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Living or extinct separates a taxon's surviving members from those known only from fossils. Wikipedia notes "the 41 officially recognized extant Felidae species" live today, while the "saber-toothed cats" of the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae, including the famous saber-toothed tiger, do not. This dimension lets a visitor tell a still-living branch of a family tree from an extinct one.

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Acinonyx

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Aeretes

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Aeromys

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Ailuropoda

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Ailurus

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Alces

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Allocebus

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Alouatta

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Ammospermophilus

Yes

Aotus

Yes

Arctictis

Yes

Arctocebus

Yes

Arctocephalus

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Arctogalidia

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Arctonyx

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Ateles

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Atelocynus

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Atilax

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Atlantoxerus

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Avahi

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Balaenoptera

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Bdeogale

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Belomys

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Bison

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Biswamoyopterus

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Cacajao

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Callicebus

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Callithrix

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Callorhinus

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Callosciurus

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Callospermophilus

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Camelus

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Canis

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Capra

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Caracal

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Castor

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Catopuma

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Cebus

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Cephalorhynchus

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Cerdocyon

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Cervus

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Cheirogaleus

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Cheracebus

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Chiropotes

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Chrotogale

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Chrysocyon

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Civettictis

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Colobus

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Conepatus

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Crocuta

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Crossarchus

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Cryptoprocta

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Cuon

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Cynictis

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Cynogale

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Cynomys

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Cystophora

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Daubentonia

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Delphinapterus

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Delphinus

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Diplogale

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Dologale

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Dremomys

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Eira

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Elephas

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Enhydra

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Eoglaucomys

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Epixerus

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Equus

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Erignathus

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Eulemur

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Eumetopias

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Euoticus

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Eupetaurus

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Eupleres

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Eutamias

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Exilisciurus

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Felis

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Feresa

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Fossa

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Funambulus

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Funisciurus

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Galago

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Galagoides

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Galictis

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Galidia

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Galidictis

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Genetta

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Glaucomys

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Globicephala

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Glyphotes

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Gorilla

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Grampus

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Gulo

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Halichoerus

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Hapalemur

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Helarctos

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Heliosciurus

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Helogale

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Hemigalus

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Herpailurus

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Herpestes

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Histriophoca

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Hoolock

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Hyaena

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Hydrictis

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Hydrurga

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Hylobates

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Hylopetes

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Hyosciurus

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Ichneumia

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Ictidomys

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Ictonyx

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Inia

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Iomys

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Lagenodelphis

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Lagenorhynchus

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Lama

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Lariscus

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Lemur

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Leopardus

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Lepilemur

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Leptailurus

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Leptonychotes

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Lepus

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Liberiictis

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Lissodelphis

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Lobodon

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Lontra

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Loris

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Loxodonta

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Lupulella

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Lutra

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Lutrogale

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Lycalopex

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Lycaon

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Lyncodon

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Lynx

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Macaca

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Macrogalidia

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Marmota

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Martes

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Megaptera

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Meles

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Mellivora

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Melogale

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Melursus

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Menetes

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Mephitis

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Microcebus

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Microsciurus

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Mirounga

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Mirza

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Monachus

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Monodon

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Mungos

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Mungotictis

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Mus

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Mustela

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Mydaus

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Myocastor

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Myosciurus

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Nandinia

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Nannosciurus

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Nasua

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Neofelis

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Neogale

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Neomonachus

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Neophoca

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Neotamias

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Nomascus

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Notocitellus

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Nyctereutes

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Nycticebus

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Odobenus

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Ommatophoca

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Orcaella

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Orcinus

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Oryctolagus

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Otaria

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Otocolobus

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Otocyon

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Otolemur

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Otospermophilus

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Pagophilus

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Paguma

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Pan

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Panthera

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Papio

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Paracynictis

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Paradoxurus

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Paraxerus

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Pardofelis

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Pekania

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Peponocephala

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Perodicticus

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Petaurillus

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Petaurista

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Petinomys

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Phacochoerus

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Phalanger

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Phaner

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Phoca

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Phocarctos

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Phocoena

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Phocoenoides

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Physeter

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Pithecia

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Plecturocebus

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Poecilictis

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Poecilogale

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Poiana

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Poliocitellus

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Pongo

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Prionailurus

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Prionodon

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Procyon

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Prolemur

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Propithecus

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Prosciurillus

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Proteles

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Protoxerus

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Pseudorca

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Pteromys

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Pteromyscus

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Pteronura

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Puma

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Pusa

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Rangifer

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Rattus

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Ratufa

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Rheithrosciurus

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Rhinosciurus

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Rhynchogale

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Rubrisciurus

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Saguinus

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Saimiri

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Salanoia

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Sciurillus

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Sciurocheirus

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Sciurotamias

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Sciurus

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Sotalia

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Sousa

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Speothos

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Spermophilopsis

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Spermophilus

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Spilogale

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Stenella

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Steno

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Sundasciurus

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Suricata

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Sus

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Symphalangus

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Syntheosciurus

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Tamias

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Tamiasciurus

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Tamiops

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Tarsius

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Taxidea

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Tremarctos

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Trichosurus

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Trogopterus

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Tursiops

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Urocitellus

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Urocyon

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Ursus

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Urva

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Varecia

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Vicugna

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Viverra

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Viverricula

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Vormela

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Vulpes

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Xenogale

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Xerospermophilus

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Xerus

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Zalophus

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Taxonomic rank
WikipediaTaxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, mammal genera
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