Mammals

Warm-blooded animals with hair or fur that feed their babies milk.

Subcategories

🐈 Wild Cats (11)🐺 Wolves and Wild Dogs (4)🐭 Rodents (6)🦥 Sloths and Anteaters (4)🐾 Civets and Relatives (2)🐘 Elephants (1)🦓 Hoofed Mammals (33)🐒 Primates (28)🐻 Bears (6)🦊 Red Pandas (1)🐗 Pigs and Hogs (3)🦦 Weasels and Otters (3)🦦 Mongooses and Meerkats (1)🦔 Tenrecs (1)🦘 Marsupials (3)🦇 Bats (3)🦭 Seals and Sea Lions (1)🦔 Monotremes (1)🐆 Hyenas (1)

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AardvarkOrycteropus aferA shy, pig-sized African mammal with a long snout and sticky tongue that digs into ant and termite nests at night.

African Savanna ElephantLoxodonta africanaA huge plant-eater of Africa that lives in family herds led by an older female. African elephants are the largest mammals on land.American BisonBison bisonA huge, shaggy grazer of North America that once numbered in the tens of millions and nearly disappeared.American Black BearUrsus americanusThe smallest and most widespread North American bear, a good tree climber that comes in black, brown, cinnamon, blonde and even white.Amur TigerPanthera tigris altaicaThe largest cat in the world, a pale, thick-furred tiger of the snowy forests of eastern Russia and northern China.

Angolan Colobus MonkeyColobus angolensisA black-and-white leaf-eating monkey of central Africa with a long, bushy-tipped tail and babies that are born all white.Aye-AyeDaubentonia madagascariensisA strange-looking nocturnal lemur that taps on trees with a long, thin middle finger to find grubs inside.Babydoll Southdown SheepOvis ariesA small, teddy-bear-faced sheep breed from England's South Downs with some of the finest wool of any British breed.Bactrian CamelCamelus bactrianus (domestic); wild relative Camelus ferusA two-humped camel of Central Asian deserts, domesticated thousands of years ago as a pack animal that can go a long time without food or water.Bengal TigerPanthera tigris tigrisAn endangered striped big cat of India and nearby countries that hunts alone and is an excellent swimmer.BinturongArctictis binturongA shaggy, tree-climbing "bearcat" of Southeast Asia that smells like popcorn and grips branches with its tail.Black RhinocerosDiceros bicornisA critically endangered two-horned rhino of eastern and southern Africa that browses on shrubs with a pointed, grasping lip.Black-and-White Ruffed LemurVarecia variegataThe largest lemur, a critically endangered fruit-eater of eastern Madagascar's rainforests that raises its babies in nests.Black-Tailed Prairie DogCynomys ludovicianusA burrowing ground squirrel of the Great Plains that lives in huge "towns" and barks to warn of danger.Blue DuikerPhilantomba monticolaA tiny forest antelope of central and southern Africa that weighs only 9 to 13 pounds and lives in pairs.Blue-Eyed Black LemurEulemur flavifronsOne of the world's most threatened primates, a blue-eyed Madagascar lemur whose males are black and females are orange.BongoTragelaphus eurycerusA large forest antelope of tropical Africa with 10 to 15 pale stripes down each side and horns up to 3 feet long.

Bornean OrangutanPongo pygmaeusA critically endangered red-haired great ape of Borneo's rainforests that lives mostly alone in the treetops and eats mostly fruit.Brown BearUrsus arctosOne of the largest land carnivores in North America, a humped, long-clawed bear found across three continents.Canada LynxLynx canadensisA northern forest cat with black ear tufts and big furry feet that let it walk on snow while it hunts snowshoe hares.CapybaraHydrochoerus hydrochaerisThe world's largest rodent, a grass-eating swimmer of South American riverbanks that lives in groups.Chacoan PeccaryCatagonus wagneriA pig-like hoofed mammal of South America's dry Gran Chaco, known only from fossils until it was found alive in 1975.CheetahAcinonyx jubatusA slim spotted cat of African grasslands, built for speed, that can sprint 60 to 70 miles per hour.ChimpanzeePan troglodytesAn endangered, tool-using great ape of African forests that lives in large communities.Clouded LeopardNeofelis nebulosaA tree-climbing wild cat of Asian forests with cloud-shaped spots and the longest canine teeth for its skull size of any wild cat.Common MarmosetCallithrix jacchusA tiny tree-sap-eating monkey of northeastern Brazil with white ear tufts, usually born as twins.Common WallarooOsphranter robustusA shaggy, rock-loving member of the kangaroo family found across most of Australia.Common WarthogPhacochoerus africanusA wild African pig with curved tusks and bumpy face "warts" that roots for food and shelters in old aardvark burrows.

Coquerel's SifakaPropithecus coquereliA white-and-brown lemur of northwestern Madagascar that leaps between trees and hops sideways on the ground.Cotton-Top TamarinSaguinus oedipus (also called Oedipomidas oedipus)A squirrel-sized, critically endangered Colombian monkey with a wild crest of long white hair on its head.CougarPuma concolorA large, solitary wild cat of the Americas, also called a mountain lion, puma or panther, that hunts mostly deer.Crowned LemurEulemur coronatusA small, fruit-eating lemur of northern Madagascar whose males and females look so different they were once easy to tell apart at a glance.Domestic GoatCapra hircusOne of the oldest farm animals, a curious, climbing grazer that comes in many breeds, sizes and colors.Domestic RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus (domestic)The pet and farm rabbit, descended from the wild European rabbit and bred into many sizes and colors.DrillMandrillus leucophaeusAn endangered baboon relative of West-Central African rainforests whose males have a bright red chin and a mane.Dromedary CamelCamelus dromedariusThe one-humped Arabian camel, built for hot deserts, that can go days without drinking.ElkCervus canadensisA large North American deer whose males grow huge antlers every year and fill autumn valleys with high-pitched bugling.FossaCryptoprocta feroxMadagascar's largest predator, a sleek, cat-like animal related to mongooses that hunts lemurs in the trees.François' LangurTrachypithecus francoisiA slender black leaf-eating monkey of southern China and northern Vietnam with white sideburns and bright orange babies.Giant AnteaterMyrmecophaga tridactylaA toothless insect-eater of Central and South America that flicks its 2-foot tongue up to 150 times a minute.Giant OtterPteronura brasiliensisThe longest otter in the world, a fish-hunting "river wolf" of the Amazon that lives and hunts in family groups.Giant PandaAiluropoda melanoleucaA black-and-white bear of the mountain bamboo forests of southwestern China that eats almost nothing but bamboo.Golden Lion TamarinLeontopithecus rosaliaA tiny, bright-orange monkey with a lion-like mane that lives only in Brazil's Atlantic Coastal Forest.Gray Mouse LemurMicrocebus murinusOne of the smallest primates in the world, a tiny, big-eyed lemur that weighs about two ounces.Gray WolfCanis lupusA social, pack-living predator that was once the most widespread mammal on Earth.Greater GalagoOtolemur crassicaudatusThe largest bushbaby, a big-eared, woolly African primate that comes out at night to lick tree gum and catch insects.Greater KuduTragelaphus strepsicerosA large striped antelope of African woodlands whose males grow long, spiral horns with about two and a half twists.Greater One-Horned RhinocerosRhinoceros unicornisA huge, armor-looking rhino of India and Nepal with a single horn, whose numbers have recovered from about 150 animals to thousands.Grizzly BearUrsus arctos (grizzly bears are a subspecies of brown bear)A big North American brown bear with a shoulder hump and silver-tipped fur, and the symbol on California's state flag.Guinea HogSus scrofa domesticus (Guinea hog breed)A small, black American heritage pig breed known for its intelligence and calm temperament.Gulf Coast Native SheepOvis ariesThe oldest type of sheep in the United States, a hardy breed descended from Spanish settlers' flocks that handles heat and humidity well.Hamadryas BaboonPapio hamadryasA baboon of the Horn of Africa whose males have bushy silver manes and lead small family units within big troops.Harbor SealPhoca vitulinaA spotted seal of northern Atlantic and Pacific coasts that slows its heartbeat to just a few beats a minute when it dives.Hoffmann's Two-Toed SlothCholoepus hoffmanniA slow, upside-down rainforest sloth of Central America and northwestern South America that sleeps about 15 hours a day.Huacaya AlpacaVicugna pacosA fluffy domestic alpaca first raised by Andean people in Peru more than 6,000 years ago for its soft, warm fleece.ImpalaAepyceros melampusA graceful reddish-brown African antelope whose males have long S-shaped horns.Island Flying FoxPteropus hypomelanusA fruit bat of Southeast Asia's islands that spreads seeds and pollinates flowers as it feeds at night.JaguarPanthera oncaThe largest cat in the Americas, a powerful spotted hunter that loves water and can bite through turtle shells.KlipspringerOreotragus oreotragusA small, sure-footed African antelope that hops from rock to rock on tiny hooves the size of a dime.KoalaPhascolarctos cinereusA tree-dwelling Australian marsupial that eats only eucalyptus leaves and gets most of its water from them.