CARNIVORA AND PINNIPEDIA

 

 

 

All species

  Genetic code-based life

    Eukaryotes

      Triploblasts

        Deuterostomia

          Vertebrates

            Jawed vertebrates

              Bony vertebrates

                Lungfishes and tetrapods

                 Amniotes

                   Mammals

                     Placentals

                       Carnivora and Pinnipedia (279 spp)

 

 

 

Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions, walrus) (34 spp)

 

     Callorhinus ursinus (northern fur seal)

     Arctocephalus townsendi (southern fur seal)

     Arctocephalus philippii (southern fur seal)

     Arctocephalus galapagoensis (southern fur seal)

     Arctocephalus australis (southern fur seal)

     Arctocephalus tropicalis (southern fur seal)

     Arctocephalus gazella (southern fur seal)

     Arctocephalus forsteri (southern fur seal)

     Arctocephalus pusillus (southern fur seal)

     Zalophus californianus (California sea lion)

     Phocarctos hookeri (Hooker’s sea lion)

     Neophoca cinerea (Australian sea lion)

     Otaria flavescens (southern sea lion)

     Eumetopias jubatus (northern sea lion)

     Odobenus rosmarus (walrus)

     Monachus schauinslandi (Hawaiian monk seal)

     Monachus tropicalis (Caribbean monk seal)

     Monachus monachus (Mediterranean monk seal)

     Lobodon carcinophagus (crabeater seal)

     Hydrurga leptonyx (leopard seal)

     Leptonychotes weddelli (Weddell seal)

     Ommatophoca rossi (Ross seal)

     Mirounga angustirostris (northern elephant seal)

     Mirounga leonina (southern elephant seal)

     Erignathus barbatus (bearded seal)

     Cystophora cristata (hooded seal)

     Halichoerus grypus (gray seal)

     Phoca groenlandica (harp seal)

     Phoca hispida (ringed seal)

     Phoca sibirica (Baikal seal)

     Phoca caspica (Caspian seal)

     Phoca largha (spotted seal)

     Phoca vitulina (harbor seal)

     Phoca fasciata (ribbon seal)

 

Canidae (dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, foxes) (35 spp)

 

     Vulpes vulpes (red fox)

     Vulpes corsac (corsac fox)

     Vulpes ferrilata (Tibetan sand fox)

     Vulpes cana (Blanford’s fox)

     Vulpes velox (swift fox)

     Vulpes macrotis (kit fox)

     Vulpes bengalensis (Bengal fox)

     Vulpes rueppellii (sand fox)

     Vulpes pallida (pale fox)

     Vulpes chama (cape fox)

     Fennecus zerda (fennec fox)

     Alopex lagopus (arctic fox)

     Urocyon cinereoargenteus (gray fox)

     Urocyon littoralis (gray fox)

     Lycalopex vetulus (hoary fox)

     Pseudalopex gymnocercus (South American fox)

     Pseudalopex culpaeus (South American fox)

     Pseudalopex griseus (South American fox)

     Pseudalopex sechurae (South American fox)

     Cerdocyon thous (crab-eating fox)

     Nyctereutes procyonoides (racoon dog)

     Atelocynus microtis (small-eared dog)

     Speothos venaticus (bush dog)

     Canis adustus (side-striped jackel)

     Canis mesomelas (black-backed jackel)

     Canis aureus (golden jackal)

     Canis simensis (Simien jackal)

     Canis latrans (coyote)

     Canis rufus (red wolf)

     Canis lupus (gray wolf)

     Canis familiaris (domestic dog)

     Chrysocyon brachyurus (maned wolf)

     Otocyon megalotis (bat-eared fox)

     Cuon alpinus (dhole)

     Lycaon pictus (African hunting dog)

 

Ursidae (bears) (7 spp)

 

     Tremarctos ornatus (spectacled bear)

     Ursus thibetanus (Asiatic black bear)

     Ursus americanus (American black bear)

     Ursus arctos (brown bear)

     Ursus maritimus (polar bear)

     Ursus malayanus (Malayan sun bear)

     Ursus ursinus (sloth bear)

 

Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda)

 

Ailurus fulgens (red panda)

 

Procyonidae (raccoons and relatives) (18 spp)

 

     Bassariscus astutus (ringtail)

     Bassariscus sumichrasti (ringtail)

     Procyon lotor (raccoon)

     Procyon insularis (raccoon)

     Procyon maynardi (raccoon)

     Procyon pygmaeus (raccoon)

     Procyon minor (raccoon)

     Procyon gloveralleni (raccoon)

     Procyon cancrivorus (crab-eating raccoon)

     Nasua narica (coati)

     Nasua nasua (coati)

     Nasuella olivacea (mountain coati)

     Potos flavus (kinkajou)

     Bassaricyon gabbii (olingo)

     Bassaricyon pauli (olingo)

     Bassaricyon lasius (olingo)

     Bassaricyon beddardi (olingo)

     Bassaricyon alleni (olingo)

 

Mustelidae (weasels, badgers, skunks, otters) (67 spp)

 

     Mustela felipei (Colombian weasel)

     Mustela africana (tropical weasel)

     Mustela erminea (ermine)

     Mustela nivalis (least weasel)

     Mustela frenata (long-tailed weasel)

     Mustela altaica (mountain weasel)

     Mustela kathiah (yellow-bellied weasel)

     Mustela lutreola (European mink)

     Mustela sibirica (Siberian weasel)

     Mustela lutreolina (Indonesian mountain weasel)

     Mustela nudipes (Malaysian weasel)

     Mustela strigidorsa (back-striped weasel)

     Mustela vison (American mink)

     Mustela macrodon (sea mink)

     Mustela putorius (European polecat)

     Mustela eversmanni (steppe polecat)

     Mustela nigripes (black-footed ferret)

     Vormela peregusna (marbled polecat)

     Martes foina (beech marten)

     Martes martes (European pine marten)

     Martes zibellina (sable)

     Martes melampus (Japanese marten)

     Martes americana (American pine marten)

     Martes pennanti (fisher)

     Martes flavigula (yellow-throated marten)

     Martes gwatkinsi (Nilgiri marten)

     Eira barbara (tayra)

     Galictis vittata (greater grison)

     Galictis cuja (little grison)

     Lyncodon patagonicus (Patagonian weasel)

     Ictonyx striatus (zorilla)

     Poecilictis libyca (North African striped weasel)

     Poecilogale albinucha (African striped weasel)

     Gulo gulo (wolverine)

     Mellivora capensis (honey badger)

     Meles meles (old world badger)

     Arctonyx collaris (hog badger)

     Mydaus javanensis (stink badger)

     Mydaus marchei (stink badger)

     Taxidea taxus (American badger)

     Melogale moschata (ferret badger)

     Melogale personata (ferret badger)

     Melogale orientalis (ferret badger)

     Melogale everetti (ferret badger)

     Spilogale pygmaea (spotted skunk)

     Spilogale gracilis (spotted skunk)

     Spilogale putorius (spotted skunk)

     Mephitis mephitis (striped skunk)

     Mephitis macroura (hooded skunk)

     Conepatus mesoleucus (hog-nosed skunk)

     Conepatus leuconotus (hog-nosed skunk)

     Conepatus semistriatus (hog-nosed skunk)

     Conepatus chinga (hog-nosed skunk)

     Conepatus humboldti (hog-nosed skunk)

     Lutra lutra (Old World river otter)

     Lutra sumatrana (hairy-nosed otter)

     Lutra maculicollis (spotted-necked otter)

     Lutrogale perspicillata (smooth-coated otter)

     Lontra canadensis (New World river otter)

     Lontra longicaudis (neotropical river otter)

     Lontra provocax (New World river otter)

     Lontra felina (marine otter)

     Pteronura brasiliensis (giant otter)

     Aonyx capensis (clawless otter)

     Aonyx congica (clawless otter)

     Aonyx cinerea (clawless otter)

     Enhydra lutris (sea otter)

 

Viverridae (civets, genets, linsangs) (34 spp)

 

     Viverra zibetha (oriental civet)

     Viverra tangalunga (oriental civet)

     Viverra megaspila (oriental civet)

     Civettictis civetta (African civet)

     Viverricula indica (lesser oriental civet)

     Genetta thierryi (genet)

     Genetta abyssinica (genet)

     Genetta johnstoni (genet)

     Genetta servalina (genet)

     Genetta victoriae (genet)

     Genetta genetta (genet)

     Genetta angolensis (genet)

     Genetta pardina (genet)

     Genetta maculata (genet)

     Genetta tigrina (genet)

     Osbornictis piscivora (aquatic genet)

     Poiana richardsoni (African linsang)

     Prionodon linsang (oriental linsang)

     Prionodon pardicolor (oriental linsang)

     Arctogalidia trivirgata (small-toothed palm civet)

     Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (palm civet)

     Paradoxurus lignicolor (palm civet)

     Paradoxurus zeylonensis (palm civet)

     Paradoxurus jerdoni (palm civet)

     Paguma larvata (masked palm civet)

     Macrogalidia musschenbroeki (Sulawesian palm civet)

     Arctictus binturong (binturong)

     Hemigalus derbyanus (banded palm civet)

     Diplogale hosei (Hose’s palm civet)

     Chrotogale owstoni (Owston’s palm civet)

     Cynogale bennettii (otter civet)

     Cynogale lowei (otter civet)

     Fossa fossana (Malagasy civet)

     Eupleres goudotii (falanouc)

 

Nandinia binotata (African palm civet)

 

Galidiinae (Malagasy mongooses) (5 spp)

 

     Galidia elegans (Malagasy ring-tailed mongoose)

     Galidictis fasciata (Malagasy broad-striped mongooses)

     Galidictis grandidieri (Malagasy broad-striped mongooses)

     Mungotictis decemlineata (Malagasy narrow-striped mongoose)

     Salanoia concolor (Malagasy brown-tailed mongoose)

 

Herpestinae (mongooses) (33 spp)

 

     Herpestes ichneumon

     Herpestes javanicus

     Herpestes edwardsii

     Herpestes smithii

     Herpestes fuscus

     Herpestes vitticollis

     Herpestes urva

     Herpestes semitorquatus

     Herpestes brachyurus

     Herpestes naso

     Galerella pulverulenta (cape gray mongoose)

     Galerella nigrita

     Galerella sanguinea (slender mongoose)

     Galerella ochracea

     Mungos gambianus (Gambian mongoose)

     Mungos mungo (banded mongoose)

     Cusimanses obscurus

     Cusimanses platycephalus

     Cusimanses alexandri

     Cusimanses ansorgei

     Liberiictis kuhni (Liberian mongoose)

     Helogale parvula (dwarf mongoose)

     Helogale hirtula (dwarf mongoose)

     Dologale dybowskii (African tropical savannah mongoose)

     Bdeogale crassicauda (black-legged mongoose)

     Bdeogale nigripes (black-legged mongoose)

     Bdeogale jacksoni (black-legged mongoose)

     Rhynchogale melleri (Meller’s mongoose)

     Ichneumia albicauda (white-tailed mongoose)

     Atilax paludinosus (marsh mongoose)

     Cynictis penicillata (yellow mongoose)

     Paracynictis selousi (gray meerkat)

     Suricata suricatta (suricate)

 

Cryptoprocta ferox (fossa)

 

Hyaenidae (aardwolf and hyenas) (4 spp)

 

     Hyaena hyaena (striped hyena)

     Crocuta crocuta (spotted hyena)

     Parahyaena brunnea (brown hyena)

     Proteles cristatus (aardwolf)

 

Felidae (cats) (38 spp)

 

     Felis silvestris (wild cat)

     Felis catus (domestic cat)

     Felis bieti (Chinese desert cat)

     Felis chaus (jungle cat)

     Felis margarita (sand cat)

     Felis nigripes (black-footed cat)

     Felis manul (Pallas's cat)

     Felis lynx (lynx)

     Felis pardina (Spanish lynx)

     Felis canadensis

     Felis rufus (bobcat)

     Felis caracal (caracal)

     Felis serval (serval)

     Felis marmorata (marbled cat)

     Felis badia (bay cat)

     Felis temmincki (Asian golden cat)

     Felis aurata (African golden cat)

     Felis bengalensis (leopard cat)

     Felis rubiginosa (rusty-spotted cat)

     Felis viverrina (fishing cat)

     Felis planiceps (flat-headed cat)

     Felis iriomotensis (Iriomote cat)

     Felis colocolo (pampas cat)

     Felis pardalis (ocelot)

     Felis wiedii (margay)

     Felis tigrina (little spotted cat)

     Felis geoffroyi (Geoffroy's cat)

     Felis guigna (kodkod)

     Felis jacobita (mountain cat)

     Felis yagouaroundi (jaguarundi)

     Felis concolor (cougar, puma, panther, mountain lion)

     Acinonyx jubatus (cheetah)

     Neofelis nebulosa (clouded leopard)

     Panthera tigris (tiger)

     Panthera uncia (snow leopard)

     Panthera pardus (leopard)

     Panthera onca (jaguar)

     Panthera leo (lion)