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Carnivora
species
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Infraclass:
Eutheria
Superorder:
Laurasiatheria
Feliformia
("cat-like" carnivorans)
Feliformia
African palm civet (
Nandinia binotata
)
Feloidea
Prionodon
(Asiatic linsangs)
Banded linsang (
P. linsang
)
Spotted linsang (
P. pardicolor
)
Felidae
(cats)
Pantherinae
Neofelis
Sunda clouded leopard (
N. diardi
)
Clouded leopard (
N. nebulosa
)
Panthera
Snow leopard (
P. uncia
)
Tiger (
P. tigris
)
Jaguar (
P. onca
)
Lion (
P. leo
)
Leopard (
P. pardus
)
Felinae
sensu stricto
Bay cat
lineage
Pardofelis
Marbled cat (
P. marmorata
)
Catopuma
Bay cat (
C. badia
)
Asian golden cat (
C. temminckii
)
Caracal
lineage
Serval (
Leptailurus serval
)
Caracal
African golden cat (
C. aurata
)
Caracal (
C. caracal
)
Leopardus
Pampas cat (
L. colocola
)
Geoffroy's cat (
L. geoffroyi
)
Kodkod (
L. guigna
)
Southern tiger cat (
L. guttulus
)
Andean mountain cat (
L. jacobita
)
Ocelot (
L. pardalis
)
Oncilla (
L. tigrinus
)
Margay (
L. wiedii
)
Lynx
Canada lynx (
L. canadensis
)
Eurasian lynx (
L. lynx
)
Iberian lynx (
L. pardinus
)
Bobcat (
L. rufus
)
Puma
lineage
Acinonyx
Cheetah (
A. jubatus
)
Jaguarundi (
Herpailurus yagouaroundi
)
Puma
Cougar (
P. concolor
)
Leopard cat
lineage
Pallas's cat (
Otocolobus manul
)
Prionailurus
Leopard cat (
P. bengalensis
)
Sunda leopard cat (
P. javanensis
)
Flat-headed cat (
P. planiceps
)
Rusty-spotted cat (
P. rubiginosus
)
Fishing cat (
P. viverrinus
)
Felis
Chinese mountain cat (
F. bieti
)
Domestic cat (
F. catus
)
Jungle cat (
F. chaus
)
African wildcat (
F. lybica
)
Sand cat (
F. margarita
)
Black-footed cat (
F. nigripes
)
European wildcat (
F. silvestris
)
Viverroidea
see below↓
Viverroidea
Viverridae
Hemigalinae
Owston's palm civet (
Chrotogale owstoni
)
Otter civet (
Cynogale bennettii
)
Hose's palm civet (
Diplogale hosei
)
Banded palm civet (
Hemigalus derbyanus
)
Paradoxurinae
Binturong (
Arctictis binturong
)
Small-toothed palm civet (
Arctogalidia trivirgata
)
Sulawesi palm civet (
Macrogalidia musschenbroekii
)
Masked palm civet (
Paguma larvata
)
Paradoxurus
Asian palm civet (
P. hermaphroditus
)
Brown palm civet (
P. jerdoni
)
Golden palm civet (
P. zeylonensis
)
Viverrinae
sensu lato
Viverrinae
sensu stricto
Small Indian civet (
Viverricula indica
)
African civet (
Civettictis civetta
)
Viverra
Malabar large-spotted civet (
V. civettina
)
Large-spotted civet (
V. megaspila
)
Malayan civet (
V. tangalunga
)
Large Indian civet (
V. zibetha
)
Genettinae
Poiana
(African linsangs)
Central African oyan (
P. richardsonii
)
West African oyan (
P. leightoni
)
Genetta
(genets)
Abyssinian genet (
G. abyssinica
)
Angolan genet (
G. angolensis
)
Bourlon's genet (
G. bourloni
)
Crested servaline genet (
G. cristata
)
Common genet (
G. genetta
)
Johnston's genet (
G. johnstoni
)
Letaba genet (
G. letabae
)
Rusty-spotted genet (
G. maculata
)
Pardine genet (
G. pardina
)
Aquatic genet (
G. piscivora
)
King genet (
G. poensis
)
Servaline genet (
G. servalina
)
Hausa genet (
G. thierryi
)
Cape genet (
G. tigrina
)
Giant forest genet (
G. victoriae
)
South African small-spotted genet (
G. felina
)
Herpestoidea
see below↓
Herpestoidea
Hyaenidae
(hyenas)
Proteles
Aardwolf (
P. cristata
)
Hyaeninae
(bone-crushing hyenas)
Striped hyena (
Hyaena hyaena
)
Brown hyena (
Parahyaena brunnea
)
Crocuta
Spotted hyena (
C. crocuta
)
Herpestidae
sensu lato
Eupleridae
(Malagasy
carnivorans)
Euplerinae
Fossa (
Cryptoprocta ferox
)
Malagasy civet (
Fossa fossana
)
Eupleres
Eastern falanouc (
E. goudotii
)
Western falanouc (
E. major
)
Galidiinae
Ring-tailed vontsira (
Galidia elegans
)
Galidictis
Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose (
G. fasciata
)
Grandidier's mongoose (
G. grandidieri
)
Narrow-striped mongoose (
Mungotictis decemlineata
)
Salanoia
Brown-tailed mongoose (
S. concolor
)
Durrell's vontsira (
S. durrelli
)
Herpestidae
sensu stricto
(mongooses)
Mungotinae
Suricata
Meerkat (
S. suricatta
)
Liberian mongoose (
Liberiictus kuhni
)
Mungos
Gambian mongoose (
M. gambianus
)
Banded mongoose (
M. mungo
)
Pousargues's mongoose (
Dologale dybowskii
)
Helogale
Ethiopian dwarf mongoose (
H. hirtula
)
Common dwarf mongoose (
H. parvula
)
Crossarchus
Alexander's kusimanse (
C. alexandri
)
Angolan kusimanse (
C. ansorgei
)
Common kusimanse (
C. obscurus
)
Flat-headed kusimanse (
C. platycephalus
)
Herpestinae
Marsh mongoose (
Atilax paludinosus
)
Long-nosed mongoose (
Xenogale naso
)
Urva
Small Indian mongoose (
U. auropunctata
)
Short-tailed mongoose (
U. brachyura
)
Indian grey mongoose (
U. edwardsii
)
Indian brown mongoose (
U. fusca
)
Javan mongoose (
U. javanica
)
Collared mongoose (
U. semitorquata
)
Ruddy mongoose (
U. smithii
)
Crab-eating mongoose (
U. urva
)
Stripe-necked mongoose (
U. vitticolla
)
White-tailed mongoose (
Ichneumia albicauda
)
Yellow mongoose (
Cynictis penicillata
)
Selous's mongoose (
Paracynictis selousi
)
Meller's mongoose (
Rhynchogale melleri
)
Bdeogale
Bushy-tailed mongoose (
B. crassicauda
)
Jackson's mongoose (
B. jacksoni
)
Black-footed mongoose (
B. nigripes
)
Herpestes
Angolan slender mongoose (
H. flavescens
)
Egyptian mongoose (
H. ichneumon
)
Somalian slender mongoose (
H. ochracea
)
Cape gray mongoose (
H. pulverulenta
)
Common slender mongoose (
H. sanguinea
)
Caniformia
("dog-like" carnivorans)
Canidae
(dogs)
Urocyon
Gray fox (
U. cinereoargenteus
)
Island fox (
U. littoralis
)
Vulpini
Bat-eared fox (
Otocyon megalotis
)
Nyctereutes
Common raccoon dog (
N. procyonoides
)
Japanese raccoon dog (
N. viverrinus
)
Vulpes
(
foxes
)
Bengal fox (
V. bengalensis
)
Blanford's fox (
V. cana
)
Cape fox (
V. chama
)
Corsac fox (
V. corsac
)
Tibetan fox (
V. ferrilata
)
Arctic fox (
V. lagopus
)
Kit fox (
V. macrotis
)
Pale fox (
V. pallida
)
Rüppell's fox (
V. rueppelli
)
Swift fox (
V. velox
)
Red fox (
V. vulpes
)
Fennec fox (
V. zerda
)
Canini
(true dogs)
Cerdocyonina
(zorro)
Maned wolf (
Chrysocyon brachyurus
)
Speothos
Bush dog (
S. venaticus
)
Short-eared dog (
Atelocynus microtis
)
Crab-eating fox (
Cerdocyon thous
)
Lycalopex
Culpeo (
L. culpaeus
)
Darwin's fox (
L. fulvipes
)
South American gray fox (
L. griseus
)
Pampas fox (
L. gymnocercus
)
Sechuran fox (
L. sechurae
)
Hoary fox (
L. vetulus
)
Canina
(wolf-like canids)
Lupulella
Side-striped jackal (
L. adustus
)
Black-backed jackal (
L. mesomelas
)
African wild dog (
Lycaon pictus
)
Dhole (
Cuon alpinus
)
Canis
Golden jackal (
C. aureus
)
Domestic dog (
C. familiaris
)
Coyote (
C. latrans
)
African wolf (
C. lupaster
)
Wolf (
C. lupus
)
Eastern wolf (
C. lycaon
)
Red wolf (
C. rufus
)
Ethiopian wolf (
C. simensis
)
Arctoidea
Ursidae
(bears)
Ailuropoda
Giant panda (
A. melanoleuca
)
Tremarctos
Spectacled bear (
T. ornatus
)
Ursinae
Sloth bear (
Melursus ursinus
)
Sun bear (
Helarctos malayanus
)
Ursus
American black bear (
U. americanus
)
Asian black bear (
U. thibetanus
)
Brown bear (
U. arctos
)
Polar bear (
U. maritimus
)
Mustelida
Pinnipedia
(seals)
see below↓
Musteloidea
see below↓
Pinnipedia
(seals)
Odobenidae
Walrus (
Odobenus rosmarus
)
Otariidae
(eared seals:
fur seals
,
sea lions
)
Callorhinus
Northern fur seal (
C. ursinus
)
Otariinae
Steller sea lion (
Eumetopias jubatus
)
Zalophus
California sea lion (
Z. californianus
)
Galápagos sea lion (
Z. wollebaeki
)
South American sea lion (
Otaria flavescens
)
Neophoca
Australian sea lion (
N. cinerea
)
New Zealand sea lion (
Phocarctos hookeri
)
Arctocephalus
South American fur seal (
A. australis
)
Australasian fur seal (
A. forsteri
)
Galápagos fur seal (
A. galapagoensis
)
Antarctic fur seal (
A. gazella
)
Juan Fernández fur seal (
A. philippii
)
Brown fur seal (
A. pusillus
)
Guadalupe fur seal (
A. townsendi
)
Subantarctic fur seal (
A. tropicalis
)
Phocidae
(earless seals
or true seals)
Phocinae
("northern seals")
Bearded seal (
Erignathus barbatus
)
Hooded seal (
Cystophora cristata
)
Phocini
Harp seal (
Pagophilus groenlandicus
)
Ribbon seal (
Histriophoca fasciata
)
Grey seal (
Halichoerus grypus
)
Phoca
Spotted seal (
P. largha
)
Harbor seal (
P. vitulina
)
Pusa
Caspian seal (
P. caspica
)
Ringed seal (
P. hispida
)
Baikal seal (
P. sibirica
)
Monachinae
("southern seals")
Monachini
(monk seals)
Mediterranean monk seal (
Monachus monachus
)
Neomonachus
Hawaiian monk seal (
N. schauinslandi
)
Mirounga
(elephant seals)
Northern elephant seal (
M. angustirostris
)
Southern elephant seal (
M. leonina
)
Lobodontini
(Antarctic seals)
Leopard seal (
Hydrurga leptonyx
)
Weddell seal (
Leptonychotes weddellii
)
Crabeater seal (
Lobodon carcinophagus
)
Ross seal (
Ommatophoca rossi
)
Musteloidea
Ailuridae
Red panda (
Ailurus fulgens
)
Mephitidae
(
skunks
)
Conepatus
(hog-nosed skunks)
Molina's hog-nosed skunk (
C. chinga
)
Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk (
C. humboldtii
)
American hog-nosed skunk (
C. leuconotus
)
Striped hog-nosed skunk (
C. semistriatus
)
Mephitis
Hooded skunk (
M. macroura
)
Striped skunk (
M. mephitis
)
Mydaus
(stink badgers)
Sunda stink badger (
M. javanensis
)
Palawan stink badger (
M. marchei
)
Spilogale
(spotted skunks)
Southern spotted skunk (
S. angustifrons
)
Western spotted skunk (
S. gracilis
)
Eastern spotted skunk (
S. putorius
)
Pygmy spotted skunk (
S. pygmaea
)
Procyonidae
Kinkajou (
Potos flavus
)
Bassariscus
Ringtail (
B. astutus
)
Cacomistle (
B. sumichrasti
)
Procyon
(raccoons)
Crab-eating raccoon (
P. cancrivorus
)
Raccoon (
P. lotor
)
Cozumel raccoon (
P. pygmaeus
)
Bassaricyon
(olingos)
Eastern lowland olingo (
B. alleni
)
Northern olingo (
B. gabbii
)
Western lowland olingo (
B. medius
)
Olinguito (
B. neblina
)
Nasuina
(coatis)
Nasua
South American coati (
N. nasua
)
White-nosed coati (
N. narica
)
Nasuella
Eastern mountain coati (
N. meridensis
)
Western mountain coati (
N. olivacea
)
Mustelidae
see below↓
Mustelidae
Mustelidae
American badger (
Taxidea taxus
)
Mellivora
Honey badger (
M. capensis
)
Melinae
(Eurasian badgers)
Arctonyx
Northern hog badger (
A. albogularis
)
Greater hog badger (
A. collaris
)
Sumatran hog badger (
A. hoevenii
)
Meles
Japanese badger (
M. anakuma
)
Caucasian badger (
M. canescens
)
Asian badger (
M. leucurus
)
European badger (
M. meles
)
Melogale
(ferret-badgers)
Vietnam ferret-badger (
M. cucphuongensis
)
Bornean ferret badger (
M. everetti
)
Chinese ferret-badger (
M. moschata
)
Javan ferret-badger (
M. orientalis
)
Burmese ferret-badger (
M. personata
)
Formosan ferret-badger (
M. subaurantiaca
)
Guloninae
Tayra (
Eira barbara
)
Pekania
Fisher (
P. pennanti
)
Gulo
Wolverine (
G. gulo
)
Martes
(martens)
American marten (
M. americana
)
Pacific marten (
M. caurina
)
Yellow-throated marten (
M. flavigula
)
Beech marten (
M. foina
)
Nilgiri marten (
M. gwatkinsii
)
European pine marten (
M. martes
)
Japanese marten (
M. melampus
)
Sable (
M. zibellina
)
Ictonychinae
Lyncodontini
Patagonian weasel (
Lyncodon patagonicus
)
Galictis
(grisons)
Lesser grison (
G. cuja
)
Greater grison (
G. vittata
)
Ictonychini
(African polecats)
Vormela
Marbled polecat (
V. peregusna
)
African striped weasel (
Poecilogale albinucha
)
Ictonyx
Saharan striped polecat (
I. libycus
)
Striped polecat (
I. striatus
)
Lutrinae
(otters)
Giant otter (
Pteronura brasiliensis
)
Lontra
North American river otter (
L. canadensis
)
Marine otter (
L. felina
)
Neotropical otter (
L. longicaudis
)
Southern river otter (
L. provocax
)
Enhydra
Sea otter (
E. lutris
)
Spotted-necked otter (
Hydrictis maculicollis
)
Lutra
Eurasian otter (
L. lutra
)
Hairy-nosed otter (
L. sumatrana
)
Lutrogale
Smooth-coated otter (
L. perspicillata
)
Aonyx
African clawless otter (
A. capensis
)
Asian small-clawed otter (
A. cinereus
)
Congo clawless otter (
A. congicus
)
Mustelinae
Neogale
Amazon weasel (
N. africana
)
Colombian weasel (
N. felipei
)
Long-tailed weasel (
N. frenata
)
American mink (
N. vison
)
Mustela
(weasels)
Sichuan weasel (
M. aistoodonnivalis
)
Mountain weasel (
M. altaica
)
Stoat/Beringian ermine (
M. erminea
)
Steppe polecat (
M. eversmannii
)
Ferret (
M. furo
)
Haida ermine (
M. haidarum
)
Japanese weasel (
M. itatsi
)
Yellow-bellied weasel (
M. kathiah
)
European mink (
M. lutreola
)
Indonesian mountain weasel (
M. lutreolina
)
Black-footed ferret (
M. nigripes
)
Least weasel (
M. nivalis
)
Malayan weasel (
M. nudipes
)
European polecat (
M. putorius
)
American ermine (
M. richardsonii
)
Siberian weasel (
M. sibirica
)
Back-striped weasel (
M. strigidorsa
)
