Talk:List of mammals of India

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Suggestions in the List of Mammals of India:

         1. Order: Artiodactyla
                    Family: Camelidae : Camel    be added at 1.4 
                          Family: Tragulidae becomes 1.5
         4 Family: Delphinidae 
                         should be 3.5 Family: Delphinidae under Order Cetacea
           5. Order: Sirenia
                             should be 4. Order Sirenia 
                                 subsequent serial number of Orders be changed to 5 for Chiroptera and so on with 13 for Scandentia. 
                                         4.1 Family: Dugpngidae  ( add : Sea cows)
           Order: Chiroptera
                          First family 5.1 should be Family Pteropodidae: Fruit bats then the rest of the seven families, because Chiroptera is divided into Megachiroptera ( fruit bats) and Microchiroptera ( rest of the bats)
               Order: Lagomorpha
                                2 Family: Leporidae: Hares  ( add  and Rabbits)
                   Order: Perissodactyla 
                                  add Family: Tapiridae : Tapirs
                     Order: Primates 
                                            Add Family: Hominidae: Man
            
            Order: Artiodactyla. Order: Perissodactyla, Order: Proboscidea. Order: Sirenia, Order: Cetacea be brought near each other.
           Order: Rodentia, Order: Lagomorpha be brought near each other.
             Order: Primates, Order: Scandentia, Order: Insectivora,  be brought near each other.

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DR. BHARAT BHUSHAN GUPTA, Ex.Principal, D.S.College, ALIGARH

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Thanks, have done some modifications based on your comments. Need references for presence of Tapir and Bactrian camel in India. Shyamal 03:30, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

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Atulsnischal 17:58, 18 February 2007 (UTC)