ADW: Eutheria: CLASSIFICATION

Eutheriaplacental mammals

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
- Eumetazoametazoans
  - Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
    - Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
      - PhylumChordatachordates
        Craniatacraniates
        SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
        SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
        Euteleostomibony vertebrates
        ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
        Tetrapodatetrapods
        Amniotaamniotes
        Synapsidasynapsids
        ClassMammaliamammals
        SubclassTheriaTherian mammals
        InfraclassEutheriaplacental mammals
        OrderAfrosoricidatenrecs and golden moles
        OrderCarnivoracarnivores
        SuperorderCetartiodactylacetaceans and artiodactyls
        OrderChiropterabats
        OrderCingulataarmadillos
        OrderDermopteraflying lemurs
        OrderErinaceomorphagymnures and hedgehogs
        OrderHyracoideahyraxes
        OrderLagomorphahares, pikas, and rabbits
        OrderMacroscelideaelephant-shrews
        OrderPerissodactylahorses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs
        OrderPholidotapangolins
        OrderPilosasloths and anteaters
        OrderPrimatesprimates
        OrderProboscideaelephants
        OrderRodentiarodents
        OrderScandentiatree shrews
        OrderSireniadugongs, manatees, and sea cows
        OrderSoricomorphainsectivores
        OrderTubulidentataaardvark

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Classification

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
PhylumChordatachordates
SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
ClassMammaliamammals
InfraclassEutheriaplacental mammals

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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