- List of placental mammals in Order Carnivora
The class Mammalia (the
mammal s) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the marsupials); and the placental mammals.This list contains the
placental mammal s in OrderCarnivora . Formonotreme s andmarsupial s, seeList of monotremes and marsupials .=Suborder
Feliformia (cat-like carnivores)=Family
Felidae (cats)Subfamily
Felinae (small and medium sized cats)Genus "
Acinonyx "*
Cheetah ("Acinonyx jubatus ")Genus "
Caracal "*
Caracal ("Caracal caracal ")Genus "
Catopuma "*
Bay Cat ("Catopuma badia ")
*Asian Golden Cat ("Catopuma temminckii ")Genus "
Felis "*
Chinese Mountain Cat ("Felis bieti ")
*Jungle Cat ("Felis chaus ")
*Pallas's Cat ("Felis manul ")
*Sand Cat ("Felis margarita ")
*Black-footed Cat ("Felis nigripes ")
*Wildcat ("Felis sylvestris ")Genus "
Leopardus "* Pantanal ("
Leopardus braccatus ")
*Colocolo ("Leopardus colocolo ")
*Geoffroy's Cat ("Leopardus geoffroyi ")
*Kodkod ("Leopardus guigna ")
*Andean Mountain Cat ("Leopardus jacobitus ")
*Pampas Cat ("Leopardus pajeros ")
*Ocelot ("Leopardus pardalis ")
*Oncilla ("Leopardus tigrinus ")
*Margay ("Leopardus wiedii ")Genus "
Leptailurus "*
Serval ("Leptailurus serval ")Genus "
Lynx "*
Canadian Lynx ("Lynx canadensis ")
*Eurasian Lynx ("Lynx lynx ")
*Iberian Lynx ("Lynx pardinus ")
*Bobcat ("Lynx rufus ")Genus "
Pardofelis "*
Marbled Cat ("Pardofelis marmorata ")Genus "
Prionailurus "*
Leopard Cat ("Prionailurus bengalensis ")
*Iriomote Cat ("Prionailurus iriomotensis ")
*Flat-headed Cat ("Prionailurus planiceps ")
*Rusty-spotted Cat ("Prionailurus rubiginosus ")
*Fishing Cat ("Prionailurus viverrinus ")Genus "
Profelis "*
African Golden Cat ("Profelis aurata ")Genus "
Puma "*
Cougar ("Puma concolor ")
*Jaguarundi ("Puma yagouaroundi ")Subfamily
Pantherinae (large cats)Genus "
Neofelis "*
Clouded Leopard ("Neofelis nebulosa ")
*Bornean Clouded Leopard ("Neofelis diardi ")Genus "
Panthera "*
Lion ("Panthera leo ")
*Jaguar ("Panthera onca ")
*Leopard ("Panthera pardus ")
*Tiger ("Panthera tigris ")Genus "Uncia"
*
Snow Leopard ("Uncia uncia ")Family
Viverridae Subfamily
Paradoxurinae Genus "
Arctictis "*
Binturong ("Arctictis binturong ")Genus "
Arctogalidia "*
Small-toothed Palm Civet ("Arctogalidia trivirgata ")Genus "
Macrogalidia "*
Sulawesi Palm Civet ("Macrogalidia musschenbroekii ")Genus "
Paguma "*
Masked Palm Civet ("Paguma larvata ")Genus "
Paradoxurus "*
Asian Palm Civet ("Paradoxurus hermaphroditus ")
*Jerdon's Palm Civet ("Paradoxurus jerdoni ")
*Golden Palm Civet ("Paradoxurus zeylonensis ")Subfamily
Hemigalinae Genus "
Chrotogale "*
Owston's Palm Civet ("Chrotogale owstoni ")Genus "
Cynogale "*
Otter Civet ("Cynogale bennettii ")Genus "
Diplogale "*
Hose's Palm Civet ("Diplogale hosei ")Genus "
Hemigalus "*
Banded Palm Civet ("Hemigalus derbyanus ")Subfamily
Prionodontinae Genus "
Prionodon "*
Banded Linsang ("Prionodon linsang ")
*Spotted Linsang ("Prionodon pardicolor ")Subfamily
Viverrinae Genus "
Civettictis "*
African Civet ("Civettictis civetta ")Genus "
Genetta "*
Abyssinian Genet ("Genetta abyssinica ")
*Angolan Genet ("Genetta angolensis ")
*Bourlon's Genet ("Genetta bourloni ")
*Crested Servaline Genet ("Genetta cristata ")
*Common Genet ("Genetta genetta ")
*Johnston's Genet ("Genetta johnstoni ")
*Rusty-spotted Genet ("Genetta maculata ")
*Pardine Genet ("Genetta pardina ")
*Aquatic Genet ("Genetta piscivora ")
*King Genet ("Genetta poensis ")
*Servaline Genet ("Genetta servalina ")
*Haussa Genet ("Genetta thierryi ")
*Cape Genet ("Genetta tigrina ")
*Giant Forest Genet ("Genetta victoriae ")Genus "Poiana"
*
Leighton's Linsang ("Poiana leightoni ")
*African Linsang ("Poiana richardsonii ")Genus "
Viverra "*
Malabar Large-spotted Civet ("Viverra civettina ")
*Large-spotted Civet ("Viverra megaspila ")
*Malayan Civet ("Viverra tangalunga ")
*Large Indian Civet ("Viverra zibetha ")Genus "
Viverricula "*
Small Indian Civet ("Viverricula indica ")Family
Eupleridae Subfamily
Euplerinae Genus "
Cryptoprocta "* Fossa ("
Cryptoprocta ferox ")Genus "
Eupleres "*
Falanouc ("Eupleres goudotii ")Genus "Fossa"
*
Malagasy Civet ("Fossa fossana ")Subfamily
Galidiinae Genus "
Galidia "*
Ring-tailed Mongoose ("Galidia elegans ")Genus "
Galidictis "*
Broad-striped Malagasy Mongoose ("Galidictis fasciata ")
*Grandidier's Mongoose ("Galidictis grandidieri ")Genus "
Mungotictis "*
Narrow-striped Mongoose ("Mungotictis decemlineata ")Genus "
Salanoia "*
Brown-tailed Mongoose ("Salanoia concolor ")Family
Nandiniidae Genus "
Nandinia "*
African Palm Civet ("Nandinia binotata ")Family
Herpestidae Genus "
Atilax "*
Marsh Mongoose ("Atilax paludinosus ")Genus "
Bdeogale "*
Bushy-tailed Mongoose ("Bdeogale crassicaudata ")
*Jackson's Mongoose ("Bdeogale jacksoni ")
*Black-footed Mongoose ("Bdeogale nigripes ")Genus "
Crossarchus "*
Alexander's Kusimanse ("Crossarchus alexandri ")
*Angolan Kusimanse ("Crossarchus ansorgei ")
*Common Kusimanse ("Crossarchus obscurus ")
*Flat-headed Kusimanse ("Crossarchus platycephalus ")Genus "
Cynictis "*
Yellow Mongoose ("Cynictis penicillata ")Genus "
Dologale "*
Pousargues's Mongoose ("Dologale dybowskii ")Genus "
Galerella "*
Angolan Slender Mongoose ("Galerella flavescens ")
*Somalian Slender Mongoose ("Galerella ochracea ")
*Cape Gray Mongoose ("Galerella pulverulenta ")
*Slender Mongoose ("Galerella sanguinea ")Genus "
Helogale "*
Ethiopian Dwarf Mongoose ("Helogale hirtula ")
*Common Dwarf Mongoose ("Helogale parvula ")Genus "
Herpestes "*
Short-tailed Mongoose ("Herpestes brachyurus ")
*Indian Gray Mongoose ("Herpestes edwardsi ")
*Indian Brown Mongoose ("Herpestes fuscus ")
*Egyptian Mongoose ("Herpestes ichneumon ")
*Small Asian Mongoose ("Herpestes javanicus ")
*Long-nosed Mongoose ("Herpestes naso ")
*Collared Mongoose ("Herpestes semitorquatus ")
*Ruddy Mongoose ("Herpestes smithii ")
*Crab-eating Mongoose ("Herpestes urva ")
*Stripe-necked Mongoose ("Herpestes vitticollis ")Genus "
Ichneumia "*
White-tailed Mongoose ("Ichneumia albicauda ")Genus "
Liberiictis "*
Liberian Mongoose ("Liberiictis kuhni ")Genus "
Mungos "*
Gambian Mongoose ("Mungos gambianus ")
*Banded Mongoose ("Mungos mungo ")Genus "
Paracynictis "*
Selous' Mongoose ("Paracynictis selousi ")Genus "
Rhynchogale "*
Meller's Mongoose ("Rhynchogale melleri ")Genus "
Suricata "*
Meercat ("Suricata suricatta ")Family
Hyaenidae Genus "
Crocuta "*
Spotted Hyena ("Crocuta crocuta ")Genus "Hyaena"
*
Brown Hyena ("Hyaena brunnea ")
*Striped Hyena ("Hyaena hyaena ")Genus "
Proteles "*
Aardwolf ("Proteles cristata ")= Suborder
Caniformia =Family
Ailuridae Genus "
Ailurus "*
Red Panda ("A. fulgens")Family
Canidae (Fox es, Wolves,Coyote s,Dog s,Jackal s, and theDhole )Genus "
Vulpes "*
Red Fox ("V. vulpes")
*Corsac Fox ("V. corsac")
*Tibetan Fox ("V. ferrilata")
*Blanford's Fox ("V. cana")
*Swift Fox ("V. velox")
*Kit Fox ("V. macrotis")
*Bengal Fox ("V. bengalensis")
*Rüppell's Fox ("V. ruppelli")
*Pale Fox ("V. pallida")
*Cape Fox ("V. chama")
*Arctic Fox ("V. lagopus")
*Fennec ("V. zerda")Genus "
Urocyon "*Common Gray Fox ("U. cinereoargenteus")
*Channel Islands Gray Fox ("U. littoralis")Genus "
Lycalopex "*
Hoary Fox ("L. vetulus")
*Pampas Fox ("L. gymnocercus")
*Culpeo ("L. culpaeus")
*South American Gray Fox ("L. griseus")
*Sechuran Fox ("L. sechurae")
*Darwin's Fox ("L. fulvipes")Genus "
Dusicyon "*Falkland Island Fox ("D. australis")(
Extinct )Genus "
Cerdocyon "*
Crab-eating Fox ("C. thous")Genus "
Nyctereutes "*
Raccoon Dog ("N. procyonoides")Genus "
Atelocynus "*
Short-eared Dog ("A. microtis")Genus "
Speothos "*
Bush Dog ("S. venaticus")Genus "
Canis "*
Ethiopian Wolf ("C. simensis")
*Side-striped Jackal ("C. adustus")
*Black-backed Jackal ("C. mesomelas")
*Golden Jackal ("C. aureus")
*Coyote ("C. latrans")
*Gray Wolf ("C. lupus")
*Domestic Dog ("C. lupus familiaris")
*Dingo ("C. lupus dingo")
*Red Wolf ("C. rufus")Genus "
Chrysocyon "*
Maned Wolf ("C. brachyurus")Genus "
Otocyon "*
Bat-eared Fox ("O. megalotis")Genus "
Cuon "*
Dhole ("C. alpinus")Genus "
Lycaon "*
African Hunting Dog ("L. pictus")Family
Ursidae (Bear s andPanda s)Genus "
Tremarctos "*
Spectacled Bear ("T. ornatus")Genus "Ursus"
*
Asiatic black bear ("U. thibetanus")
*American Black Bear ("U. americanus")
*Brown Bear ("U. arctos")
*Polar Bear ("U. maritimus")Genus "
Helarctos "*
Sun Bear ("H. malayanus")Genus "
Melursus "*
Sloth Bear ("M. ursinus")Genus "
Ailuropoda "*
Giant Panda ("A. melanoleuca")Family
Procyonidae (Ringtail ,Cacomistle ,Raccoon s,Coati s,Kinkajou , andOlingo s)Genus "
Bassariscus "*
Ringtail ("B. astutus")
*Cacomistle ("B. sumichrasti")Genus "
Procyon "*Common Raccoon ("P. lotor")
*Tres Marias Raccoon ("P. insularis")
*Bahaman Raccoon ("P.maynardi")
*Cozumel Raccoon ("P. pygmaeus")
*Guadeloupe Raccoon ("P. minor")
*Barbados Raccoon ("P. gloveralleni")
*Crab-eating Raccoon ("P. cancrivorus")Genus "
Nasua "*
White-nosed Coati ("N. narica")
*Cozumel Island Coati ("N. nelsoni")
*South American Coati ("N. nasusa")Genus "
Nasuella "*
Mountain Coati ("N. olivacea")Genus "
Potos "*
Kinkajou ("P. flavus")Genus "
Bassaricyon "*
Olingo ("B. gabbii")
*Chiriqui Olingo ("B. pauli")
*Harris's Olingo ("B. lasius")
*Beddard's Olingo ("B.beddardi")
*Allen's Olingo ("B. alleni")Family
Mustelidae (Weasel s,Mink ,Polecat s,Ferret s,Marten s,Wolverine , Badgers, andOtter s)Genus "
Mustela "*
Colombian Weasel ("M. felipei")
*Tropical Weasel ("M. africana")
*Ermine ("M. erminea")
*Least Weasel ("M. nivalis")
*Long-tailed Weasel ("M. frenata")
*Mountain Weasel ("M. altaica")
*Yellow-bellied Weasel ("M. kathiah")
*European Mink ("M. lutreola")
*Siberian Weasel ("M. sibirica")
*Indonesian Mountain Weasel ("M. lutreolina")
*Malaysian Weasel ("M. nudipes")
*Black-striped Weasel ("M. strigidorsa")
*American Mink ("M. vison")
*Sea Mink ("M. macrodon")(Extinct)
*European Polecat ("M. putorius")
*Steppe Polecat ("M. eversmannii")
*Black-footed Ferret ("M. nigripes")Genus "
Vormela "*
Marbled Polecat ("V. peregusna")Genus "
Martes "*
Beech Marten ("M. foina")
*European Pine Marten ("M. martes")
*Sable ("M. zibellina")
*Japanese Marten ("M. melampus")
*American Marten ("M. americana")
*Fisher ("M. pennanti")
*Yellow-throated Marten ("Martes flavigula ")
*Nilgiri Marten ("M. gwatkinsii")
=Genus "Eira"=*
Tayra ("E. barbara")Genus "
Lyncodon "*
Patagonian Weasel ("L. patagonicus")Genus "
Ictonyx "*
Striped Polecat ("I. striatus")
*Saharan Striped Polecat ("I. libyca")Genus "
Poecilogale "*
African Striped Weasel ("P. albinucha")Genus "
Gulo "*
Wolverine ("G. gulo")Genus "
Mellivora "*
Honey Badger ("M. capensis")Genus "
Meles "*
Eurasian Badger ("M. meles")Genus "
Arctonyx "*
Hog Badger ("A. collaris")Genus "
Mydaus "*
Sunda Stink Badger ("M. javanensis")
*Palawan Stink Badger ("M. marchei")Genus "
Taxidea "*
American Badger ("T. taxus")Genus "
Melogale "*
Chinese Ferret Badger ("M. moschata")
*Javan Ferret Badger ("M. orientalis")
*Burmese Ferret Badger ("M. personata")
*Everett's Ferret Badger ("M. everetti")Genus "
Lutra "*
European Otter ("L. lutra")
*Hairy-nosed Otter ("L. sumatrana")Genus "
Hydrictis "*
Speckle-throated Otter ("H. maculicollis")Genus "
Lutrogale "*
Smooth-coated Otter ("L. perspicillata")Genus "
Lontra "*
Northern River Otter ("L. canadensis")
*Southern River Otter ("L. provocax")
*Long-tailed Otter ("L. longicaudis")
*Marine Otter ("L. felina")Genus "
Pteronura "*
Giant Otter ("P. brasiliensis")Genus "
Aonyx "*
African Clawless Otter ("A. capensis")
*Congo Clawless Otter ("A. congicus")Genus "
Amblonyx "*
Oriental Small-clawed Otter ("A. cinereus")Genus "
Enhydra "*
Sea Otter ("E. lutris")Family
Otariidae (Eared seal s,Sea lion s)Genus "
Callorhinus "*
Northern Fur Seal ("C. ursinus")Genus "
Arctocephalus "*
Guadalupe Fur Seal ("A. townsendi")
*Juan Fernández Fur Seal ("A. philippii")
*Galápagos Fur Seal ("A. galapagoensis")
*South American Fur Seal ("A. australis")
*Amsterdam Fur Seal ("A. tropicalis")
*Antarctic Fur Seal ("A. gazella")
*Antipodean Fur Seal ("A. forsteri")
*Brown Fur Seal ("A. pusillus")Genus "
Eumetopias "*Northern Sea Lion ("E. jubatus")
Genus "
Zalophus "*
California Sea Lion ("Z. californianus")
*Japanese Sea Lion ("Z. japonicus")
*Galápagos Sea Lion {"Z. wollebaeki")Genus "
Otaria "*
South American Sea Lion ("O. flavescens")Genus "
Neophoca "*
Australian Sea Lion ("N. cinerea")Genus "
Phocarctos "*
Auckland Sea Lion ("P. hookeri")Family
Odobenidae (Walrus)Genus "
Odobenus "*
Walrus ("O. rosmarus")Family
Phocidae (Earless seal s,True seal s)Genus "
Cystophora "*
Hooded Seal ("C. cristata")Genus "
Erignathus "*
Bearded Seal ("E. barbatus")Genus "
Halichoerus "*Atlantic Gray Seal ("H. grypu")
Genus "
Histriophoca "*
Ribbon Seal ("H. fasciata")Genus "
Hydrurga "*
Leopard Seal ("H. leptonyx")Genus "
Leptonychotes "*
Weddell Seal ("L. weddellii")Genus "
Lobodon "*
Crabeater Seal ("L. carcinophaga")Genus "
Mirounga "*
Northern Elephant Seal ("M. angustirostris")
*Southern Elephant Seal ("M. leonina")Genus "
Monachus "*
Mediterranean Monk Seal ("M. monachus")
*Hawaiian Monk Seal ("M. schauinslandi")
*Caribbean Monk Seal ("M. tropicalis")Genus "
Ommatophoca "*
Ross Seal ("O. rossii")Genus "
Pagophilus "*
Harp Seal ("P. groenlandicus")Genus "
Phoca "*
Spotted Seal ("P. largha")
*Harbor Seal ("P. vitulina")Genus "
Pusa "*
Caspian Seal ("P. caspica")
*Ringed Seal ("P. hispida")
*Baikal Seal ("P. sibirica")Family
Mephitidae (Skunk s)Genus "
Spilogale "*
Pygmy Spotted Skunk ("S. pygmaea")
*Eastern Spotted Skunk ("S. putorius")
=Genus "Mephitis"=*
Striped Skunk ("M. mephitis")
*Hooded Skunk ("M. macroura")Genus "
Conepatus "*
Western Hog-nosed Skunk ("C. mesoleucus")
*Eastern Hog-nosed Skunk ("C. leuconotus")
*Striped Hog-nosed Skunk ("C. semistriatus")
*Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk ("C. chinga")
*Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk ("C. humboldtii")ee also
*
List of chordate orders
*List of regional mammals lists
*List of monotremes and marsupials
*List of prehistoric mammals
*List of placental mammals
*Mammal classification
*New mammal species
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