Placental Mammals
Placentalia
Placentalia is one of the three extant subdivisions of the class of animals Mammalia; the other two are Monotremata and Marsupialia. The placentals are partly distinguished from other mammals in that the fetus is carried in the uterus of its mother to a relatively late stage of development. The name is something of a misnomer considering that marsupials also nourish their fetuses via a placenta, though for a relatively briefer period, giving birth to less developed...
4 branches of this group, most-observed first · about 6,284 known species
Ungulates, Carnivorans, and Allies
superorderLaurasiatheria
Primates, Rodents, and Allies
superorderEuarchontoglires
Armadillos, Sloths, and Anteaters
superorderXenarthra
Afromammals
superorderAfrotheria
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 848320.