Modification:Ark Project/Animals/Mammals

Bumblebee bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitti's_Hog-nosed_Bat (Nose that looks like a pig's. Small enough that it almost has to be vermin and should maybe be omitted.)

Horseshoe bats http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_bat (They have a little doodlebop on their noses shaped like a horseshoe or leaf.)

Slit-faced bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nycteridae (They've got a split down the middle of their face and their tails end in a T. Also have a nose-leaf.)

Ghost bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Bat (Has a membrane that makes it look like a ghost and is otherwise shaped like a vampire bat but eats insects. No tail.)

Vesper bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesper_bat (Common bat)

Pallid bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallid_bat (Vesper bats with big eyes and ears, probably omit.)

Free-tailed bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-tailed_bat (Might want to just do Western mastiff bat because it's so big for a bat.)

Funnel-eared bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalidae

Sucker-footed bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myzopoda

Fisherman bat / Bulldog bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldog_bat (They've got food pouches in their faces)

Short-tailed bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystacinidae (These spend a lot of time walking instead of flying and can tuck away their wings. Only one species still around.)

Moustache bats http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormoopidae (These are the commercial guano producers because they have such huge colonies.)

Leaf-nosed bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf-nosed_bat (Probably just make one creature for these but really common)

Pholidota (pangolins)

Pangolin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangolin (Scales can be used to make armor, although of dubious protective value.)

Cetacea (whales)

Mysticeti (baleen whales)

Bowhead whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowhead_Whale

Right whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_whale

Minke whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minke_whale

Blue whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Whale

Fin whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_Whale

Humpback whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpback_Whale

Gray whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Whale

Pygmy right whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_Right_Whale

Odontoceti (toothed whales)

Common dolphin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_dolphin

Pygmy killer whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_Killer_Whale

Pilot whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_whale

Right whale dolphin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_whale_dolphin

Snubfin dolphin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcaella

River dolphin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_dolphin

Orca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Whale

Melon-headed whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melon-headed_Whale

Tucuxi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucuxi

Humpback dolphin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpback_Dolphin

Spotted dolphin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenella

Bottlenose dolphin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottlenose_dolphin

Beluga http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beluga_(whale)

Narwhal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narwhal

Finless porpoise http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finless_Porpoise

Generic porpoise http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porpoise

Sperm whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_Whale

Dwarf sperm whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_Sperm_Whale

Beaked whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaked_whale

Carnivora (carnivorans)

Feliformia (cat-like carnivorans)

Felidae (cats)

Felinae

Cheetah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetah (already included)

Caracal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracal

Golden cat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Golden_Cat

Cat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat (already included)

Jungle cat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_Cat

Manul http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallas%27s_Cat

Sand cat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Cat

Wildcat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcat

Ocelot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocelot

Oncilla http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncilla

Margay http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margay

Serval http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serval

Lynx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx (including bobcat?)

Leopard cat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prionailurus

Fishing cat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_Cat

Cougar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar (already included)

Jaguarundi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguarundi (Small, elusive relative of the cougar.)

Pantherinae

Tiger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger (already included)

Lion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion (already included)

Jaguar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar (already included)

Leopard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard (already included)

Clouded leopard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouded_Leopard

Snow leopard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Leopard

Hyaenidae (hyenas)

Hyena http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyena

Aardwolf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardwolf

Viverridae (civets, genets, and linsangs)

Civet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civet

Genet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genet_(animal)

Linsang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linsang

Eupleridae (Malagasy carnivorans)

Fossa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossa_(animal)

Herpestidae (mongooses)

Mongoose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongoose

Meerkat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meerkat

Caniformia (dog-like carnivorans)

Canidae (dogs)

Jackal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackal

Coyote http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote

Gray wolf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Wolf (already included)

Red wolf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Wolf

Honshu wolf* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honshū_Wolf (Could it be named the Dwarf Wolf? According to the fourth reference article on the Wikipedia page, that appears to be a possible name.)(Is this necessary? Its a subspecies of gray wolf that's been extinct for over 100 years)

Warrah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands_Wolf

Fox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox (already included)

Fennec fox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fennec_Fox

Raccoon dog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raccoon_Dog

Spotted dog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Wild_Dog

Dingo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo

Ursidae (bears)

Panda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Panda

Grizzly bear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_Bear (already included)

Kodiak bear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodiak_Bear

Brown bear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Brown_Bear

Polar bear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear (already included)

Black bear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Black_Bear (already included)

Sun bear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Bear

Atlas bear* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Bear

Procyonidae (raccoons)

Raccoon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procyon_(genus) (already included)

Coati http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coati

Ringtail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring-tailed_Cat

Mephitidae (skunks)

Striped skunk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_Skunk

Hooded skunk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooded_Skunk

Spotted skunk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_skunk

Hog-nosed skunk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hog-nosed_skunk

Stink badger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mydaus

Mustelidae (weasels and otters)

River otter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Otter

Sea otter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_otter

Badger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger

Wolverine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverine

Weasel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel

Least weasel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_Weasel

Marten http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marten

Sea mink http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Mink

Ailuridae (Red Panda)

Red panda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Panda (already included)

Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions, and walruses)

Walrus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walrus (already included)

Sea lion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_lion

Fur seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur_seal

Monk seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monachus (Tropical waters.)

Elephant seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_seal (Huge creature, with marked sexual dimorphism in size. Bigger than walrus.)

Harbor seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbor_Seal (Felt this was a more evocative name. Cosmopolitan species.)

Crabeater seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crabeater_Seal (Most numerous of all large wild mammals. Does not eat crabs.)

Leopard seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_Seal (Dangerous predator, even on land. Has been known to stalk and prey on humans. Comparable to the polar bear of the north.)

Ribbon seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_Seal (Solitary, unlike most other species.)

Bearded seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearded_Seal (Winning expression.)

Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

Horse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse (already included)

Tarpan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarpan (Asian wild horse)

Donkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey (already included)

Onager http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onager

Kiang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiang

Zebra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra

Quagga http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quagga (similar to a zebra)

Tapir http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapir

Rhinoceros http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros

Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Suina (swine)

Pygmy hog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_Hog

Bushpig http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushpig

Bearded pig http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearded_Pig

Generic pig http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_pig

Forest hog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_forest_hog

Warthog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warthog (already included)

Babirusa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babyrousa

Peccary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peccary

Hippopotamidae (hippopotamuses)

Hippopotamus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus (already included)

Pygmy hippo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_Hippopotamus

Camelidae (camelids)

One-humped camel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromedary (already included)

Two-humped camel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bactrian_Camel (already included)

Llama http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llama

Guanaco http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanaco

Vicuña http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicuña

Alpaca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaca

Ruminantia (ruminants)

Tragulidae (chevrotains)

Chevrotain / Mouse deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moschiola

Water chevrotain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Chevrotain

Napu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Mouse-deer

Moschidae (musk deer)

Musk deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_deer

Giraffidae (giraffids)

Giraffe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe

Okapi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi

Cervidae (deer)

The white-tailed, mule, roe, and brocket deer all look so similar to me that they could be merged into a single generic deer, but maybe some deer fanatics would object. Any thoughts? (Also, credit to Rainseeker's list of four-hoofed mammals, which I checked against.)

Muntjac http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muntjac

Red deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Deer -- Also is the species of the White Stag, which must be included for mythological reasons.

Elk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk (already included)

Spotted deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chital

Fallow deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallow_Deer

Water deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_deer

White-tailed deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_deer

Mule deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mule_deer

Brocket deer / Mazama http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocket_deer

Pudu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Pudu

Roe deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_Deer

Moose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose