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Table 1 List of 42 mammals selected for this study

From: Evolutionary analysis of genes associated with the sense of balance in semi-aquatic mammals

Order

Family

Genus

Species

Abbreviation

Monotremata

Tachyglossidae

Tachyglossus

Tachyglossus aculeatus

Tacu

Didelphimorphia

Didelphidae

Monodelphis

Monodelphis domestica

Mdom

Dasyuromorphia

Dasyuridae

Sarcophilus

Sarcophilus harrisii

Shar

Diprotodontia

Phascolarctidae

Phascolarctos

Phascolarctos cinereus

Pcin

Phalangeridae

Trichosurus

Trichosurus vulpecula

Tvul

Cingulata

Dasypodidae

Dasypus

Dasypus novemcinctus

Dnov

Pilosa

Megalonychidae

Choloepus

Choloepus didactylus

Cdid

Hyracoidea

Procaviidae

Procavia

Procavia capensis

Pcap

Proboscidea

Elephantidae

Elephas

Elephas maximus

Emax

Macroscelidea

Macroscelididae

Elephantulus

Elephantulus edwardii

Eedw

Tubulidentata

Orycteropodidae

Orycteropus

Orycteropus afer

Oafe

Afrosoricida

Tenrecidae

Echinops

Echinops telfairi

Etel

Eulipotyphla

Talpidae

Condylura

Condylura cristata

Ccri

Erinaceidae

Erinaceus

Erinaceus europaeus

Eeur

Soricidae

Sorex

Sorex araneus

Sara

Scandentia

Tupaiidae

Tupaia

Tupaia belangeri chinensis

Tbel

Primates

Hominidae

Homo

Homo sapiens

Hsap

Hylobatidae

Nomascus

Nomascus leucogenys

Nleu

Cercopithecidae

Macaca

Macaca mulatta

Mmul

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Enhydra

Enhydra lutris

Elut

Mustelidae

Lutra

Lutra lutra

Llut

Mustelidae

Aonyx

Aonyx cinereus

Acin

Mustelidae

Neovison

Neovison vison

Nvis

Mustelidae

Martes

Martes flavigula

Mfla

Otariidae

Zalophus

Zalophus californianus

Zcal

Odobenidae

Odobenus

Odobenus rosmarus divergens

Oros

Phocidae

Phoca

Phoca vitulina

Pvit

Ursidae

Ursus

Ursus maritimus

Umar

Felidae

Acinonyx

Acinonyx jubatus

Ajub

Canidae

Vulpes

Vulpes ferrilata

Vfer

Perissodactyla

Equidae

Equus

Equus caballus

Ecab

Pholidota

Manidae

Manis

Manis javanica

Mjav

Artiodactyla

Hippopotamidae

Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Hamp

Suidae

Sus

Sus scrofa

Sscr

Bovidae

Bos

Bos taurus

Btau

Lagomorpha

Leporidae

Oryctolagus

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Ocun

Ochotonidae

Ochotona

Ochotona princeps

Opri

Rodentia

Muridae

Mus

Mus musculus

Mmus

Bathyergidae

Heterocephalus

Heterocephalus glaber

Hgla

Cricetidae

Mesocricetus

Mesocricetus auratus

Maur

Castoridae

Castor

Castor canadensis

Ccan

Hydrochaeridae

Hydrochoerus

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Hhyd

  1. Note: Species scientific names and abbreviations labeled in red indicate that the species is a semi-aquatic mammal; all other species are terrestrial mammals