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Carnivora
Bowdich, 1821
- carnivores
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Natura - nature
..Mundus - physical world
....Naturalia - natural bodies
......Biota
........Domain Eukaryota - eukaryotes
..........Unikonta
............Opisthokonta
..............Holozoa
................Kingdom Animalia - animals
..................Epitheliozoa
....................Eumetazoa - eumetazoans
......................Bilateria - bilaterians
........................Eubilateria
..........................Deuterostomia - deuterostomes
............................Phylum Chordata - chordates
..............................Subphylum Vertebrata - vertebrates
................................Infraphylum Gnathostomata - jawed vertebrates
..................................Superclass Tetrapoda - tetrapods
....................................Reptiliomorpha
......................................Batrachosauria
........................................Amniota
..........................................Synapsida
............................................Therapsida
..............................................Theriodontia
................................................Eutheriodontia
..................................................Cynodontia
....................................................Eucynodontia
......................................................Mammaliamorpha
........................................................Mammaliaformes
..........................................................Holotheria
............................................................Class Mammalia - mammals
..............................................................Theriimorpha
................................................................Theriiformes
..................................................................Trechnotheria
....................................................................Cladotheria
......................................................................Zatheria
........................................................................Subclass Boreosphenida
..........................................................................Theria
............................................................................Infraclass Eutheria
..............................................................................Cohort Placentalia - placentals
................................................................................Magnorder Boreoeutheria
..................................................................................Grandorder Laurasiatheria
....................................................................................Scrotifera
......................................................................................Fereuungulata
........................................................................................Superorder Ferae
..........................................................................................Order †Creodonta
..........................................................................................Order Carnivora - carnivores
............................................................................................Genus †Acheronictis
............................................................................................Genus †Adilophontes
............................................................................................Genus †Aelurotherium
............................................................................................Genus †Africanictis
............................................................................................Genus †Aktaucyon
............................................................................................Genus †Archaeocyon
............................................................................................Genus †Arikarictis
............................................................................................Genus †Askazansoria
............................................................................................Genus †Ballusia
............................................................................................Genus †Bassaricyonoides
............................................................................................Genus Cabreragale
............................................................................................Genus †Cinctocyon
............................................................................................Genus †Crassidia
............................................................................................Genus †Cryptailurus
............................................................................................Genus Cryptomustela
............................................................................................Genus †Cyrnolutra
............................................................................................Genus †Desmocyon
............................................................................................Genus †Devinophoca
............................................................................................Genus †Diamantofelis
............................................................................................Genus †Ekorus
............................................................................................Genus †Elmensius
............................................................................................Genus †Eosictis
............................................................................................Genus †Erokomellivora
............................................................................................Genus †Euroamphicyon
............................................................................................Genus †Gaillardina
............................................................................................Genus †Ginsburgsmilus
............................................................................................Genus †Glibzegdouia
............................................................................................Genus †Guangxicyon
............................................................................................Genus †Heinzmannocyon
............................................................................................Genus †Helbingia
............................................................................................Genus †Janvierocyon
............................................................................................Genus †Kawas
............................................................................................Genus †Kelba
............................................................................................Genus †Lokotunjailurus
............................................................................................Genus Lydeckerilutra
............................................................................................Genus †Magerictis
............................................................................................Genus †Meiniogale
............................................................................................Genus †Messelogale
............................................................................................Genus †Metahyaena
............................................................................................Genus †Metatomarctus
............................................................................................Genus †Microtomarctus
............................................................................................Genus †Namafelis
............................................................................................Genus †Namibictis
............................................................................................Genus Neovison
............................................................................................Genus †Notoamphicyon
............................................................................................Genus †Orangictis
............................................................................................Genus †Otarocyon
............................................................................................Genus †Paracynarctus
............................................................................................Genus †Parapotos
............................................................................................Genus †Paratomarctus
............................................................................................Genus †Perictis
............................................................................................Genus Petteromeles
............................................................................................Genus †Pilgrimeles
............................................................................................Genus †Protepicyon
............................................................................................Genus †Protomarctus
............................................................................................Genus †Psalidocyon
............................................................................................Genus †Pseudoleptarctus
............................................................................................Genus †Pyctis
............................................................................................Genus †Ravenictis
............................................................................................Genus †Rhizocyon
............................................................................................Genus †Rhodanictis
............................................................................................Genus †Sarmatonectes
............................................................................................Genus †Schultzogale
............................................................................................Genus Severtzowius
............................................................................................Genus †Shandgolictis
............................................................................................Genus †Vinayakia
............................................................................................Genus †Viretictis
............................................................................................Genus †Vishnucyon
............................................................................................Genus †Xenosmilus
............................................................................................Family †Miacidae
............................................................................................Suborder Caniformia
............................................................................................Suborder †Creodonta
............................................................................................Suborder Feliformia
............................................................................................»Family Canidae - dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes
............................................................................................»Family Felidae - cats
............................................................................................»Family Herpestidae - mongooses
............................................................................................»Family Hyaenidae - aardwolf and hyenas
............................................................................................»Family Mustelidae - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
............................................................................................»Family Otariidae - eared seals, fur seals, and sea lions
............................................................................................»Family Phocidae - true seals
............................................................................................»Family Procyonidae - raccoons and relatives
............................................................................................»Family Ursidae - bears
............................................................................................»Family Viverridae - civets, genets, linsangs, mongooses, and fossas
............................................................................................(Family Ailuridae)
............................................................................................(Suborder Feliforma)
............................................................................................(Suborder Fissipeda)
............................................................................................(Suborder Fissipedia)
............................................................................................(Suborder Pinnipeda) - seals, sea lions, and walrus
............................................................................................(Suborder Pinnipedia)
............................................................................................»(Family Odobenidae)
Geography
Distribution
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Cosmopolitan
Geographic region
:
Central America
Geographic region
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Europe
Geographic region
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North America
Geographic region
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South America
Ecology
Nutritional category
:
Carnivore s.s.
Ecology/Habitat
Habitat
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Marine
Habitat
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Terrestrial
Ecology/Strategies
Feeding strategy
:
Raptorial predation
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Last updated: 7 Apr 2012