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Order Artiodactyla


Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa
Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria
Metaphylum Enterocoelous Coelomates
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Mammalia
Subclass Theria
Infraclass Eutheria

Order Artiodactyla

This group contains the even-toed ungulates: pigs, hippopotamus, camels, deer, giraffes, antelopes, cattle, sheep and goats. The foot's axis of support passes between the third and fourth toes. The first toe is lost, and the second and fifth toes are reduced or lost. Greek: artios, even + daktylos, finger. (Dorit et al, 1991)