gundis (Africa, Asia) Family Diatomyidae: (1 species) Laotian rock rat (Southeast Asia) Family Hystricidae: (11 Species) Old World porcupines (Africa, Asia) Family Bathyergidae: (about 21 species) African mole-rats (Africa) Family Petromuridae: (1 species) rock dassies (Africa) Family Thryonomyidae: (2 species) cane rats (Africa) Family Erethizontidae: (19 species) New World porcupines (New World) Family Chinchillidae: (3 species) chinchillas and viscachas (South America) Family Dinomyidae: (1 species) pacarana (South America) Family Caviidae: (18 species) cavies and capybara (South America) Family Dasyproctidae: (13 species) agoutis and acouchis (South America) Family Cuniculidae: (about 3 species) paca (South America) Family Ctenomyidae: (about 60 species) tuco-tucos (South America) Family Octodontidae: (14 species) degus (South America) Family Abrocomidae: (9 species) chinchilla-rats (South America) Family Echimyidae: spiny rats (South America) Family Capromyidae: (10 species) hutias (South America) Family Heptaxodontidae: giant Hutias (recently extinct) Family Myocastoridae: (57 species) nutrias (South America) Suborder Sciuromorpha Family Aplodontiidae: (1 species) mountain beaver (western North America) Family Sciuridae: (about 285 species) squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots (cosmopolitan except Australia) Family Gliridae: (29 species) dormice (Africa, Eurasia) Laurasiatheria Order Eulipotyphla Family Solenodontidae: (2 species) solenodons (Cuba, Hispaniola) Family Nesophontidae: nesophontes (West Indies shrews) [recently extinct] Family Soricidae: (385 species) shrews (Eurasia, Africa, North America to northern South America) Family Talpidae: (59 species) moles, shrew-moles, desmans (Eurasia, North America) Family Erinaceidae: (26 species)hedgehogs, gymnures (Eurasia, Africa) Family Galericidae: (8 species) moonrats (southeast Asia) Grandorder Chiroptera Order Chiroptera: bats Suborder Yinpterochiroptera Family Pteropodidae: (about 197 species) flying foxes (Africa, Eurasia, Australia) Family Hipposideridae: (84 species) trident bats, leaf-nosed bats Family Rhinolophidae: (106 species) horseshoe bats (Old World) Family Rhinopomatidae: (6 species) mouse-tailed bats (Africa, Southeast Asia) Family Craseonycteridae: (1 species) Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Thailand) Family Megadermatidae: (6 species) false vampire bats (Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia) Suborder Yangochiroptera Family Emballonuridae: (54 species) sac-winged bats (southern continents) Family Nycteridae: (about 15 species) slit-faced bats (Africa, Southeast Asia) Family Mystacinidae: (about 2 species) short-tailed bats (New Zealand) Family Thyropteridae: (5 species) sucker-footed bats (South America) Family Furipteridae: (2 species) smoky bats (South America) Family Noctilionidae: (2 species) fishing bats (South America) Family Mormoopidae: (about 11 species) leaf-chinned bats (South America) Family Phyllostomidae: (192 species) leaf-nosed bats (South America) Family Myzopodidae: (2 species) sucker-footed bats (Madagascar) Family Natalidae: (10 species) funnel-eared bats (South America) Family Molossidae: (about 110 species) free-tailed bats (cosmopolitan) Family Miniopteridae: (about 40 species) long-fingered bats (Africa, Eurasia, Australia) Family Cistugidae: (2 species) wing-gland bats (Southern Africa) Family