Home > Industry/Domain > Animals > Mammals

Mammals

Any of various warm-blooded vertebrate animals of the class Mammalia, characterized by a covering of hair on the skin and, in the female, milk-producing mammary glands for nourishing the young.

Contributors in Mammals

Mammals

sea lion

Animals; Mammals

An seal with external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, and short, thick hair occuring on the Pacific coast of North America.

Dugong

Animals; Mammals

The dugong is a large marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia. The dugong is the only strictly marine herbivorous mammal, as all species of manatee use fresh water to ...

Babirusa

Animals; Mammals

The babirusas, also called pig-deer are members of Babyrousa genus, in the pig family (Suidae) found in Wallacea, or specifically the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula and Buru. If a ...

Fossa

Animals; Mammals

The fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is a cat-like, carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the Eupleridae, a family of carnivorans closely related to the mongoose family (Herpestidae).

Pink fairy armadillo

Animals; Mammals

The pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) or pichiciego is the smallest species of armadillo (mammals of the family Dasypodidae, recognized by a bony armor shell), first described by R. ...

Aye-aye

Animals; Mammals

The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a lemur, a strepsirrhine primate native to Madagascar that combines rodent-like teeth and a special thin middle finger to fill the same ecological niche ...

The maned wolf

Animals; Mammals

The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is the largest canid of South America. Its markings resemble those of foxes, but it is not a fox. It is the only species in the genus Chrysocyon (meaning ...

Featured blossaries

Starbucks Espresso Beverages

Category: Food   2 34 Terms

Volkswagen Group

Category: Autos   2 11 Terms