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 brachyspondylus Müller 1849
†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. 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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Or. Chiroptera Blumenbach 1779 [bat]
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Fm. Vespertilionidae Gray 1821 [vesper bat]
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G. †Corynorhinus Allen 1865
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. †Molossides Allen 1932
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. †Schizodelphis Gervais 1861
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†Schizodelphis bobengi Case 1934
†Schizodelphis depressus Allen 1921
Fm. Ziphiidae Gray 1850 [beaked whale]
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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. 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
Stenella longirostris Gray 1828
Stenella plagiodon Cope 1866
G. Steno Gray 1846
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]
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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Or. Marsupialia Illiger 1811 [marsupial]
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