HONG KONG MAMMALS
Table 1 Orders of Living Placental Mammals in the World.
1. Insectivora
Shrews, moles, hedgehogs etc.
Flying lemurs (2 species only).
2. Dermoptera
3. Chiroptera
4. Primates
The bats.
5. Edentata
Lemurs, tarsiers, lorises, monkeys, apes and
man,
Slothes, anteaters and armadillos.
6. Pholidota
The pangolins (7 species only).
7. Lagomorpha
8. Rodentia
9. Cetacea
10. Carnivora
11. Pinnipedia
12. Tubulidentata
13. Proboscidea*
14. Hyracoidea
15. Sirenia*
16. Perissodactyla
17. Artiodactyla
Pikas, rabbits and hares.
Squirrels, rats, mice, beavers, porcupines
etc.
Whales, dolphins and porpoises.
Foxes, cats, bears, badgers, civets etc.
Seals, sea lions and walruses.
The aarduark (1 species only).
The elephants (2 species only).
The hyraxes (6 species only).
Dugongs and manatees.
Horses, tapirs and rhinoceroses.
Pigs, hippopotamuses, deer, giraffes, sheep, goats, cows etc.
Orders in italics are represented in Hong Kong. Those with an asterisk were represented during historical times.
HONG KONG MAMMALS
Table 1 Orders of Living Placental Mammals in the World.
1. Insectivora
Shrews, moles, hedgehogs etc.
Flying lemurs (2 species only).
2. Dermoptera
3. Chiroptera
4. Primates
The bats.
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5. Edentata
Lemurs, tarsiers, lorises, monkeys, apes and
man,
Slothes, anteaters and armadillos.
6. Pholidota
The pangolins (7 species only).
7. Lagomorpha
8. Rodentia
9. Cetacea
10. Carnivora
11. Pinnipedia
12. Tubulidentata
13. Proboscidea*
14. Hyracoidea
15. Sirenia*
16. Perissodactyla
17. Artiodactyla
Pikas, rabbits and hares.
Squirrels, rats, mice, beavers, porcupines
etc.
Whales, dolphins and porpoises.
Foxes, cats, bears, badgers, civets etc.
Seals, sea lions and walruses.
The aarduark (1 species only).
The elephants (2 species only).
The hyraxes (6 species only).
Dugongs and manatees.
Horses, tapirs and rhinoceroses.
Pigs, hippopotamuses, deer, giraffes, sheep, goats, cows etc.
Orders in italics are represented in Hong Kong. Those with an asterisk were represented during historical times.
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