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AS Mammal Classify
| Order Name | Order Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Monotremata | one hole | platypus and echidna |
| Diprotodontia | two front teeth | kangaroo and koala |
| Peramelemorphia | in the form of a pouched badger | bandicoot |
| Dasyuromorphia | in the form of a hairy tail | Tasmanian devil and quoll |
| Didelphimorphia | in the form of two wombs (vagina and marsupium pouch) | opossum |
| Carnivora | to eat flesh | cat, dog, bear, weasel |
| Cetartiodactyla | big fish + even number of toes (hooves) | whale, dolphin, cow, pig, goat, antelope |
| Chiroptera | hand wing | bat |
| Cingulata | to have a girdle (belt) | armadillo |
| Dermoptera | skin wing | colugo |
| Eulipotyphla | truly fat and blind | hedgehog and mole |
| Hyrocoidea | shrewmouse (mouse form) | hyrax |
| Lagomorpha | in the form of a hare | rabbit and hare |
| Perissodactyla | odd number of toes (hooves) | horse, zebra, rhinoceros |
| Pholidota | covered with scales | pangolin |
| Pilosa | hairy | anteater and sloth |
| Primates | first order (rank) | monkey, ape, and human |
| Proboscidea | before feeding - extended nose or mouth | elephants |
| Rodentia | to gnaw (chew) | mouse, squirrel, capybara |
| Sirenia | sirens or mermaids | dugong and manatee |
| Tubulidentata | tube-like teeth | aardvark |