Order - Artiodactyla

Class: Mammalia

Subclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Artiodactyla

Name derivation: “even toe”

  • 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)

Genus Count: 89

Species Count: 248

Notes: Based on Catalogue of Life as of March 2025. 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. 

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