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A Checklist of the Mammals of the World

BiologyBase Checklist Index  

by Robert B. Hole, Jr.

Order Carnivora (the carnivores)


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Order Carnivora
FAMILY SUBFAMILY SCIENTIFIC NAME
Canidae Alopex lagopus
Atelocynus microtis
Canis adustus
Canis aureus
Canis latrans
Canis lupus
Canis mesomelas
Canis rufus
Canis simensis
Cerdocyon thous
Chrysocyon brachyurus
Cuon alpinus
Dusicyon australis
Lycaon pictus
Nyctereutes procyonoides
Otocyon megalotis
Pseudalopex culpaeus
Pseudalopex griseus
Pseudalopex gymnocercus
Pseudalopex sechurae
Pseudalopex vetulus
Speothos venaticus
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Urocyon littoralis
Vulpes bengalensis
Vulpes cana
Vulpes chama
Vulpes corsac
Vulpes ferrilata
Vulpes pallida
Vulpes rueppelli
Vulpes velox
Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes zerda
Felidae Acinonychinae Acinonyx jubatus
Felinae Caracal caracal
Catopuma badia
Catopuma temminckii
Felis bieti
Felis chaus
Felis margarita
Felis nigripes
Felis silvestris
Herpailurus yaguarondi
Leopardus pardalis
Leopardus tigrinus
Leopardus wiedii
Leptailurus serval
Lynx canadensis
Lynx lynx
Lynx pardinus
Lynx rufus
Oncifelis colocolo
Oncifelis geoffroyi
Oncifelis guigna
Oreailurus jacobita
Otocolobus manul
Prionailurus bengalensis
Prionailurus planiceps
Prionailurus rubiginosus
Prionailurus viverrinus
Profelis aurata
Puma concolor
Pantherinae Neofelis nebulosa
Panthera leo
Panthera onca
Panthera pardus
Panthera tigris
Pardofelis marmorata
Uncia uncia
Herpestidae Galidiinae Galidia elegans
Galidictis fasciata
Galidictis grandidieri
Mungotictis decemlineata
Salanoia concolor
Herpestinae Atilax paludinosus
Bdeogale crassicauda
Bdeogale jacksoni
Bdeogale nigripes
Crossarchus alexandri
Crossarchus ansorgei
Crossarchus obscurus
Cynictis penicillata
Dologale dybowskii
Galerella flavescens
Galerella pulverulenta
Galerella sanguinea
Galerella swalius
Helogale hirtula
Helogale parvula
Herpestes brachyurus
Herpestes edwardsii
Herpestes ichneumon
Herpestes javanicus
Herpestes naso
Herpestes palustris
Herpestes semitorquatus
Herpestes smithii
Herpestes urva
Herpestes vitticollis
Ichneumia albicauda
Liberiictis kuhni
Mungos gambianus
Mungos mungo
Paracynictis selousi
Rhynchogale melleri
Suricata suricatta
Hyaenidae Hyaeninae Crocuta crocuta
Hyaena hyaena
Parahyaena brunnea
Protelinae Proteles cristatus
Mustelidae Lutrinae Amblonyx cinereus
Aonyx capensis
Aonyx congicus
Enhydra lutris
Lontra canadensis
Lontra felina
Lontra longicaudis
Lontra provocax
Lutra lutra
Lutra maculicollis
Lutra sumatrana
Lutrogale perspicillata
Pteronura brasiliensis
Melinae Arctonyx collaris
Meles meles
Melogale everetti
Melogale moschata
Melogale orientalis
Melogale personata
Mydaus javanensis
Mydaus marchei
Mellivorinae Mellivora capensis
Mephitinae Conepatus chinga
Conepatus humboldtii
Conepatus leuconotus
Conepatus mesoleucus
Conepatus semistriatus
Mephitis macroura
Mephitis mephitis
Spilogale putorius
Spilogale pygmaea
Mustelinae Eira barbara
Galictis cuja
Galictis vittata
Gulo gulo
Ictonyx libyca
Ictonyx striatus
Lyncodon patagonicus
Martes americana
Martes flavigula
Martes foina
Martes gwatkinsii
Martes martes
Martes melampus
Martes pennanti
Martes zibellina
Mustela africana
Mustela altaica
Mustela erminea
Mustela eversmannii
Mustela felipei
Mustela frenata
Mustela kathiah
Mustela lutreola
Mustela lutreolina
Mustela nigripes
Mustela nivalis
Mustela nudipes
Mustela putorius
Mustela sibirica
Mustela strigidorsa
Mustela vison
Poecilogale albinucha
Vormela peregusna
Taxidiinae Taxidea taxus
Odobenidae Odobenus rosmarus
Otariidae Arctocephalus australis
Arctocephalus forsteri
Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Arctocephalus gazella
Arctocephalus philippii
Arctocephalus pusillus
Arctocephalus townsendi
Arctocephalus tropicalis
Callorhinus ursinus
Eumetopias jubatus
Neophoca cinerea
Otaria byronia
Phocarctos hookeri
Zalophus californianus
Phocidae Cystophora cristata
Erignathus barbatus
Halichoerus grypus
Hydrurga leptonyx
Leptonychotes weddellii
Lobodon carcinophagus
Mirounga angustirostris
Mirounga leonina
Monachus monachus
Monachus schauinslandi
Monachus tropicalis
Ommatophoca rossii
Phoca caspica
Phoca fasciata
Phoca groenlandica
Phoca hispida
Phoca largha
Phoca sibirica
Phoca vitulina
Procyonidae Potosinae Bassaricyon alleni
Bassaricyon beddardi
Bassaricyon gabbii
Bassaricyon lasius
Bassaricyon pauli
Potos flavus
Bassariscus astutus
Bassariscus sumichrasti
Procyoninae Nasua narica
Nasua nasua
Nasuella olivacea
Procyon cancrivorus
Procyon gloveralleni
Procyon insularis
Procyon lotor
Procyon maynardi
Procyon minor
Procyon pygmaeus
Ursidae Ailurinae Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Ailurus fulgens
Ursinae Helarctos malayanus
Melursus ursinus
Tremarctos ornatus
Ursus americanus
Ursus arctos
Ursus maritimus
Ursus thibetanus
Viverridae Cryptoproctinae Cryptoprocta ferox
Euplerinae Eupleres goudotii
Fossa fossana
Hemigalinae Chrotogale owstoni
Cynogale bennettii
Diplogale hosei
Hemigalus derbyanus
Nandiniinae Nandinia binotata
Paradoxurinae Arctictis binturong
Arctogalidia trivirgata
Macrogalidia musschenbroekii
Paguma larvata
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Paradoxurus jerdoni
Paradoxurus zeylonensis
Viverrinae Civettictis civetta
Genetta abyssinica
Genetta angolensis
Genetta genetta
Genetta johnstoni
Genetta maculata
Genetta servalina
Genetta thierryi
Genetta tigrina
Genetta victoriae
Osbornictis piscivora
Poiana richardsonii
Prionodon linsang
Prionodon pardicolor
Viverra civettina
Viverra megaspila
Viverra tangalunga
Viverra zibetha
Viverricula indica
Balaenidae Balaena mysticetus
Eubalaena australis
Eubalaena glacialis
Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Balaenoptera borealis
Balaenoptera edeni
Balaenoptera musculus
Balaenoptera physalus
Megaptera novaeangliae
Eschrichtiidae Eschrichtius robustus
Neobalaenidae Caperea marginata
Delphinidae Cephalorhynchus commersonii
Cephalorhynchus eutropia
Cephalorhynchus heavisidii
Cephalorhynchus hectori
Delphinus delphis
Feresa attenuata
Globicephala macrorhynchus
Globicephala melas
Grampus griseus
Lagenodelphis hosei
Lagenorhynchus acutus
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
Lagenorhynchus australis
Lagenorhynchus cruciger
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
Lagenorhynchus obscurus
Lissodelphis borealis
Lissodelphis peronii
Orcaella brevirostris
Orcinus orca
Peponocephala electra
Pseudorca crassidens
Sotalia fluviatilis
Sousa chinensis
Sousa teuszii
Stenella attenuata
Stenella clymene
Stenella coeruleoalba
Stenella frontalis
Stenella longirostris
Steno bredanensis
Tursiops truncatus
Monodontidae Delphinapterus leucas
Monodon monoceros
Phocoenidae Australophocaena dioptrica
Neophocaena phocaenoides
Phocoena phocoena
Phocoena sinus
Phocoena spinipinnis
Phocoenoides dalli
Physeteridae Kogia breviceps
Kogia simus
Physeter catodon
Platanistidae Inia geoffrensis
Lipotes vexillifer
Platanista gangetica
Platanista minor
Pontoporia blainvillei
Ziphiidae Berardius arnuxii
Berardius bairdii
Hyperoodon ampullatus
Hyperoodon planifrons
Indopacetus pacificus
Mesoplodon bidens
Mesoplodon bowdoini
Mesoplodon carlhubbsi
Mesoplodon densirostris
Mesoplodon europaeus
Mesoplodon ginkgodens
Mesoplodon grayi
Mesoplodon hectori
Mesoplodon layardii
Mesoplodon mirus
Mesoplodon peruvianus
Mesoplodon stejnegeri
Tasmacetus shepherdi
Ziphius cavirostris

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