Home›Species›Taxonomy›ArtiodactylaTaxaArtiodactylaMammal OrdersReference and ClassificationThoroughly VerifiedThe even-toed ungulates: hoofed mammals that bear their weight roughly equally on the third and fourth toes of each foot. Artiodactyla includes pigs, camels, deer, giraffes, cattle and, since molecular evidence placed them within the order, the whales and dolphins of Cetacea.FactsArtiodactylaConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDisputedMember Species/Taxa CountScholarly debate240 2Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.Taxonomic RankWell-attestedOrder 2Scientific NameWell-attestedArtiodactyla 2ClassificationLiving or ExtinctWell-attestedYes 1ArtiodactylaFilter Results42 entriesHabitatAllAlpine (5)Boreal Forest (4)Chaparral (3)Desert (7)Freshwater Marsh (1)Grassland (8)Montane Grasslands and Shrublands (2)River (2)Savanna (7)Steppe (2)Temperate Forest (2)Tropical Rainforest (5)Tundra (3)Wetlands (1)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (2)Endangered (3)Least Concern (21)Near Threatened (7)Vulnerable (7)EcosystemAllArabian Desert (1)Arctic Tundra (2)Atacama Desert (1)Black Forest (2)Canadian Boreal Forest (1)Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (1)Congo Basin Rainforest (1)Eurasian Steppe (1)Fiordland (1)Gobi Desert (1)Great Plains (2)Greenland Ice Sheet (1)Kalahari Desert (1)Kruger National Park (1)Lake Victoria (1)Llanos (1)Mojave Desert (1)Mongolian Steppe (1)Okavango Delta (7)Patagonian Steppe (1)Sahara Desert (1)Scandinavian Taiga (1)Serengeti (4)Yellowstone (4)DietAllCarnivore (1)Herbivore (40)Population TrendAllStable (1)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (3)Terrestrial (39)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (2)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (2)Disease Vector (1)Domesticated (6)Farmed or Commercially Raised (1)Hunted or Fished (30)Invasive or Introduced Species (5)Used in Traditional Medicine (3)Living or ExtinctAllYes (41)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (1)Africa (16)Antigua and Barbuda (2)Argentina (7)Armenia (1)Australia (4)Austria (1)Bahamas (2)Belgium (4)Belize (1)Bolivia (2)Botswana (3)Brazil (3)Bulgaria (1)Cabo Verde (1)Cameroon (1)Canada (2)Chile (4)China (2)Colombia (6)Costa Rica (3)Croatia (1)Cuba (5)Cyprus (2)Czechia (2)Denmark (3)Dominica (1)Dominican Republic (2)Ecuador (3)Egypt (1)El Salvador (1)Estonia (1)Eswatini (3)Federated States of Micronesia (1)Fiji (2)Finland (1)France (5)Gabon (1)Georgia (1)Germany (1)Grenada (2)Guatemala (1)Guyana (1)Haiti (2)Honduras (1)Iceland (1)India (3)Indonesia (2)Iraq (1)Ireland (3)Italy (1)Jamaica (2)Japan (1)Jordan (1)Kazakhstan (4)Kenya (1)Kiribati (1)Kyrgyzstan (1)Libya (1)Mexico (7)Mongolia (1)Mozambique (3)Namibia (3)Nepal (2)New Zealand (1)Nicaragua (1)North America (14)Norway (9)Pakistan (2)Panama (1)Peru (2)Poland (3)Romania (1)Russia (10)Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)Serbia (1)Slovenia (1)Somalia (1)South Africa (13)South America (5)South Asia (13)Spain (3)Sudan (1)Suriname (1)Sweden (5)Taiwan (1)Tajikistan (1)Turkmenistan (2)Ukraine (9)United Arab Emirates (1)United Kingdom (4)United States (8)Uzbekistan (2)Venezuela (1)Zimbabwe (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 42AddaxArtiodactylaAfrican BuffaloArtiodactylaAlpine IbexArtiodactylaAmerican BisonArtiodactylaArabian OryxArtiodactylaBabirusaArtiodactylaBighorn SheepArtiodactylaBlackbuckArtiodactylaBlue WildebeestArtiodactylaBongoArtiodactylaCommon WarthogArtiodactylaElkArtiodactylaEuropean BisonArtiodactylaFeral GoatArtiodactylaGerenukArtiodactylaGiraffeArtiodactylaGreater KuduArtiodactylaGuanacoArtiodactylaHippopotamusArtiodactylaImpalaArtiodactylaMarkhorArtiodactylaMooseArtiodactylaMountain GoatArtiodactylaMuntjacArtiodactylaMuskoxArtiodactylaNilgaiArtiodactylaOkapiArtiodactylaPronghornArtiodactylaPygmy HippopotamusArtiodactylaRed DeerArtiodactylaReindeerArtiodactylaSable AntelopeArtiodactylaSaiga AntelopeArtiodactylaSambar DeerArtiodactylaSaolaArtiodactylaSpringbokArtiodactylaThomson's GazelleArtiodactylaVicuñaArtiodactylaWhite-tailed DeerArtiodactylaWild Bactrian CamelArtiodactylaWild BoarArtiodactylaWild YakArtiodactylaConnectionsChild Taxon OfMammalia, Taxa Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeLong-Form ArticlesHow Whales Became Even-Toed Ungulates, Articles Well-attested Parent Taxon OfAddax, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeAfrican Buffalo, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeAlpine Ibex, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeAmerican Bison, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeArabian Oryx, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeBabirusa, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeBighorn Sheep, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeBlackbuck, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeBlue Wildebeest, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeBongo, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeCommon Warthog, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeElk, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeEuropean Bison, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeFeral Goat, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeGerenuk, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeGiraffe, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeGreater Kudu, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeGuanaco, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeHippopotamus, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeImpala, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeMarkhor, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeMoose, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeMountain Goat, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeMuntjac, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeMuskox, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeNilgai, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeOkapi, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifePronghorn, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifePygmy Hippopotamus, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeRed Deer, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeReindeer, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeSable Antelope, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeSaiga Antelope, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeSambar Deer, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeSaola, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeSpringbok, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeThomson's Gazelle, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeVicuña, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeWhite-tailed Deer, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeWild Bactrian Camel, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeWild Boar, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeWild Yak, Species Well-attested Source Catalogue of LifeIn the Other AtlasesFound InAfricaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Source Animal Diversity Web: ArtiodactylaGeographic Range: "Artiodactyls are distributed nearly worldwide an"Quote, Geographic Range: "Artiodactyls are distributed nearly worldwide an"Artiodactyls are distributed nearly worldwide and are native to all continents except Antarctica and Australia.AsiaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Source Animal Diversity Web: ArtiodactylaGeographic Range: "Artiodactyls are distributed nearly worldwide an"Quote, Geographic Range: "Artiodactyls are distributed nearly worldwide an"Artiodactyls are distributed nearly worldwide and are native to all continents except Antarctica and Australia.EuropeAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Source Animal Diversity Web: ArtiodactylaGeographic Range: "Artiodactyls are distributed nearly worldwide an"Quote, Geographic Range: "Artiodactyls are distributed nearly worldwide an"Artiodactyls are distributed nearly worldwide and are native to all continents except Antarctica and Australia.North AmericaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Source Animal Diversity Web: ArtiodactylaGeographic Range: "Artiodactyls are distributed nearly worldwide an"Quote, Geographic Range: "Artiodactyls are distributed nearly worldwide an"Artiodactyls are distributed nearly worldwide and are native to all continents except Antarctica and Australia.South AmericaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Source Animal Diversity Web: ArtiodactylaGeographic Range: "Artiodactyls are distributed nearly worldwide an"Quote, Geographic Range: "Artiodactyls are distributed nearly worldwide an"Artiodactyls are distributed nearly worldwide and are native to all continents except Antarctica and Australia.Sources1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25329, descriptionView the Source2. Catalogue of LifeSpecies 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the SourceWikidata: ArtiodactylaWikidata Q25329, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceArtiodactyla (Wikipedia)In Group: Laurasiatherian Orders, LeadQuote, In Group: Laurasiatherian Orders, LeadArtiodactyla ( AR-tee-oh-DAK-tih-lə; from Ancient Greek ἄρτιος ártios 'even' and δάκτυλος dáktylos 'finger, toe') is an order of placental mammals.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.