List of species in order Carnivora

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This list contains the species in order Carnivora.

Suborder Feliformia (cat-like carnivores)

Cheetah

Domestic cat

Ocelot

Caracal

Eurasian lynx

Leopard cat

Family Felidae (cats)

Main page: Biology:List of felids

Subfamily Felinae (small and medium sized cats)

Genus Acinonyx
- Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
Genus Caracal
- Caracal (Caracal caracal)
- African golden cat (Caracal aurata)
Genus Catopuma
- Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii)
- Bay cat (Catopuma badia)
Genus Felis
- European wildcat (Felis silvestris)
- African wildcat (Felis lybica)
- Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti)
- Domestic cat (Felis catus)
- Jungle cat (Felis chaus)
- Sand cat (Felis margarita)
- Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes)
Genus Herpailurus
- Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi)
Genus Leopardus
- Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi)
- Kodkod (Leopardus guigna)
- Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobitus)
- Pampas cat (Leopardus colocola)
- Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
- Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)
- Southern tigrina (Leopardus guttulus)
- 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)
- Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis)
- Flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps)
- Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)
- Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
Genus Puma
- Cougar (Puma concolor)

Subfamily Pantherinae (large cats)

Tiger

Genus Neofelis
- Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
- Sunda 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)

Main page: Biology:List of canids

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
- Gray fox (U. cinereoargenteus)
- Island 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)

Main page: Biology:List of procyonids

Ring-tailed cat

Common raccoon

White-nosed coati

Genus Bassariscus
- Ring-tailed cat (Bassariscus astutus)
- Cacomistle (Bassariscus sumichrasti)
Genus Procyon (genus)
- 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)

Main page: Biology:List of mustelids

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)
- Asian badger (M. leurcurus)
- Japanese badger (M. anakuma)
Genus Arctonyx
- Hog badger (A. collaris)
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 Mephitidae (skunks and stink badgers)

Genus Spilogale
- Pygmy spotted skunk (S. pygmaea)
- Eastern spotted skunk (S. putorius)
- Western spotted skunk (S. gracilis)
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)
Genus Mydaus
- Sunda stink badger (M. javanensis)
- Palawan stink badger (M. marchei)

Clade Pinnipeda

Superfamily Otarioidea

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)

†=Extinct