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The order Artiodactyla consists of 349 extant species belonging to 132 genera. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Modern molecular studies indicate that the 132 genera can be grouped into 23 families; these families are grouped into named suborders and many are further grouped into named clades, and some of these families are subdivided into named subfamilies.
The four summarized Artiodactyla taxa are divided into ten extant families: [26] The camelids ( Tylopoda ) comprise only one family, Camelidae . It is a species-poor artiodactyl suborder of North American origin [ 27 ] that is well adapted to extreme habitats—the dromedary and Bactrian camels in the Old World deserts and the guanacos , llamas ...
Habitat characteristics include sediment type, type of bottoms (sand, silt and clay), structures underlying the water surface, and aquatic community structures. These habitats are essential for fish and ecosystem health. The fundamental habitat structure begins with sediment. Erosion is stabilized by submerged aquatic vegetation.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Bovidae is a family of hoofed ruminant mammals in the order Artiodactyla. A member of this family is called ...
This category contains articles about taxa at family level in the Artiodactyla order – the even-toed ungulates. Species specific articles should be placed in the appropriate sub-categories Species specific articles should be placed in the appropriate sub-categories
Artiodactyla: Clade: Cetaceamorpha: Family: † Raoellidae Sahni, Bal Bhatia, Hartenberger, Jaeger, Kumar, Sudre & Vianey-Liaud, 1981 [2] Genera Haqueina Dehm & Oettingen-Spielberg 1958; Indohyus Rao 1971; Khirtharia Pilgrim 1940; Kunmunella Sahni & Khare 1971; Rajouria Rana et al. 2021; Raoella Sahni & Khare 1971; Metkatius Kumar & Sahni 1985
Sperata aor (Long-whiskered catfish) of West Bengal, India. Sperata aor, the long-whiskered catfish (Bengali: আড় aṛ, Assamese: আঁৰি ãri), is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae found in southern Asia in the nations of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Anthracotheriidae is a paraphyletic family of extinct, hippopotamus-like artiodactyl ungulates related to hippopotamuses and whales. The oldest genus, Elomeryx, first appeared during the middle Eocene in Asia. They thrived in Africa and Eurasia, with a few species ultimately entering North America during the Oligocene.