Mammal Classification

Mammal Classification

Monotremes

(lay eggs)

platypus


Marsupials

(have pouches)

wombat
kangaroo
koala


Carnivores

(eat meat)

lion
bear


Pinnipeds

(have flippers)

walrus
seal


Ungulates

(have hooves)

pig
zebra
camel
rhino
cow


Primates

(have forward-facing eyes, opposable thumbs, and big brains)

lemur
ape
monkey


Cetaceans

(aquatic, have blowholes)

dolphin
whale


Sirenians

(large, herbivorous, water-dwelling)

manatee


Rodents

(Have large incisors for gnawing)

beaver
capybara
mole
squirrel


Insectivores

(Small, eat insects and other small animals)

badger
hedgehog
prairie dog