Scrotifera

taxon of mammals

Scrotifera is a group of living things in the class Mammalia.[1] It is a proposed clade, meaning that not all scientists use it when they talk about how living things are related to each other.

Scrotifera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Clade: Scrotifera

The orders Carnivora (carnivores), Chiroptera (bats), Perissodactyla (hoofed animals with odd numbers of toes, for example horses and rhinos), Cetartiodactyla (hoofed animals with even numbers of toes), Philodota (pangolins), and Meridiungulata are all in Scrotifera.[1]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Scrotifera". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved June 6, 2021.