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Order Perissodactyla


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 Perissodactyla

This order contains the odd-toed ungulates: tapirs, rhinoceroses and horses. The foot's axis of support passes through the third digit, with the lateral digits reduced or lost. Greek: perissos, odd + daktylos, finger. (Dorit et al, 1991)