Order - Artiodactyla

Class: Mammalia

Subclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Artiodactyla

Name derivation: “even toe”

Number of known Species: 248

  • Family: Antilocapridae (1 species - pronghorn)
  • Family: Bovidae (144 species - antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep)
  • Family: Camelidae (5 species - camels, llamas)
  • Family: Cervidae (51 species - deer)
  • Family: Giraffidae (5 species - giraffes)
  • Family: Hippopotamidae (5 species - hippopotamus)
  • Family: Moschidae (7 species - musk deer)
  • Family: Suidae (19 species - pigs)
  • Family: Tayassuidae (3 species - peccaries)
  • Family: Tragulidae (8 species - chevrotains)

Notes: Based on Catalogue of Life as of July 2024. The order Cetacea has been shown to be within the Artiodactyla according to fossil and molecular biology discoveries but has been kept seperate for historical reasons.