Profiles Index

Mammals (Therapsida)
Mammals (Therapsida) belong to a group of vertebrates that includes approximately 5,400 extant species. Mammals display a remarkable array of adaptations that enable them to inhabit a wide range of habitats. Mammals range in size from the minute Bumblebee Bat which measures a mere three centimeters in length, to the magnificent blue whale, which can grow to as much as 33 metres in length—at such an immense dimension, it is undoubtedly the largest animal alive today.

Hares, Rabbits, and Pikas (Order Lagomorpha)
Hares, pikas and rabbits (Order Lagomorpha) are small terrestrial mammals that can be found in a diverse range of habitats on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Lagomorphs have short tails, large ears, eyes that are positioned high on each side of the head, and narrow, slitlike nostriles that they are able to close completely.

Dugong (Dugong dugon)
Dugongs (Dugong dugon) are marine mammals that grow to lengths of up to three meters and weigh as much as 400 kilograms.

Black-Footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes)
The black-footed ferret (Mulstela nigripes) is North America's most endangered mammal. Black-footed ferrets have light yellow-buff fur and a pale underside, a white face, snout and throat, and black feet. They also have a black mask around their eyes.

Bats (Order Chiroptera)
Bats (Order Chiroptera) are the worlds only group of mammals that have wings. Although some other groups of mammals, such as flying lemurs, are able to glide using skin membranes, only bats are capable of true flight.

Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)
The common seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the harbor seal, is an agile carnivore with a streamlined body and flipper-like limbs that enable them to swim with great skill.

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Manatees (Genus Trichechus)
Manatees (Genus Trichechus) are aquatic mammals that have a large, streamlined body, flipper-like front limbs, and a rounded, horizontal flipper-tail. Although they may resemble whales and dolphins in some ways, the are in fact more closely related to elephants.