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Mammal Orders (-a)

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Antilocapridae gaffelantiloper pronghorns antilopes d'Amérique
Aplodontidae bävrar mountain beavers castors, bičvres
Artiodactyla klövdjur, partåiga hovdjur cloven-hoofed mammals fissipčdes
Arvicolidae sorkar voles campagnols
Balaenidae rätvalar right whales baleines noires
Balaenopteridae fenvalar rorquals balénoptčres, rorquals
Bovidae slidhornsdjur (idisslare) bovine animals bovidés
Canidae hunddjur canines canins
Capromyidae sumpbävrar coypus, hutias rats musqués
Carnivora rovdjur carnivores carnivores
Castoridae bävrar beavers castors
Caviidae marsvin guinea pigs (guinea-pigs) cochons d'Inde
Cercopithecidae smalnäsapor magots, barbary apes magots
Cervidae hjortdjur deer, cervine animals cerfs
Cetacea valar,  delfiner, tumlare whales, dolphins, porpoises baleines, dauphins
Chiroptera fladdermöss bats chauve-souris
Cricetinae hamstrar hamsters hamsters
Delphinidae delfiner, tumlare dolphins, porpoises dauphins, marsouins
Dipodidae springråttor jumping mice, jerboas gerboises
Duplicidentata hardjur  duplicidentates ličvres
Equidae hästar horses chevaux
Erethizontidae piggsvin porcupines porcs-épics
Erinaceidae igelkottar hedgehogs hérissons
Eschrichtiidae gråvalar grey whales baleines grises
Felidae* kattdjur felines félidés
Geomyidae kindpåsråttor pocket gophers gaufres, saccophores
Gliridae = Myoxidae sovmöss dormice gliridés
Heteromyidae påsmöss, kängururåttor pocket mice, kangaroo rats souris ā poche, rats-kangourous
Hystricidae piggsvin porcupines porcs-épics
Insectivora insektätare insectivores insectivores
Lagomorpha pikas, kaniner, harar lagomorphs (rabbits,hares) pikas, ličvres, lapins
Leporidae kaniner o harar rabbits & hares lapins, ličvres
Mammalia däggdjur mammals mammifčres
Marsupialia pungdjur marsupials marsupials, vombats
Microtinae sorkar, lämlar voles, lemmings campagnols, lemmings
Molossidae bulldogsfladdermöss free-tailed bats molosses
Monodontidae vit- och narvalar narwhals, belugas bélugas, narvals
Murinae möss & råttor mice & rats souris & rats
Mustelidae mårddjur martens martres
Myocastoridae sumpbävrar coypuses rats musqués
Mysticeti bardvalar, gråvalar whalebone/baleen whales baleines grises
Nycteridae klyvsvansar slit-faced bats nyctčres, nycterides
Ochotonidae pikas pikas pica, ličvre d'Alaska
Odobenidae valrossar walruses morses, vaches marines
Odontoceti tandvalar odontocetes, toothed whales cétodontes
Otaridae öronsälar eared seals, otaries otaries
Perissodactyla uddatåiga hovdjur perissodactyles périssodactyles
Phocidae sälar seals, phocae phoces
Phocoenidae tumlare porpoises marsouins
Physeteridae kaskeloter cachalots cachalots
Pinnipedia sälar, sjölejon, valrossar seals, sea lions, walruses pinnipčdes
Primates apor primates, apes primates, singes
Procyonidae halvbjörnar, tvättbjörnar raccoons ratons laveurs
Rhinolophidae hästskonäsor horseshoe bats rhinolophes, fers-ā-cheval
Rodentia gnagare rodents rongeurs
Sciuridae ekorrar, murmeldjur, sislar squirrels, marmots, sisels écureuils, marmottes
Soricidae näbbmöss shrews musaraignes
Spalacinae blindmöss blind mice spalax, souris aveugles
Suidae svin suillines porcs, cochons
Talpidae mullvadar moles taupes
Ursidae björnar bears ours
Vespertilionidae läderlappar smooth-faced bats vespertilions
Viverridae sibetdjur viverrines viverridés
Zapodidae hoppmöss birch-mice, jumping mice souris sauteuses
Ziphiidae näbbvalar ziphias baleines ā bec
 
*) See N.G. 1997/6 "The Cat Family Tree".