Taxonomy Table

Explore the taxonomy of species listed in the MDD. The table is organized by subclass, infraclass, and order, with expandable sections for order, families, and genera. Orders are sorted according to the phylogenetic hierarchy from the Checklist of the Mammals of the World (2020). Click on an order, family, or genus name to expand and view more details.

Subclass Infraclass Order Families Genera Living species Extinct species (last 500 years)
Prototheria Australosphenida 2 3 5 0
Theria Marsupialia 1 3 7 0
Theria Marsupialia 1 18 131 0
Theria Marsupialia 1 1 2 0
Theria Marsupialia 1 1 2 0
Theria Marsupialia 3 19 87 5
Theria Marsupialia 3 8 23 8
Theria Marsupialia 11 40 151 10
Theria Placentalia 2 9 25 0
Theria Placentalia 4 5 17 0
Theria Placentalia 1 6 20 0
Theria Placentalia 3 20 55 0
Theria Placentalia 1 1 1 0
Theria Placentalia 1 2 3 0
Theria Placentalia 1 3 6 0
Theria Placentalia 2 3 4 1
Theria Placentalia 1 2 2 0
Theria Placentalia 2 4 23 0
Theria Placentalia 19 84 509 4
Theria Placentalia 3 12 113 1
Theria Placentalia 35 539 2754 54
Theria Placentalia 5 62 608 10
Theria Placentalia 21 238 1501 8
Theria Placentalia 1 3 9 0
Theria Placentalia 16 129 314 6
Theria Placentalia 3 6 18 0
Theria Placentalia 23 139 368 6