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Mammals (from Latin mamma 'breast') are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia, characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or hair, and three middle ear bones

Collage of colour photographs. Clockwise from the upper left: Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Golden-capped Fruit Bat (Acerodon jubatus), Lion (Panthera leo) and West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus} — Mammals

General

Cambridge Natural History Mammalia
Allometric Scaling of the Active Hematopoietic Stem Cell Pool across Mammals
"Mammalia," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
The Babyhood of Wild Beasts
"Mammalia," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"The Story of a Word - Mammal" in Popular Science Monthly, 61 (September 1902)
Notes on a Private Collection of Living Mammals during 1900–02 in The Zoologist, Series 4, 6 (731) (1902)

Mammalian anatomy

"On the Serial Homologies of the Articular Surfaces of the Mammalian Axis, Atlas, and Occipital Bone" by John Cleland in Natural History Review, Series 2, 1 (2) (1861), pp. 151–154

Mammals by location

An introduction to the mammals of Australia
"The Physical Geography of the West Indies: Mammals I" in Popular Science Monthly, 54 (April 1899)
The Technical Names of British Mammals in The Zoologist, Series 4, 2 (681) (1898)

Aardvark

Order (Ordo): Tubulidentata

"Aard-vark," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (1875–1889)
"Aard-vark," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Aardvark," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
"Aardvark," in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
"Aard-vark," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
"The Aard-Vark or Earth-Hog" in Popular Science Monthly, 14 (March 1879)

Anteaters and sloths

Order (Ordo): Pilosa

"Mylodon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Anteaters

"Anteater," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Ant-Eater," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)

Sloths

"Sloth," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Sloth," in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
"Kidnapping a Sloth" in Littell's Living Age, 133 (1722)

Armadillos

Order (Ordo): Cingulata

"Armadillo," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (1875–1889)
"Armadillo," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Armadillo," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
"The Armadillo and its Oddities" in Popular Science Monthly, 47 (July 1895)
"The Gigantic Extinct Armadillos and their Peculiarities, with a Restoration" in Popular Science Monthly, 13 (June 1878)
Nine-Banded Armadillo

Bats

Order (Ordo): Chiroptera

Echolocating Bats Cry Out Loud to Detect Their Prey
"Bats and their Young" in Popular Science Monthly, 7 (October 1875)
"What are Bats?" in Popular Science Monthly, 9 (September 1876)
Oldham, Charles (1899) - 'Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus) in captivity,' published in The Zoologist, 4th series, vol 3, issue 692, p. 49-53
"Bat," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Chiroptera," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Flying-fox," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Vampire," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Bears

Family: Ursidae

"Concerning Bears" in Popular Science Monthly, 6 (January 1875)
"Bear," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
"Bear," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Canines

Family: Canidae

Dogs

"Dog," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Foxes

"Fox," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
"Fox", in Encyclopædia Britannica (1st ed., 1771)
"Fox," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Fox," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
“Fox”, in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York, 1920
"A Baby-Fox" in Popular Science Monthly, 5 (August 1874)
"The Badger and the Fox" in Popular Science Monthly, 38 (April 1891)

Jackals

"Jackal," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Jackal," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)

Wolves

"Wolf," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Cetaceans

Order (Ordo): Cetacea

Porpoises

"On Correlations of Growth, with a Special Example from the Anatomy of a Porpoise" by George Rolleston in Natural History Review, Series 2, 1 (4) (1861), pp. 484–488
"Porpoise," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Whales

"Whales and their Neighbors" in Popular Science Monthly, 15 (June 1879)
"Whales, Past and Present" in Popular Science Monthly, 27 (June 1885)
"Whale-Catching at Point Barrow" in Popular Science Monthly, 38 (April 1891)
"Whale," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Whale," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)

Colugos

Order (Ordo): Dermoptera

"Colugo," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Galeopithecus," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Felines

Family: Felidae

"Caracal (animal)," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Cheeta," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Jaguar," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Lynx," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Machaerodus," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Serval," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Puma," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)

Marsupials

"Opossums and their Young" in Popular Science Monthly, 8 (December 1875)
"Natural History of the Kangaroo" in Popular Science Monthly, 8 (February 1876)
"Marsupialia," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Bandicoots

"Bandicoot," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Mongooses, Malagasy carnivorans and hyenas

Superfamily: Herpestidae

Hyenas

"Aard-wolf," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
"Aard-wolf," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Hyena," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Malagasy carnivorans

"Foussa," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Mongooses

"Ichneumon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Monotremes

"Monotremata," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Musteloidea

Superfamily: Musteloidea

Badgers

"Badger (animal)," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Badger," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (1875–1889)
"Badger," in The American Cyclopædia (1879)
"Badger," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
"The Badger and the Fox" in Popular Science Monthly, 38 (April 1891)

Coatis

"Coati," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"The Coati-Mondi and its Cousins" in Popular Science Monthly, 2 (December 1872)

Kinkajous

"Kinkajou," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Martens

"Marten," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Minks

"Mink," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Otters

"Otter," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Raccoons

"Raccoon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Red pandas

"Panda," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Skunks

"Skunk," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Weasels

"The Wicked Weasel" in Popular Science Monthly, 12 (April 1878)

Wolverines

"Glutton," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"On the Discovery of the Glutton (Gulo luscus) in Britain" by William Boyd Dawkins in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, 27 (1871), pp. 406–410

Pangolins

Order (Ordo): Pholidota

"Pangolin," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Primates

Order (Ordo): Primates

"Note upon the northern limit of the Quadrumana in the New World" by Philip Lutley Sclater in Natural History Review, Series 2, 1 (4) (1861), pp. 507–510
"The Pygmy Monkey" in Popular Science Monthly, 13 (June 1878)
"Monkeys" in Popular Science Monthly, 21 (May 1882)
"My Monkeys" in Popular Science Monthly, 25 (August 1884)
"Monkeys from a Cold Climate" in Popular Science Monthly, 7 (October 1875)
"Anthropoid Apes," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Ape," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Baboon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Barbary Ape," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Capuchin Monkey," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Douroucouli," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Dryopithecus," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Galago," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Gibbon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Howler," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Langur," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Loris," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Macaque," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Mandrill," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Marmoset," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Potto," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Primates," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Proboscis-monkey," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Spider-monkey," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Squirrel Monkey," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Tarsier," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Uakari," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Ape," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
"Baboon," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)

Chimpanzee

"On the Brain of a Young Chimpanzee" by John Marshall in Natural History Review, Series 2, 1 (3) (1861), pp. 296–315
"Chimpanzee," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Chimpanzee," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)

Gorilla

"Gorilla," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Lemurs

"Avahi," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Aye-Aye," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Indri," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Lemur," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Sifaka," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Orangutan

"On the Affinities of the Brain of the Orang Utang" by George Rolleston in Natural History Review, Series 2, 1 (2) (1861), pp. 201–217
"On the Myology of the Orang Utang (Simia Morio)" by William Selby Church in Natural History Review, Series 2, 1 (4) (1861), pp. 510–516
"Orang-Utan," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Proboscidea

Order (Ordo): Proboscidea

"Proboscidea," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Deinotherium

"Dinotherium," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Dinotherium," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)

Elephants

"About Elephants" in Popular Science Monthly, 21 (August 1882)
"Mental Capacity of the Elephant" in Popular Science Monthly, 23 (August 1883)
"Elephant," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"The Sumatran Elephant" by Hermann Schlegel in Natural History Review, Series 2, 2 (5) (1862), pp. 72–78

Mammoths

"Mammoth," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Mammoth," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
"Mammoth," in The American Cyclopædia (1879)
"Observations on Remains of the Mammoth and other Mammals from Northern Spain" by Andrew Leith Adams in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, 33 (1877), pp. 537–540
"On the Range of the Mammoth in Space and Time" by William Boyd Dawkins in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, 35 (1879), pp. 138–147

Mastodons

Notice of the Remains of a Mastodon recently discovered in Michigan
"A Gigantic Relic" in Popular Science Monthly, 5 (May 1874)
"A Mastodon in an Old Beater-Meadow" in Popular Science Monthly, 22 (January 1883)
"Mastodon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Rodents

Order (Ordo): Rodentia

"Musical Mice" in Popular Science Monthly, 1 (July 1872)
"The Norwegian Lemming and its Migrations" in Popular Science Monthly, 11 (August 1877)
"Singing Mice" in Popular Science Monthly, 14 (November 1878)
"An Episode on Rats" in Popular Science Monthly, 4 (January 1874)
"The American Chipmunk" in Popular Science Monthly, 7 (August 1875)
"Chipmunk," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
"Muskrat," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
"Polecat," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
"Agouti," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Bandicoot-Rat," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Capybara," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Cavy," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Chinchilla," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Coypu," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Dormouse," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Gerbil," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Hamster," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Jerboa," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Jumping-Hare," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Jumping-Mouse," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Kangaroo-Rat," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Lemming," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Mole-Rat," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Mouse," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Musk-rat," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Octodon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Paca," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Pocket-gopher," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Pocket-mouse," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Porcupine," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Rat," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Rodentia," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Viscacha," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Vole," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Hares and jackrabbits

"Hare," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Rabbits

"Rabbit," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Squirrels

"Flying-squirrel," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Groove-toothed Squirrel," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Ground-squirrel," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Marmot," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Prairie-marmot," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Souslik," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Spiny Squirrel," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Squirrel," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Woodchuck," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Beaver

"The Beaver and his Works" in Popular Science Monthly, 25 (May 1884)
"Beaver," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
"Beaver," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Beaver," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)

Seals

Clade: Pinnipedia

"Seal," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Seal-Fisheries," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Seals and Sealing," in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)

Walruses

"Walrus," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (1875–1889)
"Walrus," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Walrus," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
"Walrus," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
"Walrus," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
"Walrus," in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)

Ungulates, even-toed

Order (Ordo): Artiodactyla

Portal:Artiodactyla

Ungulates, odd-toed

Order (Ordo): Perissodactyla

Donkeys and asses

"Origin of the Donkey" in Popular Science Monthly, 22 (April 1883)
"Ass," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
"Ass," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Horses

"Many-Toed Horses" in Popular Science Monthly, 16 (December 1879)
"Horses and their Feet" in Popular Science Monthly, 18 (February 1881)
"Working Capacity of Unshod Horses" in Popular Science Monthly, 24 (February 1884)
"The Paces of the Horse" in Popular Science Monthly, 6 (December 1874)
"A Curious Question of Horses' Ribs" in Popular Science Monthly, 7 (June 1875)
"Horse," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Sketch of Ten Broeck 1876 as it appeared in The New York Times

Rhinoceroses

"Rhinoceros," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

Other

"Equidae," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Palaeotherium," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Perissodactyla," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Phenacodus," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Quagga," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
"Zebra," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)

Other

"The Australian Ornithorhynchus" in Popular Science Monthly, 17 (October 1880)
"The Matamata" in Popular Science Monthly, 16 (March 1880)
"Binturong," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Carnivora," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Creodonta," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Edentata," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Megatherium," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Monodelphia," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Multituberculata," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
"Sparassodonta," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)

In fiction

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