# Placental Mammals (*Placentalia*) Placental mammals are fascinating creatures that nurture their young inside their bodies until they are ready to be born. These animals include many familiar favorites like dogs, cats, and elephants! - **Category:** [Mammals](https://www.snappit.app/explore/categories/mammal) - **Rarity:** Common - **Danger:** 1/5 · Very low - **Habitat:** Placental mammals can be found in diverse habitats ranging from forests and grasslands to oceans and deserts. - **Also known as:** Advanced Mammals, Eutherians, Live-bearing Mammals ![Placental Mammals](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/Placentalia.jpg&width=800) Photo: derivative work: user:The Explaner, CC BY-SA 4.0 · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Placentalia.jpg) ## Appearance The Placental Mammals are a remarkably diverse group, typically covered in hair or fur, and almost always possess external ears. Their forms range from streamlined aquatic bodies to powerful terrestrial builds or slender aerial designs, showcasing immense variety in size and color patterns. ## Taxonomy - **Kingdom:** Animalia - **Phylum:** Chordata - **Class:** Mammalia - **Genus:** Messelogale ## Interesting facts - Many placental mammals, including humans, have unique fingerprints or nose prints! - Placental mammals can be found in almost every habitat on Earth, from the deepest oceans to arid deserts. - Some placental mammals, like bats, are the only mammals capable of true flight, soaring through the air. - The blue whale, a placental mammal, is the largest animal ever to have lived, weighing more than 25 elephants! ## Special abilities - **Nutrient Nurture:** Placental Mammals have a placenta that helps them nourish developing young directly inside the mother, ensuring growth and protection. - **Warm Blooded Wonder:** Placental Mammals have endothermy, which helps them maintain a constant internal body temperature regardless of outside conditions. - **Adaptable Appendages:** Placental Mammals can have limbs adapted for running, swimming, flying, or grasping, because of their highly versatile skeletal structures. ## Measurements & details - **Length:** 3-3000 cm - **Wingspan:** 15-180 cm - **Weight:** 0.002-190000 kg - **Lifespan:** 1-200 years - **Speed:** 120 km/h - **Litter Size:** 1-24 - **Gestation:** 16-660 days ## Diet & Feeding This incredibly diverse group eats everything from tiny insects and plants to other large animals! - **Primary Foods:** Plants, Insects, Fish, Small Animals, Fruits, Carrion - **Foraging Method:** Foraging ## Ecological connections - **Hunts:** Lion (*Panthera leo*) — Hunts large placental herbivores like buffalo in African savannas. - **Hunts:** Wolf (*Canis lupus*) — Apex predator hunting a variety of hoofed placental mammals. - **Hunts:** [Domestic Cat](https://www.snappit.app/explore/domestic-cat) (*Felis catus*) — Hunts small placental rodents and birds in diverse environments. - **Eats:** [White-tailed Deer](https://www.snappit.app/explore/white-tailed-deer) (*Odocoileus virginianus*) — Browses on leaves and acorns from plants like oak trees. ## Traits - [Furry](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/furry): Furry describes animals possessing a dense covering of soft hair or fur. - [Social](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/social): Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring. - [Herbivorous](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/herbivorous): This trait characterizes organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of plant material. - [Carnivorous](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/carnivorous): This trait identifies organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of animal tissue. - [Diurnal](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/diurnal): Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night. ## Collections - [Mammals](https://www.snappit.app/explore/collections/mammals) ## Safety **Danger:** 1/5 · Very low No special safety notes yet. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How to identify Placental Mammals? Compare ears, muzzle, tail, feet and coat markings. Size is hard to judge without something nearby for scale, and young mammals may not have adult coloring yet. Mammal Identifier: upload a photo and compare the visible details. ### How long is Placental Mammals? 3-3000 cm ### What is Placental Mammals's wingspan? 15-180 cm ### How much does Placental Mammals weigh? 0.002-190000 kg ### How long does Placental Mammals live? 1-200 years ### How fast can Placental Mammals move? 120 km/h ### What does Placental Mammals eat? This incredibly diverse group eats everything from tiny insects and plants to other large animals! ### Where is Placental Mammals usually found? Placental mammals can be found in diverse habitats ranging from forests and grasslands to oceans and deserts. ## Where to spot - [Pinecone Burke Provincial Park](https://www.snappit.app/guides/places/pinecone-burke-provincial-park) — British Columbia, CA · State Park ## More Mammals - [Eastern Fox Squirrel](https://www.snappit.app/explore/eastern-fox-squirrel) (*Sciurus niger*) - [Eastern Cottontail](https://www.snappit.app/explore/eastern-cottontail) (*Sylvilagus floridanus*) - [Eastern Chipmunk](https://www.snappit.app/explore/eastern-chipmunk) (*Tamias striatus*) - [California Ground Squirrel](https://www.snappit.app/explore/california-ground-squirrel) (*Otospermophilus beecheyi*) --- Source: [Placental Mammals: Facts & Places to See — Snappit](https://www.snappit.app/explore/placental-mammals)