Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala, Part XII : Mammals
Contents: Preface. Introduction. I. Class Mammalia. II. Order Insectivora: 1. Family Erinaceidae. 2. Subfamily Erinaceinae. 3. Family Soricidae. 4. Subfamily Crocidurinae. III. Order Scandentia: 1. Family Tupaiidae. 2. Subfamily Tupaiinae. IV. Order Chiroptera: 1. Suborder Megachiroptera. 2. Family Pteropodidae. 3. Subfamily Pteropodinae. 4. Sub order Microchiroptera. 5. Family: i. Rhinopomatidae. ii. Emballonuridae. iii. Megadermatidae. iv. Rhinolophidae. v. Hipposideridae. 6. Subfamily Hipposiderinae. 7. Family Vespertilionidae. 8. Sub family: i. Vespertilioninae. ii. Miniopterinae. iii. Murininae. iv. Kerivoulinae. 9. Family Molossidae. V. Order Primate: 1. Family Loridae. 2. Sub family Lorinae. 3. Family Cercopithecidae. 4. Sub family: i. Colobinae. ii. Ceriopithecinae. VI. Order Carnivora: 1. Family: i. Canidae. ii. Ursidae. iii. Mustelidae. 2. Sub family: i. Lutrinae. ii. Mustelinae. 3. Family Viverridae. 4. Sub family: i. Paradoxurinae. ii. Viverrinae. 5. Family: i. Herpestidae. ii. Hyaenidae. 6. Subfamily Hyaeninae. 7. Family Felidae. 8. Sub family: i. Pantherinae. ii. Felinae. VII. Order Cetacea: 1. Sub order: Odontoceti. 2. Family: i. Delphinidae. ii. Phocoenidae. iii. Physeteridae. 3. Family Ziphiidae. 4. Sub order Mysticeti. 5. Family Balaenopteridae. VIII. Order Sirenia: 1. Family Dugongidae. IX. Order Proboscidae: 1. Family Elephantidae. X. Order Perissodactyla: 1. Family Equidae. XI. Order Artiodactyla: 1. Family Suidae. 2. Subfamily Suinae. 3. Family Tragulidae. 4. Subfamily: i. Muntiacinae. ii. Cervinae. 5. Bovidae. 6. Subfamily: i. Caprinae. ii. Bovinae. XII. Order Pholidota: 1. Family Manidae. XIII. Order Rodentia: 1. Family Sciuridae. 2. Sub family Ratufinae. 3. Family Pteromyidae. 4. Subfamily: i. Pteromyinae. ii. Funambulinae. 5. Sub order: Sciurognathi. 6. Family Muridae. 7. Subfamily: i. Platacanthomyinae. ii. Gerbillinae. iii. Murinae. 8. Sub order: Hystricognathi. 9. Family Hystricidae. XIV. Order Lagomorpha: 1. Family Leporidae. References. Index of scientific names.
