Table 1.
Superorders | Supraordinal clades | Orders | Common names of orders |
Afrotheria | Paenungulata | Hyracoidea | Hyraxes |
Proboscidea | Elephants | ||
Sirenia | Seacows | ||
Afroinsectiphilia | Afrosoricida | African 'insectivores' (tenrecs and golden moles) | |
Macroscelidea | Elephant shrews | ||
Tubulidentata | Aardvark | ||
Xenarthra | Cingulata | Armadillos | |
Pilosa | Anteaters and sloths | ||
Euarchontoglires | Glires | Lagomorpha | Lagomorphs |
Rodentia | Rodents | ||
Euarchonta | Dermoptera | Flying lemurs | |
Primates | Primates | ||
Scandentia | Tree shrews | ||
Laurasiatheria | Eulipotyphla | True 'insectivores' (hedgehogs, shrews, true moles and Solenodon) | |
Fereuungulata | Carnivora | Carnivorans | |
Cetartiodactyla | Even-toed 'ungulates' and whales | ||
Chiroptera | Bats | ||
Perissodactyla | Odd-toed 'ungulates' | ||
Pholidota | Pangolins |
Orders follow [7] except that Xenarthra is divided into Cingulata and Pilosa, Lipotyphla ('insectivores') is split between Afrosoricida and Eulipotyphla, and Cetacea (whales) and Artiodactyla (even-toed 'ungulates) are combined as Cetartiodactyla. Higher-level names are taken from [44].