Can You Name All 40 of These Mammals?

By: Brittany Rowland
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3 min
Can You Name All 40 of These Mammals?
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About This Quiz

To many, mammals are the most appealing of the animals for several reasons. They're warm and hairy. Some are pretty cute, especially as babies. And, of course, they include humans! 

But humans have another important reason to love mammals: we need them! Thousands of years ago, people began domesticating animals like sheep, oxen, horses, dogs and cats. In fact, without domesticated mammals, human civilization probably wouldn't be where it is today. Without mammals helping us farm and providing us food, clothing and companionship, people would perhaps still be gathering berries and chucking spears at dinner.

Mammals are indeed a varied group of animals. They live on land, in trees and the sea. They all have hair or fur of some sort, even whales and dolphins. It may be soft like sheep's wool, prickly like porcupine spines or coarse like warthog bristles, but all forms provide protection and help regulate body temperature. And while most mammals have live births, there is an exception: monotremes, which include the platypus and echidna, actually lay eggs!

So, the next time you visit the zoo or hike a national park, make sure you observe and marvel at all the mammals who share so many traits with humans and deserve all our love, respect and protection. See if you can identify most of them in this fun, informative quiz!

Humpback Whale
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This mammal can weigh up to 30 tons and likes to sing. Can you name it?
Humpback whale
Orca
Narwhal
Beluga whale
Aye-Aye
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This wide-eyed primate hails from Madagascar. Can you identify it?
Bonobo
Rhesus macaque
Aye-aye
Bald uakari
Fennic Fox
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This petite creature is all ears. What kind of mammal is it?
Pampas fox
Culpeo
Fennec fox
Short-eared zorro

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African Bush Elephant
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Both males and females grow tusks. What is this animal?
African bush elephant
Palaeoloxodon naumanni
Borneo elephant
Indian elephant
Ocelot
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This wild cat can be found in the southeastern United States and Mexico. What's its name?
Snow leopard
Asiatic cheetah
Ocelot
Black panther
Emperor Tamarin
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This mammal from the Amazon Basin has quite an impressive 'stache. What's it called?
Gelada
Emperor tamarin
Red-shanked douc
Silvery lutung

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Spectacled Bear
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This mammal, native to South America, often has markings on its face. What's this animal called?
Sloth bear
Giant panda
Grizzly bear
Spectacled bear
Pangolin
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What's the name of this African mammal with protective scales?
Baiji
Lowland streaked tenrec
Platypus
Pangolin
Markhor
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Who needs a corkscrew when you have one of these mammals around?
Markhor
Cashmere goat
Changthangi
Stiefelgeiss

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Solenodon
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This long-snouted mammal is venomous. Can you name it?
Chinchilla
Solenodon
Coypu
Agouti
Dugong
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Can you name this type of sea cow?
Manatee
Hawaiian monk seal
Vaquita
Dugong
False Killer Whale
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This type of dolphin prefers tropical regions. Can you name it?
False killer whale
Hourglass dolphin
Pantropical spotted dolphin
Risso's dolphin

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Dormouse
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This rodent likes to hibernate. What's it called?
Gerbil
Gopher
Dormouse
Tuco-tuco
Kangaroo Rat
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This diminutive mammal hops on its hind legs. Can you guess its name?
Hutia
Pack rat
Kangaroo rat
Gundi
Wallaby
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Can you identify this creature, a smaller cousin of the kangaroo?
Wallaby
Quokka
Monotreme
Potoroo

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Echidna
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What's the name of this spiny mammal that lays eggs?
Platypus
Porcupine
Anteater
Echidna
Pygmy Hippo
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What's the name of this small (relatively speaking) mammal?
Nile hippopotamus
White rhinoceros
Pygmy hippopotamus
Walrus
Ghost Bat
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This pale-colored mammal is known as what?
Vampire bat
Ghost bat
Hoary bat
Megabat

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Lionhead Rabbit
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Can you name this not very ferocious mammal?
Lionhead rabbit
Miniature lop
Belgian hare
Rex rabbit
Ring-tailed Lemur
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This mammal has a distinctive black-and-white striped tail. What's its name?
Sifaka
Spider monkey
Marmoset
Ring-tailed lemur
Koala
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Can you name this Australian marsupial?
Koala
Tasmanian devil
Wombat
Macrotis

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Sloth
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Can you name this arboreal mammal?
Eastern gray squirrel
Sloth
Opossum
Baboon
Hower Monkey
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This type of mammal isn't afraid to raise its voice. Can you name it?
Howler monkey
Mandrill
Barbary macaque
Chlorocebus
Sea Lion
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Its bark is worse than its bite! Can you name this mammal?
Seal
Walrus
Sea lion
Otter

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Mongoose
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This type of mammal can take on snakes! Can you identify it?
Weasel
Capybara
Prairie dog
Mongoose
Honey Badger
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This creature has thick skin and no fear. What is it?
Stoat
Honey badger
Yellow-bellied weasel
Palawan stink badger
Sperm Whale
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This mammal is the largest toothed predator. Can you identify it?
Blue whale
Bowhead whale
Sperm whale
Gray whale

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Beaver
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There are two species of this animal: North American and Eurasian. Can you name it?
Squirrel
Chipmunk
Skunk
Beaver
Wildebeest
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What's another name for this animal, a gnu?
Wildebeest
Tapir
Lipizzan
Common eland
Gibbon
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When it's not swinging from branches, this mammal can walk upright. What's it called?
Chimpanzee
Gibbon
Mountain gorilla
Bornean orangutan

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Proboscis Monkey
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Just don't mention the nose. Can you identify this animal?
Proboscis monkey
Gelada
Olive baboon
Gray langur
Flying Squirrel
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Thanks to its patagium, this creature can glide from tree to tree. What's this animal called?
Marmot
Pteropus
Least chipmunk
Flying squirrel
Groundhog
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This creature, also called a woodchuck, hibernates until March or April. What's it called?
Warthog
Jackrabbit
Groundhog
Meerkat

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Bushbaby
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This nocturnal mammal has big round eyes to help it see. Can you name it?
Japanese macaque
Bushbaby
Capuchin monkey
Marmoset
Aardvark
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Can you name this insect-sniffing mammal?
Aardvark
Shrew
Hedgehog
Australian swamp rat
Bat-eared Fox
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This mammal calls the African savanna home. What's its name?
Bat-eared fox
Arctic fox
Pale fox
Blanford's fox

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Alpaca
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This South American mammal is smaller than its cousin, the llama. What is it?
Guanaco
Vicuña
Alpaca
Kiko goat
Musk Ox
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This hairy fellow lives in the Arctic. What's its name?
Bison
Caribou
Musk ox
Reindeer
Walrus
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This mammal lives in both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. What's it called?
Walrus
Manatee
Leopard seal
Spotted seal

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Etruscan Shrew
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By mass, this tiny creature is the smallest mammal. Do you know its name?
Bumblebee bat
Chinchilla
Gerbil
Etruscan shrew