List of species in order Carnivora

This list contains the species in order Carnivora.

Suborder Feliformia (cat-like carnivores)

Cheetah

Cat

Ocelot

Caracal

Eurasian lynx

Leopard cat

Family Felidae (cats)

Subfamily Felinae (small and medium sized cats)

• Genus Acinonyx
  • Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
• Genus Caracal
  • Caracal (Caracal caracal)
  • African golden cat (Caracal aurata)
• Genus Catopuma
  • Bay cat (Catopuma badia)
  • Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii)
• Genus Felis
  • Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti)
  • Domestic cat (Felis catus)
  • Jungle cat (Felis chaus)
  • 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 Otocolobus
  • Pallas's cat (Otocolobus manul)
• 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 Puma
  • Cougar (Puma concolor)
  • Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi)

Subfamily Pantherinae (large cats)

Tiger

• 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)
  • Snow leopard (Panthera uncia)

Family Viverridae (civets)

Binturong

Asian palm civet

Common genet

Banded palm civet

African civet

Angolan genet

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 (Malagasy carnivores)

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 (African palm civet)

• Genus Nandinia
  • African palm civet (Nandinia binotata)

Family Herpestidae (mongooses)

• 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
  • Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)

Family Hyaenidae (hyenas)

• Genus Crocuta
  • Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
• Genus Hyaena
  • Brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea)
  • Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena)
• Genus Proteles
  • Aardwolf (Proteles cristata)

Suborder Caniformia (dog-like carnivores)

Family Ailuridae

Red panda

• Genus Ailurus
  • Red panda (A. fulgens)

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

Red fox

Fennec fox

South American gray fox

Crab-eating fox

• 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)†
• 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

Domestic dog

Gray wolf

• • Ethiopian wolf (C. simensis)
  • Side-striped jackal (C. adustus)
  • Black-backed jackal (C. mesomelas)
  • Golden jackal (C. aureus)
  • African golden wolf (C. anthus)
  • 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 (bears)

Brown bear

Giant panda

• 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, raccoons, coatis, kinkajou, and olingos)

Ring-tailed cat

Common raccoon

White-nosed coati

• Genus Bassariscus
  • Ring-tailed cat (Bassariscus astutus)
  • Cacomistle (Bassariscus 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 (Nasua narica)
  • Cozumel Island coati (Nasua nelsoni)
  • South American coati (Nasua nasusa)
• Genus Nasuella
  • Mountain coati (N. olivacea)
• Genus Potos
  • Kinkajou (P. flavus)
• Genus Bassaricyon
  • Northern olingo (B. gabbii)
  • Eastern lowland olingo (B. alleni)
  • Western lowland olingo (B. medius)
  • Olinguito (B. neblina)

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

• 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)
  • Malayan weasel (M. nudipes)
  • Back-striped weasel (M. strigidorsa)
  • European polecat (M. putorius)
  • Steppe polecat (M. eversmannii)
  • Black-footed ferret (M. nigripes)
• Genus Neovison
  • American mink (N. vison)
  • Sea mink (N. macrodon)†
• 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 seals, sea lions)

• 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)
  • Subantarctic fur seal (A. tropicalis)
  • Antarctic fur seal (A. gazella)
  • Australian 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 seals, true seals)

• 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 (skunks)

• 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)

†=Extinct

See also

• Mammal classification