Caniformia

Caniforms Temporal range: Palaeocene[source?]- Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
Families
Canidae (dogs and foxes) Arctoidea Mustelida Musteloidea Mephitidae (skunks and stink badgers) Mustelidae (weasels, otters, badgers) Procyonidae (raccoons, coatis, olingos) Ailuridae (red pandas) Pinnipedia Otarioidea Odobenidae (walrus) Otariidae (eared seals) Phocidae (earless seals) Ursoidea Ursidae (bears) Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs, extinct)

Caniformia is a suborder of the order Carnivora. It contains all the dog-like mammals: Like the cat-like Feliformia, these animals have claws that are able to contract. Good examples of carnivorous mammals include dogs, bears, weasels, skunks, raccoons, red pandas, walruses, seals, and the extinct bear-dogs.

The other suborder of Carnivora is the cat-like Feliformia.

Classification

• Suborder Caniformia ("dog-like")
  • Infraorder Cynoidea
    • Family Canidae Dogs, wolves, and foxes
  • Infraorder Arctoidea
    • Family Ursidae: Bears
    • Parvorder Mustelida
      • Superfamily Musteloidea
        • Family Ailuridae: Red Panda
        • Family Mephitidae: Skunks
        • Family Mustelidae: Weasels, Otters, and Badgers
        • Family Procyonidae: Raccoons
      • Clade Pinnipedia
        • Superfamily Otarioidea
          • Family Odobenidae: Walruses
          • Family Otariidae: Eared seals
        • Family Phocidae: Earless seals

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