Artiodactyla

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Artiodactyla is a large order of even-toed hoofed mammals that includes animals such as deer, cattle, pigs, and camels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clade
taxonomic order
class Mammalia
combinedCladeName Cetartiodactyla
commonName even-toed ungulates
distinguishedFrom Perissodactyla
formsCladeWith Cetacea
hasCharacteristic even number of toes on each foot
hooves present
weight borne mainly on third and fourth toes
hasCirculatorySystem four-chambered heart
hasDietType herbivorous
omnivorous
hasEcologicalRole browsers
grazers
prey for large carnivores
primary consumers
hasEconomicImportance livestock production
meat production
milk production
transportation
wool production
hasFossilRecordFrom Eocene
hasLivingEnvironment forests
grasslands
savannas
terrestrial habitats
wetlands
hasReproductiveMode viviparous
hasSubgroup Ruminantia
Suina
Tylopoda
Whippomorpha
hasTemporalRange Eocene to Recent
includesDomesticatedSpecies alpacas
camels
cattle
goats
llamas
pigs
sheep
includesExampleSpecies Antilocapra americana
Bos indicus
Bos taurus
Camelus dromedarius
Capra hircus
Capreolus capreolus
Cervus elaphus
Giraffa camelopardalis
Hippopotamus amphibius
Lama glama
Moschus moschiferus
Odocoileus virginianus
Ovis aries
Phacochoerus africanus
Rangifer tarandus
Sus scrofa
Sus scrofa domesticus
Vicugna pacos
includesTaxon Antilocapridae
Bovidae
Camelidae
Cervidae
Giraffidae
Hippopotamidae
Moschidae
Musk deer
Suidae
Tayassuidae
Tragulidae
infraclass Eutheria
kingdom Animalia
phylum Chordata
relatedTo Cetacea
subclass Theria
superorder Laurasiatheria
taxonRank order


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