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Mammals
of the World
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Allen Chartier's
photographs of
mammals from around the world. |
Total Species
(133)
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NORTH AMERICA
(69)
Least Shrew(Cryptotis
parva) [Ontario]
Red Bat (Lasiurus
borealis) [Ontario]
Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris
noctivagans)
[Michigan, in captivity]
Western
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus) [New Mexico]
Eastern
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) [Missouri]
Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
[Michigan]
Mexican Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida
brasiliensis) [New Mexico]
American
Black Bear (Ursus americanus) [Arizona]
Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos) [Alaska]
Common Raccoon
(Procyon lotor)
[Michigan]
American Mink (Mustela
vison) [Michigan]
Sea Otter
(Enhydra lutris)
[Alaska]
Striped Skunk
(Mephitis mephitis) [Michigan]
Hooded Skunk
(Mephitis macroura) [Arizona]
Red Fox (Vulpes
vulpes) [Michigan, Japan]
Steller's
Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) [Oregon]
California Sea Lion
(Zalophus
californianus) [California,
Galapagos]
Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
[Alaska, Massachussetts]
Northern
Elephant Seal (Mirounga_angustirostris) [California]
Woodchuck (Marmota monax) [Michigan]
Yellow-bellied
Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) [Colorado]
White-tailed
Prairie Dog (Cynomys leucurus) [Colorado]
Black-tailed
Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) [Wyoming]
Gunnison's
Prairie Dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) [New Mexico]
California
Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) [California]
Rock
Squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus) [Arizona]
Richardson's
Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii) [Alberta]
Belding's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus
beldingi) [California]
Arctic Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus
parryi) [Alaska]
Thirteen-lined
Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus) [Manitoba]
Spotted
Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus spilosoma) [Colorado]
Franklin's
Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii) [Manitoba]
Golden-mantled
Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) [Colorado, California]
Eastern
Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) [Michigan]
Least Chipmunk
(Tamias minimus) [British Columbia]
Townsend's
Chipmunk (Tamias townsendii) [California]
Cliff
Chipmunk (Tamias dorsalis) [Arizona]
Yellow Pine
Chipmunk (Tamias amoenus) [Washington]
Merriam's
Chipmunk (Tamias merriami) [California]
Uinta
Chipmunk (Tamias umbrinus) [Utah]
Abert's Squirrel
(Sciurus aberti) [Arizona]
Eastern Gray Squirrel
(Sciurus
carolinensis)
[Michigan]
Arizona Gray Squirrel (Sciurus
arizonensis) [Arizona]
Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
[Michigan]
Mexican
[Apache] Fox Squirrel (Sciurus nayaritensis) [Arizona]
Red Squirrel
(Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
[Michigan]
Meadow
Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) [Ohio]
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
[Michigan]
Common
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) [Michigan]
Nutria (Myocastor
coypus) [Texas]
American Pika
(Ochotona princeps) [Colorado, Washington]
Black-tailed
Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) [Arizona, New Mexico]
Eastern Cottontail
(Sylvilagus floridanus)
[Michigan]
Desert
Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) [California]
Collared Peccary
(Pecari tajacu) [Texas]
American Elk (Cervus
elaphus) [California, Colorado]
Mule Deer
(Odocoileus hemionus) [Arizona]
White-tailed
Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) [Michigan]
Moose
(Alces alces)
[Alaska]
Barren Ground Caribou (Rangifer
tarandus) [Alaska]
Pronghorn
(Antilocapra
americana)
[Arizona]
Buffalo (Bison
bison) [South Dakota, Kansas]
Mountain Goat
(Oreamnos americanus)
[Alaska, Colorado]
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis
canadensis) [California]
Nine-banded
Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) [Georgia, Texas]
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
[Manitoba]
Killer Whale [Orca] (Orcinus orca)
[Alaska]
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
[Massachussetts, Alaska]
Fin Whale
(Balaenoptera physalus) [Massachussetts]
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CENTRAL AMERICA
(10)
Long-tongued Bat (Glossophaga commissarisi)
[Panama]
Northern Tamandua (Tamandua mexicana) [Panama]
Brown-throated
Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) [Panama,
Costa Rica]
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) [Panama]
White-throated
Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus) [Costa Rica]
Central
American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) [Mexico]
Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) [Panama]
White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica) [Panama]
Red-bellied
Squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster) [Mexico]
Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta
punctata) [Panama]
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SOUTH AMERICA
(15)
White-lined Sac-winged Bat
(Saccopteryx leptura)
[Venezuela]
Fruit Bat sp. (Genus unknown)
[Venezuela]
Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
[Venezuela]
Southern
Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) [Brazil]
Red Howler Monkey
(Alouatta seniculus)
[Venezuela]
Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta
caraya)
[Brazil]
Silvery
Marmoset (Callithrix argentata melanura) [Brazil]
Giant
Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) [Ecuador]
Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris)
[Venezuela]
Red-tailed Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis)
[Venezuela]
Brazilian
Rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis) [Ecuador]
Red Brocket
Deer (Mazama americana) [Brazil]
Marsh
Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) [Brazil]
California Sea Lion
(Zalophus
californianus) [Galapagos,
California]
Galapagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus
galapagoensis)
[Galapagos]
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EUROPE
(1)
Water Vole (Arvicola
[amphibius] terrestris) [England]
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ASIA
(6)
Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus
giganteus) [Nepal]
Long-tailed Macaque
(Macaca fasicularis) [Indonesia]
Silvered
Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus cristatus) [Indonesia]
Red Fox (Vulpes
vulpes) [Japan, Michigan]
Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
[Nepal]
Timor Deer (Cervus
timoriensis) [Indonesia]
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AFRICA
(31)
Gambian
Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomorphus gambianus) [The Gambia]
Guereza Colobus (Colobus
guereza) [Kenya]
Western
Red Colobus (Piliocolobus badius temminckii) [The Gambia]
Patas Monkey
(Erythrocebus patas) [The Gambia]
Olive Baboon (Papio
anubis) [Kenya]
Green
(Callithrix) Monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops sebaeus) [The
Gambia]
Black-backed
Jackal (Canis mesomelas) [Kenya]
Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta
crocuta) [Kenya]
African Lion (Panthera
leo) [Kenya]
Cheetah (Acinonyx
jubatus) [Kenya]
African Elephant (Loxodonta
africana) [Kenya]
Black-necked Rock Hyrax (Procavia
johnstoni) [Kenya]
Southern Tree Hyrax (Dendrohyrax
arboreus) [Kenya]
Unstriped Ground
Squirrel (Xerus rutilus) [Kenya]
Common Zebra (Equus
quagga) [Kenya]
Grevy's Zebra (Equus
grevyi) [Kenya]
Black Rhinoceros (Diceros
bicornis) [Kenya]
Common Warthog (Phacochoerus
africanus) [Kenya]
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus
amphibius) [Kenya]
Giraffe (Giraffa
camelopardalis)
[Kenya]
African Buffalo
(Syncerus
caffer) [Kenya]
Coke's Hartebeest (Alcelaphus
buselaphus) [Kenya]
Wildebeest (Connochaetes
taurinus) [Kenya]
Topi (Damaliscus lunatus)
[Kenya]
Kirk's Dikdik (Madoqua
kirkii) [Kenya]
Bushbuck (Tragelaphus
scriptus) [Kenya]
[Defassa]
Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) [Kenya]
Thompson's Gazelle (Gazella
rufifrons) [Kenya]
Impala (Aepyceros
melampus) [Kenya]
Gerenuk (Litocranius
walleri) [Kenya]
Beisa Oryx (Oryx
beisa)
[Kenya]
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AUSTRALIA
(3)
Eastern Gray Kangaroo (Macropus
giganteus) [New South Wales, Australia]
Red Kangaroo (Macropus
rufus) [New South Wales, Australia]
Southern
Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) [Victoria,
Australia]
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TAXONOMIC LIST
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FAMILY: VOMBATIDAE (Wombats) - 1 species
Southern
Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) [Victoria,
Australia]
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FAMILY: MACROPODIDAE (Kangaroos and Wallabies) - 2 species
Eastern Gray Kangaroo (Macropus
giganteus) [New South Wales, Australia]
Red Kangaroo (Macropus
rufus) [New South Wales, Australia]
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FAMILY: DASYPODIDAE (Armadillos) - 1 species
Nine-banded
Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) [Georgia, Texas]
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FAMILY: MYRMECOPHAGIDAE (American Anteaters) - 3 species
Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
[Venezuela]
Northern Tamandua (Tamandua mexicana) [Panama]
Southern
Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) [Brazil]
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FAMILY: MEGALONYCHIDAE (Two-toed Sloths) - 1 species
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) [Panama]
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FAMILY: BRADYPODIDAE (Three-toed Sloths) - 1 species
Brown-throated
Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) [Panama,
Costa Rica]
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FAMILY: OCHOTONIDAE (Pikas) - 1 species
American Pika
(Ochotona princeps) [Colorado, Washington]
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FAMILY: LEPORIDAE (Rabbits and Hares) - 4 species
Black-tailed
Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) [Arizona, New Mexico]
Eastern Cottontail
(Sylvilagus floridanus)
[Michigan]
Desert
Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) [California]
Brazilian
Rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis) [Ecuador]
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FAMILY: SCIURIDAE (Squirrels) - 28 species
White-tailed
Prairie Dog (Cynomys leucurus) [Colorado]
Black-tailed
Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) [Wyoming]
Gunnison's
Prairie Dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) [New Mexico]
Unstriped Ground
Squirrel (Xerus rutilus) [Kenya]
California
Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) [California]
Rock
Squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus) [Arizona]
Richardson's
Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii) [Alberta]
Belding's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus
beldingi) [California]
Arctic Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus
parryi) [Alaska]
Thirteen-lined
Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus) [Manitoba]
Spotted
Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus spilosoma) [Colorado]
Franklin's
Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii) [Manitoba]
Golden-mantled
Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) [Colorado, California]
Eastern
Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) [Michigan]
Least Chipmunk
(Tamias minimus) [British Columbia]
Townsend's
Chipmunk (Tamias townsendii) [California]
Cliff
Chipmunk (Tamias dorsalis) [Arizona]
Yellow Pine
Chipmunk (Tamias amoenus) [Washington]
Merriam's
Chipmunk (Tamias merriami) [California]
Uinta
Chipmunk (Tamias umbrinus) [Utah]
Abert's Squirrel
(Sciurus aberti) [Arizona]
Eastern Gray Squirrel
(Sciurus
carolinensis)
[Michigan]
Arizona Gray Squirrel (Sciurus
arizonensis) [Arizona]
Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
[Michigan]
Mexican
[Apache] Fox Squirrel (Sciurus nayaritensis) [Arizona]
Red-bellied
Squirrel (Sciurus aureogaster) [Mexico]
Red-tailed Squirrel
(Sciurus granatensis)
[Venezuela]
Red Squirrel
(Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
[Michigan]
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FAMILY: MURIDAE (Mice, Rats, Voles, and Gerbils) - 4 species
Meadow
Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) [Ohio]
Water Vole (Arvicola
[amphibius] terrestris) [England]
Common
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) [Michigan]
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
[Michigan]
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FAMILY: AGOUTIDAE (Agoutis and Pacas) - 1 species
Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta
punctata) [Panama]
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FAMILY: HYDROCHOERIDAE (Capybara) - 1 species
Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris)
[Venezuela]
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FAMILY: ECHIMYIDAE (Spiny Rats) - 1 species
Nutria (Myocastor
coypus) [Texas]
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FAMILY: FELIDAE (Cats) - 2 species
African Lion (Panthera
leo) [Kenya]
Cheetah (Acinonyx
jubatus) [Kenya]
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FAMILY: HYAENIDAE (Hyenas) - 1 species
Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta
crocuta) [Kenya]
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FAMILY: CANIDAE (Dogs and Foxes) - 2 species
Red Fox (Vulpes
vulpes) [Michigan, Japan]
Black-backed
Jackal (Canis mesomelas) [Kenya]
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FAMILY: URSIDAE (Bears) - 2 species
American
Black Bear (Ursus americanus) [Arizona]
Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos) [Alaska]
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FAMILY: OTARIIDAE (Eared Seals) - 3 species
Galapagos Fur Seal (Arctocephalus
galapagoensis)
[Galapagos]
Steller's
Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) [Oregon]
California Sea Lion
(Zalophus
californianus) [California,
Galapagos]
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FAMILY: PHOCIDAE (Earless Seals) - 2 species
Northern
Elephant Seal (Mirounga_angustirostris) [California]
Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
[Alaska, Massachussetts]
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FAMILY: MUSTELIDAE (Otters, Weasels, and Badgers) - 5 species
Giant
Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) [Ecuador]
Sea Otter
(Enhydra lutris)
[Alaska]
Striped Skunk
(Mephitis mephitis) [Michigan]
Hooded Skunk
(Mephitis macroura) [Arizona]
American Mink (Mustela
vison) [Michigan]
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FAMILY: PROCYONIDAE (Raccoons) - 2 species
Common Raccoon
(Procyon lotor)
[Michigan]
White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica) [Panama]
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FAMILY: SORICIDAE (Shrews) - 1 species
Least Shrew(Cryptotis
parva) [Ontario]
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FAMILY: PTEROPODIDAE (Old World Fruit Bats) - 2 species
Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus
giganteus) [Nepal]
Gambian
Epauletted Fruit Bat (Epomorphus gambianus) [The Gambia]
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FAMILY: EMBALLONURIDAE (Sheath-tailed Bats) - 1 species
White-lined Sac-winged Bat
(Saccopteryx leptura)
[Venezuela]
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FAMILY: PHYLLOSTOMIDAE (American Leaf-nosed Bats) - 1 species
Long-tongued Bat (Glossophaga commissarisi)
[Panama]
Fruit Bat sp. (Genus unknown)
[Venezuela]
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FAMILY: MOLOSSIDAE (Free-tailed Bats) - 1 species
Mexican Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida
brasiliensis) [New Mexico]
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FAMILY: VESPERTILIONIDAE (Vesper Bats) - 5 species
Red Bat (Lasiurus
borealis) [Ontario]
Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris
noctivagans)
[Michigan, in captivity]
Western
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus) [New Mexico]
Eastern
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus) [Missouri]
Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
[Michigan]
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FAMILY: CERCOPITHECIDAE (Old World Monkeys) - 7 species
Long-tailed Macaque
(Macaca fasicularis) [Indonesia]
Silvered
Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus cristatus) [Indonesia]
Guereza Colobus (Colobus
guereza) [Kenya]
Western
Red Colobus (Piliocolobus badius temminckii) [The Gambia]
Patas Monkey
(Erythrocebus patas) [The Gambia]
Olive Baboon (Papio
anubis) [Kenya]
Green
(Callithrix) Monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops sebaeus) [The
Gambia]
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FAMILY: CALLITRICHIDAE (Tamarins and Marmosets) - 1 species
Silvery
Marmoset (Callithrix argentata melanura) [Brazil]
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FAMILY ATELIDAE (New World Monkeys) - 5 species
White-throated
Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus) [Costa Rica]
Central
American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) [Mexico]
Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata) [Panama]
Red Howler Monkey
(Alouatta seniculus)
[Venezuela]
Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta
caraya)
[Brazil]
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FAMILY: BALAENOPTERIDAE (Baleen Whales) - 2 species
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
[Massachussetts, Alaska]
Fin Whale
(Balaenoptera physalus) [Massachussetts]
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FAMILY: DELPHINIDAE (Marine Dolphins) - 1 species
Killer Whale [Orca] (Orcinus orca)
[Alaska]
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FAMILY: MONODONTIDAE (Single-toothed Whales) - 1 species
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
[Manitoba]
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FAMILY: SUIDAE (Pigs) - 1 species
Common Warthog (Phacochoerus
africanus) [Kenya]
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FAMILY: TAYASSUIDAE (Peccaries) - 1 species
Collared Peccary
(Pecari tajacu) [Texas]
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FAMILY: HIPPOPOTAMIDAE (Hippopotamuses) - 1 species
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus
amphibius) [Kenya]
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FAMILY: ANTILOCAPRIDAE (Pronghorn) - 1 species
Pronghorn
(Antilocapra
americana)
[Arizona]
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FAMILY: CERVIDAE (Deer) - 8 species
Red Brocket
Deer (Mazama americana) [Brazil]
American Elk (Cervus
elaphus) [California, Colorado]
Timor Deer (Cervus
timoriensis) [Indonesia]
Marsh
Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) [Brazil]
Mule Deer
(Odocoileus hemionus) [Arizona]
White-tailed
Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) [Michigan]
Moose
(Alces alces)
[Alaska]
Barren Ground Caribou (Rangifer
tarandus) [Alaska]
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FAMILY: GIRAFFIDAE (Giraffes) - 1 species
Giraffe (Giraffa
camelopardalis)
[Kenya]
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FAMILY: BOVIDAE (Cattle, Antelope, Sheep and Goats) - 14 species
Buffalo (Bison
bison) [South Dakota, Kansas]
African Buffalo
(Syncerus
caffer) [Kenya]
Coke's Hartebeest (Alcelaphus
buselaphus) [Kenya]
Wildebeest (Connochaetes
taurinus) [Kenya]
Topi (Damaliscus lunatus)
[Kenya]
Kirk's Dikdik (Madoqua
kirkii) [Kenya]
Bushbuck (Tragelaphus
scriptus) [Kenya]
[Defassa]
Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) [Kenya]
Thompson's Gazelle (Gazella
rufifrons) [Kenya]
Impala (Aepyceros
melampus) [Kenya]
Gerenuk (Litocranius
walleri) [Kenya]
Beisa Oryx (Oryx
beisa)
[Kenya]
Mountain Goat
(Oreamnos americanus)
[Alaska, Colorado]
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis
canadensis) [California]
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FAMILY: EQUIDAE (Horses) - 2 species
Common Zebra (Equus
quagga) [Kenya]
Grevy's Zebra (Equus
grevyi) [Kenya]
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FAMILY: RHINOCEROTIDAE (Rhinoceroses) - 2 species
Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
[Nepal]
Black Rhinoceros
(Diceros
bicornis) [Kenya]
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FAMILY: PROCAVIIDAE (Hyraxes) - 2 species
Black-necked Rock Hyrax (Procavia
johnstoni) [Kenya]
Southern Tree Hyrax (Dendrohyrax
arboreus) [Kenya]
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FAMILY: ELEPHANTIDAE (Elephants) - 1 species
African Elephant (Loxodonta
africana) [Kenya]
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