List of species in order Carnivora

This list contains the species in order Carnivora.

Suborder Feliformia (cat-like carnivores)

Domestic cat

Family Felidae (cats)

Subfamily Felinae (small and medium sized cats)

Subfamily Pantherinae (large cats)

Family Viverridae (civets)

Subfamily Paradoxurinae

Subfamily Hemigalinae

Subfamily Prionodontinae

Subfamily Viverrinae

Family Eupleridae (Malagasy carnivores)

Subfamily Euplerinae

Subfamily Galidiinae

Family Nandiniidae (African palm civet)

Family Herpestidae (mongooses)

Family Hyaenidae (hyenas)

Suborder Caniformia (dog-like carnivores)

Family Ailuridae

Family Canidae (foxes, wolves, coyotes, dogs, jackals, and the dhole)

Domestic dog
Gray wolf

Family Ursidae (bears)

Family Procyonidae (ringtail, cacomistle, raccoons, coatis, kinkajou, and olingos)

Common raccoon

Family Mustelidae (weasels, mink, polecats, ferrets, martens, wolverine, badgers, and otters)

Family Mephitidae (skunks and stink badgers)

Clade Pinnipeda

Superfamily Otarioidea

Family Otariidae (eared seals, sea lions)
Family Odobenidae (walrus)

Family Phocidae (earless seals, true seals)

†=Extinct

See also

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