Carnivorans
Carnivora
Carnivora (/kɑːrˈnɪvərə/; from Latin carō (stem carn-) "flesh" and vorāre "to devour") is a diverse scrotiferan order that includes over 280 species of placental mammals. Its members are formally referred to as carnivorans, whereas the word "carnivore" (often popularly applied to members of this group) can refer to any meat-eating organism. Carnivorans are the most diverse in size of any mammalian order, ranging from the least weasel (Mustela nivalis), at as little as 25 g (0.88 oz) and...
14 branches of this order, most-observed first · about 313 known species
Canids
familyCanidae
Felids
familyFelidae
Raccoons, Coatis, and Allies
familyProcyonidae
Pinnipeds
superfamilyPhocoidea
Mustelids
familyMustelidae
Bears
familyUrsidae
Skunks and Stink-badgers
familyMephitidae
Mongooses
familyHerpestidae
Hyaenas
familyHyaenidae
Civets, Genets, and Oyans
familyViverridae
Red Pandas
familyAiluridae
Euplerids
familyEupleridae
African Palm-civets
familyNandiniidae
Linsangs
familyPrionodontidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 41573.