Classification of Sherman 1952

Or. Cetacea Brisson 1762 [whale]
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Fm. †Basilosauridae Cope 1867
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G. †Basilosaurus Harlan 1834
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†Basilosaurus cetoides Owen 1839
Or. Insectivora Bowdich 1821 [insectivoran]
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Fm. Soricidae Fischer 1814 [shrew]
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G. Blarina Gray 1838 [American short-tailed shrew]
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Blarina brevicauda Say 1823 [northern short-tailed shrew]
G. Cryptotis Pomel 1848 [small-eared shrew]
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Cryptotis floridana Merriam 1895
G. Sorex Linnaeus 1758 [long-tailed shrew]
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Sorex longirostris Bachman 1837 [southeastern shrew]
Fm. Talpidae Fischer de Waldheim 1817 [mole]
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G. Scalopus Geoffroy 1803
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Scalopus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 [eastern mole]
Or. Chiroptera Blumenbach 1779 [bat]
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G. †Suaptenes Lawrence 1943
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†Suaptenes whitei Lawrence 1943
Fm. Vespertilionidae Gray 1821 [vesper bat]
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G. †Corynorhinus Allen 1865
G. Dasypterus Reuter 1871
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†Dasypterus floridanus Miller 1902
G. Eptesicus Rafinesque 1820 [house bat]
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Eptesicus fuscus Beauvois 1796 [big brown bat]
G. Eumops Miller 1906 [mastiff bat]
G. Lasiurus Gray 1831 [hairy-tailed bat]
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†Lasiurus borealis Muller 1776
†Lasiurus cinereus Palisot de Beauvois 1796
Lasiurus seminolus Rhoads 1895
G. †Miomyotis Lawrence 1943
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†Miomyotis floridanus Lawrence 1943
G. †Molossides Allen 1932
G. Myotis Kaup 1829
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†Myotis austroriparius Rhoads 1897
Myotis grisescens Howell 1909 [gray bat]
G. Nycticeius Rafinesque 1819
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Nycticeius humeralis Rafinesque 1818 [evening bat]
G. Pipistrellus Kaup 1829 [pipistrelle bat]
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Pipistrellus subflavus Cuvier 1832 [eastern pipistrelle bat]
G. Tadarida Rafinesque 1814
Fm. Platanistidae Gray 1846
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G. †Goniodelphis Allen 1941
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†Goniodelphis hudsoni Allen 1941
G. †Pomatodelphis Allen 1921
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G. †Schizodelphis Gervais 1861
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†Schizodelphis bobengi Case 1934
Fm. Ziphiidae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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G. Mesoplodon Gervais 1850
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Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais 1852
G. Ziphius Cuvier 1824
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Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier 1824 [Cuvier's beaked whale]
Fm. Delphinidae Gray 1821 [dolphin]
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G. Delphinus Linnaeus 1758 [common dolphin]
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Delphinus delphis Linnaeus 1758 [short-beaked common dolphin]
G. Globicephala Lesson 1828 [pilot whale]
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†Globicephala baereckeii Sellards 1916
Globicephala macrorhyncha Gray 1846 [short-finned pilot whale]
G. Grampus Gray 1828
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Grampus orca Linnaeus 1758 [orca]
G. †Megalodelphis Kellogg 1944
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†Megalodelphis magnidens Kellogg 1944
G. Pseudorca Reinhardt 1862 [false killer whale]
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Pseudorca crassidens Owen 1846 [false killer whale]
G. Stenella Gray 1866
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Stenella frontalis Cuvier 1829
G. Steno Gray 1846
G. Tursiops Gervais 1855
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Tursiops truncatus Gray 1866 [common bottlenose dolphin]
Fm. Physeteridae Gray 1821 [sperm whale]
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G. †Hoplocetus Gervais 1852
G. Kogia Gray 1846
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Kogia breviceps Blainville 1838 [pygmy sperm whale]
G. †Kogiopsis Kellogg 1929
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†Kogiopsis floridanus Kellogg 1929
G. Physeter Linnaeus 1758
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Physeter catodon Linnaeus 1758
Fm. Cetotheriidae Brandt 1872
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G. †Isocetus Van Beneden 1880
G. †Mesocetus Van Beneden 1880
Fm. Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 [rorqual]
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G. Balaenoptera Lacépède 1804 [rorqual]
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède 1804 [minke whale]
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson 1828 [sei whale]
†Balaenoptera floridana Kellogg 1944
Balaenoptera physalis Linnaeus 1758 [fin whale]
G. Megaptera Gray 1846 [humpback whale]
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Megaptera nodosa Bonnaterre 1789
Fm. Balaenidae Gray 1821 [right whale]
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G. Eubalaena Gray 1864 [right whale]
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Eubalaena glacialis Muller 1776 [North Atlantic right whale]
Or. Sirenia Illiger 1811 [sirenian]
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Fm. Dugongidae Gray 1821 [dugong]
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G. †Felsinotherium Capellini 1872
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G. †Hesperosiren Simpson 1932
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†Hesperosiren crataegensis Simpson 1932
Fm. Trichechidae Gray 1821 [manatee]
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G. Trichechus Linnaeus 1758 [manatee]
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Trichechus manatus Linnaeus 1758
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Subor. Pinnipedia Illiger 1811 [pinniped]
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Fm. Phocidae Gray 1821 [seal]
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G. Cystophora Nilsson 1820 [hooded seal]
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Cystophora cristata Erxleben 1779 [hooded seal]
G. Monachus Flemming 1822 [monk seal]
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†Monachus tropicalis Gray 1850
Or. Marsupialia Illiger 1811 [marsupial]
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Fm. Didelphidae Gray 1821 [opossum]
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G. Didelphis Linnaeus 1758 [large American opossum]
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Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 [Virginia opossum]
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