Carnivora

carnivora carnívora Translingual Etymology mul la carnivorus carnĭvŏrus flesh-devouring Pronunciation English en /kɑːˈnɪvərən/ RP en /kɑːrˈnɪvərən/ GA Proper noun order class Mammalia carnivorans Hypernyms order ; Theria subclass subclass; Eutheria infraclass/Placentalia infraclass infraclass; Boreoeutheria magnorder magnorder; Laurasiatheria superorder superorder; Scrotifera clade clade; Ferungulata grandorder grandorder; Ferae mirorder mirorder Hyponyms order Caniformia suborder, Feliformia suborder – suborders Ailuridae family (red pandas), Canidae family (dogs and foxes), Eupleridae family (fossas, fanalokas, vontsiras, and falanoucs), Felidae family (cats), Herpestidae family (mongooses), Hyaenidae family (hyenas), Mephitidae family (skunks and stink badgers), Mustelidae family (weasels, otters, badgers, marbled polecats, zorilles, wolverines, martens, tayras, grisons, and fishers), Nandiniidae family (African palm civets), Odobenidae family (walruses), Otariidae family (sea lions and fur seals), Phocidae family (true seals), Prionodontidae family (Asiatic linsangs), Procyonidae family (raccoons, kinkajous, cacomistles, ringtails, olingos, olinguitos, and coatis), Ursidae family (bears), Viverridae family (true civets, palm civets, binturongs, otter civets, genets, and African linsangs) extant families References 2687 1 14000001 1 180539 1 7662 1 33554 1 36905 1