pandionidae
• Family Sagittariidae

Families Accipitridae Pandionidae Falconidae Sagittariidae The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that include the diurnal birds of prey. ... Subfamilies Elaninae Perninae Milvinae Accipitrinae Buteoninae Aegypiinae Circinae Circaetinae The Accipitridae is one of the two main families within the order Falconiformes (the diurnal birds of prey). ... Genera Daptrius Phalcoboenus Polyborus Milvago Herpetotheres Micrastur Spiziapteryx Polihierax Microhierax Falco The family Falconidae includes about 60 species of diurnal birds of prey, notably the falcons and caracaras. ... For other uses, see Osprey (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Sagittarius serpentarius (Miller,JF, 1779) The Secretary Bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, is an extraordinary member of the bird of prey family. ...

Order Galliformes

• Family Cracidae: chachalacas, guans and curassows
• Family Megapodiidae: mound-builders
• Family Meleagrididae: turkeys
• Family Mesitornithidae: mesites (may actually be more closely related to gruiform birds
• Family Numididae: guineafowl
• Family Odontophoridae: New World quail
• Family Phasianidae: junglefowl (including the wild form of the domestic chicken), partridges, pheasants, quail, and allies.
• Family Tetraonidae: grouse

Families Megapodidae Numididae Odontophoridae Phasianidae Meleagrididae Tetraonidae Cracidae Mesitornithidae The Galliformes is an order of birds containing the turkeys, grouse, quails and pheasants. ... Genera Ortalis Penelope Pipile Aburria Chamaepetes Penelopina Oreophasis Nothocrax Mitu Crax Pauxi The chachalacas, guans and curassows are birds in the family Cracidae. ... This article is about mound-building birds. ... Species Meleagris gallopavo Meleagris ocellata A turkey is either of two species of large birds in the gamebird family with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks. ... Genus  Mesitornis, Monias The mesites are a small group of birds of uncertain affinities often alternatively placed with the Rallidae. ... Families †Gastornithidae Aramidae Psophiidae Rallidae Heliornithidae Rhynochetidae †Aptornithidae Eurypigidae Cariamidae Otidae Gruidae †Phorusrhacidae The diverse order Gruiformes contains about 12 bird families with, on first sight, little in common. ... Genera  Agelastes  Numida  Guttera  Acryllium The guineafowl are a family of birds in the same order as the pheasants, turkeys and other game birds. ... Genera  Dendrortyx  Oreortyx  Callipepla  Philortyx  Colinus  Odontophorus  Dactylortyx  Cyrtonyx  Rhynchortyx The New World quails are small birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits. ... The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and their allies. ... Species Gallus gallus Gallus lafayetii Gallus sonneratii Gallus varius The Junglefowl are a group of four species of bird in the pheasant family which occur in India, Sri Lanka and south east Asia. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Partridge (disambiguation). ... Genera Ithaginis Catreus Rheinartia Crossoptilon Lophura Argusianus Pucrasia Syrmaticus Chrysolophus Phasianus † See also partridge, quail Pheasants are a group of large birds in the order Galliformes. ... Genera Coturnix Anurophasis Perdicula Ophrysia † See also Pheasant, Partridge, Grouse Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family Phasianidae, or in the family Odontophoridae. ... Genera Tetrao Lagopus Falcipennis Centrocercus Bonasa Dendrapagus Tympanuchus Grouse are from the order Galliformes which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere. ... Genera Tetrao Lagopus Falcipennis Centrocercus Bonasa Dendrapagus Tympanuchus Grouse are from the order Galliformes which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere. ...

Order Gaviiformes

• Family Gaviidae: loons/divers

Species Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Gavia pacifica Gavia immer Gavia adamsii For other meanings of diver, also see diving. ... Species Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Gavia pacifica Gavia immer Gavia adamsii For other meanings of diver, also see diving. ...

Order Gruiformes

• Family Aptornithidae: adzebills (prehistoric)
• Family Aramidae: Limpkin
• Family Cariamidae: seriemas
• Family Eurypygidae: Sunbittern
• Family Gastornithidae: diatrymas (fossil)
• Family Gruidae: cranes
• Family Heliornithidae: finfoots and Sungrebe
• Family Otididae: bustards
• Family Phorusrhacidae: terror birds (fossil)
• Family Psophiidae: trumpeters
• Family Rallidae: crakes and rails
• Family Rhynochetidae: Kagu

Families †Gastornithidae Aramidae Psophiidae Rallidae Heliornithidae Rhynochetidae †Aptornithidae Eurypigidae Cariamidae Otidae Gruidae †Phorusrhacidae The diverse order Gruiformes contains about 12 bird families with, on first sight, little in common. ... Species Aptornis otidiformis Owen, 1844 Aptornis defossor Owen, 1871 The adzebills (genus Aptornis) were two closely related bird species, the North Island Adzebill (Aptornis otidiformis) and the South Island Adzebill (Aptornis defossor) of the extinct family Aptornithidae. ... Species Aptornis otidiformis Owen, 1844 Aptornis defossor Owen, 1871 Synonyms Genus-level: Apterornis A. otidiformis: Aptornis otidiformes The adzebills (genus Aptornis) were two closely related bird species, the North Island Adzebill (Aptornis otidiformis) and the South Island Adzebill (Aptornis defossor) of the extinct family Aptornithidae. ... Prehistoric birds are various taxa of birds that became extinct before recorded history, or more precisely, before they could be studied alive by bird scientists. ... Binomial name Aramus guarauna (Linnaeus, 1766) The Limpkin, Aramus guarauna, is an odd bird that looks like a large rail, but is skeletally closer to the cranes. ... Genera and species Cariama cristata Chunga burmeisteri The Seriemas are a small and ancient family of tropical South American birds, belonging to the family Cariamidae, that are related to the rails and bustards. ... Binomial name Eurypiga helias (Pallas, 1781) The Sunbittern (Eurypiga helias) is a bittern-like bird of tropical regions of the Americas. ... Gastornis is an extinct genus of large flightless birds that lived during the late Paleocene and Eocene periods of the Cenozoic. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... Genera Grus Anthropoides Balearica Bugeranus Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds of the order Gruiformes, and family Gruidae. ... Genera and Species Podica senegalensis Heliopais personata Heliornis fulica The Heliornithidae are a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots. ... Genera See text Bustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. ... Phorusrhacoids were large carnivorous flightless birds that were the dominant predators in South America during the Cenozoic, 62-2. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... The trumpeters are a small family of birds restricted to the forests of the Amazon basin in South America. ... Genera Sarothrura Himantornis Canirallus Coturnicops Micropygia Rallina Anurolimnas Laterallus Nesoclopeus Gallirallus Rallus Lewinia Dryolimnas Crex Rougetius Aramidopsis Atlantisia Aramides Amaurolimnas Gymnocrex Amaurornis Porzana Aenigmatolimnas Cyanolimnas Neocrex Pardirallus Eulabeornis Habroptila Megacrex Gallicrex Porphyrio Gallinula Fulica The family Rallidae is a large group of small to medium-sized birds which includes the... Binomial name Rhynochetos jubatus Verreaux & DesMurs, 1860 The Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) is a long-legged greyish bird found in the dense mountain forests of New Caledonia. ...

Order Hesperornithiformes

Extinct. Families Hesperornithidae Hesperornithiformes are an extinct and highly specialized order of Cretaceous toothed birds. ...

• Family Baptornithidae (fossil)
• Family Enaliornithidae (fossil)
• Family Hesperornithidae (fossil)

Binomial name Baptornis advenus Marsh, 1877 Baptornis (diving bird) is an extinct genus of primitive bird. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... Species Enaliornis barretti Enaliornis sedgwicki Enaliornis is a genus of hesperornithine bird which lived in the Early Cretaceous. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ...

Order Ichthyornithiformes

Extinct. Binomial name Marsh, 1872 Synonyms see article text Ichthyornis is a genus of seabird from the Late Cretaceous of North America. ...

• Family Ichthyornithidae (fossil)

For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ...

Order Jeholornithiformes

Extinct.

• Family Jeholornithidae (fossil)

For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ...

Order Omnivoropterygiformes

Extinct.

• Family Omnivoropterygidae (fossil)

For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ...

Order Passeriformes

• Family Acanthisittidae: New Zealand wrens
• Family Aegithalidae: long-tailed tits
• Family Aegithinidae: ioras
• Family Alaudidae: larks
• Family Artamidae: wood swallows, butcherbirds, currawongs and Australian Magpie
• Family Atrichornithidae: scrub birds
• Family Bombycillidae: waxwings and allies
• Family Callaeidae: New Zealand wattlebirds
• Family Campephagidae: cuckoo shrikes and trillers
• Family Cardinalidae: cardinals
• Family Certhiidae: treecreepers
• Family Chloropseidae: leafbirds
• Family Cinclidae: dippers
• Family Cinclosomatidae: whipbirds and allies
• Family Cisticolidae: cisticolas and allies
• Family Climacteridae: Australian treecreepers
• Family Coerebidae: Bananaquit
• Family Conopophagidae: gnateaters
• Family Corcoracidae: White-winged Chough and Apostlebird
• Family Corvidae: crows, ravens and jays
• Family Cotingidae: cotingas
• Family Dicaeidae: flowerpeckers
• Family Dicruridae: monarch flycatchers and allies
• Family Drepanididae: Hawaiian honeycreepers
• Family Emberizidae: buntings and American sparrows
• Family Estrildidae: estrildid finches (waxbills, munias, etc)
• Family Eurylaimidae: broadbills
• Family Formicariidae: antpittas and antthrushes
• Family Fringillidae: true finches
• Family Furnariidae: ovenbirds and woodcreepers
• Family Hirundinidae: swallows and martins
• Family Hypocoliidae: Hypocolius
• Family Icteridae: grackles, New World blackbirds, and New World orioles
• Family Irenidae: fairy-bluebirds
• Family Laniidae: shrikes
• Family Menuridae: lyrebirds
• Family Malaconotidae: puffback shrikes, bush shrikes, tchagras and boubous
• Family Maluridae: fairy-wrens, emu-wrens and grasswrens
• Family Melanocharitidae: berrypeckers and longbills
• Family Meliphagidae: honeyeaters and chats
• Family Mimidae: mockingbirds and thrashers
• Family Motacillidae: wagtails and pipits
• Family Muscicapidae: Old World flycatchers and chats
• Family Nectariniidae: sunbirds
• Family Neosittidae: sittellas
• Family Oriolidae: orioles and Figbird
• Family Orthonychidae: logrunners
• Family Pachycephalidae: whistlers, shrike-thrushes, pitohuis and allies
• Family Dulidae: palmchat
• Family Paradisaeidae: birds of paradise
• Family Paradoxornithidae: Parrotbills
• Family Paramythiidae: tit berrypecker and crested berrypeckers
• Family Pardalotidae: pardalotes, scrubwrens, thornbills, and gerygones
• Family Paridae: tits, chickadees and titmice
• Family Parulidae: New World warblers
• Family Petroicidae: Australian robins
• Family Peucedramidae: Olive Warbler
• Family Philepittidae: asities
• Family Picathartidae: rockfowl
• Family Pipridae: manakins
• Family Pittidae: pittas
• Family Platysteiridae: wattle-eyes or puffback flycatchers
• Family Ploceidae: weavers
• Family Polioptilidae: gnatcatchers
• Family Pomatostomidae: Australasian babblers
• Family Prionopidae: helmetshrikes.
• Family Promeropidae: sugarbirds
• Family Prunellidae: accentor
• Family Ptilogonatidae: silky flycatchers
• Family Ptilonorhynchidae: bowerbirds
• Family Pycnonotidae: bulbuls
• Family Regulidae: kinglets
• Family Remizidae: penduline tits
• Family Rhabdornithidae: Philippine creepers
• Family Rhinocryptidae: tapaculos
• Family Sittidae: nuthatches
• Family Passeridae: true sparrows
• Family Sturnidae: starlings
• Family Sylviidae: Old World warblers
• Family Thamnophilidae: antbirds
• Family Thraupidae: tanagers and allies
• Family Timaliidae: babblers
• Family Troglodytidae: wrens
• Family Turdidae: thrushes and allies
• Family Turnagridae: Piopio
• Family Tyrannidae: tyrant flycatchers
• Family Vangidae: vangas
• Family Vireonidae: vireos
• Family Zosteropidae: White-eyes

Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Genera Acanthisitta Rifleman Xenicus Traversia (extinct) Pachyplichas (extinct) The New Zealand wrens, family Acanthisittidae, are tiny passerines restricted to New Zealand. ... Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. ... Genus Aegithina The ioras are a family of small passerine bird species found in India and southeast Asia. ... For other uses, see Lark (disambiguation). ... Subfamilies Artaminae Cracticinae The family Artamidae gathers together 20 species of mostly crow-like birds native to Australasia and nearby areas. ... Scrub-birds are shy, secretive, ground-dwelling birds of the family Atrichornithidae. ... Species Bombycilla garrulus Bombycilla japonica Bombycilla cedrorum This is a group of passerine birds characterised by soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. ... Genera  Callaeas  Philesturnus  Heteralocha The small bird family Callaeidae is restricted to New Zealand. ... Genera Coracina Campochaera Lalage Campephaga Pericrocotus Hemipus The cuckoo-shrikes are small to medium-sized passerine bird species found in the subtropical and tropical Africa, Asia and Australasia. ... The Cardinals or Cardinalidae are a family of passerine birds living in North and South America. ... Species C. familiaris C. brachydactyla C. americana C. himalayana C. nipalensis C. discolor The treecreepers are a group of very similar small passerines found throughout the Northern hemisphere. ... Genus Chloropsis The Leafbirds are a family of small passerine bird species found in India and southeast Asia. ... Species Cinclus cinclus Cinclus leucocephalus Cinclus mexicanus Cinclus pallasii Cinclus schulzi Dippers are members of the genus Cinclus in the family Cinclidae. ... The family Cinclosomatidae contains 9 species of passerine bird, including the 3 whipbirds, 2 wedgebills, and the quail-thrushes. ... Genera Many: see text The Cisticolidae family of small passerine birds is a group of about 110 warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. ... There are 7 species of Australasian treecreeper in the passerine bird family Climacteridae. ... Binomial name Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) The Bananaquit, Coereba flaveola, is a passerine bird, the only member of the family Coerebidae. ... Genus Conopophaga The gnateaters are a family of eight small passerine bird species found in South America. ... Species  Corcorax melanorhamphos  Struthidea cinerea The very small and rather unusual passerine family Corcorachidae now contains just two superficially dissimilar species: the White-winged Chough and the Apostlebird. ... Genera many, see article text Corvidae is a family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies and nutcrackers (Clayton and Emery 2005, [1]). Collectively its members are called corvids and there are over 120 species. ... Genera Many, see text. ... Genera Prionochilus Dicaeum The flowerpeckers are a family of passerine birds found in tropical southern Asia and Australasia from India east to the Philippines and south to Australia. ... Subfamilies Monarchinae Rhipidurinae Dicrurinae The family Dicruridae is a relatively recent grouping of a number of seemingly very different birds, mostly from the southern hemisphere, which are more closely related than they at first appear. ... Genera Telespiza Psittirostra Dysmorodrepanis Loxioides Rhodacanthis Chloridops Pseudonestor Hemignathus Oreomystis Paroreomyza Loxops Ciridops Vestiaria Drepanis Palmeria Himatione Melamprosops Hawaiian honeycreepers are small passerine birds endemic to Hawaii. ... The Emberizidae are a large family of passerine birds. ... Genera Many:see text The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. ... Genera Smithornis Pseudocalyptomena Corydon Cymbirhynchus Eurylaimus Psarisomus Serilophus Calyptomena The broadbills are a family of small passerine bird species found in tropical southeast Asia, with a few species in Africa. ... Genera Formicarius Chamaeza Pittasoma Grallaria Hylopezus Myrmothera Grallaricula The Formicariidae are a family of smallish passerine bird species of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. ... Genera Many, see text Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, the many species of which are found chiefly in the northern hemisphere, but also to a limited extent in Africa and South America. ... Genera Many, see text. ... Genera Many, see text. ... Binomial name Hypocolius ampelinus Bonaparte, 1850 The Grey Hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus; alternative name Hypocolius) is a small passerine bird species. ... The Icterids are a group of small to medium, often colourful passerine birds restricted to the New World. ... Genus Irena The two fairy-bluebirds are small passerine bird species found in forests and plantations in tropical southern Asia and The Philippines. ... Genera Lanius Eurocephalus Corvinella A shrike is a passerine bird of the family Laniidae which is known for its habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. ... Species Menura novaehollandiae Menura alberti A Lyrebird is either of two species of ground-dwelling Australian birds, most notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment. ... Genus Nilaus Dryoscopus Tchagra Laniarius Rhodophoneus Telophorus Malaconotus The bushshrikes are smallish passerine bird species. ... Genera Malurus Sipodotus Clytomyias Stipiturus Amytornis The Maluridae are a family of small, insectivouous passerine birds endemic to Australia and New Guinea. ... Genus Melanocharis Sclater, 1858, Toxorhamphus Stresemann , 1914 The Melanocharitidae, the berrypeckers and longbills, is a small bird family restricted to the forests of New Guinea. ... Genera  Anthochaera  Acanthagenys  Plectorhyncha  Philemon  Xanthornyzma  Entomyzon  Manorina  Xanthotis  Meliphaga  Lichenostomus  Melithreptus  Notiomystis  Glycichaera  Lichmera  Trichodere  Grantiella  Phylidonyris  Ramsayornis  Conopophila  Acanthorhynchus  Certhionyx  Myzomela  Anthornis  Prosthemadera  Epthianura  Ashbyia The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea, but also... Genera Cinclocerthia Dumetella Margarops Melanoptila Melanotis Mimodes Mimus Nesomimus Oreoscoptes Ramphocinclus Toxostoma The Mimids are a New World family of passerine birds that includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. ... Genera Anthus Tmetothylacus Motacilla Dendronanthus Macronyx The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. ... Genera many:see text The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World. ... This article is about the sunbird family of birds. ... Species Neositta miranda N. chrysoptera The sitellas are a family of small passerine birds found only in Australasia. ... Genera Oriolus Sphecotheres Orioles are colourful Old World passerine birds in the family Oriolidae. ... Species Orthonyx temminckii Orthonyx spaldingii Orthonyx novaeguineae Orthonyx is the scientific name given in 1820, by C. J. Temminck, to a little bird, which, from the straightness of its claws character somewhat exaggerated by himits large feet and spiny tail, he judged to be generically distinct from any other form. ... Subfamilies Falcunculinae Pachycephalinae The family Pachycephalidae includes the whistlers, shrike-thrushes, shrike-tits, pitohuis and Crested Bellbird, and is part of the Australo-Papuan corvid lineage. ... Binomial name Dulus dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766) The Palmchat, Dulus dominicus, is a small (20 cm / 8 in long) passerine bird which is the sole member of the family Dulidae. ... For the flowering plant of this name, see Strelitzia Genera Cicinnurus Diphyllodes Epimachus Lophorina Manucodia Paradisaea Parotia Ptiloris Seleucidis Lesser Bird of Paradise Paradisaea minor (c)Roderick Eime The birds of paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes, found in Oceania. ... The parrotbills are a small family of Old World passerine birds. ... Genus Oreocharis Salvadori, 1876, Paramythia De Vis, 1892 The Paramythiidae is a very small bird family restricted to the mountain forests of New Guinea. ... Subfamilies Pardalotinae Dasyornithinae Acanthizinae The large and diverse passerine bird family Pardalotidae includes the pardalotes, scrubwrens, thornbills, gerygones and allies. ... Genera see text The tits, chickadees, and titmice, family Paridae, are a large family of small passerine birds which occur in the northern hemisphere and Africa. ... Genera See text. ... This article refers to the New World wood warbler family of birds, the Parulidae. ... Genera Poecilodryas Heteromyias Plesiodryas Gennaeodryas Peneothello Tregellasia Eopsaltria Melanodyas Monachella Microeca Eugerygone Petroica Pachycephalopsis Drymodes The bird family Petroicidae includes roughly 45 species in about 15 genera. ... Binomial name Peucedramus taeniatus (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847) The Olive Warbler, Peucedramus taeniatus , is a small passerine bird, the only member of the family Peucedramidae. ... Genera Philepitta Neodrepanis The asities are a family of small passerine bird species found in Madagascar. ... Genus Picathartes The picathartes, rockfowl or bald crows are a small family of two passerine bird species found in the rain-forests of tropical west and central Africa. ... Genera Chloropipo Manacus Corapipo Chiroxiphia Pipra Lepidothrix Antilophia Masius Machaeropterus Xenopipo Heterocercus Neopelma Ilicura Tyranneutes Tyranneutes The manakins are a family of some sixty small passerine bird species of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. ... Species See text. ... Genera Megabyas Bias Pseudobias Platysteira Batis Lanioturdus The wattle-eyes or puffback flycatchers are small stout passerine birds of the African tropics. ... Genera Many:see text The Weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. ... Genus Microbates Ramphocaenus Polioptila The 15 species of small passerine birds in the gnatcatcher family occur in North and South America. ... The Pomatostomidae or Australo-Papuan babblers are small to medium-sized birds endemic to Australia-New Guinea. ... Genus Prionops Tephrodornis Philentoma The helmetshrikes are smallish passerine bird species. ... Genus Promerops The sugarbirds are a small family of passerine birds which are restricted to Africa. ... Genus Prunella (Vieillot, 1816) The accentors are in the only bird family, Prunellidae, which is completely endemic to the Palearctic. ... Genus Phainoptila Ptilogonys Phainopepla The silky-flycatchers are a small family of passerine birds which occur mainly in Central America, although the range of one species, the Phainopepla, extends into the southwestern USA. They are related to waxwings, and like that group have a soft silky plumage, usually grey or... Genera  Ailuroedus  Archboldia  Amblyornis  Prionodura  Sericulus  Ptilonorhynchus  Chlamydera The 19 bowerbirds and catbirds make up the family Ptilonorhynchidae. ... Genera See text. ... The kinglets or crests are a small group of birds often included in the Old World warblers, but frequently given family status because they also resemble the titmice. ... The penduline tits are a group of small passerine birds, related to the true tits. ... Species The Philippine creepers are a family of small passerines found in the Philippines. ... Genera Pteroptochos Scelorchilus Rhinocrypta Teledromas Liosceles Psilorhamphus Merulaxis Melanopareia Eugralla Myornis Scytalopus Acropternis The Tapaculos are a family of eight small passerine bird species found in South America. ... Species 22 species, see text The nuthatches are a family, Sittidae, of generally very similar small passerine birds found throughout the Northern hemisphere. ... For other uses, see Sparrow (disambiguation). ... Genera Aplonis Poeoptera Grafisia Onychognathus Lamprotornis Aplonis Aplonis Cinnyricinclus Speculipastor Neochicla Spreo Cosmoparus Sarroglossa Creatophora Fregilupus (extinct) Sturnus Leucopsar Basilornis Streptocitta Sarcops Scissirostrum See also Myna, Oxpecker Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae. ... Genus Many: see text The Old World Warblers, family Sylviidae, are a group of more than 280 small insectivorous passerine bird species. ... Genera Many, see text. ... Genera many: see text The tanagers are a large group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World, mainly in the tropics. ... Genera almost 50: see text The Old World babblers are a large family of Old World passerine birds. ... This article is about the bird. ... Genera 22 genera, see text The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. ... Species Turnagra capensis Turnagra tanagra The family Turnagridae consisted of two species of Piopio, passerine birds native to New Zealand, both of which are now considered extinct. ... Genera Many, see text. ... Genera Calicalicus Schetba Vanga Falculea Artamella Leptopterus Cyanolanius Oriolia Euryceros Tylas Hypositta Xenopirostris The vangas are a group of little-known small to medium sized passerine birds restricted to Madagascar. ... Genera Vireo Hylophilus Vireolanius Cyclarhis The vireos are a group of small to medium sized passerine birds restricted to the New World. ... Genera Cleptornis Heleia Hypocryptadius Lophozosterops Madanga Megazosterops Oculocincta Rukia Speirops Tephrozosterops Woodfordia Zosterops Apalopteron The white-eyes are small passerine birds native to tropical and sub-tropical Africa, southern Asia and Australasia. ...

Order Pelecaniformes

• Family Anhingidae: darters
• Family Fregatidae: frigatebirds
• Family Pelecanidae: pelicans
• Family Pelagornithidae: pseudotooth birds
• Family Phalacrocoracidae: cormorants and shags
• Family Protoplotidae (extinct)
• Family Sulidae: gannets and boobies

Families Fregatidae Pelecanidae Sulidae Phalacrocoracidae Anhingidae Phaethontidae For prehistoric families, see article text. ... For the genus of fish also known as darters see Etheostoma Species Anhinga anhinga Anhinga melanogaster Anhinga rufa Anhinga novaehollandiae Australian Darter on the Murray River, South Australia Darters are cormorant-like water birds with very long necks and long, straight beaks. ... Species There are five species in the order Fregatatidae, the frigatebirds. ... Species Pelecanus occidentalis Pelecanus thagus Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Pelecanus onocrotalis Pelecanus crispus Pelecanus rufescens Pelecanus philippensis Pelecanus conspicillatus A pelican is any of several very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae. ... Genera Osteodontornis The Pelagornithidae or pseudo-tooth birds were a family of large seabirds from the order Pelecaniformes, which were common worldwide from the Eocene (or possibly Paleocene) up to the Miocene. ... Genera Nannopterum Phalacrocorax Leucocarbo The Phalacrocoracidae family of birds is represented by over thirty species of cormorants and shags. ... Genera Morus Sula Papasula The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. ...

Order Phoenicopteriformes

• Family Phoenicopteridae: flamingoes

For the American doo-wop group, best known for I Only Have Eyes for You (1959), see The Flamingos. ... For the American doo-wop group, best known for I Only Have Eyes for You (1959), see The Flamingos. ...

Order Piciformes

• Family Bucconidae (puffbirds, nunbirds and nunlets: some 30 species)
• Family Capitonidae (barbets: about 80 species)
• Family Galbulidae (jacamars: 18 species)
• Family Indicatoridae (honeyguides: 17 species)
• Family Miopiconidae (fossil)
• Family Picidae (woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks: over 200 species)
• Family Primoscenidae (fossil)
• Family Ramphastidae (toucans: about 40 species)

Families Galbulidae Bucconidae Capitonidae Ramphastidae Picidae Indicatoridae For prehistoric taxa, see text Six families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives. ... Genera Notharchus Bucco Nystalus Hypnelus Micromonacha Nonnula Hapaloptila Chelidoptera Malacoptila Monasa The puffbirds and their relatives in the near passerine bird family Bucconidae are tropical near passerine birds from Mexico. ... Genera Capito Eubucco American barbets, family Capitonidae, are near passerine birds of the order Piciformes which inhabit South America. ... Genera Galbalcyrhynchus Brachygalba Jacamaralcyon Galbula Jacamerops The jacamars are near passerine birds from tropical South America, extending up to Mexico. ... Genera Indicator Melichneutes Prodotiscus Honeyguides (family Indicatoridae) are near passerine birds of the order Piciformes. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... Genera About 30, see text The avian family Picidae includes the woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks. ... For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ... Genera Aulacorhynchus Pteroglossus Baillonius Andigena Selenidera Ramphastos Toucans (in Portuguese: Tucano, Spanish: Tucán) are tropical near passerine birds from South America. ...

Order Podicipediformes

• Family Podicipedidae: grebes

Genera Podiceps Tachybaptus Podilymbus Aechmophorus Poliocephalus Rollandia Grebes are members of the Podicipediformes, a widely distributed order of freshwater diving birds, some of which visit the sea when migrating and in winter. ... Genera Podiceps Tachybaptus Podilymbus Aechmophorus Poliocephalus Rollandia Grebes are members of the Podicipediformes, a widely distributed order of freshwater diving birds, some of which visit the sea when migrating and in winter. ...

Order Procellariiformes

• Family Diomedeidae: (albatrosses)
• Family Hydrobatidae: (storm-petrels)
• Family Pelecanoididae: (diving petrels)
• Family Procellariidae: (shearwaters, fulmarine petrels, gadfly petrels, and prions)

Families Procellariidae Diomedeidae Hydrobatidae Pelecanoididae Procellariiformes (from the Latin procella, a storm) is an order of birds formerly called Tubinares and still called tubenoses in English. ... Genera Diomedea Thallasarche Phoebastria Phoebetria The albatrosses (from Portuguese Alcatraz, a pelican) are seabirds in the family Diomedeidae, which is closely allied to the petrels. ... This article is about the bird family. ... Genera Subfamily Oceanitinadae Oceanites Pelagodroma Fregatta Neofregatta Subfamily Hydrobatinae Garrodia Hydrobates Oceanodroma Halocyptena The storm-petrels are seabirds in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. ... Genera Subfamily Oceanitinadae Oceanites Pelagodroma Fregatta Neofregatta Subfamily Hydrobatinae Garrodia Hydrobates Oceanodroma Halocyptena The storm-petrels are seabirds in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. ... The diving petrels are seabirds in the bird order Procellariiformes. ... The diving petrels are seabirds in the bird order Procellariiformes. ... Genera Several, List of Procellariidae. ... Genera Procellaria Calonectris Puffinus †See also fulmar, prion, petrel Shearwaters are medium-sized long-winged seabirds. ... Genera Macronectes Fulmarus Thalassoica Daption Pagodroma The fulmarine petrels or fulmar-petrels are a distinct group of petrels within the procellariid family. ... Species 32, see text. ... Species Fairy Prion, Slender-billed Prion, Fulmar Prion, Broad-billed Prion, Antarctic Prion, Salvins Prion, A prion is a petrel (genus Pachyptila) found in Antarctica and nearby islands. ...

Order Psittaciformes

• Family Cacatuidae: cockatoos
• Family Psittacidae: parrots

Families Cacatuidae Psittacidae The order Psittaciformes (Parrots) includes about 353 species of bird which are generally grouped into two families: the Cacatuidae or cockatoos, and the Psittacidae or true parrots. ... Genera Probosciger Calyptorhynchus Callocephalon Eolophus Cacatua Nymphicus A cockatoo is any of about 20 species of bird belonging to the family Cacatuidae. ... For the runtime engine for Perl 6, see Parrot virtual machine. ...

Order Pteroclidiformes

• Family Pteroclididae: sandgrouse

Genera Pterocles Syrrhaptes The sandgrouse are a group of 16 near passerine bird species in the order Pteroclidiformes. ... Genera Pterocles Syrrhaptes The sandgrouse are a group of 16 near passerine bird species in the order Pteroclidiformes. ...

Order Sphenisciformes

• Family Spheniscidae: penguins

This article is about penguin birds. ... This article is about penguin birds. ...

Order Strigiformes

• Family Strigidae: typical owls
• Family Tytonidae: barn owls

For uses of the word Owl as a three letter acronym, see OWL. Families Strigidae Tytonidae An owl is any of some 200+ species of solitary nocturnal birds of prey in the order Strigiformes. ... Genera Aegolius: saw-whet owls Asio: eared owls Athene Bubo: horned owls Ciccaba Glaucidium: pygmy owls Jubula Ketupa Lophostrix Micrathene: elf owls Mimizuku Nesasio Ninox Otus: scops owls Pseudoscops Pulsatrix Pyrroglaux: palau owls Sceloglaux Scotopelia Speotyto Strix: earless owls Surnia: hawk owls Uroglaux Xenoglaux Typical owls (family Strigidae) are one... Genera Tyto Phodilus Barn owls (family Tytonidae) are one of the two generally accepted families of owls, the other being the typical owls, Strigidae. ...

Order Struthioniformes

• Family Aepyornithidae (elephant birds; extinct)
• Family Apterygidae (kiwis)
• Family Casuariidae (emus etc.)
• Family Dinornithidae (moa; extinct)
• Family Rheidae (rheas)
• Family Struthionidae (ostriches)

Families Struthionidae Casuariidae Dinornithidae Apterygidae Rheidae A ratite is any of a diverse group of large, flightless birds of Gondwanian origin, most of them now extinct. ... Genera Aepyornis Mullerornis Elephant birds are an extinct family of flightless birds made up of the genera Aepyornis and Mullerornis. ... Alternative meanings at Kiwi (disambiguation) Apterygidae Apteryx Species A kiwi is any of the species of small flightless birds native to New Zealand of the genus Apteryx (the only genus in family Apterygidae). ... Genera Casuarius Dromaius For fossil forms, see article The bird family Casuariidae has four surviving members: the three species of cassowary, and the only remaining species of Emu. ... Genera Anomalopteryx Dinornis Emeus Euryapteryx Megalapteryx Pachyornis The moa were giant flightless birds of New Zealand. ... Species  Rhea americana  Rhea pennata The distribution of Rhea americana Rheas are large flightless birds native to South America. ... Binomial name Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 The Ostrich (Struthio camelus, Greek sparrow camel) is the largest living bird, reaching a height of up to 2. ...

Order Tinamiformes

• Family Tinamidae: tinamous

Genera The Tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird, members of a South American bird family of about 47 species in 9 genera. ... Genera The Tinamous are one of the most ancient groups of bird, members of a South American bird family of about 47 species in 9 genera. ...

Order Trochiliformes

• Family Trochilidae: hummingbirds

For the Australian jangle pop band, see The Hummingbirds. ... For the Australian jangle pop band, see The Hummingbirds. ...

Order Trogoniformes

• Family Trogonidae: trogons and quetzals

Genera Apaloderma Euptilotis Harpactes Pharomachrus Priotelus Trogon Ref: ITIS 178094 2002-10-06 The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes. ... Genera Apaloderma Euptilotis Harpactes Pharomachrus Priotelus Trogon Ref: ITIS 178094 2002-10-06 The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes. ...

Order Turniciformes

• Family Turnicidae: buttonquails/hemipodes

The buttonquails or hemipodes are a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. ... The buttonquails or hemipodes are a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails. ...

Order Yanornithiformes

Extinct.

• Family Yanornithidae (fossil)

For other uses, see Fossil (disambiguation). ...

Class Mammalia

Orders Subclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha Insectivora Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artiodactyla Cetacea Afrosoricida Macroscelidea Tubulidentata Hyracoidea Proboscidea Sirenia The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals primarily characterized by the presence of mammary...

Order Artiodactyla

• Family Antilocapridae: pronghorn
• Family Bovidae: cattle, goats, sheep, and antelope
• Family Camelidae: camels and llamas
• Family Cervidae: deer
• Family Giraffidae: Giraffe and Okapi
• Family Hippopotamidae: hippos
• Family Moschidae: musk deer
• Family Suidae: pigs
• Family Tayassuidae: peccaries
• Family Tragulidae: chevrotains

Families Suidae Hippopotamidae Tayassuidae Camelidae Tragulidae Moschidae Cervidae Giraffidae Antilocapridae Bovidae The even-toed ungulates form the mammal order Artiodactyla. ... Binomial name Antilocapra americana Ord, 1815 The pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae, and the fastest land animal in North America running at speeds up to 54 mph (90 km/h). ... Subfamilies Bovinae Cephalophinae Hippotraginae Antilopinae Caprinae A bovid is any of almost 140 species of cloven-hoofed mammals belonging to the family Bovidae. ... Species See text. ... This article is about the herbivorous mammals. ... Species  Lama glama  Lama pacos  Lama guanicoe  Vicugna vicugna  Camelus dromedarius  Camelus bactrianus The four llamas and two camels are camelids: members of the biological family Camelidae, the only family in the suborder Tylopoda. ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) The llama (Lama glama) is a South American camelid, widely used as a pack animal by the Incas[1] and other natives of the Andes mountains. ... Genera About 15 in 4 subfamilies. ... This article is about the ruminant animal. ... Species  Okapia johnstoni  Giraffa camelopardalis The biological family Giraffidae contains just two members, the Giraffe and the Okapi. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Range map The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land-living animal species. ... Binomial name (P.L. Sclater, 1901) Range map The okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is a mammal of the Ituri Rainforest in central Africa. ... Genera Hippopotamus Phanourios Hexaprotodon Archaeopotamus Choeropsis Saotherium Hippopotami (colloquially also Hippopotamuses) are the members of the family Hippopotamidae. ... The four species of musk deer make up the family Moschidae. ... Genera Babirusas, Babyrousa Giant forest hogs, Hylochoerus Warthogs, Phacochoerus Bush pigs, Potamochoerus Pigs, Sus Suidae is the biological family to which pigs and their relatives belong. ... Species Dicotyles tajacu Tyassu pecari Catagonus wagneri A peccary (also known by its Spanish name, Javelina) is a medium-sized mammal of the family Tayassuidae. ... The four species of chevrotain, also known as mouse deer, make up the family Tragulidae. ...

Order Carnivora

•  ?Family Prionodontidae: Asiatic linsangs
• Family Ailuridae: red panda; 1 species in 1 genus.
• Family Amphicyonidae: beardogs (extinct)
• Family Canidae: dogs and allies; 37 species in 10 genera
• Family Eupleridae : Malagasy carnivores; 8 species in 7 genera
• Family Felidae: cats; 37 species in 18 genera
• Family Herpestidae: mongooses and allies; 30 species in 13 genera
• Family Hyaenidae: hyenas and aardwolf; 4 species in 4 genera
• Family Mephitidae: skunks and stink badgers; 10 species in 3 genera
• Family Mustelidae: weasels, martens, badgers, and otters; 55 species in 24 genera
• Family Nandiniidae: African palm civets; 1 species in 1 genus
• Family Nimravidae: false sabre-tooths (extinct)
• Family Odobenidae: walruses; 1 species in 1 genus
• Family Otariidae: sea lions, eared seals, fur seals; 14 species in 7 genera
• Family Phocidae: true seals; 19 species in 9 genera
• Family Procyonidae: raccoons and allies; 19 species in 6 genera
• Family Ursidae: bears; 8 species in 4 genera
• Family Viverridae: civets and allies; 32 species in 17 genera

Families 17, See classification The diverse order Carnivora (IPA: or ; from Latin carō (stem carn-) flesh, + vorāre to devour) includes over 260 species of placental mammals. ... Species Prionodon linsang Prionodon pardicolor The Asiatic linsangs are two species traditionally classified in the mammalian family Prionodontidae, recently elevated from the family Viverridae. ... Binomial name Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825 The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens Latin fire colored cat) Chinese: 小熊貓; (pinyin: xiǎo xióng māo) or lesser panda, is a mostly vegetarian cat-sized (60 cm long) mammal. ... For the Canadian Superhero, see Decoder Ring Theatre Binomial name F. Cuvier, 1825 Red Panda range subspecies The Red Panda, Ailurus fulgens (shining cat, from a Latinized form of the Greek αίλουρος, ailouros, cat, and the participial form of the Latin fulgere, to shine) [1] is a mostly herbivorous mammal, slightly... Subfamilies Amphicyoninae Daphoeninae Thanmastocyoninae Amphicyonids are extinct Carnivora mammals from the from the family Amphicyonidae that were probably closely related to the Ursidae (bears). ... In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of species. ... Genera Alopex Atelocynus Canis Cerdocyon Chrysocyon Cuon Cynotherium † Dusicyon † Dasycyon † Fennecus (Part of Vulpes) Lycalopex (Part of Pseudalopex) Lycaon Nyctereutes Otocyon Pseudalopex Speothos Urocyon Vulpes The Canidae (′kanə′dÄ“, IPA: ) family is a part of the order Carnivora within the mammals (Class Mammalia). ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ... Subfamilies Euplerinae Galidiinae The family Eupleridae is a group of Malagasy carnivores. ... “Feline” redirects here. ... Genera 17 genera, see text The mongoose is any member of the Herpestidae family of small, cat-like carnivores. ... For other uses, see Mongoose (disambiguation). ... Genera Crocuta Hyaena Parahyaena Proteles Hyenas (or Hyaenas) are moderately large terrestrial carnivores native to Africa and Asia, and members of the family Hyaenidae. ... Subfamilies and Genera Hyaeninae Crocuta Hyaena Parahyaena Protelinae Proteles Hyenas or Hyænas are moderately large terrestrial carnivores native to Africa, Arabia, Asia and the Indian subcontinent. ... Binomial name Proteles cristatus Sparrman 1783 Aardwolf range The Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) is a small insectivorous hyena, native to Eastern and Southern Africa. ... Genera Mephitis Spilogale Conepatus The skunks or Mephitidae are a family of medium-sized mammals, typically black-and-white-furred, belonging to the order Carnivora. ... For other uses, see Skunk (disambiguation). ... Subfamilies Lutrinae Melinae Mellivorinae Taxidiinae Mustelinae Mustelidae is a family of carnivorous mammals. ... For other uses, see Weasel (disambiguation). ... Species Martes americana Martes flavigula Martes foina Martes gwatkinsii Martes martes Martes melampus Martes pennanti Martes zibellina For the Wiltshire village see Marten, Wiltshire. ... Genera  Arctonyx  Melogale  Meles  Mellivora  Taxidea For other uses, see Badger (disambiguation). ... This article is about the carnivorous mammal. ... Binomial name Nandinia binotata Gray, 1830 The African Palm Civet (Nandinia binotata), also known as the Two-spotted Palm Civet, is a small mammal, with short legs, small ears, a body resembling a cat, and a long lithe tail as long as its body. ... Binomial name Nandinia binotata Gray, 1830 The African Palm Civet (Nandinia binotata), also known as the Two-spotted Palm Civet, is a small mammal, with short legs, small ears, a body resembling a cat, and a long lithe tail as long as its body. ... subfamilies Nimravinae Hoplophoninae Barbourofelinae The Nimravidae, also known as false sabre-tooths, are an extinct family of mammalian carnivores. ... In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of species. ... Binomial name Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies Walruses are large semi-aquatic mammals that live in the cold Arctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Distribution of Walrus Subspecies Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) are large semi-aquatic mammals that live in the cold Arctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. ... For other uses, see Sea Lion (disambiguation). ... Genera Arctocephalus Callorhinus Eumetopias Neophoca Otaria Phocarctos Zalophus The eared seals (or walking seals), family Otariidae, are the fur seals and the sea lions. ... Genera Callorhinus Arctocephalus Fur seals, or Arctocephalinae make up one of the two distinct groups of marine mammals called seals. Fur seals are usually smaller than sea lions and have a coat of dense fur intermixed with guard hairs. ... Genera Monachus (Monk Seals) Mirounga (Elephant Seal) Lobodon (Crabeater Seals) Leptonychotes Hydrurga (Leopard Seals) Ommatophoca Erignathus (Bearded Seals) Phoca Halichoerus (Gray Seals) Cystophora (Hooded Seals) The true seals or earless seals are one of the three main groups of mammals within the seal suborder, Pinnipedia. ... Genera Monachus (Monk Seals) Mirounga (Elephant Seal) Lobodon (Crabeater Seals) Leptonychotes Hydrurga (Leopard Seals) Ommatophoca Erignathus (Bearded Seals) Phoca Halichoerus (Gray Seals) Cystophora (Hooded Seals) The true seals or earless seals are one of the three main groups of mammals within the seal suborder, Pinnipedia. ... Genera Procyon Nasua Cyonasua - extinct Chapalmalania - extinct Nasuella Bassariscus Bassaricyon Potos Procyonidae is a family of carnivores which includes the raccoons, coatis and others. ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Raccoon native range in red, feral range in blue. ... For other meanings, see Bear (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bear (disambiguation). ... Subfamilies Cryptoproctinae Euplerinae Hemigalinae Paradoxurinae Viverrinae The 35 species of civet, genet and linsang make up the family Viverridae. ... Genera Chrotogale Cynogale Diplogale Hemigalus Arctogalidia Macrogalidia Paguma Paradoxurus Civettictis Viverra Viverricula Civets are mammals, most of which are species in the family Viverridae. ...

Order Cetacea

• Family Balaenidae: Right whales and Bowhead Whale
• Family Balaenopteridae: Rorquals
• Family Delphinidae: Dolphin
• Family Eschrichtiidae
• Family Iniidae
• Family Kogiidae - MSW3 treats Kogia as a member of Physeteridae
• Family Lipotidae - MSW3 treats Lipotes as a member of Iniidae
• Family Monodontidae
• Family Neobalaenidae: Pygmy Right Whale
• Family Phocoenidae: Porpoises
• Family Physeteridae: Sperm Whale family
• Family Platanistidae
• Family Pontoporiidae - MSW3 treats Pontoporia as a member of Iniidae
• Family Ziphidae, Beaked whales

Suborders Mysticeti Odontoceti Archaeoceti (extinct) (see text for families) The order Cetacea (IPA: , L. cetus, whale) includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. ... Species  Balaena mysticetus  Eubalaena australis  Eubalaena glacialis  Eubalaena japonica Northern Right Whale range Southern Right Whale range The right whales are marine mammals belonging to the family Balaenidae. ... It has been suggested that Balaenidae be merged into this article or section. ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Bowhead whale range The Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus), also known as Greenland Right Whale or Arctic Whale, is a baleen whale of the right whale family Balaenidae. ... Genera Balaenoptera Megaptera Rorquals are the largest group of baleen whales, with nine species in two genera. ... Genera See text Oceanic dolphins are the members of the Delphinidae family of cetaceans. ... For other uses, see Dolphin (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Eschrichtius robustus Lilljeborg, 1861 Gray Whale range The Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is a whale which travels between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. ... Binomial name Inia geoffrensis Boto range The Boto, or Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) is a freshwater or river dolphin. ... Genera Kogia Physeter The sperm whale family or simply the sperm whales is the collective name given to three species of whale, the Sperm Whale, the Pygmy Sperm Whale and the Dwarf Sperm Whale. ... Genera Kogia Physeter The sperm whale family or simply the sperm whales is the collective name given to three species of whale, the Sperm Whale, the Pygmy Sperm Whale and the Dwarf Sperm Whale. ... Binomial name Lipotes vexillifer Miller, 1918 The Chinese River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) is a freshwater dolphin found only in the Yangtze River in China. ... Genera Delphinapterus Monodon The cetacean family Monodontidae comprises two unusual whale species, the Narwhal, in which the male has a long tusk, and the white Beluga. ... Binomial name Caperea marginata Gray, 1846 Pygmy Right Whale The Pygmy Right Whale (Caperea marginata) is a baleen whale and as such is a marine mammal of the order cetacea. ... Genera Neophocaena Phocoena - Harbor porpoises Phocoenoides - Dalls porpoises The porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they are related to whales and dolphins. ... Genera Neophocaena Phocoena - Harbor porpoise Phocoenoides - Dalls porpoise The porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they are related to whales and dolphins. ... Genera Kogia Physeter The sperm whale family or simply the sperm whales is the collective name given to three species of whale, the Sperm Whale, the Pygmy Sperm Whale and the Dwarf Sperm Whale. ... Families and genera Kogiidae Gill, 1871   Kogia Physeteridae Gray, 1821   Physeter The sperm whale family or simply the sperm whales is the collective name given to three species of whale, the Sperm Whale, the Pygmy Sperm Whale and the Dwarf Sperm Whale. ... Binomial name Platanista gangetica Subspecies Platanista gangetica gangetica Platanista gangetica minor Ranges of the Ganges River Dolphin and of the Indus River Dolphin The Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) and Indus River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) are two sub-species of freshwater or river dolphins found in the Indian... Binomial name Pontoporia blainvillei La Plata Dolphin range The La Plata Dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) is found in coastal Atlantic waters of southeastern South America. ... Genera Berardius Hyperoodon Indopacetus Mesoplodon Tasmacetus Ziphius A beaked whale is any of at least 20 species of small whale in the family Ziphiidae. ...

Order Chiroptera

• Family Antrozoidae (Pallid bats)
• Family Craseonycteridae (Bumblebee Bat or Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat)
• Family Emballonuridae (Sac-winged or Sheath-tailed bats)
• Family Furipteridae (Smoky bats)
• Family Megadermatidae (False vampires)
• Family Molossidae (Free-tailed bats)
• Family Mormoopidae (Ghost-faced or Moustached bats)
• Family Mystacinidae (New Zealand short-tailed bats)
• Family Myzopodidae (Sucker-footed bats)
• Family Natalidae (Funnel-eared bats)
• Family Noctilionidae (Bulldog bats or Fisherman bats)
• Family Nycteridae (Hollow-faced or Slit-faced bats)
• Family Phyllostomidae (Leaf-nosed bats) This family contains (among others) the Vampire bats
• Family Pteropodidae
• Family Rhinolophidae (Horseshoe bats)
• Family Rhinopomatidae (Mouse-tailed bats)
• Family Thyropteridae (Disk-winged bats)
• Family Vespertilionidae (Vesper bats or Evening bats)

This article is about mammals. ... Binomial name Antrozous pallidus (LeConte, 1856) The Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus) is a species of bat, which ranges from western Canada to central Mexico. ... Binomial name Antrozous pallidus (LeConte, 1856) The Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus) is a species of bat, which ranges from western Canada to central Mexico. ... The Bumblebee Bat or perhaps more correctly Kittis Hog-nosed Bat, (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) is the worlds smallest species of bat at 29-33 mm in length and a weight of 2 grams (about as much as a dime). ... Binomial name Craseonycteris thonglongyai Hill, 1974 The Bumblebee Bat, or perhaps more correctly Kittis Hog-nosed Bat, (Craseonycteris thonglongyai or Craseonycterus thonglongyai) is the worlds smallest species of bat and the smallest mammal in the world at 30-40 mm in length and weighing approximately 1. ... The Bumblebee Bat or perhaps more correctly Kittis Hog-nosed Bat, (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) is the worlds smallest species of bat at 29-33 mm in length and a weight of 2 grams (about as much as a dime). ... Genera Balantiopteryx Centronycteris Coleura Cormura Cyttarops Diclidurus Emballonura Mosia Peropteryx Rhynchonycteris Saccolaimus Saccopteryx Taphozous The sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats constitute a family, Emballonuridae, of 47 species of bats. ... Genera Balantiopteryx Centronycteris Coleura Cormura Cyttarops Diclidurus Emballonura Mosia Peropteryx Rhynchonycteris Saccolaimus Saccopteryx Taphozous The sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats constitute a family, Emballonuridae, of 47 species of bats. ... Genera Balantiopteryx Centronycteris Coleura Cormura Cyttarops Diclidurus Emballonura Mosia Peropteryx Rhynchonycteris Saccolaimus Saccopteryx Taphozous The sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats constitute a family, Emballonuridae, of 47 species of bats. ... Furipteridae, also known as Smoky Bats or Thumbless Bats, is a small group of bats from Central and South America, closely related to Natalidae and Thyropteridae bat families. ... Reference in Borneo Hall LS, Gordon G. Grigg, Craig Moritz, Besar Ketol, Isa Sait, Wahab Marni and M.T. Abdullah. ... Binomial name Vampyrum spectrum (Linnaeus, 1758) The genus Vampyrum contains only one species, the Spectral Bat (). Some alternate names for this species are Linnaeuss False Vampire Bat, False Vampire Bat and Spectral Vampire Bat. ... The Free-tailed bats in the family Molossidae are generally quite robust and consist of many strong flying forms with relatively long and narrow wings. ... The Free-tailed bats in the family Molossidae are generally quite robust and consist of many strong flying forms with relatively long and narrow wings. ... Mustached bats are a small group of bats of the family Mormoopidae. ... Species (believed extinct) The New Zealand short-tailed bats are the Mystacinidae family of bats. ... Species (believed extinct) The New Zealand short-tailed bats are the Mystacinidae family of bats. ... Binomial name Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1878 The Madagascar Sucker-footed Bat, Old World Sucker-footed Bat, or Sucker-footed Bat (Myzopoda aurita and Myzopoda schliemanni) is a species of bat in the Myzopodidae family. ... Natalidae, or Funnel Eared Bats, is a small group of bats from Central and South America. ... The Noctilionidae family of bats, commonly known as Bulldog bats, are represented by two species, the Greater Bulldog Bat and the Lesser Bulldog Bat. ... The Noctilionidae family of bats, commonly known as Bulldog bats, are represented by two species, the Greater Bulldog Bat and the Lesser Bulldog Bat. ... The Noctilionidae family of bats, commonly known as Bulldog bats, are represented by two species, the Greater Bulldog Bat and the Lesser Bulldog Bat. ... Nycteridae is the family of slit-faced or hollow-faced bats. ... Nycteridae is the family of slit-faced or hollow-faced bats. ... Nycteridae is the family of slit-faced or hollow-faced bats. ... The Leaf-nosed bats, family Phyllostomidae are by far the most varied and diverse within the whole order Chiroptera and count within their number true predatory species that take vertebrate prey including small Dove -sized birds in the case of the False Vampire, Vampyrum spectrum, the largest bat in the... Genera See text. ... Genera Desmodus Diphylla Diaemus Vampire bats are bats that feed on blood (hematophagy). ... Large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus) Megabats constitute the suborder Megachiroptera within the order Chiroptera ( bats). ... Horseshoe bats (family Rhinolophidae) are a large family of bats including approximately 130 species grouped in 10 genera. ... Horseshoe bats (family Rhinolophidae) are a large family of bats including approximately 130 species grouped in 10 genera. ... Species Mouse-tailed bats are a group of insectivorous bats of the family Rhinopomatidae with only three species contained in the since genus Rhinopoma. ... Disc-winged bats are a small group of bats of the family Thyropteridae. ... Evening bats or perhaps more correctly Vesper bats (family Vespertilionidae) are the largest and best-known family of bats. ... Evening bats or perhaps more correctly Vesper bats (family Vespertilionidae) are the largest and best-known family of bats. ... Evening bats or perhaps more correctly Vesper bats (family Vespertilionidae) are the largest and best-known family of bats. ...

Order Dasyuromorphia

• Family Dasyuridae (72 species in 20 genera)
• Family Myrmecobiidae
• Family Thylacinidae

Families Thylacinidae Dasyuridae Myrmecobiidae Most carnivorous marsupials belong to the order Dasyuromorphia, including the quolls, dunnarts, Numbat, Tasmanian Devil, and the recently extinct Thylacine. ... Families Thylacinidae Dasyuridae Myrmecobiidae Most carnivorous marsupials belong to the order Dasyuromorphia, including the quolls, dunnarts, Numbat, Tasmanian Devil, and the recently extinct Thylacine. ... Binomial name Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterhouse, 1836 Subspecies Myrmecobius fasciatus fasciatus Myrmecobius fasciatus rufus The Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is a small marsupial endemic to western Australia. ... Binomial name (Harris, 1808) The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. ...

Order Dermoptera

• Family Cynocephalidae

Species  Cynocephalus varigatus  Cynocephalus volans Colugos are arboreal gliding mammals found in South-east Asia. ... Species  Cynocephalus varigatus  Cynocephalus volans Colugos are arboreal gliding mammals found in South-east Asia. ...

Order Didelphimorphia

• Family Didelphidae

Genera Several; see text Opossum fur is quite soft, and was once commonly used in the bathtub as a sponge. ... Genera Several; see text The order Didelphimorphia contains the common opossums of the western hemisphere. ...

Order Diprotodontia

• Family ?Galanaria (extinct)
• Family ?Ganguroo (extinct)
• Family Acrobatidae: (Feathertail Glider and Feathertail opossum)
• Family Diprotodontidae (extinct)
• Family Hypsiprymnodontidae: Musky Rat-kangaroo
• Family Ilariidae (extinct)
• Family Macropodidae: kangaroos, wallabies and allies
• Family Palorchestidae (extinct)
• Family Petauridae (Striped Possum, Leadbeater's Possum, Yellow-bellied Glider, Sugar Glider, Mahogany Glider, Squirrel Glider)
• Family Phascolarctidae: Koala (1 species)
• Family Potoroidae: bettongs, potaroos and rat kangaroos
• Family Tarsipedidae: Honey possum
• Family Thylacoleonidae (Marsupial Lion; extinct)
• Family Vombatidae: wombats (3 species)
• Family Wynyardiidae (extinct)
• Family Burramyidae: pygmy possums
• Family Phalangeridae: brushtail possums and cuscuses
• Family Pseudocheiridae: ringtailed possums and allies

Suborders Vombatiformes Phalangeriformes Macropodiformes Diprotodontia is a large taxon of about 120 marsupial mammals including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, Koala, wombats, and many others. ... Genera Acrobates Distoechurus Acrobatidae is a small family of marsupials contains two genera, each with a single species, the Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) from Australia and Feathertail Possum (Distoechurus pennatus) from New Guinea. ... Binomial name Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw, 1793) The Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus), also known as the Pygmy Gliding Possum, Pygmy Glider, Pygmy Phalanger and Flying Mouse,[3] is the worlds smallest gliding mammal, and is named for its long feather-shaped tail. ... Binomial name Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Ramsay, 1876 The Musky Rat-kangaroo is a marsupial species found in the rainforests of New Guinea and northeast Australia. ... Binomial name Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Ramsay, 1876 The Musky Rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) is a marsupial species found in the rainforests of New Guinea and northeast Australia. ... Genus †Ilaria †Kuterintja The Family Ilariidae consists of 3 species of animal found in the middle tertiary assemblage of South Australia. ... Genera See text Macropods are marsupials belonging to the family Macropodidae, which includes kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos, pademelons, and several others. ... Binomial name Palorchestes azael (ancient leaper) is an extinct species of marsupial. ... Genera Dactylopsila Gymnobelideus Petaurus The family Petauridae includes 11 medium-sized possum species: four striped possums, the six species wrist-winged gliders in genus Petaurus, and Leadbeaters Possum which has only vestigal gliding membranes. ... Binomial name Dactylopsila trivirgata Gray, 1858 The Striped Possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) is a member of the Petauridae family, one of the marsupial families. ... Binomial name Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy, 1867 Leadbeaters Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is an endangered possum restricted to small pockets of remaining old growth Mountain Ash forests in the cool, misty highlands of Victoria, Australia. ... Binomial name Petaurus australis Shaw, 1791 The Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis), also known as the Fluffy Glider, is about the size of a rabbit, and has a grey-brown back and is off-white to orange underneath, with large pointed ears and a long tail. ... Binomial name Waterhouse, 1839 The Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small gliding possum native to eastern and northern mainland Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago, and introduced to Tasmania. ... Binomial name Petaurus gracilis (de Vis, 1883) The Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis), which is named for its mahogany-brown colour, is a highly endangered possum, very similar in appearance to both the smaller sized Sugar Glider and Squirrel Glider. ... Binomial name Petaurus norfolcensis (Kerr, 1792) The Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis) is a gliding possum of the Marsupial family Petauridae. ... Binomial name Phascolarctos cinereus Goldfuss, 1817 The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus; sometimes also spelled Phascolarctus cinereus) is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore endemic to Australia, and the only representative of its family, Phascolarctidae. ... Genera  Hypsiprymnodon  Aepyprymnus  Bettongia  Caloprymnus  Potorous The marsupial family Potoroidae includes the bettongs, potoroos and rat-kangaroos. ... Binomial name Tarsipes rostratus Gervais & Verreaux, 1842 The Honey Possum (Tarsipes rostratus) or Noolbenger is a tiny Australian marsupial weighing just 5 to 10 grams—about half the size of a mouse. ... Genus Thylacoleonidae is a group of extinct meat-eating marsupials from Australia. ... Binomial name Thylacoleo carnifex (Owen, 1858) The Marsupial Lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) is an extinct species of carnivorous marsupial, (the largest Austrailan mammalian predator at that time) that lived in Australia from about 24 million years ago, during the late Oligocene, and became extinct about 50,000 years ago, during the... Binomial name Vombatus ursinus Shaw, 1800 The wombat is an Australian marsupial in appearance rather like a small, very short-legged and muscular bear approximately 1 metre in length, and with a mere nubbin of a tail. ... Genera Wynyardia Muramura Namilamadeta Wynyardia bassiana, an extinct possum-like marsupial from the early Miocene of Wynyard in Tasmania has long been considered to display skeletal features intermediate between the primitive polyprotodont and the advanced diprotodont marsupials. ... For other uses, see Possum (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Possum (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Possum (disambiguation). ...

Order Hyracoidea

• Family Procaviidae

Genera  Procavia  Heterohyrax  Dendrohyrax A hyrax is any of about 11 species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. ... Genera  Procavia  Heterohyrax  Dendrohyrax A hyrax is any of about 11 species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. ...

Order Insectivora

• Family Erinaceidae
• Family Soricidae
• Family Talpidae
• Family Solenodontidae: solenodons
• Family Nesophontidae: extinct West Indian shrews

Families Erinaceidae Soricidae Talpidae Solenodontidae The biological order Insectivora in the past was used as a scrapbasket for a variety of small to very small, relatively unspecialized, insectivorous mammals. ... Subfamily Erinaceinae Hylomyinae Erinaceidae is a family in the order of the Insectivora. ... This article is about the animal; see also The Taming of the Shrew for the use of this term to describe a person. ... Genera Uropsilus Desmana Galemys Talpa Mogera Parascaptor Scaptochirus Scaptonyx Scapanulus Urotrichus Neurotrichus Scalopus Parascalops Scapanus Condylura For other meanings, see Mole (disambiguation). ... Genera Atopogale Solenodon Species Atopogale cubana Solenodon paradoxus Solenodon marcanoi (extinct) The family Solenodontidae are nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammals. ... Species Nesophontes edithae Nesophontes hypomicrus Nesophontes longirostris Nesophontes major Nesophontes micrus Nesophontes paramicrus Nesophontes submicrus Nesophontes zamicrus The West Indies shrews were members of the extinct family of mammals Nesophontidae in the order Insectivora. ...

Order Lagomorpha

• Family Ochotonidae: pikas
• Family Prolagidae (extinct)
• Family Leporidae: rabbits and hares

Families Leporidae Ochotonidae Prolagidae (extinct) The Lagomorphs, order Lagomorpha, are an order of mammals of which there are two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). ... Type Species Ochotona minor Link, 1795 (= Lepus dauuricus Pallas, 1776) Species See text The name pika (archaically spelled pica) is used for any member of the Ochotonidae, a family within the order of lagomorphs, which also includes the Leporidae (rabbits and hares). ... Binomial name Prolagus sardus (Wagner, 1829) The Sardinian Pika (Prolagus sardus) was a pika native to the Mediterranean island of Sardinia until its extinction in the late 1700s or early 1800s. ... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus Caprolagus Pronolagus Lepus Leporids are the approximately 50 species of rabbits and hares which form the family Leporidae. ... For other uses, see Rabbit (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Hare (disambiguation). ...

Order Macroscelidea

• Family Macroscelididae

Genera  Rhynchocyon  Petrodromus  Macroscelides  Elephantulus The small insectivorous mammals endemic to Africa known as elephant shrews are neither elephants nor shrews and, more formally, are the members of the biological order Macroscelidea. ... Genera  Rhynchocyon  Petrodromus  Macroscelides  Elephantulus The small insectivorous mammals endemic to Africa known as elephant shrews are neither elephants nor shrews and, more formally, are the members of the biological order Macroscelidea. ...

Order Microbiotheria

• Family Microbiotheriidae

Binomial name Dromiciops australis Thomas, 1894 The Monito del Monte (little mountain monkey, Dromiciops australis) is a semi-arboreal South American marsupial which is thought to be more closely related to the marsupials of Australasia than to those of the Americas. ... Binomial name Dromiciops australis Thomas, 1894 The Monito del Monte (little mountain monkey, Dromiciops australis) is a semi-arboreal South American marsupial which is thought to be more closely related to the marsupials of Australasia than to those of the Americas. ...

Order Monotremata

• Family Ornithorhynchidae: platypus
• Family Tachyglossidae: echidnas

Families Kollikodontidae (extinct) Ornithorhynchidae - Platypus Tachyglossidae - Echidnas Steropodontidae (extinct) Monotremes are mammals that are best known for laying eggs, instead of giving birth to live young like marsupials and placental mammals (Eutheria). ... Genera Obdurodon (extinct) Ornithorhynchus Ornithorhyncidae is one of two families in the order Monotremata, and contains all species of platypus. ... For other uses, see Echidna (disambiguation). ...

Order Notoryctemorphia

• Family Notoryctidae

Binomial names Notoryctes typhlops Notoryctes caurinus The marsupial moles are rare and poorly understood burrowing mammals of the deserts of western Australia. ... Binomial names Notoryctes typhlops Notoryctes caurinus The marsupial moles are rare and poorly understood burrowing mammals of the deserts of western Australia. ...

Order Paucituberculata

• Family Caenolestidae

Genera  Caenolestes  Lestoros  Rhyncholestes The biological order Paucituberculata contains the five surviving species of shrew opossum: small, shrew-like marsupials which are confined to the Andes mountains of South America. ... Genera  Caenolestes  Lestoros  Rhyncholestes The biological order Paucituberculata contains the five surviving species of shrew opossum: small, shrew-like marsupials which are confined to the Andes mountains of South America. ...

Order Peramelemorphia

• Family Thylacomyidae: (bilbies, 1 extant species, 1 extinct)
• Family Chaeropodidae: (Pig-footed Bandicoot, 1 extinct species)
• Family Peramelidae: (bandicoots, 20 extant species, 1 extinct)
• Family Yaralidae: (2 described fossil species)

Families: Peroryctidae Peramelidae The order Peramelemorphia includes the bandicoots and bilbies: it equates approximately to the mainstream of marsupial omnivores. ... Species (extinct) Bilbies are marsupial omnivores; members of the bandicoot family. ... Binomial name Chaeropus ecaudatus Ogilby, 1838 The Pig-footed Bandicoot (Chaeropus ecaudatus) was a small, mostly herbivorous bandicoot of the arid and semi-arid plains of inland Australia. ... Genera  Perameles  Isoodon  Chaeropus A bandicoot is any of about 8 species of small to medium-sized, terrestrial marsupial omnivores in the subfamily Peramelinae (the true bandicoots) of the family Peramelidae; or in a broader sense, any of about 21 species of fairly similar animals in the order Peramelemorphia. ... Species Yarala burchfieldi Yarala kida Yarala is a genus of fossil mammals that resemble contemporary bandicoots. ...

Order Perissodactyla

• Family Equidae: horses and allies, about 9 species in one genus
• Family Tapiridae: tapirs, 4 species in one genus
• Family Rhinocerotidae: rhinoceroses, 5 species in 4 genera

Families Equidae Tapiridae Rhinocerotidae The odd-toed ungulates or Perissodactyla are large to very large browsing and grazing mammals with relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe. ... Species - Donkey - African Wild Ass - Domestic Horse - Wild Horse - Grevys Zebra - Onager - Kiang - Plains Zebra - Cape Mountain Zebra - Hartmanns Mountain Zebra Equidae is the family of horse-like animals, order Perissodactyla. ... Species Tapirus bairdii - Bairds Tapir Tapirus indicus - Malayan Tapir Tapirus pinchaque - Mountain Tapir Tapirus terrestris - Brazilian Tapir A tapir is a large, browsing animal, roughly the shape of an over-sized pig but with a short, prehensile trunk. ... Species Ceratotherium simum Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Diceros bicornis Rhinoceros unicornis A rhinoceros is any of five surviving species of odd-toed ungulate in the family Rhinocerotidae. ...

Order Pholidota

• Family Epoicotheriidae (extinct)
• Family Manidae
• Family Metacheiromyidae (extinct)

Species Manis gigantea Manis temmincki Manis tricuspis Manis tetradactyla Manis crassicaudata Manis pentadactyla Manis javanica Pangolins are mammals with large scales on their skins which can be found in parts of Africa and Asia. ... Species Manis gigantea Manis temmincki Manis tricuspis Manis tetradactyla Manis crassicaudata Manis pentadactyla Manis javanica Pangolins are mammals with large scales on their skins which can be found in parts of Africa and Asia. ...

Order Primates

• Family Aotidae: night or owl monkeys (douroucoulis) (8 species)
• Family Atelidae: howler, spider and woolly monkeys (24 species)
• Family Daubentoniidae: Aye-aye (1 species)
• Family Cebidae: marmosets, tamarins, capuchins and squirrel monkeys (56 species)
• Family Cheirogaleidae: dwarf lemurs and mouse-lemurs (24 species)
• Family Galagidae: galagos (19 species)
• Family Hominidae: humans and other great apes (7 species)
• Family Hylobatidae: gibbons or "lesser apes" (13 species)
• Family Indriidae: woolly lemurs and allies (12 species)
• Family Lemuridae: lemurs (19 species)
• Family Lepilemuridae: sportive lemurs (11 species)
• Family Lorisidae: lorises, pottos and allies (9 species)
• Family Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys (135 species)
• Family Pitheciidae: titis, sakis and uakaris (41 species)
• Family Tarsiidae: tarsiers (7 species)

For the ecclesiastical use of this term, see primate (religion) Families 13, See classification A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all lemurs, monkeys, and apes, including humans. ... Night monkey - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Genera Alouatta Ateles Brachyteles Lagothrix Oreonax The Atelidae are one of the two families of New World monkeys now recognised. ... Binomial name Daubentonia madagascariensis Gmelin, 1788 The Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a primate native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth with a long, thin middle finger to fill the ecological niche of a woodpecker. ... Genera Callithrix Leontopithecus Saguinus Callimico Cebus Saimiri The Cebidae form one of the four families of New World monkeys now recognised. ... Genera Cheirogaleus Microcebus Mirza Allocebus Phaner Cheirogaleidae is the family strepsirrhine primates that contains the various dwarf lemurs and mouse-lemurs. ... Genera  Otolemur  Euoticus  Galago Galagos, also known as bushbabies or bush babies, are small, nocturnal primates native to continental Africa, and make up the family Galagonidae. ... Genera The hominids are the members of the biological family Hominidae (the great apes), which includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. ... Species 14 species, see text Gibbons are small apes that are traditionally grouped in the genus Hylobates. ... Genera The Indriidae (also spelled Indridae) are a family of strepsirrhine primates. ... Genera Lemur Eulemur Hapalemur Prolemur Varecia Lemuridae is one of the four families of lemurs and are part of a class of primates known as prosimians. ... Species Lepilemur mustelinus Lepilemur microdon Lepilemur leucopus Lepilemur ruficaudatus Lepilemur edwardsi Lepilemur dorsalis Lepilemur septentrionalis Lepilemur seali Lepilemur mitsinjonensis The sportive lemurs are the medium sized primates that make up the Lepilemuridae family. ... Genera Arctocebus Perodicticus Pseudopotto Loris Nycticebus Lorisidae (or sometimes Loridae) is a family of strepsirrhine primates. ... Subfamilies Cercopithecinae - 11 genera Colobinae - 10 genera The Old World monkeys or Cercopithecidae are a group of primates, falling in the superfamily Cercopithecoidea in the clade Catarrhini. ... Genera Pithecia Chiropotes Cacajao Callicebus The Pitheciidae are one of the four families of New World monkeys now recognised. ... Type species Lemur tarsier Erxleben, 1777 Species Tarsius syrichta Tarsius bancanus Tarsius tarsier Tarsius dentatus Tarsius lariang Tarsius pelengensis Tarsius sangirensis Tarsius pumilus Tarsiers are prosimian primates of the genus Tarsius, a monotypic genus in the family Tarsiidae, which is itself the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes. ...

Order Proboscidea

• Family Anthracobunidae (extinct)
• Family Moeritheriidae (extinct)
• Family Euproboscidea

Groups Jozaria (extinct) Anthracobunidae (extinct) Moeritheriidae (extinct) Euproboscidea Numidotheriidae (extinct) Barytheriidae (extinct) Deinotheriidae (extinct) Elephantiformes Phiomiidae (extinct) Palaeomastodontidae (extinct) Hemimastodontidae (extinct) Euelephantoidea Choerolophodontidae (extinct) Amebelodontidae (extinct) Gnathabelodontidae (extinct) Gomphotheriidae (extinct) Elephantidae Mammutidae (extinct) Proboscidea is an order containing only one family of living animals, Elephantidae, the elephants, with three species... Genera Pilgrimella Anthracobune Ishatherium Lammidhania Jozaria Nakusia Hsanotherium Anthracobunidae is an extinct family of primitive proboscid who lived in the early to middle Eocene period. ... Tribes See Text Moeritherium (the beast from Lake Moeris) was a prehistoric mammal related to the elephant and, more distantly, the sea cow. ...

Order Rodentia

• Family Abrocomidae: chinchilla rats
• Family Anomaluridae: scaly-tailed squirrels
• Family Aplodontiidae: mountain beaver
• Family Bathyergidae: African mole rats
• Family Calomyscidae: mouse-like hamsters
• Family Capromyidae: hutias
• Family Castoridae: beavers
• Family Caviidae: cavies, including guinea pigs
• Family Chinchillidae: chinchillas and viscachas
• Family Cricetidae: hamsters, New World rats and mice, voles
• Family Ctenodactylidae: gundis
• Family Ctenomyidae: tuco-tucos
• Family Dasyproctidae: agoutis
• Family incertae sedis Diatomyidae: Laotian rock rat
• Family Dinomyidae: pacaranas
• Family Dipodidae: jerboas and jumping mice
• Family Echimyidae: spiny rats
• Family Erethizontidae: New World porcupines
• Family Geomyidae: pocket gophers (true gophers)
• Family Gliridae (also Myoxidae, Muscardinidae): dormice
• Family ?Heptaxodontidae: giant hutias
• Family Heteromyidae: kangaroo rats and kangaroo mice
• Family Hydrochoeridae: Capybara
• Family Hystricidae: Old World porcupines
• Family Muridae: true mice and rats, gerbils, spiny mice, crested rat
• Family Myocastoridae: nutria
• Family Nesomyidae: climbing mice, rock mice, white-tailed rat, Malagasy rats and mice
• Family Octodontidae: octodonts
• Family Pedetidae: springhares
• Family Petromuridae: dassie rat
• Family Platacanthomyidae: spiny dormice
• Family Sciuridae: squirrels, including chipmunks & prairie dogs
• Family Spalacidae: mole rats, bamboo rats, and zokors
• Family Thryonomyidae: cane rats

Families Many, see text The order Rodentia is the most numerous of all the branches on the mammal family tree. ... Species Abrocoma bennettii Abrocoma boliviensis Abrocoma cinerea Chinchilla Rats are members of the Abrocoma genus that resemble Chinchillas (to which they are closely related) in appearance but have a body-structure more like a rat. ... Genera Anomalurus, Idiurus, Zenkerella The Anomaluridae or scaly-tailed flying squirrels are a family of rodents found in central Africa. ... Binomial name Aplodontia rufa (Richardson, 1829) The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) is a rodent unrelated to beavers and that is not usually found in mountainous areas. ... Binomial name (Rafinesque, 1817) The Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa) is a primitive rodent unrelated to beavers and not usually found in mountainous areas. ... Genera Georychus Cryptomys Heliophobius Bathyergus Heterocephalus The blesmols, also known as mole rats, or African mole-rats, are burrowing rodents of the family Bathyergidae. ... Species see text Mouse-like hamsters are a group of small rodents found in Syria, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan. ... Hutias The Bahamas Hutia - Geocapromys ingrahami, is a herbivorouss rodent until recently only found on remote East Plana Cay. ... Genera †Eocastoroides †Steneofiber †Neatocastor †Asiacastor †Youngofiber †Trogontherium †Eucastor †Schreuderia †Dipoides †Boreofiber †Romanocastor †Zamolxifiber †Procastoroides †Castoroides †Paradipoides †Agnotocastor †Capacikala †Pseudopalaeocastor †Fossorcastor †Euhapsis †Propalaeocastor †Palaeomys †Palaeocastor †Hystricops Castor The family Castoridae contains the two living species of beaver and their fossil relatives. ... Species C. canadensis C. fiber Beavers are semi-aquatic rodents native to North America and Europe. ... Subfamilies  Caviinae  Dolichotinae The Cavy (family Caviidae) is divided in two subfamilies: Subfamily Caviinae: cavies and guinea pigs Genus Cavia, this genus is especially called cavy. ... This article is about the species Cavia porcellus. ... Genera  Chinchilla  Lagidium  Lagostomus Chinchillas and their relatives viscachas are small, nocturnal mammals native to the Andes mountains in South America and belonging to the family Chinchillidae. ... For other uses, see Chinchilla (disambiguation). ... Subfamilies Arvicolinae Cricetinae Neotominae Sigmodontinae Tylomyinae Valid name: Muridae Illiger, 1815 [1] Cricetidae is a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. ... Genera Mesocricetus Phodopus Cricetus Cricetulus Allocricetulus Cansumys Tscherskia Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. ... Subfamilies Neotominae Sigmodontinae Tylomyinae The New World rats and mice are a group of related rodents found in North and South America. ... For other uses, see Vole (disambiguation). ... Genera Ctenodactylus Felovia Massoutiera Pectinator Gundis (family Ctenodactylidae) are a group of small, stocky rodents found in Africa. ... The tuco-tucos are members of a group of rodents that belong to the family Ctenomyidae. ... The tuco-tucos are members of a group of rodents that belong to the family Ctenomyidae. ... Genera Dasyprocta Myoprocta Agouti The Dasyproctidae are a family of South American rodents, comprising three genera. ... Genera Laonastes †Diatomys †Fallomus †Willmus Diatomyidae is a family of hystricomorphous, sciurognathous rodents found in Asia. ... The pacarana (Dinomys branickii) is a rare and slow-moving South American rodent found only in tropical forests of the western Amazon River basin and adjacent foothills of the Andes Mountains from northwestern Venezuela and Colombia to western Bolivia. ... Genera 10 genera in 5 subfamilies A jerboa is a small jumping desert rodent of Asia and northern Africa that resembles a mouse with a long tufted tail and very long hind legs. ... Genera †Cercomys †Maruchito †Paulacoutomys †Willidewu †Adelphomys †Deseadomys †Paradelphomys †Stichomys †Xylechimys Dactylomys Kannabateomys Olallamys †Boromys †Brotomys †Heteropsomys †Puertoricomys †Acarechimys †Chasichimys †Eumysops Lonchothrix Mesomys †Palaeoechimys †Pampamys †Pattersomys †Protacaremys †Protadelphomys †Sallamys Proechimys Thrichomys Trinomys Carterodon Clyomys Euryzygomatomys Callistomys Diplomys Echimys Isothrix Makalata Pattonomys Phyllomys Santamartamys The spiny rats are a group of hystricognath... Genera  Coendou  Sphiggurus  Erethizon  Echinoprocta The New World porcupines are large terrestrial rodents, distinguished by their spiny covering from which they take their name. ... Genera see text The pocket gophers are burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae. ... Dormice are a type of rodent indigenous to the eastern hemisphere comprising the family Gliridae. ... Subfamilies and Genera Graphiurinae Graphiurus Leithiinae Dryomys Eliomys Hypnomys Myomimus Selevinia Myoxinae Glirulus Muscardinus Glis Dormice are Old World mammals in the family Gliridae, part of the rodent (Rodentia) order. ... Genera Amblyrhiza Clidomys Elasmodontomys Quemsia The giant hutias are an extinct group of large rodents known from fossil and subfossil material in the West Indies. ... SubFamilies Dipodomyinae Heteromyinae Perognathinae Most Heteromyidae live in complex burrows within the deserts and grasslands of western North America, though species within the Heteromys and Liomys genera are also found in forests and extend down as far as northern South America. ... Species 22, see text Kangaroo rats, genus Dipodomys, are small rodents native to North America. ... Species Microdipodops megacephalus Microdipodops palllidus A kangaroo mouse is either one of the two species of jumping mouse (genus Microdipodops) native to the deserts of the Southwestern United States, predominately found in the state of Nevada. ... Binomial name Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766) The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is the largest of living rodents (the long extinct rodent Phoberomys pattersoni was significantly bigger. ... Genera  Atherurus  Hystrix  Thecurus  Trichys The Old World porcupines are large representatives of the terrestrial rodent mammals, distinguished by their spiny covering from which they take their name. ... Subfamilies Deomyinae Gerbillinae Lophiomyinae Leimacomyinae Murinae Muridae is the largest family of mammals. ... This article is about the animal. ... Species 50 species; see text *Several subfamilies of Muroids include animals called rats. ... For other uses, see Gerbil (disambiguation). ... The maned rat (Lophiomys imhausi, also called crested rat) is a long-haired and bushy-tailed East African rodent that resembles a porcupine. ... Binomial name Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) The Coypu (Myocastor coypus) or Nutria is a large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent native to South America, but now also present in Europe, Asia, and North America. ... Subfamilies see text Nesomyidae is a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. ... Genera  Octodon  Octodontomys  Octomys  Spalacopus  Aconaemys  Pipanacoctomys  Salinoctomys  Tympanoctomys The Octodontidae are a family of South American rodents. ... ... Binomial name Petromus typicus , The Dassie Rat, Petromus typicus, is an African rodent found among rocky outcroppings. ... Genera see text Platacanthomyinae is the only subfamily in the family Platacanthomyidae. ... Genera Many: see text. ... This article is about the animal. ... Species 25 species Chipmunk is the common name for any small squirrel-like rodent species of the genus Tamias in the family Sciuridae. ... Species Cynomys gunnisoni Cynomys leucurus Cynomys ludovicianus Cynomys mexicanus Cynomys parvidens The prairie dog (Cynomys) is a small, burrowing rodent native to the grasslands of North America. ... Subfamilies see text Spalacidae is a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. ... Genera see text Zokors are Asiatic burrowing rodents resembling mole rats. ... Species Thryonomys gregorianus (Lesser Cane Rat) Thryonomys swinderianus (Greater Cane Rat) The genus Thryonomys, also know as cane rats, is a genus of rodent found in Africa south of the Sahara. ...

Order Scandentia

• Family Ptilocercidae
• Family Tupaiidae

Genera Tupaia Anathana Urogale Dendrogale Lyonogale Ptilocercus The tree shrews are small, squirrel-like mammals native to the tropical forests of South-east Asia. ... Binomial name Gray, 1848 The Pen-tailed Treeshrew (Ptilocercus lowii) is a species of treeshrew in the Ptilocercidae family. ... Genera Tupaia Anathana Urogale Dendrogale Lyonogale Ptilocercus The tree shrews are small, squirrel-like mammals native to the tropical forests of South-east Asia. ...

Order Sirenia

• Family Dugongidae
• Family Prorastomidae (extinct)
• Family Protosirenidae (extinct)
• Family Trichechidae

Families Dugongidae Trichechidae Hydrochichus (extinct) For information about the Gothic metal band, see Sirenia (band) The Sirenia are fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries and coastal marine waters. ... Binomial name (Müller, 1776) Natural range of . ... Species Trichechus inunguis Trichechus manatus Trichechus senegalensis Manatees (family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large aquatic mammals sometimes known as sea cows. ...

Order Tubulidentata

• Family Orycteropodidae

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Order Xenarthra

• Family Myrmecophagidae: anteaters
• Family Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths
• Family Megalonychidae: two-toed sloths
• Family Megatheriidae (extinct)
• Family Mylodontidae (extinct)
• Family Pampatheriidae: giant armadillos (extinct)
• Family Glyptodontidae (extinct)
• Family Dasypodidae: armadillos

Orders and suborders Order Pilosa Suborder Vermilingua Suborder Folivora Order Cingulata See text for more details The superorder Xenarthra is a group of placental mammals (infraclass Eutheria), extant today only in the Americas. ... a family of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 Family is a Western term used to denote a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups linked through descent (demonstrated or stipulated) from a common ancestor, marriage or adoption. ... Genera Myrmecophaga Tamandua Cyclopes Anteaters are mammals of the order Xenarthra and the family Myrmecophagidae, commonly known for eating ants and termites. ... Families Megalonychidae Bradypodidae Sloths are medium-sized South American mammals belonging to the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, part of the order Xenarthra. ... Families Megalonychidae Bradypodidae Sloths are medium-sized South American mammals belonging to the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, part of the order Xenarthra. ... Families Rathymotheriidae Scelidotheriidae Mylodontidae Orophodontidae Megalonychidae Megatheriidae Ground sloths are extinct edentate (Order Xenarthra) mammals that are believed to be relatives of tree sloths and three-toed sloths. ... Families Rathymotheriidae Ameghino, 1904 Scelidotheriidae Ameghino, 1889 Mylodontidae Gill, 1872 Orophodontidae Ameghino, 1895 Megalonychidae Gervais, 1855 Megatheriidae Gray, 1821 Ground sloths are a diverse group of extinct edentate (Superorder Xenarthra) mammals that are believed to be relatives of tree sloths and three-toed sloths. ... Glyptodonts were large relatives of modern armadillos. ... Genera Chlamyphorus Cabassous Chaetophractus Dasypus Euphractus Priodontes Tolypeutes Zaedyus Armadillos are any of several small mammals of the family Dasypodidae, mostly known for having a bony armor shell. ...

Class Sauropsida

• Family Bolosauridae (Extinct)
• Family Coelurosauravidae (Extinct)
• Family Drepanosauridae (Extinct)
• Family Longisquamidae (Extinct)
• Family Mesosauridae (Extinct)
• Family Millerettidae (Extinct)
• Family Weigeltisauridae (Extinct)

Superclasses Anapsida Eurapsida Diapsida Reptilia was an old kingdom or phylum classification that has since been divided into 4 classes. ... The bolosaurids is an extinct group of anapsids from the Permian. ... The Drepanosaurids were a family of Triassic reptiles. ... Mesosaurus is an extinct genus of anapsid reptile from the Permian period. ... The milleretids is an extinct group of anapsids that lived in South Africa during the Upper Permian. ...

Order Procolophonomorpha

• Family Procolophonidae (Extinct)
• Family Pareiasauridae (Extinct)

Groups See taxonomy The Procolophonomorpha are an order or clade of early reptiles that appeared during the Middle Permian. ... Genera Hypsognathus Procolophon The Procolophonids were early herbivorous, anapsid reptiles that appeared late in the Permian, to the end of the Triassic. ... Genera Bradysaurus Nochelesaurus Embrithosaurus Deltavjatia Velosauria Shihtienfenia Pareiasuchus Pareiasaurus Scutosaurus Elginia Nanopareia Anthodon The Pareiasaurs - family Pareiasauridae - are a group of medium-sized to very large (60 cm to 3 meters long), stocky, early, reptilian herbivores, that flourished during the Permian period. ...

Order Testudines

• Family Adocidae: (extinct)
• Family Araripemydidae: (extinct)
• Family Bothremydidae: (extinct)
• Family Captorhinidae (Extinct)
• Family Carettochelyidae: (Pignose Turtles)
• Family Chelidae: (Austro-American Sideneck Turtles)
• Family Cheloniidae: (Green Sea Turtles and relatives)
• Family Chelydridae: (Snapping Turtles)
• Family Dermatemydidae: (River Turtles)
• Family Emydidae: (Pond Turtles/Box and Water Turtles)
• Family Geoemydidae: (Asian River Turtles, Leaf and Roofed Turtles, Asian Box Turtles)
• Family Haichemydidae: (extinct)
• Family Kinosternidae: (Mud and Musk Turtles)
• Family Dermochelyidae: (Leatherback Turtles)
• Family Lindholmemydidae: (extinct)
• Family Meiolaniidae: (Horned turtle, extinct)
• Family Pelomedusidae: (Afro-American Sideneck Turtles)
• Family Platysternidae: (Big-headed Turtles)
• Family Podocnemididae: (Madagascan Big-headed and American Sideneck River Turtles)
• Family Proterochersidae: (extinct)
• Family Protorothyrididae (Extinct)
• Family Protostegidae: (extinct)
• Family Sinochelyidae: (extinct)
• Family Testudinidae: (Tortoises)
• Family Thalassemyidae: (extinct)
• Family Toxochelyidae: (extinct)
• Family Trionychidae: (Softshell Turtles)

Families See text Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudinata, most of whose body is shielded by a special bony shell developed from their ribs. ... Genera See text Captorhinidae (also known as cotylosaurs, or stem reptiles) were the earliest and most primitive reptiles. ... Classification: Family Carettochelyidae Genus Carettochelys Categories: Stub | Turtles ... The Chelidae are a family of reptiles commonly known as the Austro-American Side-necked Turtles. ... Genera Caretta Lepidochelys Chelonia Eretmochelys Natator Dermochelys Sea turtles are large, ocean-dwelling turtles. ... Genera See below. ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Snapping Turtle head The Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina), or more formally referred to as Common Snapping Turtle when distinguishing them from their larger cousins (Macrochelys), and are popularly nicknamed snappers. They are large freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, ranging from southeastern Canada west to... Binomial name Dermatemys mawii Gray, 1847 The Mesoamerican River Turtle (Dermatemys mawii) is the only species in the family Dermatemydidae. ... Subfamilies  Emydinae  Deirochelyinae Emydidae is a family of box and water turtles, including the common Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) and the European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis). ... Geoemydidae, (formerly known as Bataguridae), is the largest and most diverse family in the order Testudines (turtles) with about 75 species. ... Classification: Family Kinosternidae Subfamily Kinosterninae Genus Kinosternon Genus Sternotherus Subfamily Staurotypinae Genus Claudius (biology) Genus Staurotypus Categories: Turtles ... Binomial name Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) The Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the biggest of all living turtles, reaching a length of over 2. ... Genera Crossochelys Niolamia argentina Ninjemys oweni Meiolania Meiolaniidae is an extinct family of large, possibly herbivorous turtles with heavily armored heads and tails. ... Synonyms Miolania Meiolania is an extinct genus of cryptodire turtle from the Pleistocene period. ... Classification: Family Pelomedusidae Genus Pelomedusa Genus Pelusios Categories: Turtles ... Classification: Family Platysternidae Genus Platysternon Categories: Turtles ... Classification: Family Podocnemididae Genus Erymnochelys Genus Peltocephalus Genus Podocnemis Categories: Turtles ... Protorothyrididae was a clade of small, lizard-like reptiles, possibly the ancestors of turtles and tortoises. ... Genera Archelon Chelosphargis Desmatochelys Notochelone Protostega Rhinochelys Santanachelys[1] Terlinguachelys Protostegidae is a family of extinct marine turtles that lived during the Mesozoic Era. ... For the band, see Tortoise (band). ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The turtle family Trionychidae comprises a number of turtle genera commonly known as Softshell Turtles. ...

Order Araeoscelidia

Extinct. Genera (see text) Synonyms Araeoscelida Araeoscelidia or Araeoscelida is a clade of extinct diapsid reptiles superficially resembling lizards. ...

• Family Araeoscelidae
• Family Petrolacosauridae

Order Younginiformes

Extinct. A replacement for the taxon Eosuchia, proposed by Alfred Romer in 1947. ...

• Family Younginidae

Order Placodontia

Extinct. Families Paraplacodontidae Placodontidae Henodontidae Cyamodontidae Placochelyidae Placodonts (Tablet teeth) were a group of marine reptiles that lived during the Triassic period, becoming extinct at the end of the period. ...

• Family Cyamodontidae
• Family Henodontidae
• Family Paraplacodontidae
• Family Placochelyidae
• Family Placodontidae

Species (Münster, 1839) (type) (Agassiz, 1833-45) Gürich, 1884 Peyer, 1931a Nosotti & Pinna 1993 Cyamodus was a Placodont, known from fossil remains discovered in Germany, in the early-to-mid 1800s and was named by Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer, in 1863. ... Binomial name Henodus chelyops von Huene, 1936 Henodus chelyops (Turtle-Faced Single Tooth) was a placodont of the Late Triassic period during the Carnian stage. ...

Order Nothosauria

Extinct. Suborders Suborder Pachypleurosauria Pachypleurosauridae Suborder Nothosauria Simosauridae Germanosauridae Nothosauridae Nothosaurs (order Nothosauria) were Triassic marine sauropterygian reptiles that may have lived like seals of today, catching food in water but coming ashore on rocks and beaches. ...

• Family Pachypleurosauridae
• Family Simosauridae
• Family Germanosauridae
• Family Nothosauridae

Genera Anarosaurus Dactylosaurus Hanosaurus Keichousaurus Neusticosaurus Serpianosaurus Pachypleurosaurs were primitive sauropterygian reptiles that vaguely resembled aquatic lizards, and were limited to the Triassic period. ...

Order Plesiosauria

Extinct. Families Cryptoclididae Elasmosauridae Plesiosauridae Pliosauridae Plesiosaurs (PLEE-see-oh-SORES) were large, carnivorous aquatic reptiles. ...

• Family Cimoliasauridae
• Family Cryptoclididae
• Family Elasmosauridae
• Family Plesiosauridae
• Family Pliosauridae
• Family Polycotylidae
• Family Rhomaleosauridae

Genera Aristonectes Cimoliasaurus Scanisaurus The Cimoliasauridae are a poorly known family of small and aberrant plesiosaurs from the Cretaceous. ... Genera Cryptoclidus Kaiwhekea Kimmerosaurus Vinialesaurus Muraenosaurus Tricleidus Colymbosaurus Cryptoclididae is a family of medium size plesiosaurs from the Middle Jurassic to the late Cretaceous. ... Elasmosauridae was the taxonomic family of the most advanced plesiosaurs. ... Species Plesiosaurus (Greek: plesios, near to + sauros, lizard) was a large (about 3 to 5 meters long), marine Sauropterygian reptile that lived during the early part of the Jurassic period, and is known by nearly complete skeletons from the Lias of England and Germany. ... Families and genera Thalassiodragon Archaeonectrus Attenborosaurus Eurycleidus Rhomaleosauridae Leptocleididae Pliosauridae Brachauchneiidae The Pliosaurs were aquatic mesozoic reptiles, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. ... Genera Dolichorhynchops Edgarosaurus Polycotylus Thililua Tinacromerum Procotylus Georgiasaurus Ceraumasaurus Polycotylidae is a family of large plesiosaurs from Cretaceous, sister group to the elasmosauridae. ...

Order Sphenodontia

• Family Gephyrosauridae
• Family Pleurosauridae
• Family Sphenodontidae

Families Gephyrosauridae Pleurosauridae Sphenodontidae Sphenodontia is an order of lizard-like reptiles that includes only one living genus, the tuatara (Sphenodon). ... Families Gephyrosauridae Pleurosauridae Sphenodontidae Sphenodontia is an order of lizard-like reptiles that includes only one living genus, the tuatara (Sphenodon). ...

Order Squamata

• Family Acrochordidae
• Family Adamisauridae (extinct)
• Family Agamidae (agamas)
• Family Amphisbaenidae
• Family Anguidae (glass lizards)
• Family Aniliidae
• Family Anniellidae (American legless lizards)
• Family Anomalepididae
• Family Anomochilidae
• Family Arretosauridae (extinct)
• Family Cylindrophiidae
• Family Atractaspididae
• Family Bavarisauridae (extinct)
• Family Bipedidae
• Family Boidae
• Family Chamaeleonidae (chameleons)
• Family Colubridae
• Family Cordylidae (spinytail lizards)
• Family Corytophanidae (casquehead lizards)
• Family Crotaphytidae (collared and leopard lizards)
• Family Dibamidae (blind lizards)
• Family Tropidophiidae
• Family Eichstaettisauridae (extinct)
• Family Elapidae
• Family Euposauridae (extinct)
• Family Gekkonidae (geckos)
• Family Gerrhosauridae (plated lizards)
• Family Gymnophthalmidae (spectacled lizards)
• Family Helodermatidae (gila monsters)
• Family Hoplocercidae (wood lizards, clubtails)
• Family Hydrophiidae
• Family Iguanidae (iguanas and spinytail iguanas)
• Family Isodontosauridae (extinct)
• Family Lacertidae (wall lizards or true lizards)
• Family Lanthanotidae (earless monitor lizards)
• Family Leiocephalidae (see Tropidurinae)
• Family Leiosauridae (see Polychrotinae)
• Family Leptotyphlopidae
• Family Liolaemidae (see Tropidurinae)
• Family Loxocemidae
• Family Mongolochamopidae (extinct)
• Family Mosasauridae (marine lizards; extinct)
• Family Opluridae (Madagascar iguanids)
• Family Paramacellodidae (extinct)
• Family Phrynosomatidae (earless, spiny, tree, side-blotched and horned lizards)
• Family Polychrotidae (anoles)
• Family Priscagamidae (extinct)
• Family Pygopodidae (legless lizards)
• Family Pythonidae
• Family Bolyeriidae
• Family Scincidae (skinks)
• Family Slavoiidae (extinct)
• Family Teiidae (tegus and whiptails)
• Family Trogonophidae
• Family Tropiduridae (neotropical ground lizards)
• Family Typhlopidae
• Family Uropeltidae
• Family Varanidae (monitor lizards)
• Family Viperidae
• Family Xantusiidae (night lizards)
• Family Xenopeltidae
• Family Xenosauridae (knob-scaled lizards)

Suborders Lacertilia- Lizards Serpentes - Snakes Amphisbaenia - Worm lizards This article is about the Squamata order of reptiles. ... Species Acrochordus granulatus Acrochordus arafurae Acrochordus javanicus Acrochordidae is a family of three species of primitive xenophidian snakes from the Australian and Indonesian regions. ... Genera Many: see text Agamas or Agamids are the Agamidae family of lizards, containing more than 300 species in Africa, Asia, Australia and a few in Southern Europe. ... Genera Many: see text Agamas or Agamids are the Agamidae family of lizards, containing more than 300 species in Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe. ... The family Amphisbaenidae (Worm lizards) are limbless lizards of the suborder Amphisbaenia. ... Genera Anguis Ophisaurus Pseudopus Celestus Diploglossus Ophiodes Abronia Barisia Coloptychon Elgaria Gerrhonotus Mesaspis Classification Family Anguidae Subfamily Anguinae Genus Anguis Genus Ophisaurus Genus Pseudopus Subfamily Diploglossinae Genus Celestus Genus Diploglossus Genus Ophiodes Subfamily Gerrhonotinae Genus Abronia Genus Barisia Genus Coloptychon Genus Elgaria Genus Gerrhonotus Genus Mesaspis Categories: Lizards | Anguids ... Species see text The Glass Lizards, genus Ophisaurus, are a group of reptiles that resemble snakes, but are actually lizards. ... FAMILY ANILIDAE (cylinder snakes) All of these species in the family Anilidae possess a vestigial pelvic girdle which is visible as cloacal spurs. ... Species The family Anniellidae of American legless lizards contains two species in a single genus Anniella: , the California legless lizard, with two subspecies and , and the rare , the Baja legless lizard. ... Species The family Anniellidae of American legless lizards contains two species in a single genus Anniella: , the California legless lizard, with two subspecies and , and the rare , the Baja California legless lizard. ... Genera Anomalepis Helminthophis Liotyphlops Typhlophis Anomalepididae is a family of American blind snakes. ... Species Anomochilus leonardi Anomochilus weberi The dwarf pipe snakes or anomochilids (genus Anomochilus) are the only genus of family Anomochilidae. ... Species There are 10 species: Cylindrophis aruensis Cylindrophis boulengeri Cylindrophis engkariensis - Engkari pipe snake Cylindrophis isolepis Cylindrophis lineatus Cylindrophis maculatus Cylindrophis melanotus Cylindrophis opisthorhodus Cylindrophis rufus Cylindrophis yamdena The Asian pipe snakes (genus Cylindrophis) are a group of snakes of the superfamily Henophidia. ... A small, unusual group of advanced snakes, often called mole vipers or stilleto snakes. ... Bipedidae is the family of squamates (scaled reptiles) of the order amphisbaenia, characterized by two stubby, mole-like forelimbs. ... For other uses, see Boa (disambiguation). ... Alternative meanings: Chameleon (computing), Chamaeleon Genera Bradypodion Calumma Chamaeleo Furcifer Brookesia Rhampholeon Chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are small to mid-size reptiles that belong to one of the best known lizard families. ... For other uses, see Chameleon (disambiguation). ... Genera According to ITIS: Adelophis Adelphicos Alsophis Amastridium Arizona Arrhyton Atractus Bogertophis Boiga Carphophis Cemophora Cerberus Chersodromus Chilomeniscus Chionactis Clelia Clonophis Coluber Coniophanes Conophis Conopsis Contia Cryophis Dendrelaphis Dendrophidion Diadophis Dipsas Dryadophis Drymarchon Drymobius Elaphe Enulius Eridiphas Erythrolamprus Farancia Ficimia Geagras Geophis Gyalopion Heterodon Hypsiglena Imantodes Lampropeltis Leptodeira Leptophis Liochlorophis... Commonly known as the Spinytail lizards Classification Family Cordylidae Subfamily Chamaesaurinae Genus Chamaesaura Subfamily Cordylinae Genus Cordylus Genus Platysaurus Genus Pseudocordylus Categories: Lizards | Spinytail lizards ... Commonly known as the Spinytail lizards Family Cordylidae Subfamily Chamaesaurinae Genus Chamaesaura Subfamily Cordylinae Genus Cordylus Genus Platysaurus Genus Pseudocordylus Categories: | ... Classification Family Corytophanidae Genus Basiliscus Genus Corytophanes Genus Laemanctus Categories: Lizards | Corytophanids ... Crotaphytid lizards or more commonly known as Collared lizards are found in North America only (American southwest and northern Mexico). ... A poorly known group of legless lizards native to southern Australia an SE Asia, found in tropical forests. ... A poorly known group of legless lizards native to southern Australia and SE Asia, found in tropical forests. ... Genera Exiliboa Trachyboa Tropidophis Ungaliophis The dwarf boas are a group of snakes traditionally classified as the family Tropidophiidae but sometimes as the subfamily Tropidophiinae within the family Boidae. ... The Elapidae, or elapids, are a family of highly venomous snakes found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. ... This article describes gecko lizards. ... For other uses, see Gecko (disambiguation). ... Classification Family Gerrhosauridae Subfamily Gerrhosaurinae Genus Angolosaurus Genus Cordylosaurus Genus Gerrhosaurus Genus Tetradactylus Subfamily Zonosaurinae Genus Tracheloptychus Genus Zonosaurus Categories: Lizards | Plated lizards ... Gymnophthalmidae is a family of lizards. ... Classification Genus Heloderma Heloderma horridum: Mexican beaded lizard Heloderma suspectum: Gila monster Categories: Lizards | Helodermas ... Binomial name Cope, 1869 The gila monster (pronounced HEE-la, IPA pronunciation: ) (Heloderma suspectum) is a species of venomous lizard native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. ... Classification Family Hoplocercidae Genus Enyalioides Genus Hoplocercus Genus Morunasaurus Categories: Lizards | Wood lizards ... Sea snakes of several different species belong to a group related to the cobras but aquatic rather than land dwelling. ... Genera Amblyrhynchus Brachylophus Conolophus Ctenosaura Cyclura Dipsosaurus Iguana Sauromalus Iguanidae is a family of lizards composed of iguanas and related species, including the green iguana commonly kept as a pet by Fernando Rombola in his pants, but sometimes this breed of iguana gets excited and just want to get out. ... Species Lesser Antillean Iguana, Green Iguana, Iguanas are lizards native to tropical areas of Central and South America and the Caribbean. ... Genera Many, see text. ... Binomial name Podarcis muralis Laurenti, 1768 The Wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) is a species of lizard, native to Europe. ... Classification Family Lanthanotidae Genus Lanthanotus Lanthanotus borneensis Lanthanotus borneensis (earless monitor) (1) is a aquatic, brown lizard from Borneo. ... The Leiocephalus is the only genus in the family Leiocephalus. ... Classification Family Leiosauridae Genus Diplolaemus Genus Leiosaurus Genus Pristidactylus Categories: Lizards | Leiosaurids ... FAMILY LEPTOTYPHLOPIDAE (slender blind snakes) This family of snakes is composed of 2 genera and about 41 species occurring in the Americas, Africa and Asia. ... Classification Family Liolaemidae Genus Ctenoblepharys Genus Liolaemus Genus Phymaturus Categories: Lizards | Liolaemids ... SUBFAMILY LOXOCEMINAE (Mexicam Dwarf Pythons) Contains only 1 single genus. ... Subfamilies Mosasaurinae Plioplatecarpinae Tylosaurinae Mosasaurs (from Latin Mosa, the Meuse river where the fossils were first discovered + Greek sauros, lizard) were serpentine marine reptiles, more closely related to snakes than to monitor lizards (Lee 1997). ... Classification Family Opluridae Genus Chalarodon Genus Oplurus Categories: Animal stubs | Lizards | Oplurids ... Genera Callisaurus Cophosaurus Holbrookia Petrosaurus Phrynosoma Sator Sceloporus Uma Urosaurus Uta Phrynosomatidae is a family of lizards. ... Genera Anolis Norops Phenacosaurus Polychrus Polychrotidae is a family of lizards commonly known as Anoles. ... Species See text. ... Classification Family Pygopodidae Subfamily Pygopodinae Genus Paradelma Genus Pygopus Genus Delma Subfamily Lialisinae Tribus Lialisini Genus Lialis Tribus Aprasiaini Subtribus Pletholaxini Genus Pletholax Subtribus Aprasiaini Genus Ophidiocephalus Genus Aprasia Categories: Lizards | Legless lizards ... Classification Family Pygopodidae Subfamily Pygopodinae Genus Paradelma Genus Pygopus Genus Delma Subfamily Lialisinae Tribus Lialisini Genus Lialis Tribus Aprasiaini Subtribus Pletholaxini Genus Pletholax Subtribus Aprasiaini Genus Ophidiocephalus Genus Aprasia Categories: | ... Synonyms Pythonoidea - Fitzinger, 1826 Pythonoidei - Eichwald, 1831 Holodonta - Müller, 1832 Pythonina - Bonaparte, 1840 Pythophes - Fitzinger, 1843 Pythoniens - A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844 Holodontes - A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844 Pythonides - A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844 Pythones - Cope, 1861 Pythonidae - Cope, 1864 Peropodes - Meyer, 1874... This article needs cleanup. ... Genera many—see text Skinks are reptilians belonging to suborder Sauria, and there to the superfamily Scincomorpha, the same as the true lizards. ... This article is about the reptile. ... Genera Ameiva Aspidoscelis Callopistes Cnemidophorus Crocodilurus Dicrodon Dracaena Kentropyx Teius Tupinambis Teiidae is a family jgh gljljljof lizards, generally known as whiptails, that includes the parthenogenic genera Cnemidophorus and Aspidoscelis and the non-parthenogenic Tegus. ... Species Tupinambis duseni Tupinambis longilineus Tupinambis merianae Tupinambis quadrilineatus Tupinambis rufescens Tupinambis teguixin Tupinambis is a lizard genus which belongs to the family of Teiidae. ... Palearctic Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenidae) are a family of lizards of the suborder Amphisbaenia. ... Classification Family Tropiduridae Genus Microlophus Genus Plesiomicrolophus Genus Plica Genus Tropidurus Genus Uracentron Genus Uranoscodon Categories: Lizards | Tropidurids ... Genera Acutotyphlops Cyclotyphlops Ramphotyphlops Rhinotyphlops Typhlops Xenotyphlops TYPHLOPIDAE (blind snakes) This family contains 240 species in 3 genera. ... Synonyms Uropeltana - Müller, 1832 Uropeltacea - Müller, 1832 Rhinophes - Fitzinger, 1843 Uropeltidae - Gray, 1845 Uropeltina - Gray, 1858 Plecturina - Gray, 1858 Rhinophidae - Cope, 1900 Uropeltinae - McDowell, 1975[1] Common names: pipe snakes, shield-tailed snakes. ... Species Many, see text. ... Synonyms Viperae - Laurenti, 1768 Viperini - Oppel, 1811 Viperidae - Gray, 1825[1] The Viperidae are a family of venomous snakes commonly referred to as vipers, although the term viperids is more specific and distinguishes them from the viperines (subfamily Viperinae). ... Night lizards (family name Xantusiidae) are a group of very small, viviparous (live-bearing) lizards, averaging from less than 4 cm to over 12 cm long. ... Subfamilies See text. ... The family Xenopeltidae - the Sunbeam Snake - is a family containing only a single genus. ... Classification Family Xenosauridae Subfamily Shinisaurinae Genus Shinisaurus Subfamily Xenosaurinae Genus Xenosaurus Categories: Lizards | Xenosaurids ...

Order Choristodera

Extinct. Groups Cteniogenidae Simoedosauridae Champsosauridae Choristodera is an order of semi-aquatic diapsid reptiles which ranged from the Middle Jurassic, or possibly Late Triassic, to upper Eocene, or upper Oligocene. ...

• Family Champsosauridae
• Family Cteniogenidae
• Family Rhynchosauridae
• Family Simoedosauridae
• Family Trilophosauridae

Genera Mesosuchus Howesia Stenaulorhynchys Rhynchosaurus Otischalia Isalorhynchus Hyperodepedon Rhynchosaurs were a group of unusual Triassic diapsid reptiles related to the archosaurs. ... Genera Trilophosaurus Tricuspisaurus Variodens Trilophosaurs were lizard-like Triassic diapsid reptiles related to the archosaurs. ...

Order Prolacertiformes

Extinct. Families See text Prolacertiformes (sometimes called Protorosaurs) were a bizarre order of diapsid reptiles that lived during the Permian and Triassic Periods. ...

• Family Protorosauridae
• Family Prolacertidae
• Family Sharovipterygidae
• Family Tanystrophidae

Binomial name von Meyer, 1830 Protorosaurus (first lizard) , a lizard-like reptile of the order Prolacertiformes, is the earliest known archosauromorph. ... Binomial name Sharovipteryx mirabilis Sharov, 1971 Sharovipteryx (Sharovs wing, previously known as Podopteryx, foot wing), was among the earliest gliding reptiles, from the early Triassic period. ...

Unranked Archosauriformes

Extinct. Groups Proterosuchidae     Erythrosuchidae         Euparkeriidae             Archosauria Archosauriformes (Greek for ruling reptiles, + form) are a clade of diapsid reptiles that developed from Archosauromorph ancestors some time in the Late Permian (roughly 250 million years ago). ...

• Family Stagonolepididae
• Family Erythrosuchidae
• Family Euparkeriidae
• Family Gobisuchidae
• Family Hsisosuchidae
• Family Lagosuchidae
• Family Notosuchidae
• Family Ornithosuchidae
• Family Phytosauridae
• Family Poposauridae
• Family Prestosuchidae
• Family Proterosuchidae
• Family Rauisuchidae
• Family Saltoposuchidae
• Family Silesauridae
• Family Sphenosuchidae

Genera Aetosaurus Coahomasuchus Desmatosuchus Longosuchus Neoaetosauroides Paratypothorax Redondasuchus Stagonolepis Typothorax The Aetosaurs (family Stagonolepididae or Aetosauridae) are an extinct clade of heavily armoured, medium to large sized, Late Triassic herbivorous archosaurs. ... Genera see Taxonomy Erythrosuchidae are a family of large basal archosaurian carnivores that lived from the later Early Triassic (Olenekian) to the early Middle Triassic (Anisian). ... Genus Ornithosuchus Venaticosuchus Riojasuchus The Ornithosuchidae is a family of quadrupedal and facultatively bipedal crurotarsan archosaurs. ... Phytosaurs - family Phytosauridae or Parasuchidae - were a group of large (2 to 12 meters long - average size 3 to 4 meters) semi-aquatic predatory thecodonts that flourished during the Late Triassic period. ... Genera Bomsgroveia Poposaurus Postosuchus Sillosuchus Shuvosaurus Teratosaurus The Poposauridae are a family of large (around 2. ... Genera Batrachotomus Mandasuchus Prestosuchus Ticinosuchus Saurosuchus Yarasuchus Prestosuchidae are a group of Triassic carnivorous archosaurs. ... Genera see Taxonomy Proterosuchidae (or Chasmatosuchidae) are an early, most certainly paraphyletic, assemblage of basal archosaurs whose fossils are known from the the Latest Permian of Russia and the Early Triassic of southern Africa, Russia, China, Australia, and Antarctica. ... Genera Rauisuchus Fasolasuchus Lotosaurus Heptasuchus Tikisaurus ?Teratosaurus ?Postosuchus Rauisuchidae are a group of large (upto 6 meters or more) predatory Triassic archosaurs, and constitute advanced representatives of the larger group Rauisuchia. ...

Order Crocodylia

• Family Alligatoridae
• Family Crocodylidae
• Family Gavialidae
• Family Mekosuchidae (extinct)
• Family Nettosuchidae (extinct)

Subfamilies Family Crocodylidae    Crocodylinae    Alligatorinae    Gavialinae Crocodylia (or crocodylians) is an order of large reptiles that scientists believe branched off from class Reptilia about 220 million years ago. ... Living Genera Alligator Caiman Melanosuchus Paleosuchus Alligators and caimans are reptiles, small species of crocodilians and forming the family Alligatoridae (sometimes regarded instead as the subfamily Alligatorinae). ... Genera Crocodylus Osteolaemus Tomistoma A crocodile can be any of the 14 species of large, water-loving reptiles in the family Crocodylidae (sometimes classified instead as the subfamily Crocodylinae). ... Binomial name Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin, 1789) Taxonomy The Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is the only surviving member of the family Gavialidae, a long-established group of crocodile-like reptiles with long, narrow jaws. ... Genera Australosuchus Baru Kambara Mekosuchus Pallimnarchus Quinkana Trilophosuchus The Mekosuchinae, or mekosuchine crocodiles, were a subfamily of crocodiles from Australia and the South Pacific that have now become extinct. ...

Order Pterosauria

Extinct. Suborders Rhamphorhynchoidea Pterodactyloidea Pterosaurs (TEH-row-sore, winged lizards) were flying reptiles of the clade Pterosauria. ...

• Family Anurognathidae
• Family Azhdarchidae
• Family Campylognathoididae
• Family Chenochasmatidae
• Family Dimorphodontidae
• Family Dsungaripteridae
• Family Germanodactilidae
• Family Nyctosauridae
• Family Ornithocheiridae
• Family Ornithodesmidae
• Family Pteranodontidae
• Family Pterodactylidae
• Family Rhamphorhynchidae
• Family Tapejaridae

Genera Anurognathus Batrachognathus Dendrorhynchoides Jeholopterus Anurognathids were a group of small pterosaurs, mostly tailess, that lived worldwide during the Jurassic Period. ... Genera Zhejiangopterus Arambourgiania Azhdarcho Doratorhynchus Montanazhdarcho Hatzegopteryx Quetzalcoatlus Azhdarchids (from the Uzbek word for dragon) were a family of pterosaurs known primarily from the Late Cretaceous period which included some of the largest known flying animals of all time. ... Binomial name Ornithodesmus cluniculus Seeley, 1887 Ornithodesmus (bird link) is a genus of small, coelurosaurian dinosaur that lived in England 130 million years ago. ... The genus Pteranodon consists out of several large pterosaurs of the Cretaceous of North America. ... Species (von Soemmering, 1812) (type) Reck, 1931 von Meyer, 1860 Cuvier, 1824 von Meyer, 1860 Reck, 1931 Owen, 1874 von Meyer, 1852 Owen, 1874 Sauvage, 1873 Synonyms Ornithocephalus von Soemmering, 1812 Macrotrachelus Giebeld, 1852 Ptenodracon Lydekker, 1888 Ornithocephalus antiquus von Soemmering, 1812 Ornithocephalus brevirostris von Soemmering, 1816–17 Ptenodracon brevirostris... Genera Sinopterus Huaxiapterus Tapejara Tapejaridae (the old beings) are a family of pterodactyloid pterosaurs from the early Cretaceous period. ...

Order Saurischia

Extinct. Groups Sauropodomorpha    Saturnalia    Prosauropoda    Sauropoda Theropoda    Eoraptor    Herrerasauridae    Ceratosauria    Tetanurae       Aves(extant) Saurischians (from the Greek Saurischia meaning lizard hip) are one of the two orders/branches of dinosaurs. ...

• Family Abelisauridae
• Family Allosauridae
• Family Anchisauridae
• Family Alvarezsauridae
• Family Alxasauridae
• Family Andesauridae
• Family Antarctosauridae
• Family Avimimidae
• Family Blikanasauridae
• Family Brachiosauridae
• Family Bradycnemidae
• Family Caenagnathidae
• Family Camarasauridae
• Family Caudipteridae
• Family Ceratosauridae
• Family Cetiosauridae
• Family Carcharodontosauridae
• Family Coelophysidae
• Family Coeluridae
• Family Compsognathidae
• Family Deinocheiridae
• Family Dicraeosauridae
• Family Dilophosauridae
• Family Diplodocidae
• Family Dromaeosauridae
• Family Dryptosauridae
• Family Euhelopodidae
• Family Garudimimidae
• Family Harpymimidae
• Family Herrerasauridae
• Family Massospondylidae
• Family Megalosauridae
• Family Melanorosauridae
• Family Nemegtosauridae
• Family Noasauridae
• Family Omeisauridae
• Family Ornithomimidae
• Family Oviraptoridae
• Family Plateosauridae
• Family Rebbachisauridae
• Family Riojasauridae
• Family Saltasauridae
• Family Scansoriopterygidae
• Family Sinraptoridae
• Family Spinosauridae
• Family Staurikosauridae
• Family Tendaguridae
• Family Thecodontosauridae
• Family Therizinosauridae
• Family Titanosauridae
• Family Troodontidae
• Family Tyrannosauridae
• Family Vulcanodontidae

Abelisauridae is a family (or clade) of theropod dinosaurs. ... Allosaurids were a family of medium to large sized carnivorous dinosaurs. ... The Anchisauridae were a group of early sauropodomorph dinosaurs first proposed by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1885. ... Genera Alvarezsaurus ?Heptasteornis Mononykus Parvicursor Patagonykus Shuvuuia Alvarezsauridae is an enigmatic family of small, long-legged running dinosaurs, which are usually classified as primitive birds. ... Binomial name Russell & Dong, 1993 Alxasaurus (pronounced ; Alxa Desert lizard) is a genus of therizinosauroid theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Period of Inner Mongolia. ... Binomial name Calvo & Bonaparte, 1991 Andesaurus (AN-de-SAWR-us; Andes lizard) is a genus of basal titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur which existed during the middle of the Cretaceous Period in South America. ... Species (type) ? von Huene, 1929 Riabinin, 1939 Arid & Vizotto, 1971 Antarctosaurus (pronounced ; meaning southern lizard) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of what is now South America. ... Species A. portentosus Kurzanov, 1981 (type) Avimimus (ay-vih-MY-mus) meaning bird mimic, because it resembled a bird (Latin avis = bird + mimus = mimic) was a genus of birdlike dinosaur that lived in the late Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia, around 75 million years ago. ... The Blikanasauridae were a group of early sauropodomorph dinosaurs. ... Genera Brachiosaurus Cedarosaurus Giraffatitan Lusotitan Brachiosauridae is a family of dinosaurs, whose members are known as Brachiosaurids. ... Species B. draculae Harrison & Walker, 1975 (type) Bradycneme (meaning slow leg) was a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Maastrichtian-age Upper Cretaceous Sânpetru Formation of the HaÅ£eg Basin, Transylvania, Romania. ... Genera See text Caenagnathidae (recent jaws) is a family of bird-like theropod dinosaurs within the clade Oviraptorosauria. ... // Species (type species) Camarasaurus (KAM-ah-rah-SAWR-us) meaning chambered lizard, referring to the holes in its vertebrae (Greek kamara meaning vaulted chamber, or anything with an arched cover, and sauros meaning lizard) was a genus of quadrupedal, herbivorous dinosaurs. ... Species Ji , 1998 (type) Zhou & Wang, 2000 Caudipteryx (meaning tail feather[1]) is a genus of small, peacock-sized Early Cretaceous theropod dinosaurs that lived in the Barremian (about 127 million years ago). ... Genera Ceratosaurus (type) Genyodectes Ceratosauridae is a family of theropod dinosaurs belonging to the infraorder Ceratosauria. ... Families Brachiosauridae Camarasauridae Cetiosauridae Diplodocidae Dicraeosauridae Euhelopodidae Nemegtosauridae Omeisauridae Rebbachisauridae Titanosauridae/Saltasauridae Vulcanodontidae Sauropoda, the sauropods, are a suborder or infraorder of the saurischian (lizard-hipped) dinosaurs. ... Genera Neovenator Acrocanthosaurus Carcharodontosaurus Mapusaurus Tyrannotitan Giganotosaurus Carcharodontosaurids (from the Greek Carcharodontosauros: shark-toothed lizards) were a group of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs. ... Genera Coelophysis Procompsognathus Podokesaurus Segisaurus Coelophysids were a family of primitive carnivorous theropod dinosaurs. ... Subclades Coelurus Tanycolagreus ?Compsognathinae Coeluridae is a family of generally small, carnivorous dinosaurs from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. ... Genera Aristosuchus Compsognathus (type) Huaxiagnathus Juravenator Mirischia Sinocalliopteryx Sinosauropteryx Synonyms Sinosauropterygidae Ji & Ji, 1996 Compsognathidae is a family of small carnivorous dinosaurs, generally conservative in form, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. ... Binomial name Osmólska & Roniewics, 1970 Deinocheirus (dy-no-KY-rus, Greek: terrible hand) was a theropod dinosaur which lived in what is now southern Mongolia, during the Late Cretaceous Period. ... Genera Amargasaurus Dicraeosaurus Brachytrachelopan Dicraeosauridae is a family of sauropod dinosaurs known from the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous of Africa and South America. ... Species Zupaysaurus Dilophosaurus Dracovenator Dilophosauridae was a group of Coelophysoid dinosaurs. ... Genera Subfamily Apatosaurinae:    Apatosaurus    Eobrontosaurus Subfamily Diplodocinae:    Barosaurus    Diplodocus    Seismosaurus    Supersaurus Diplodocids, or members of the family Diplodocidae, are sauropod dinosaurs such as the Diplodocus and the Apatosaurus. ... Genera See text. ... Genera Alectrosaurus Dryptosaurus (type genus) Dryptosauridae was a family of primitive tyrannosaur theropod dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period. ... Binomial name Euhelopus zdanskyi Wiman, 1929 Euhelopus was a sauropod dinosaur from the Jurassic in Shandong Province in China. ... Binomial name Garudimimus brevipes Barsbold, 1981 Garudimimus (Garuda mimic) is a basal member of Ornithomimosauria, known from single specimen discovered from Upper Cretaceous sediments of Mongolia. ... Binomial name Harpymimus oklandnikovi Barsbold & Perle, 1984 Harpymimus was a basal ornithomimosaur from the Early Cretaceous Period of what is now Mongolia. ... Genera Aliwalia Herrerasaurus ? Chindesaurus ? Caseosaurus Herrerasaurids are among the oldest known dinosaurs, appearing in the fossil record about 228 million years ago (mid-Triassic). ... Genera Coloradisaurus Jingshanosaurus Lufengosaurus Massospondylus Yunnanosaurus Massospondylidae is a family of the Infraorder Prosauropoda. ... Megalosaurids were a family of tetanuran theropod dinosaurs, order Saurischia. ... Families Brachiosauridae Camarasauridae Cetiosauridae Diplodocidae Euhelopodidae Nemegtosauridae Titanosauridae Vulcanodontidae Sauropoda, the sauropods, are a suborder or infraorder of the saurischian (lizard-hipped) dinosaurs. ... Genera Bahariasaurus Deltadromeus Laevisuchus? Ligabueino Masiakasaurus Noasaurus (type genus) Velocisaurus Noasaurids were a group of theropod dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period. ... Genera Anserimimus Archaeornithomimus Deinocheirus ? Dromiceiomimus Gallimimus Garudimimus Harpymimus Ornithomimus Pelecanimimus Shenzhousaurus Struthiomimus Ornithomimids (Bird mimics) or members of the Ornithomimidae family are theropod dinosaurs, like Gallimimus. ... Plateosauridae is a family of the Infraorder Prosauropoda of the Suborder Sauropodomorph. ... Genera Limaysaurus Nigersaurus Rayososaurus Rebbachisaurus Rebbachisauridae is a so far still poorly known family of sauropod dinosaurs known from mostly fragmentary fossil remains from the Cretaceous of South America, Africa, and Europe. ... Genera Eucnemesaurus Riojasaurus Riojasauridae is a family of sauropod-like dinosaurs from the Upper Triassic. ... Genera See text. ... Genera Epidendrosaurus Scansoriopteryx Scansoriopterygidae (climbing wings) is a family of maniraptoran dinosaurs known from well-preserved fossils uncovered in Liaoning, China. ... Genera Sinraptor Yangchuanosaurus Metriacanthosaurus Sinraptorids were a family of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs. ... Subfamilies Baryonychinae Charig & Milner, 1986 Spinosaurinae Stromer, 1915 (type) Spinosauridae is a family of unusual theropod dinosaurs. ... Binomial name Colbert, 1970 Staurikosaurus is a genus of early dinosaur. ... Binomial name Bonaparte et al, 2000 Tendaguria (TEN-dah-GOO-ree-uh - Tendaguru + -ia) is a genus of dinosaur from the Late Jurassic. ... Binomial name Morris, 1843 Thecodontosaurus (socket-tooth lizard) was a herbivorous dinosaur which lived during the late Triassic period Period (Norian and/or Rhaetian age). ... Genera Alxasaurus elesitaiensis Chilantaisaurus zheziangensis Enigmosaurus mongoliensis Erlikosaurus andrewsi Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus Nanshiungosaurus bohlini Nothronychus mckinleyi Segnosaurus galbinensis Therizinosaurus cheloniformis Falcarius utahensis Therizinosauridae is a family of dinosaur species with related characteristics, belonging to the more including group of the Therizinosauroidea. ... Genera Aegyptosaurus Andesaurus Antarctosaurus Argentinosaurus Argyrosaurus Bruhathkayosaurus Jainosaurus Paralititan Saltasaurus Titanosaurus For the Titanosaurus featured in the Godzilla film series, click here. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... The Early Jurassic sauropods (Zizhongosaurus, Barapasaurus, Tazoudasaurus, and Vulcanodon) may form a natural group of basal sauropods called the Vulcanodontidae. ...

Order Ornithischia

Extinct. Suborders Thyreophora Cerapoda    Ornithopoda    Marginocephalia Ornithischia is an order of beaked, herbivorous dinosaurs. ...

• Family Ankylosauridae
• Family Archaeoceratopsidae
• Family Camptosauridae
• Family Ceratopsidae
• Family Chaoyangsauridae
• Family Dryosauridae
• Family Fabrosauridae
• Family Hadrosauridae
• Family Heterodontosauridae
• Family Homalocephalidae
• Family Huayangosauridae
• Family Hypsilophodontidae
• Family Leptoceratopsidae
• Family Nodosauridae
• Family Pachycephalosauridae
• Family Pisanosauridae
• Family Protoceratopsidae
• Family Psittacosauridae
• Family Rhabdodontidae
• Family Scelidosauridae
• Family Stegosauridae