Table 1 The diploid number and the number of human homologous segments in mammalian genomes

Aves

Chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus

78

>118

Marsupialia

Short-tailed opossum, Monodelphis domestica

18

139

Afrotheria

Golden mole, Chrysochloris asiaticus

30

32

Elephant-shrew, Elephantulus rupestris

26

36

Aardvark, Orycteropus afer

20

31

African elephant, Loxodonta africana

56

45

Asian elephant, Elephas maximus

56

45

Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris

48

44

Edentata

Hoffmann's sloth, Choloepus hoffmannii

50

33

Two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus,

66

43

Lesser Anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla

54

45

Nine-banded Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus

64

41

Primates

Orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus

48

24

Gorilla, Gorilla gorilla

48

26

Chimpanzee, Pan troglodites

48

24

Crested gibbon, Hylobates concolor

52

66

White-handed gibbon, Hylobates lar

44

51

Siamang, Hylobates syndactylus

50

60

Japanese Monkey, Macaca fuscata

42

25

Chinese Langur, Semnopithecus francoisi

44

30

White-headed Capuchin, Cebus capucinus

54

34

Marmoset, Callitrix jacchus

46

32

Red howler, Alouatta seniculus arctoidea

42

41

Bolivian red howler, Alouatta seniculus sara

48

40

Dusky titi, Callicebus moloch

50

36

Red titi, Callicebus cupreus

46

46

Squirrel Monkey, Saimiri sciureus

44

39

Silver Langer, Presbitis cristata

44

31

Spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi

34

51

Slow lori, Nycticebus coucang

50

41

Brown lemur, Eulemur fulvus

60

39

Dermoptera

Malayan flying lemur, Galeopterus variegatus

56

44

Scandentia

Northern Treeshrew, Tupaia belangeri

62

41

Lagomorpha

European Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus

44

39

Northern Pika, Ochotona hyperborea

40

41

Rodentia

Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis

40

38

Red giant flying squirrel, Petaurista albiventer

38

36

Siberian chipmunk, Tamias sibiricus

38

36

Berdmore's Ground Squirrel, Menetes berdmorei

38

36

African ground squirrel, Xerus cf. erythropus

38

36

Himalayan marmot, Marmota himalayana

38

36

European beaver Castor fiber

48

43

Birch mouse, Sicista betulina

32

62

Springhare, Pedetes capensis

38

46

House Mouse, Mus musculus

40

96

Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus

42

95

Chiroptera

Pallas's Long-tongued Bat, Glossophaga soricina

32

42

Greater Mouse-eared Bat, Myotis myotis

44

46

Pond Bat, Myotis dasycneme

44

46

Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus

44

46

Mediterrana pipistrelle, Pipistrellus mediterraneus

44

46

Southern Free-Tailed Bat, Mormopterus planiceps

48

42

Stoliczka's trident bat, Aselliscus stoliczkanus

30

40

Intermediate leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros larvatus

32

41

Mehely's horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus mehelyi

58

44

Long-tongued dawn fruit bats, Eonycteris spelaea,

36

41

Lipotyphla

Long-eared Hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus

48

61

European mole, Talpa europaea

34

55

Common Shrew, Sorex araneus

22

41

Indochinese Short-tailed Shrew, Blarinella griselda

44

52

Shrew Gymnure, Neotetracus sinensis

32

59

Pholidota

Malayan pangolin, Manis javanica

38

48

Carnivora

Mink, Mustela vision

30

33

European Polecat, Mustela putorius

40

33

Cat, Felis catus

38

32

Spotted Hyena, Crocuta crocuta

40

34

Masked Palm Civet, Paguma larvata

44

33

Spectacled Bear, Tremarctos ornatus

50

45

Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca

42

43

Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes

34

74

Dog, Canis familiaris

78

74

Pinnipedia

Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina

32

31

Perissodactyla

Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis

84

51

White rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum

82

51

Malayan tapir, Tapirus indicus

52

49

Horse, Equus caballus

64

52

Donkey, Eguus asinus

62

52

Burchell's Zebra, Equus burchelli

44

50

Grevy's zebra, Equus grevyi

46

50

Cetartiodactyla

Dromedary camel, Camelus dromedarius

74

47

Pig, Sus scrofa

38

47

Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis

30

45

Cattle, Bos taurus

60

50

Asian water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis

50

50

Sheep, Ovis aries

54

54

Hunter's hartebeest, Damaliscus hunteri

44

51

Indian Muntjac, Muntiacus muntjak

6

50

Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus

44

31