David Albeck's Photos of Mammals

Class Mammalia. Lactating, hairy vertebrates with three middle-ear bones and a single jawbone. Most are viviparous.

Orders of Mammals:

Artiodactyla

Even-Toed Ungulates

Carnivora

Carnivores

Cetacea

Whales etc

Cingulata

Armadillos

Lagomorpha

Rabbits etc.

Perissodactyla

Odd-toed ungulates

Pilosa

Anteaters & Sloths

Primates

Apes etc.

Rodentia

Rodents

Even-toed ungulates: cows, deer, sheep, goats, etc. These are all herbivores, even if some are known to eat practically anything including your shoes. Whales and dolphins (though not herbivores) are believed to be descended from this Order of mammals, and therefore arguably belong within this group. Much like the situation of birds within reptiles, this proposal will need time to gain popular acceptance.  

Cow Family (Bovidae)

Cows, sheep, goats, and relatives, including chamois. They all have horns (keratin-covered bony growths on the skull).

Cow
Bos taurus

Breton Life

Sheep
Ovis aries

Skagavegur

Sheep
Ovis aries

Skagavegur

Sheep
Ovis aries

Skagavegur

Sheep
Ovis aries

Skagavegur

Sheep

Pisaq

chamois

Parc de la Vanoise

chamois

Parc de la Vanoise

Camel Family (Camelidae)

Living camelids have two-toed feet but lack hooves. They also lack horns or antlers. They have a split upper lip, and, surprisingly, canine teeth, which the males use for fighting.

Llama

Lima

Vicuña

Cusco

Alpaca
Vicugna pacos

Pawtuckaway

Deer Family (Cervidae)

Cervids' most distinctive feature is their antlers (only possessed by males, in most species), which are usually branched, are covered in skin ("velvet") during growth, and are shed seasonally. Cervids have a four-chambered stomach and chew their cud, like cows.

White-Tailed Deer

(no album)

White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus

Squam Lake Nature Center

White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus

(no album)

White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus

Local Pond

White-Tailed Deer

Local Pond

White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus

Local Pond

White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus

(no album)

White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus

(no album)

White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus

(no album)

White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus

(no album)

White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus

(no album)

White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus

Long Island

Red Deer
Cervus elaphus

Sibiu zoo

Moose

Mt Madison

Moose
Alces alces

Mt Madison

Moose

Mt Madison

Moose
Alces alces

Mt Madison

Moose
Alces alces

July 4 Weekend

Giraffe Family (Giraffidae)

Only two species of this family survive: giraffes and okapi. They have two toes, four-chambered stomachs, and chew the cud.

Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis

Franklin Park Zoo

Giraffes

Franklin Park Zoo

Giraffes
Giraffa camelopardalis

Franklin Park Zoo

Hippo Family (Hippopotamidae)

Only two species of this family survive. They have four toes, three-chambered stomachs, and spend most of their time in the water. Many researchers believe that hippos are more closely related to whales and dolphins than to any other mammals, but I've listed them in their traditional place within Artiodactyla for now.

Pygmy Hippo
Choeropsis liberiensis

Franklin Park Zoo

Pig Family (Suidae)

Tusked omnivores adapted to rooting in the ground. Unlike other artiodactyls, they retain their upper incisors, they have a simple stomach, and their vestigial side toes remain relatively large.

Pig
Sus scrofa

Tambomachay

Dogs, cats, bears, etc. As the name implies, most members of this order are capable predators, even though some have a varied diet.  

Dog Family (canidae)

Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris

Cârţa

Eastern Coyote
Canis latrans

Squam Lake Nature Center

Eastern Coyote
Canis latrans

Squam Lake Nature Center

Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes

Backyard Fox

Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes

Mt Washington

Fox
Vulpes vulpes

Mount Washington, NH

Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes

Mt Washington

Cat Family (Felidae)

Mountain Lion, Puma concolor

Squam Lake Nature Center

Mountain Lion
Puma concolor

Squam Lake Nature Center

Bobcat
Lynx rufus

Squam Lake Nature Center

Bobcat, Lynx rufus

Squam Lake Nature Center

Lynx
Lynx lynx

Sibiu Zoo

Lion
Panthera leo

Franklin Park Zoo

Tiger
Panthera tigre

Sibiu Zoo

Snow Leopard
Panthera uncia

Williams Park

Eared Seal Family (Otariidae)

Sea Lion

Paracas

Sea Lion
Otaria flavescens

Paracas

Sea Lion
Otaria flavescens

Paracas

other carnivores

Pine Marten
Martes americana

Willey Range

Pine Marten
Martes americana

Willey Range

raccoon

(no album)

raccoon

River Wildlife

red panda

Williams Park

Whales, dolphins, porpoises. Fully aquatic mammals thought to be descended from artiodactyls, though none are vegetarian. The major division within Cetacea is between the baleen whales (Mysticeti) which are filter feeders, and toothed whales (Odontoceti).

Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus

Dolphins

Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangleae

Whale Watch (2017)

Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangleae

Whale Watch (2012)

Burrowing mammals with a leathery carapace, distantly related to anteaters & sloths.

Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus

Merritt Island

Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus

Merritt Island

Rabbits and their relatives

Pika, Ochotona princeps

Mt Si

Rabbit

Fall Birds

Rabbit

Great Meadows

Rabbit

Mt Feake

Rabbit

Local Strolls

Rabbit

(no gallery)

One-toed or three-toed hoofed mammals. This Order includes rhinoceri and tapirs, as well as horses and obvious kin (donkeys, zebras, onagers).

Horse
Equus caballus

Skagastrond

Horse
Equus caballus

Porspoder

Horse
Equus caballus

Peacham Bog

Donkey
Equus africanus

Tambomachay

Sloths and Anteaters. Not very many species in this group today, but includes many species of extinct giant ground sloths. A sister group to Order Cingulata, which contains the armadillos.

  Brown-Throated Sloth
Bradypus variegatus

Costa Rica

Monkeys, apes, lemurs, lorises and tarsiers: a mostly arboreal group whose single most distinctive characteristic is the opposable thumb. Includes humans, obviously, but this section of my website is for wildlife. A few photos of humans are on my portraits page.

  Cotton-Top Tamarin
Saguinus oedipus

Franklin Park Zoo

  Western Gorilla
Gorilla gorilla

Franklin Park Zoo

Macaque?
Macaca sp.

Sibiu zoo

Ring-Tailed Lemur
Lemur catta

Franklin Park Zoo

Ring-Tailed Lemurs
Lemur catta

Franklin Park Zoo

Ring-Tailed Lemurs
Lemur catta

Sibiu zoo

Order Rodentia: mammals with constantly-growing incisors
 

Squirrel Family (Sciuridae)

For our purposes, fall neatly into two groups: those that nest in trees (Tribe Sciurini) and those that nest underground (Tribe Marmotini).
 

Ground Squirrels (Tribe Marmotini)

Marmots, chipmunks, prairie dogs, etc.

Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus

Franklin Park Zoo

Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus

Franklin Park Zoo

Woodchuck
Marmota monax

(no album)

Woodchuck
Marmota monax

Chandler Pond

Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus

Squam Lake Nature Center

Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus

Local Pond

Eastern Chipmunk

Local Pond

Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus

Franklin Park Zoo

Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus

Mt. Prospect

Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus

Pawtuckaway

Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus

Sutton, QC

Arborial Squirrels (Tribe Sciurini)

Tree squirrels (genus Sciurus) and pine squirrels (genus Tamiasciurus).

squirrel
Sciurus sp.

Zion

grey squirrel
Sciurus caroliniensis

Gumbo Limbo

grey squirrel
Sciurus caroliniensis

Winter is Coming

grey squirrel
Sciurus caroliniensis

Mosty Ducks

grey squirrel
Sciurus caroliniensis

Mt Feake

grey squirrel
Sciurus caroliniensis

Local Strolls

Douglas' Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii

Beehive Mtn

American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

(no album)

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Wild River

Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Mount Bond, NH

other rodents

  Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata

Costa Rica, pt. 4

Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata

Costa Rica, pt. 3

Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
 

Franklin Park Zoo

mouse

Baxter Park 2007

beaver

Mt Waumbek