Mammals are vertebrates that include deer, rabbits, squirrels, coyotes, dolphins, and whales, with an estimated 6500 living species (+/- 500 species). The Class Mammalia evolved around 225 million years ago based on current evidence. Characteristics of Mammalia generally include hair or fur, warm-blooded, live birth, mammary glands, and more complex brains.
Kingdom: Animalia
-Phylum: Chordata
–Class: Mammalia
I have photographs 22 Mammals across 8 Orders so far:
Order: Artiodactyla (Deer, Pronghorn)
–Mule Deer (Otocoileus hemionus)
–Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
–White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
–Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
Order: Carnivora (Wolves, Bears)
–Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
–Cascade Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes cascadensis)
–Coyote (Canis latrans)
–Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus)
–Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Order: Cetacea (Whales, dolphins)
–Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
–Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Order: Cingulata (Armadillos)
–Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
Order: Didelphimorphia (Opossum)
–Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
Order: Lagomorpha (Rabbits, Hares)
–Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
–Riparian Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius)
–Brazilian Rabbit (Sylvilagus Brasiliensis)
Order: Primates (Monkeys, Apes)
–Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
Order: Rodentia (Rats, Mice, Squirrels)
–California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyl)
–Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus saturatus)
–Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
–Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
–Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)