Species

Additional value (other than branch length)

African savannah elephant, Loxodonta africana

Population genetics; longevity; behavior; size

Lesser hedgehog tenrec, Echinops telfari

Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus

Established colonies for studying leprosy; single-sex quadruplet litters

Brown bat, Myotis lucifugus

Small genome size; morphology

Tree shrew, Tupaia sp.

Immediate outgroup to primates

Lemur, Lemur catta

Guinea pig, Cavia porcellus

Model organism for physiology, toxicology, infectious disease, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes

European common shrew, Sorex araneus

Domestic cat, Felis catus

Infectious disease models; veterinary experience; established breeds; large research community; models for human disease

European hedgehog, Erinaceus europeaus

Horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Small genome size; adaptation; longevity

Lagomorph: rabbit (Oryctolagus) or pika (Ochotona)

Toxicology; immune system

Ground squirrel, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus/striatus

Brown bushbaby, Otolemur garnetti

Rock hyrax, Procavia capensis