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This is a list of families used in scientific classification.

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Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Aves

Order Accipitriformes

Order Anseriformes

Order Apodiformes

Order Archaeopterygiformes

Extinct.

Order Caprimulgiformes

Order Charadriiformes

Order Ciconiiformes

Order Coliiformes

Order Columbiformes

Order Confuciusornithiformes

Extinct.

Order Coraciiformes

Order Cuculiformes

Subclass Enantiornithes

Extinct.

Order Falconiformes

Order Galliformes

Order Gaviiformes

Order Gruiformes

Order Hesperornithiformes

Extinct.

Order Ichthyornithiformes

Extinct.

Order Jeholornithiformes

Extinct.

Order Omnivoropterygiformes

Extinct.

Order Passeriformes

Order Pelecaniformes

Order Phoenicopteriformes

Order Piciformes

Order Podicipediformes

Order Procellariiformes

Order Psittaciformes

Order Pteroclidiformes

Order Sphenisciformes

Order Strigiformes

Order Struthioniformes

Order Tinamiformes

Order Trochiliformes

Order Trogoniformes

Order Turniciformes

Order Yanornithiformes

Extinct.

Class Mammalia

Order Artiodactyla

Order Carnivora

Order Cetacea

Order Chiroptera

Order Dasyuromorphia

Order Dermoptera

Order Didelphimorphia

Order Diprotodontia

Order Hyracoidea

Order Insectivora

Order Lagomorpha

Order Macroscelidea

Order Microbiotheria

Order Monotremata

Order Notoryctemorphia

Order Paucituberculata

Order Peramelemorphia

  • Family Thylacomyidae: (bilbies, 1 extant species, 1 extinct)
  • Family Chaeropodidae: (Pig-footed Bandicoot, 1 extinct species)
  • Family Peramelidae: (bandicoots, 20 extant species, 1 extinct)
  • Family Yaralidae: (2 described fossil species)

Order Perissodactyla

  • Family Equidae: horses and allies, about 9 species in one genus
  • Family Tapiridae: tapirs, 4 species in one genus
  • Family Rhinocerotidae: rhinoceroses, 5 species in 4 genera

Order Pholidota

Order Primates

  • Family Aotidae: night or owl monkeys (douroucoulis) (8 species)
  • Family Atelidae: howler, spider and woolly monkeys (24 species)
  • Family Daubentoniidae: Aye-aye (1 species)
  • Family Cebidae: marmosets, tamarins, capuchins and squirrel monkeys (56 species)
  • Family Cheirogaleidae: dwarf lemurs and mouse-lemurs (24 species)
  • Family Galagidae: galagos (19 species)
  • Family Hominidae: humans and other great apes (7 species)
  • Family Hylobatidae: gibbons or "lesser apes" (13 species)
  • Family Indriidae: woolly lemurs and allies (12 species)
  • Family Lemuridae: lemurs (19 species)
  • Family Lepilemuridae: sportive lemurs (11 species)
  • Family Lorisidae: lorises, pottos and allies (9 species)
  • Family Cercopithecidae: Old World monkeys (135 species)
  • Family Pitheciidae: titis, sakis and uakaris (41 species)
  • Family Tarsiidae: tarsiers (7 species)

Order Proboscidea

Order Rodentia

Order Scandentia

Order Sirenia

Order Tubulidentata

Order Xenarthra

Class Sauropsida

Order Procolophonomorpha

Order Testudines

Order Araeoscelidia

Extinct.

Order Younginiformes

Extinct.

Order Placodontia

Extinct.

Order Nothosauria

Extinct.

Order Plesiosauria

Extinct.

Order Sphenodontia

Order Squamata

Infraclass Archosauromorpha

Order Choristodera

Extinct.

Order Prolacertiformes

Extinct.

Unranked Archosauriformes

Extinct.