The taxonomic order comprising all even-toed ungulate mammals, including pigs, deer, cattle, camels, hippopotamuses, and cetaceans.
Latin plural/scientific naming of artiodactyl, from Greek artios ('even') plus daktylos ('toe'). Used as the formal scientific order name in biological classification.
Artiodactyla is one of the most successful mammal groups with over 250 species—and it includes the most extreme diversity, from tiny mouse-deer weighing 2 pounds to blue whales weighing 200 tons!
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