This site presents the suggested finnish names for mammals of the world. Taxonomy may contain errors. It is mainly based on Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (ed., 1993) Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic reference (2nd ed. Smithsonian Inst. Press, Washington DC)

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family

Odobenidae Allen, 1880

Common names:

Finnish:

mursut

Classification

kingdom	Animalia
phylum	Chordata	chordates
class	Mammalia	mammals
order	Carnivora	carnivores
family	Odobenidae

Animalia
- Chordata (chordates)
  - Mammalia (mammals)
    - Monotremata (monotremes)
    - Didelphimorphia (american opossums)
    - Paucituberculata (shrew opossums)
    - Microbiotheria (colocolos, monitos del monte)
    - Dasyuromorphia (carnivorous marsupials)
    - Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies)
    - Notoryctemorphia (marsupial moles)
    - Diprotodontia (koalas, wombats, possums, macropods and relatives)
    - Xenarthra (edentates)
    - Insectivora (insectivores)
    - Scandentia (tree shrews)
    - Dermoptera (flying lemurs)
    - Chiroptera
    - Primates (primates)
    - Carnivora (carnivores)
      - Canidae (dogs)
      - Felidae (cats)
      - Herpestidae (mongooses)
      - Hyaenidae
      - Mustelidae
      - Odobenidae
      - Otariidae (sea lions)
      - Phocidae (earless seals)
      - Procyonidae (raccoons and relatives)
      - Ursidae (bears)
      - Viverridae (civets and relatives)
    - Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises)
    - Sirenia (manatees, dugongs and sea cows)
    - Proboscidea (elephants)
    - Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)
    - Hyracoidea (hyraxes)
    - Tubulidentata
    - Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)
    - Pholidota (pangolins, scaly ant-eaters)
    - Rodentia
    - Lagomorpha (rabbits, hares and pikas)
    - Macroscelidea (elephant shrews)