Animalia in GURPS

Chordata
- Pelycosaurs
- Dinocephalia
- Dicynodontia
- Gorgonopsia
- Cynodonts
- Mammalia: The furry and the whiskered.
  - Monotremata: Bizarre egg layers.
  - Metatheria (marsupials): Pouched mammals.
    - Dasyuridae: Tasmanian devils, quolls, and marsupial mice.
    - Thylacinidae
    - Macropodiformes: Kangaroos and wallabies.
    - Phalangeriformes: Possums.
    - Phascolarctidae: Koalas.
    - Vombatidae: Wombats.
    - Diprotodontidae
    - Palorchestidae
    - Thylacoleonidae: Marsupial lions.
    - Peramelemorphia
    - Didelphidae: Opposums.
    - Borhyaenidae
    - Thylacosmilidae
  - Eutheria (placentals)
    - Xenarthra: Sloths, anteaters, and armidillos.
    - Tubulidentata: What could be so wierd as an aardvark?
    - Proboscidea: Elephants - modern land giants.
    - Sirenia: Manatees and dugongs - back to the ocean!
    - Lagomorpha: Rabbits, hares, and pikas - hop to it!
    - Rodentia: Rats, squirrels, and guinea pigs - chisel toothed survivalists.
      - Anomaluromorpha: Springhares.
      - Castorimorpha: Beavers.
      - Hystricomorpha: Porcupines and guinea pigs.
      - Myomorpha: Mice and rats.
      - Sciuromorpha: Squirrels.
    - Primates: Monkeys, apes, and humans.
      - Pongidae and Hylobatidae: Apes - our closest relatives.
      - Cercopithecidae: Old world monkeys.
      - Platyrrhini: New world monkeys.
      - Lemuriformes, Lorisiformes, and Tarsiidae: Lemurs, galagos, lorises, and tarsiers.
    - Condylarthra: Early predators.
    - Mesonychia: Almost as early predators.
    - Meridiungulata: Bizarre extinct South American herbivores.
    - Chiroptera: Bats!
    - Cimolesta
    - Pholidota: Pangolins - scaled termite eaters.
    - Creodonta: Exctinct proto-carnivores.
    - Miacidae: More extinct proto-carnivores.
    - Carnivora: The arch-predators of the modern world.
      - Feliforma
        
        Viverridae, Eupleridae, Herpestidae, and Prionodontidae: Civets, genets, fossas, mongooses, and linsangs - generalist small game hunters.
        Hyaenidae (and Percrocutidae, extinct): Hyenas - bone crushers.
        Felidae (and Barbourofelidae, extinct, and Nimravidae, extinct): The cat family - hypercarnivores extraordinaire.
      - Caniforma
        
        Amphicyonidae: Bear-dogs
        Canidae: The dog family - cunning as a fox, the wolf at the door, and man's best friend.
        Ursidae: Bears - shaggy, strong, and always hungry.
        Hemicyonidae: Dog-bears
        Procyonidae and Ailuridae: Raccoons and relatives - masked bandits.
        Mustelidae: Weasels, stoats, ferrets, otters, martens, skunks, badgers, and the wolverine - tough, lithe, sharp toothed, and stinky.
        Pinnipedia: Seals and Sea Lions - back to the ocean II.
    - Perissodactyla: The tough, the horny, and the fleet of foot.
      - Equidae: Horses - just horsing around.
      - Tapiridae: Tapirs - squat and long snouted.
      - Rhinocerotidae: Rhinos - pokey and armored.
      - Brontotheriidae
      - Palaeotheriidae
      - Chalicotheriidae
      - Amynodontidae
    - Artiodactyla: Cud chewers, swine, and swimmers.
      - Anoplotheriidae
      - Merycoidodontoidea
      - Camelidae: Camels and relatives - watch out, they spit!
      - Oromerycidae
      - Xiphodontidae
      - Suidae & Tayassuidae: Pigs, swine, and peccaries - tuskers and rooters.
      - Entelodontidae
      - Andrewsarchus
      - Anthracotheriidae
      - Dichobunidae
      - Raoellidae
      - Hippopotamidae: Hippos - river behemoths.
      - Cetacea: Back to the ocean III.
        
        Mysticeti: Baleen whales - the largest animals to have ever lived.
        Delphinoidea: Dolphins and relatives.
        Physeteridae: Physeters - what the krakens are afraid of.
      - Protoceratidae
      - Tragulidae: Chevrotains.
      - Cervidae: Deer - prongs.
      - Giraffidae: Giraffes - necks that don't end.
      - Antilocapridae: Pronghorn - more prongs.
      - Bovidae: Cattle, goats, sheep and antelope - our meatstock.
      - Palaeomerycidae
- Squamata: Scaly and slithery.
  - Boidae: Boas and pythons - the big squeeze.
  - Elapidae: Cobras and kin - fast moving and deadly.
  - Viperidae: Vipers - slow moving and deadly.
  - Colubridae: "Typical" snakes - the snake in the grass.
  - Varanoids
    - Varanids: Monitors, goanas, and leguaans - large, fast, sharp toothed predators.
    - Monstersaurs: Beaded lizards and gila monsters - sharp toothed, vice gripped, venomous nest robbers.
    - Mososaurs
  - Iguanidae: Iguanas - large, sharp toothed herbivores.
  - Teidae: Tegus and whiptails - Some are fast, some are just big.
- Archosauria: Dragons ancient and modern.
  - Crocodilia: Alligators and crocodiles - strong jawed, sharp toothed river monsters.
  - Aetosauria
  - Protosuchia
  - Rauisuchia
  - Ornithosuchia
  - Phytosauria
  - Pterosauria
  - Dinosauria: The dragons of the ancient earth.
    - Theropoda: The arch-predators of the ancient world.
      - Ceratosauria
      - Allosauria: Allosaurs - large, toothy monsters
      - Tyrannosauria
      - Ornithomimosauria
      - Segnosauria
      - Oviraptors
      - Troodontia
      - Dromeosauria: "raptors" - sickle clawed, ambush hunting near birds.
      - Aves: Feathered flyers.
        
        Anatidae
        Ciconiiformes
        Columbiformes
        Falconiformes
        Galliformes
        Gruidae
        Phorusrhacidae
        Passeriformes
        Psittaciformes
        Strigiformes
        Struthioniformes
    - Sauropoda: The largest animals to ever walk.
      - Prosauropods
      - Diplodocoids
      - Brachiosaurs
      - Camarasaurs
      - Titanosaurs
    - Ornithischia: Spikey, frilly, plated, or just fleet of foot.
      - Ceratopsians
      - Stegosaurs
      - Ankylosaurs
      - Ornithopods
      - Hadrosaurs
- Chelonia: Turtle up!
- Pareiasauria
- Chondrichthyes
  - Lamnidae: Makerel sharks - makos, porbeagles, salmon sharks, and great whites.
  - Cetorhinidae: Basking shark - placid filter feeders.
  - Alopiidae: Thresher sharks - tails you'd never believe.
  - Carchariidae: Sandtiger shark.
  - Carcharhinidae: Requiem sharks - tiger sharks, bull sharks, and a myriad others.
  - Sphyrnidae: Hammerheads.
  - Smaller Carcharhiniformes: Ground sharks - cat sharks, leopard sharks, swell sharks.
  - Ginglymostomatidae: Nurse sharks.
  - Rhincodontidae: Whale sharks - the largest fish in the sea.
  - Hexanchidae: Cow sharks.
  - Squalidae: Dogfish sharks.
  - Squatinidae: Angel sharks and sand devils.
  - Pristiophoridae: Saw sharks.
  - Pristidae: Sawfish.
  - Mobulinae: Devil rays.
  - Torpedinidae: Torpedos and electric rays.
  - Dasyatidae: Stingrays.

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