Pecora

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Pecora is a major infraorder of ruminant mammals that includes deer, giraffes, bovids (such as cattle, goats, and antelopes), and related horned or antlered species.

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Pecora canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf infraorder
taxon
class Mammalia
commonNameIncludes antelopes
cattle
deer
giraffes
goats
distribution worldwide except Antarctica
ecologicalRole large herbivore
primary consumer
feedingBehavior browsing
grazing
hasCharacteristic artiodactyl
cloven hooves
even-toed ungulate
foregut fermentation
herbivorous diet
multi-chambered stomach
ruminant
typically horned or antlered
hasCircaFirstAppearance Oligocene
hasFeature cranial appendages in many species
sexual dimorphism common in many species
includesTaxon Antilocapridae
Bovidae
Cervidae
Giraffidae
Moschidae
infraclass Eutheria
isSubsetOf Artiodactyla
Ruminantia
kingdom Animalia
namedBy Charles Lucien Bonaparte
order Artiodactyla
parentTaxon Artiodactyla
Artiodactyla
surface form: Cetartiodactyla

Ruminantia
phylum Chordata
reproductiveMode viviparous
subclass Theria
suborder Ruminantia
superorder Laurasiatheria
taxonRank infraorder
typicalHabitat forests
grasslands
savannas
terrestrial ecosystems

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Antilocapridae infraorder Pecora
Bos infraorder Pecora