family of mammals

C21887
concept

A family of mammals is a taxonomic rank grouping closely related genera that share common evolutionary ancestry and distinctive morphological, genetic, and ecological traits.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
primate family 8
prehistoric mammal family 4
extinct family of mammals 3

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: family of mammals
Generated description
A family of mammals is a taxonomic rank grouping closely related genera that share common evolutionary ancestry and distinctive morphological, genetic, and ecological traits.

Instances (22)

Instance Via concept surface
Canidae —
Hylobatidae primate family
Protoceratidae extinct mammal family
Xiphodontidae extinct family of mammals
Oromerycidae extinct family of mammals
Cercopithecidae primate family
Callitrichidae primate family
Cebidae family of New World monkeys
Atelidae primate family
Asymmetronidae animal family
Phocoenidae cetacean family
Thylacoleonidae extinct family of mammals
Ilariidae extinct family of marsupials
Mukupirnidae prehistoric mammal family
Chaeropodidae extinct family of marsupials
Thylacinidae extinct family of marsupials
Nesophontidae extinct mammal family
Dolphins
surface form: Delphinidae
Mammal family
Tarsiidae primate family
Lemuridae primate family
Daubentoniidae primate family
Lepilemuridae primate family