Orders and Families of Mammals – 2005 Revisions Number of Number Number New of Genera of Species Species Class Mammalia 1229 5416 260 Subclass Prototheria Order Monotremata 3 5 1 Family Tachyglossidae 2 4 1 Family Ornithorhynchidae 1 1 – Subclass Theria Infraclass Metatheria Order Didelphimorphia 17 87 2 Family Didelphidae 17 87 2 Order Paucituberculata 3 6 1 Family Caenolestidae 3 6 1 Order Microbiotheria 1 1 – Family Microbiotheriidae 1 1 – Order Notoryctemorphia 1 2 – Family Notoryctidae 1 2 – Order Dasyuromorphia 22 71 5 Family Thylacinidae 1 1 – Family Myrmecobiidae 1 1 – Family Dasyuridae 20 69 5 Order Paramelemorphia 8 21 – Family Thylacomyidae 1 2 – Family Chaeropodidae 1 1 – Family Peramelidae 6 18 – 1 Order Diprotodontia 39 143 8 Suborder Vombatiformes 3 4 – Family Phascolarctidae 1 1 – Family Vombatidae 2 3 – Suborder Phalangeriformes 20 63 3 Superfamily Phalangeroidea 8 32 3 Family Burramyidae 2 5 – Family Phalangeridae 6 27 3 Superfamily Petauroidea 12 31 – Family Pseudocheiridae 6 17 – Family Petauridae 3 11 – Family Tarsipedidae 1 1 – Family Acrobatidae 2 2 – Suborder Macropodiformes 16 76 5 Family Hypsiprymnodontidae 1 1 – Family Potoroidae 4 10 – Family Macropodidae 11 65 5 2 Infraclass Eutheria Order Afrosoricida 19 51 6 Suborder Tenrecomorpha 10 30 5 Family Tenrecidae 10 30 5 Suborder Chrysochloridea 9 21 1 Family Chrysochloridae 9 21 1 Order Erinaceomorpha 10 24 1 Family Erinaceidae 10 24 1 Order Soricomorpha 45 428 18 Family Nesophontidae 1 9 – Family Solenodontidae 1 4 1 Family Soricidae 26 376 17 Family Talpidae 17 39 – – Family Elephantidae 2 3 – Order Sirenia 3 5 – Family Dugongidae 2 2 – Family Trichechidae 1 3 – Order Cingulata 9 21 1 Family Dasypodidae 9 21 1 Order Pilosa 5 10 1 Suborder Folivora 2 6 1 Family Bradypodidae 1 4 1 Family Megalonychidae 1 2 – Suborder Vermilingua 3 4 – Family Cyclopedidae 1 1 – Family Myrmecophagidae 2 3 – Order Scandentia 5 20 – Family Tupaiidae 4 19 – Family Ptilocercidae 1 1 – 3 Order Macroscelidea Family Macroscelididae Order Dermoptera 2 2 – Family Cynocephalidae 2 2 – Order Primates 69 376 24 Suborder Strepsirrhini 23 88 9 Infraorder Lemuriformes 14 59 8 Superfamily Cheirogaleoidea 5 21 6 Family Cheirogaleidae 5 21 6 Superfamily Lemuroidea 9 38 1 Family Lemuridae 5 19 – Family Lepilemuridae 1 8 – Family Indridae 3 11 1 Infraorder Chiromyiformes 1 1 – Family Daubentoniidae 1 1 – Infraorder Lorisiformes 8 28 2 Family Lorisidae 5 9 1 Family Galagidae 3 19 1 Suborder Haplorrhini 46 288 14 Infraorder Tarsiiformes 1 7 – Family Tarsiidae 1 7 – Infraorder Simiiformes 45 281 14 Parvorder Platyrrhini 16 128 11 Family Cebidae 6 56 8 Family Aotidae 1 8 – Family Pitheciidae 4 40 3 Family Atelidae 5 24 – Parvorder Catarrhini 29 153 3 Superfamily Cercopithecoidea 21 132 4 Family Cercopithecidae 21 132 4 Superfamily Hominoidea 8 21 – Family Hylobatidae 4 14 – Family Hominidae 4 7 – 4 Order Rodentia 481 2277 128 Suborder Sciuromorpha 61 307 1 Family Aplondontiidae 1 1 – Family Sciuridae 51 278 – Family Gliridae 9 28 1 Suborder Castorimorpha 13 102 2 Family Castoridae 1 2 – Family Heteromyidae 6 60 2 Family Geomyidae 6 40 – Suborder Myomorpha 326 1569 96 Superfamily Dipodoidea 16 51 – Family Dipodidae 16 51 – Superfamily Muroidea 310 1518 96 Family Platacanthomyidae 2 2 – Family Spalacidae 6 36 4 Family Calomyscidae 1 8 – Family Nesomyidae 21 61 6 Family Cricetidae 130 681 53 Family Muridae 150 730 33 Suborder Anomaluromorpha 4 9 – Family Anomaluridae 3 7 – Family Pedetidae 1 2 – Suborder Hystricomorpha 77 290 29 Infraorder Ctenodactylomorphi 4 5 – Family Ctenodactylidae 4 5 – Infraorder Hystricognathi 73 285 29 Family Bathyergidae 5 16 2 Family Hystricidae 3 11 – Family Petromuridae 1 1 – Family Thryonomyidae 1 2 – Family Erethizontidae 5 16 2 Family Chinchillidae 3 7 – Family Dinomyidae 1 1 – Family Caviidae 6 18 2 Family Dasyproctidae 2 13 – Family Cuniculidae 1 2 – Family Ctenomyidae 1 60 5 Family Octodontidae 8 13 3 5 Family Abrocomidae 2 10 2 Family Echimyidae 21 90 13 Family Myocastoridae 1 1 – Family Capromyidae 8 20 – Family Heptaxodontidae 4 4 – Order Lagomorpha 13 92 5 Family Ochotonidae 1 30 2 Family Prolagidae 1 1 – Family Leporidae 11 61 3 Order Chiroptera 202 1116 49 Family Pteropodidae 42 186 6 Family Rhinolophidae 1 77 4 Family Hipposideridae 9 81 7 Family Megadermatidae 4 5 – Family Rhinopomatidae 1 4 – Family Craseonycteridae 1 1 – Family Emballonuridae 13 51 2 Family Nycteridae 1 16 – Family Myzopodidae 1 1 – Family Mystacinidae 1 2 – Family Phyllostomidae 55 160 9 Family Mormoopidae 2 10 – Family Noctilionidae 1 2 – Family Furipteridae 2 2 – Family Thyropteridae 1 3 1 Family Natalidae 3 8 – Family Molossidae 16 100 2 Family Vespertilionidae 48 407 18 6 Order Pholidota 1 8 – Family Manidae 1 8 – Order Tubulidentata Family Orycteropodi 1 1 Order Carnivora 126 286 1 Suborder Feliformia 54 121 1 Family Felidae 14 40 – Family Viverridae 15 35 1 Family Eupleridae 7 8 – Family Nandiniidae 1 1 – Family Herpestidae 14 33 – Family Hyaenidae 3 4 – Suborder Caniformia 72 165 – Family Canidae 13 35 – Family Ursidae 5 8 – Family Otariidae 7 16 – Family Odobenidae 1 1 – Family Phocidae 13 19 – Family Mustelidae 22 59 – Family Mephitidae 4 12 – Family Procyonidae 6 14 – Family Ailuridae 1 1 – 7 Order Perissodactyla 6 17 – Family Equidae 1 8 – Family Tapiridae 1 4 – Family Rhinocerotidae 4 5 – Order Artiodactyla 89 240 8 Family Suidae 5 19 1 Family Tayassuidae 3 3 – Family Hippopotamidae 2 2 – Family Camelidae 3 4 – Family Tragulidae 3 8 – Family Moschidae 1 7 – Family Cervidae 19 51 5 Family Antilocapridae 1 1 – Family Giraffidae 2 2 – Family Bovidae 50 143 2 Order Hyracoidea Family Procaviidae 3 4 Order Cetacea 40 84 1 Suborder Mysticeti 6 13 – Family Balaenidae 2 4 – Family Balaenopteridae 2 7 – Family Eschrichtiidae 1 1 – Family Neobalaenidae 1 1 – Suborder Odontoceti 34 71 1 Family Delphinidae 17 34 – Family Monodontidae 2 2 – Family Phocoenidae 3 6 – Family Physeteridae 2 3 – Family Platanistidae 1 2 – Family Iniidae 3 3 – Family Ziphiidae 6 21 1 Order Proboscidea Family Elephantidae 2 3 1 8 .