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Fact Sheet Index - San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library: Mammals

Complete list of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance's Animal Fact Sheets, ordered alphabetically by common name and scientific name

Mammal Fact Sheets

Two Malayan tiger cubs

Malayan tiger cubs. Image Credit: © San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. All rights reserved.

These fact sheets were prepared by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Library staff.

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These fact sheets—commonly used by SDZWA team members and also freely available online—summarize information on an animal species or closely related group. Sources include peer-reviewed journals, scholarly books, authoritative reports and databases, as well as scientific and husbandry experts.

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Bats - Common Name A-Z

Carnivores - Common Name A-Z

Mammals that mainly prey on other animals.
Plant foods may be prominent in the diets of some carnivores, like bears.

Elephants - Common Name A-Z

Marsupials - Common Name A-Z

Mammals born (without a placenta) in an early state of development, and that continue to suckle milk and develop after birth.

Monotremes - Common Name A-Z

Egg-laying mammals

Primates - Common Name A-Z

Monkeys, apes, lemurs, lorises, tarsiers

Rodents - Common Name A-Z

Sloths & Anteaters - Common Name A-Z

Ungulates, Even-Toed - Common Name A-Z

Hoofed mammals, such as pigs, deer, camels, and bovines

Ungulates, Odd-Toed - Common Name A-Z

Hoofed mammals, such as rhinoceroses, tapirs, and zebras

Bats - Scientific Name A-Z

Carnivores - Scientific Name A-Z

Mammals that mainly prey on other animals.
Plant foods may be prominent in the diets of some carnivores, like bears.

Elephants - Scientific Name A-Z

Marsupials - Scientific Name A-Z

Mammals born (without a placenta) in an early state of development, and that continue to suckle milk and develop after birth.

Monotremes - Scientific Name A-Z

Egg-laying mammals

Primates - Scientific Name A-Z

Monkeys, apes, lemurs, lorises, tarsiers

Rodents - Scientific Name A-Z

Sloths & Anteaters - Scientific Name A-Z

Ungulates, Even-Toed - Scientific Name A-Z

Hoofed mammals, such as pigs, deer, camels, and bovines

Ungulates, Odd-Toed - Scientific Name A-Z

Hoofed mammals, such as rhinoceroses, tapirs, and zebras