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Mammals
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Definition
: Warm-blooded vertebrate animals belonging to the class Mammalia, including all that possess hair and suckle their young.
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Examples
Artiodactyla
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Carnivora
;
Cetacea
;
Chiroptera
;
Hyraxes
;
Insectivora
;
Lagomorpha
;
Marsupialia
;
Monotremata
;
Perissodactyla
;
Primates
;
Proboscidea Mammal
;
Rodentia
;
Scandentia
;
Sirenia
;
Xenarthra
Other names
Mammalia; Mammal