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Mammals (from Latin mamma 'breast') are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia, characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or hair, and three middle ear bones
General[edit]
- Cambridge Natural History Mammalia
- Allometric Scaling of the Active Hematopoietic Stem Cell Pool across Mammals
- "Mammalia," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
- The Babyhood of Wild Beasts
- "Mammalia," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "The Story of a Word - Mammal" in Popular Science Monthly, 61 (September 1902)
- Notes on a Private Collection of Living Mammals during 1900–02 in The Zoologist, Series 4, 6 (731) (1902)
Mammalian anatomy[edit]
- "On the Serial Homologies of the Articular Surfaces of the Mammalian Axis, Atlas, and Occipital Bone" by in Natural History Review, Series 2, 1 (2) (1861), pp. 151–154
Mammals by location[edit]
- An introduction to the mammals of Australia
- "The Physical Geography of the West Indies: Mammals I" in Popular Science Monthly, 54 (April 1899)
- The Technical Names of British Mammals in The Zoologist, Series 4, 2 (681) (1898)
Aardvark[edit]
Order (Ordo): Tubulidentata
- "Aard-vark," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (1875–1889)
- "Aard-vark," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Aardvark," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "Aardvark," in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
- "Aard-vark," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
- "The Aard-Vark or Earth-Hog" in Popular Science Monthly, 14 (March 1879)
Anteaters and sloths[edit]
Order (Ordo): Pilosa
- "Mylodon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Anteaters[edit]
- "Anteater," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Ant-Eater," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
Sloths[edit]
- "Sloth," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Sloth," in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
- "Kidnapping a Sloth" in Littell's Living Age, 133 (1722)
Armadillos[edit]
Order (Ordo): Cingulata
- "Armadillo," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (1875–1889)
- "Armadillo," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Armadillo," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "The Armadillo and its Oddities" in Popular Science Monthly, 47 (July 1895)
- "The Gigantic Extinct Armadillos and their Peculiarities, with a Restoration" in Popular Science Monthly, 13 (June 1878)
- Nine-Banded Armadillo
Bats[edit]
Order (Ordo): Chiroptera
- Echolocating Bats Cry Out Loud to Detect Their Prey
- "Bats and their Young" in Popular Science Monthly, 7 (October 1875)
- "What are Bats?" in Popular Science Monthly, 9 (September 1876)
- Oldham, Charles (1899) - 'Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus) in captivity,' published in The Zoologist, 4th series, vol 3, issue 692, p. 49-53
- "Bat," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Chiroptera," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Flying-fox," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Vampire," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Bears[edit]
Family: Ursidae
- "Concerning Bears" in Popular Science Monthly, 6 (January 1875)
- "Bear," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
- "Bear," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Canines[edit]
Family: Canidae
Dogs[edit]
- "Dog," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Foxes[edit]
- "Fox," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
- "Fox", in Encyclopædia Britannica (1st ed., 1771)
- "Fox," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Fox," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- “Fox”, in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York, 1920
- "A Baby-Fox" in Popular Science Monthly, 5 (August 1874)
- "The Badger and the Fox" in Popular Science Monthly, 38 (April 1891)
Jackals[edit]
- "Jackal," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Jackal," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
Wolves[edit]
- "Wolf," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Cetaceans[edit]
Order (Ordo): Cetacea
Porpoises[edit]
- "On Correlations of Growth, with a Special Example from the Anatomy of a Porpoise" by in Natural History Review, Series 2, 1 (4) (1861), pp. 484–488
- "Porpoise," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Whales[edit]
- "Whales and their Neighbors" in Popular Science Monthly, 15 (June 1879)
- "Whales, Past and Present" in Popular Science Monthly, 27 (June 1885)
- "Whale-Catching at Point Barrow" in Popular Science Monthly, 38 (April 1891)
- "Whale," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Whale," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
Colugos[edit]
Order (Ordo): Dermoptera
- "Colugo," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Galeopithecus," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Felines[edit]
Family: Felidae
- "Caracal (animal)," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Cheeta," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Jaguar," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Lynx," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Machaerodus," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Serval," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Puma," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
Marsupials[edit]
- "Opossums and their Young" in Popular Science Monthly, 8 (December 1875)
- "Natural History of the Kangaroo" in Popular Science Monthly, 8 (February 1876)
- "Marsupialia," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Bandicoots[edit]
- "Bandicoot," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Mongooses, Malagasy carnivorans and hyenas[edit]
Superfamily: Herpestidae
Hyenas[edit]
- "Aard-wolf," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
- "Aard-wolf," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Hyena," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Malagasy carnivorans[edit]
- "Foussa," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Mongooses[edit]
- "Ichneumon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Monotremes[edit]
- "Monotremata," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Musteloidea[edit]
Superfamily: Musteloidea
Badgers[edit]
- "Badger (animal)," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Badger," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (1875–1889)
- "Badger," in The American Cyclopædia (1879)
- "Badger," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "The Badger and the Fox" in Popular Science Monthly, 38 (April 1891)
Coatis[edit]
- "Coati," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "The Coati-Mondi and its Cousins" in Popular Science Monthly, 2 (December 1872)
Kinkajous[edit]
- "Kinkajou," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Martens[edit]
- "Marten," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Minks[edit]
- "Mink," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Otters[edit]
- "Otter," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Raccoons[edit]
- "Raccoon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Red pandas[edit]
- "Panda," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Skunks[edit]
- "Skunk," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Weasels[edit]
Wolverines[edit]
- "Glutton," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "On the Discovery of the Glutton (Gulo luscus) in Britain" by in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, 27 (1871), pp. 406–410
Pangolins[edit]
Order (Ordo): Pholidota
- "Pangolin," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Primates[edit]
Order (Ordo): Primates
- "Note upon the northern limit of the Quadrumana in the New World" by in Natural History Review, Series 2, 1 (4) (1861), pp. 507–510
- "The Pygmy Monkey" in Popular Science Monthly, 13 (June 1878)
- "Monkeys" in Popular Science Monthly, 21 (May 1882)
- "My Monkeys" in Popular Science Monthly, 25 (August 1884)
- "Monkeys from a Cold Climate" in Popular Science Monthly, 7 (October 1875)
- "Anthropoid Apes," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Ape," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Baboon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Barbary Ape," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Capuchin Monkey," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Douroucouli," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Dryopithecus," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Galago," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Gibbon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Howler," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Langur," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Loris," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Macaque," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Mandrill," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Marmoset," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Potto," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Primates," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Proboscis-monkey," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Spider-monkey," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Squirrel Monkey," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Tarsier," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Uakari," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Ape," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "Baboon," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
Chimpanzee[edit]
- "On the Brain of a Young Chimpanzee" by in Natural History Review, Series 2, 1 (3) (1861), pp. 296–315
- "Chimpanzee," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Chimpanzee," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
Gorilla[edit]
- "Gorilla," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Lemurs[edit]
- "Avahi," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Aye-Aye," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Indri," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Lemur," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Sifaka," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Orangutan[edit]
- "On the Affinities of the Brain of the Orang Utang" by in Natural History Review, Series 2, 1 (2) (1861), pp. 201–217
- "On the Myology of the Orang Utang (Simia Morio)" by in Natural History Review, Series 2, 1 (4) (1861), pp. 510–516
- "Orang-Utan," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Proboscidea[edit]
Order (Ordo): Proboscidea
- "Proboscidea," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Deinotherium[edit]
- "Dinotherium," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Dinotherium," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
Elephants[edit]
- "About Elephants" in Popular Science Monthly, 21 (August 1882)
- "Mental Capacity of the Elephant" in Popular Science Monthly, 23 (August 1883)
- "Elephant," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "The Sumatran Elephant" by in Natural History Review, Series 2, 2 (5) (1862), pp. 72–78
Mammoths[edit]
- "Mammoth," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Mammoth," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
- "Mammoth," in The American Cyclopædia (1879)
- "Observations on Remains of the Mammoth and other Mammals from Northern Spain" by in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, 33 (1877), pp. 537–540
- "On the Range of the Mammoth in Space and Time" by in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, 35 (1879), pp. 138–147
Mastodons[edit]
- Notice of the Remains of a Mastodon recently discovered in Michigan
- "A Gigantic Relic" in Popular Science Monthly, 5 (May 1874)
- "A Mastodon in an Old Beater-Meadow" in Popular Science Monthly, 22 (January 1883)
- "Mastodon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Rodents[edit]
Order (Ordo): Rodentia
- "Musical Mice" in Popular Science Monthly, 1 (July 1872)
- "The Norwegian Lemming and its Migrations" in Popular Science Monthly, 11 (August 1877)
- "Singing Mice" in Popular Science Monthly, 14 (November 1878)
- "An Episode on Rats" in Popular Science Monthly, 4 (January 1874)
- "The American Chipmunk" in Popular Science Monthly, 7 (August 1875)
- "Chipmunk," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "Muskrat," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "Polecat," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "Agouti," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Bandicoot-Rat," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Capybara," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Cavy," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Chinchilla," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Coypu," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Dormouse," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Gerbil," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Hamster," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Jerboa," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Jumping-Hare," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Jumping-Mouse," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Kangaroo-Rat," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Lemming," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Mole-Rat," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Mouse," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Musk-rat," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Octodon," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Paca," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Pocket-gopher," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Pocket-mouse," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Porcupine," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Rat," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Rodentia," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Viscacha," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Vole," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Hares and jackrabbits[edit]
- "Hare," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Rabbits[edit]
- "Rabbit," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Squirrels[edit]
- "Flying-squirrel," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Groove-toothed Squirrel," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Ground-squirrel," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Marmot," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Prairie-marmot," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Souslik," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Spiny Squirrel," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Squirrel," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Woodchuck," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Beaver[edit]
- "The Beaver and his Works" in Popular Science Monthly, 25 (May 1884)
- "Beaver," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
- "Beaver," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Beaver," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
Seals[edit]
Clade: Pinnipedia
- "Seal," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Seal-Fisheries," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Seals and Sealing," in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
Walruses[edit]
- "Walrus," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (1875–1889)
- "Walrus," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Walrus," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "Walrus," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
- "Walrus," in The New International Encyclopædia, New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (1905)
- "Walrus," in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
Ungulates, even-toed[edit]
Order (Ordo): Artiodactyla
Ungulates, odd-toed[edit]
Order (Ordo): Perissodactyla
Donkeys and asses[edit]
- "Origin of the Donkey" in Popular Science Monthly, 22 (April 1883)
- "Ass," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "Ass," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Horses[edit]
- "Many-Toed Horses" in Popular Science Monthly, 16 (December 1879)
- "Horses and their Feet" in Popular Science Monthly, 18 (February 1881)
- "Working Capacity of Unshod Horses" in Popular Science Monthly, 24 (February 1884)
- "The Paces of the Horse" in Popular Science Monthly, 6 (December 1874)
- "A Curious Question of Horses' Ribs" in Popular Science Monthly, 7 (June 1875)
- "Horse," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- Sketch of Ten Broeck 1876 as it appeared in The New York Times
Rhinoceroses[edit]
- "Rhinoceros," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Other[edit]
- "Equidae," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Palaeotherium," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Perissodactyla," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Phenacodus," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Quagga," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "Zebra," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
Other[edit]
- "The Australian Ornithorhynchus" in Popular Science Monthly, 17 (October 1880)
- "The Matamata" in Popular Science Monthly, 16 (March 1880)
- "Binturong," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Carnivora," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Creodonta," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Edentata," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Megatherium," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Monodelphia," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Multituberculata," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Sparassodonta," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)