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Extant 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)

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

Lynx

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

Viverroidea

- see below↓

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)

subgenus Genetta (paraphyletic)	Abyssinian genet (G. abyssinica) Common genet (G. genetta) South African small-spotted genet (G. felina)
subgenus Eugenetta (paraphyletic)	Angolan genet (G. angolensis) Cape genet (G. tigrina)
subgenus Herpailuropoda (paraphyletic)	Bourlon's genet (G. bourloni) Johnston's genet (G. johnstoni) Hausa genet (G. thierryi) Giant forest genet (G. victoriae)
subgenus Pardogale (paraphyletic)	Pardine genet (G. pardina) King genet (G. poensis)
subgenus Prionailuropoda	Letaba genet (G. letabae) Rusty-spotted genet (G. maculata) Schouteden's genet (G. schoutedeni)
subgenus Leptailuropoda (paraphyletic)	Crested servaline genet (G. cristata) Servaline genet (G. servalina)
subgenus Osbornictis	Aquatic genet (G. piscivora)

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
(Malagasy civets)

Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana)
Eupleres (falanoucs)	Eastern falanouc (E. goudotii) Western falanouc (E. major)

Galidiinae
(vontsira)

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 (kusimanses)	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 (Asian mongooses)	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 (slender mongooses)	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 (raccoon dogs)	Common raccoon dog (N. procyonoides) Japanese raccoon dog (N. viverrinus)
Vulpes (true 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
(South American foxes)

Canina
(wolf-like canids)

Lupulella	Side-striped jackal (L. adustus) Black-backed jackal (L. mesomelas)
Lycaon	African wild dog (L. pictus)
Dhole (Cuon alpinus)

Canis

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)

Callorhinus
(northern fur seals)

Northern fur seal (C. ursinus)

Otariinae
(sea lions)

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
(southern fur seals)

Phocidae (earless seals or true seals)

Phocinae
("northern seals")

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)

Lobodontini
(Antarctic seals)

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

Procyon
(raccoons)

Bassaricyon
(olingos)

Nasuina
(coatis)

Nasua	White-nosed coati (N. narica) South American coati (N. nasua)
Nasuella (mountain coatis)	Eastern mountain coati (N. meridensis) Western mountain coati (N. olivacea)

Mustelidae	see below↓

Mustelidae

American badger (Taxidea taxus)

Mellivora

Honey badger (M. capensis)

Melinae

Arctonyx (hog badgers)	Northern hog badger (A. albogularis) Greater hog badger (A. collaris) Sumatran hog badger (A. hoevenii)
Meles (Eurasian badgers)	Japanese badger (M. anakuma) Caucasian badger (M. canescens) Asian badger (M. leucurus) European badger (M. meles)

Melogale
(ferret-badgers)

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 (New World weasels)	Amazon weasel (N. africana) Colombian weasel (N. felipei) Long-tailed weasel (N. frenata) American mink (N. vison)

Mustela
(weasels)

subgenus Mustela (paraphyletic)	Sichuan weasel (M. aistoodonnivalis) Mountain weasel (M. altaica) Stoat/Beringian ermine (M. erminea) Haida ermine (M. haidarum) Yellow-bellied weasel (M. kathiah) Least weasel (M. nivalis) American ermine (M. richardsonii)
subgenus Lutreola (paraphyletic)	Japanese weasel (M. itatsi) European mink (M. lutreola) Indonesian mountain weasel (M. lutreolina) Malayan weasel (M. nudipes) Siberian weasel (M. sibirica) Back-striped weasel (M. strigidorsa)
subgenus Putorius	Steppe polecat (M. eversmannii) Ferret (M. furo) Black-footed ferret (M. nigripes) European polecat (M. putorius)

See also: Mink
Polecat

Latest revision as of 14:24, 17 August 2025