Index to the Regional Pleistocene Orders and Families of Class Mammalia
The following list of taxa will take you to the named group. Links to lower-level taxa are on the appropriate pages. Some liberties have been taken with common names in order to better serve non-biologists.
Order Didelphimorphia, Family Didelphidae – Virginia Opossum
Order Proboscidea – Mastodont, Gomphotheres, and Mammoths
Family Elephantidae – Mammoths
†Family Gomphotheriidae – Gomphotheres
†Family Mammutidae – American Mastodon
Order Sirenia – Sea Cows
Family Dugongidae – Sirenians
Order Cingulata – Armadillo-like Xenarthrans
Family Dasypodidae – Armadillos
†Family Glyptodontidae – Glyptodonts
†Family Pampatheriidae – Pampatheres
Order Pilosa – Sloths
Family Megalonychidae – Megalonychid Sloths
†Family Nothrotheriidae – Nothotheriid Ground Sloths
†Family Mylodontidae – Mylodontid Ground Sloths
†Family Myrmecophagidae – Anteaters
Order Rodentia – Rodents
Family Sciuridae – Squirrels
Family Castoridae – Beaver
Family Heteromyidae – Pocket Mice and Kangaroo Rats
Family Geomyidae – Pocket Gophers
Family Cricetidae – Native Mice and Rats
Subfamily Arvicolinae – Voles
Subfamily Neotominae – Mice and Rats
Subfamily Sigmodontinae – Sigmodontine Rodents
Family Erethizontidae – American Porcupine
Family Caviidae – Capybaras and Relatives
Order Lagomorpha – Pikas, Hares, and Rabbits
Family Leporidae – Jackrabbits and Cottontails
Family Ochotonidae – Pikas
Order Soricomorpha – Shrews
Family Soricidae – Shrews
Family Talpidae – Moles
Order Chiroptera – Bats
Family Phyllostomidae – Leaf-nosed Bats
Family Molossidae – Free-tailed Bats
Family Vespertilionidae – Common Bats
Carnivora – Carnivores
Family Felidae – Cats
Family Hyaenidae – Hyaenas
Family Canidae – Wolves, Coyotes, and Foxes
Family Ursidae – Bears
Family Felidae/Ursidae – Cats or Bears
Family Otariidae – Eared Seals
Family Phocidae – Earless Seals
Family Mustelidae – Weasels and Ferrets
Family Mephitidae – Skunks
Family Procyonidae – Ringtails and Raccoons
Order Perissodactyla – Tapirs and Horses
Family Equidae – Horses
Family Tapiridae – Tapirs
Order Artiodactyla – Even-toed Ungulates
Suborder Suiformes
Family Tayassuidae – Peccaries
Suborder Tylopoda
Family Camelidae – Camels
Suborder Ruminantia
Family Cervidae – Deer
Family Antilocapridae – Pronghorns ("Antelopes")
Family Bovidae – Bison, Sheep, and Relatives
Order Cetacea – Whales
Suborder Mysticeti
Suborder Odontoceti