MAMMALIA Linnaeus, 1758
(mammals)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
ARTIODACTYLA
even-toed ungulates
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 		Order 13 subtaxa 113 images 19 ident. refs
CARNIVORA
carnivores
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 		Order 11 subtaxa 26 images 14 ident. refs
CHIROPTERA
bats
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 		Order 9 subtaxa 97 images 5 ident. refs
INSECTIVORA
insectivores
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 		Order 6 subtaxa 40 images 8 ident. refs
LAGOMORPHA
rabbits and hares
Order 3 subtaxa 11 images 5 ident. refs
LEPORIDAE
rabbits and hares
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 		Family 3 subtaxa 11 images 5 ident. refs
PERISSODACTYLA
horses
Order 1 subtaxa 5 images 2 ident. refs
EQUIDAE
horses
Family 1 subtaxa 5 images 2 ident. refs
Equus
horses
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 5 images 2 ident. refs
PRIMATES
primates
Order 1 subtaxa 7 images 1 ident. refs
HOMINIDAE
men
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 7 images 1 ident. refs
RODENTIA
rodents
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 		Order 14 subtaxa 98 images 24 ident. refs
THERIA
a subclass of unassigneds
Subclass 10 subtaxa 12 ident. refs
[Herbivores]
mammalian herbivores
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 		Informal 54 subtaxa 352 images 186 ident. refs
[Large Herbivores]
cattle, deer, pigs and horses
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 		Informal 16 subtaxa 118 images 42 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Corbet, G.B. 1964 The Identification of British Mammals 46pp, British Museum (Natural History)
Harris, S & Yalden, D.W. 2008 Mammals of the British Isles 4th Edition edition, 800pp, The Mammal Society
Stokoe, W.J. 1958 *** The Observer’s Book of Wild Animals ***(Superseded) Observer's Books, Revised edition edition, 224pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
in the field() van den Brink, F.H. 1967 Field Guide to the Mammals of Britain and Europe Collins Field Guides, 221pp, Collins

Dung Identification

Pagett, M. 2007 What shat that? the pocket guide to poop identity 112pp, Crombie Jardine Publishing Ltd

Tracks And Signs

in the field() Bang, P. & Dahlstrom, P. 1974 Animal Tracks and Signs Collins Guides, 240pp, Collins

MAMMALIA (mammals) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for MAMMALIA (mammals)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1,839 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for MAMMALIA (mammals)
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