mammal family

Thesaurus

Noun

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mammal family - a family of mammals                   Craniata, subphylum Craniata, subphylum Vertebrata, Vertebrata - fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals family Tachyglossidae, Tachyglossidae - echidnas family Ornithorhynchidae, Ornithorhynchidae - platypus Didelphidae, family Didelphidae - opossums Caenolestidae, family Caenolestidae - small marsupials of southern South America family Peramelidae, Peramelidae - bandicoots family Macropodidae, Macropodidae - kangaroos; wallabies Potoroinae, subfamily Potoroinae - rat kangaroos family Phalangeridae, Phalangeridae - phalangers; koalas family Vombatidae, Vombatidae - wombats Dasyuridae, family Dasyuridae, family Dasyurinae - dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils family Notoryctidae, Notoryctidae - pouched moles family Talpidae, Talpidae - moles Chrysochloridae, family Chrysochloridae - golden moles family Soricidae, Soricidae - shrews Erinaceidae, family Erinaceidae - true hedgehogs family Tenrecidae, Tenrecidae - tenrecs and extinct related forms family Potamogalidae, Potamogalidae - otter shrews Balaenidae, family Balaenidae - right whales Balaenopteridae, family Balaenopteridae - rorquals; blue whales Eschrichtiidae, family Eschrichtiidae - comprising only the grey whales family Physeteridae, Physeteridae - sperm whales family Hyperodontidae, family Ziphiidae, Hyperodontidae, Ziphiidae - beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae Delphinidae, family Delphinidae - dolphins family Platanistidae, Platanistidae - river dolphins family Monodontidae, Monodontidae - narwhals family Trichechidae, Trichechidae - comprising only the manatees Dugongidae, family Dugongidae - a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow family Otariidae, Otariidae - eared seals: sea lions and fur seals family Phocidae, Phocidae - earless seals family Odobenidae, Odobenidae - walruses and extinct forms family Orycteropodidae, Orycteropodidae - aardvarks Canidae, family Canidae - dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes family Hyaenidae, Hyaenidae - hyenas family Felidae, Felidae - cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers family Ursidae, Ursidae - bears and extinct related forms family Viverridae, family Viverrinae, Viverridae, Viverrinae - genets; civets; mongooses family Phyllostomatidae, family Phyllostomidae, Phyllostomatidae, Phyllostomidae - New World leaf-nosed bats family Rhinolophidae, Rhinolophidae - Old World leaf-nosed bats family Hipposideridae, Hipposideridae - Old World leafnose bats family Megadermatidae, Megadermatidae - Old World false vampire bats