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Atilax	Marsh Mongoose (A. paludinosus)

Bdeogale	Bushy-tailed Mongoose (B. crassicauda) · Jackson's Mongoose (B. jacksoni) · Black-footed Mongoose (B. nigripes)

Crossarchus	Alexander's Kusimanse (C. alexandri) · Angolan Kusimanse (C. ansorgei) · Common Kusimanse (C. obscurus) · Flat-headed Kusimanse (C. platycephalus)

Cynictis	Yellow Mongoose (C. penicillata)

Dologale	Pousargues's Mongoose (D. dybowskii)

Galerella	Angolan Slender Mongoose (G. flavescens) · Somalian Slender Mongoose (G. ochracea) · Cape Gray Mongoose (G. pulverulenta) · Slender Mongoose (G. sanguinea)

Helogale	Ethiopian Dwarf Mongoose (H. hirtula) · Common Dwarf Mongoose (H. parvula)

Herpestes	Short-tailed Mongoose (H. brachyurus) · Indian Gray Mongoose (H. edwardsii) · Indian Brown Mongoose (H. fuscus) · Egyptian Mongoose (H. ichneumon) · Small Asian Mongoose (H. javanicus) · Long-nosed Mongoose (H. naso) · Collared Mongoose (H. semitorquatus) · Ruddy Mongoose (H. smithii) · Crab-eating Mongoose (H. urva) · Stripe-necked Mongoose (H. vitticollis)

Ichneumia	White-tailed Mongoose (I. albicauda)

Liberiictus	Liberian Mongoose (L. kuhni)

Mungos	Gambian Mongoose (M. gambianus) · Banded Mongoose (M. mungo)

Paracynictis	Selous' Mongoose (P. selousi)

Rhynchogale	Meller's Mongoose (R. melleri)

Suricata	Meerkat (S. suricatta)

Hyaenidae
(Hyenas)

Crocuta	Spotted Hyena (C. crocuta)

Hyaena	Brown Hyena (H. brunnea) · Striped Hyena (H. hyaena)

Proteles	Aardwolf (P. cristatus)

Felidae

Large family listed below

Viverridae

Large family listed below

Eupleridae

Small family listed below

Family Felidae

Felinae

Acinonyx	Cheetah (A. jubatus)

Caracal	Caracal (C. caracal)

Pardofelis	Marbled Cat (P. marmorata) · Bay Cat (P. badia) · Asian Golden Cat (P. temminckii)

Felis	Chinese Mountain Cat (F. bieti) · Cat (F. catus) · Jungle Cat (F. chaus) · Pallas' Cat (F. manul) · Sand Cat (F. margarita) · Black-footed Cat (F. nigripes) · Wildcat (F. silvestris)

Leopardus	Pantanal Cat (L. braccatus) · Colocolo (L. colocolo) · Geoffroy's Cat (L. geoffroyi) · Kodkod (L. guigna) · Andean Mountain Cat (L. jacobitus) · Pampas Cat (L. pajeros) · Ocelot (L. pardalis) · Oncilla (L. tigrinus) · Margay (L. wiedii)

Leptailurus	Serval (L. serval)

Lynx	Canadian Lynx (L. canadensis) · Eurasian Lynx (L. lynx) · Iberian Lynx (L. pardinus) · Bobcat (L. rufus)

Prionailurus	Leopard Cat (P. bengalensis) · Iriomote Cat (P. iriomotensis) · Flat-headed Cat (P. planiceps) · Rusty-spotted Cat (P. rubiginosus) · Fishing Cat (P. viverrinus)

Profelis	African Golden Cat (P. aurata)

Puma	Cougar (P. concolor) · Jaguarundi (P. yagouaroundi)

Pantherinae

Panthera	Lion (P. leo) · Jaguar (P. onca) · Leopard (P. pardus) · Tiger (P. tigris)

Uncia	Snow leopard (U. uncia)

Neofelis	Clouded leopard (N. nebulosa) · Sunda Clouded Leopard (N. diardi)

Family Viverridae (includes Civets)

Paradoxurinae

Hemigalinae

Chrotogale	Owston's Palm Civet (C. owstoni)

Cynogale	Otter Civet (C. bennettii)

Diplogale	Hose's Palm Civet (D. hosei)

Hemigalus	Banded Palm Civet (H. derbyanus)

Prionodontinae
(Asiatic linsangs)

Prionodon

Banded Linsang (P. linsang) · Spotted Linsang (P. pardicolor)

Viverrinae

Family Eupleridae

Suborder Caniformia (cont. below)

Ursidae
(Bears)

Mephitidae
(Skunks)

Conepatus (Hog-nosed skunks)	Molina's hog-nosed skunk (C. chinga) · Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk (C. humboldtii) · American hog-nosed skunk (C. leuconotus) · Striped hog-nosed skunk (C. semistriatus)

Mephitis	Hooded skunk (M. macroura) · Striped skunk (M. mephitis)

Mydaus	Sunda Stink Badger (M. javanensis) · Palawan Stink Badger (M. marchei)

Spilogale (Spotted skunks)	Southern Spotted Skunk (S. angustifrons) · Western Spotted Skunk (S. gracilis) · Eastern Spotted Skunk (S. putorius) · Pygmy Spotted Skunk (S. pygmaea)

Procyonidae

Bassaricyon (Olingos)	Allen's Olingo (B. alleni) · Beddard's Olingo (B. beddardi) · Bushy-tailed olingo (B. gabbii) · Harris's Olingo (B. lasius) · Chiriqui Olingo (B. pauli)

Bassariscus	Ring-tailed Cat (B. astutus) · Cacomistle (B. sumichrasti)

Nasua (Coatis inclusive)	White-nosed Coati (N. narica) · South American Coati (N. nasua)

Nasuella (Coatis inclusive)	Western Mountain Coati (N. olivacea) · Eastern Mountain Coati (N. meridensis)

Potos	Kinkajou (P. flavus)

Procyon	Crab-eating Raccoon (P. cancrivorus) · Raccoon (P. lotor) · Cozumel Raccoon (P. pygmaeus)

Ailuridae

Ailurus

Red panda (A. fulgens)

Suborder Caniformia (cont. above)

Otariidae
(Eared seals)
(includes fur seals
and sea lions)
(Pinniped inclusive)

Odobenidae
(Pinniped inclusive)

Odobenus

Walrus (O. rosmarus)

Phocidae
(Earless seals)
(Pinniped inclusive)

Canidae

Large family listed below

Mustelidae

Large family listed below

Family Canidae

Atelocynus	Short-eared Dog (A. microtis)

Canis	Side-striped Jackal (C. adustus) · Golden Jackal (C. aureus) · Coyote (C. latrans) · Gray Wolf (C. lupus) · Dog (C. lupus familiaris) · Black-backed Jackal (C. mesomelas) · Red Wolf (C. rufus) · Ethiopian Wolf (C. simensis)

Cerdocyon	Crab-eating Fox (C. thous)

Chrysocyon	Maned Wolf (C. brachyurus)

Cuon	Dhole (C. alpinus)

Lycalopex	Culpeo (L. culpaeus) · Darwin's Fox (L. fulvipes) · South American Gray Fox (L. griseus) · Pampas Fox (L. gymnocercus) · Sechuran Fox (L. sechurae) · Hoary Fox (L. vetulus)

Lycaon	African Wild Dog (L. pictus)

Nyctereutes	Raccoon Dog (N. procyonoides)

Otocyon	Bat-eared Fox (O. megalotis)

Speothos	Bush Dog (S. venaticus)

Urocyon	Gray Fox (U. cinereoargenteus) · Island Fox (U. littoralis)

Vulpes	Bengal Fox (V. bengalensis) · Blanford's Fox (V. cana) · Cape Fox (V. chama) · Corsac Fox (V. corsac) · Tibetan Sand Fox (V. ferrilata) · Arctic Fox (V. lagopus) · Kit Fox (V. macrotis) · Pale Fox (V. pallida) · Rüppell's Fox (V. rueppelli) · Swift Fox (V. velox) · Red Fox (V. vulpes) · Fennec Fox (V. zerda)

Family Mustelidae

Lutrinae
(Otters)

Mustelinae
(including Badgers)

Arctonyx	Hog Badger (A. collaris)

Eira	Tayra (E. barbara)

Galictis	Lesser Grison (G. cuja) · Greater Grison (G. vittata)

Gulo	Wolverine (G. gulo)

Ictonyx	Saharan Striped Polecat (I. libyca) · Striped Polecat (I. striatus)

Lyncodon	Patagonian Weasel (L. patagonicus)

Martes (Martens)	American Marten (M. americana) · Yellow-throated Marten (M. flavigula) · Beech Marten (M. foina) · Nilgiri Marten (M. gwatkinsii) · European Pine Marten (M. martes) · Japanese Marten (M. melampus) · Fisher (M. pennanti) · Sable (M. zibellina)

Meles	Japanese Badger (M. anakuma) · Asian Badger (M. leucurus) · European Badger (M. meles)

Mellivora	Honey Badger (M. capensis)

Melogale (Ferret-badgers)	Bornean Ferret-badger (M. everetti) · Chinese Ferret-badger (M. moschata) · Javan Ferret-badger (M. orientalis) · Burmese Ferret-badger (M. personata)

Mustela (Weasels)	Amazon Weasel (M. africana) · Mountain Weasel (M. altaica) · Stoat (M. erminea) · Steppe Polecat (M. eversmannii) · Colombian Weasel (M. felipei) · Long-tailed Weasel (M. frenata) · Japanese Weasel (M. itatsi) · Yellow-bellied Weasel (M. kathiah) · European Mink (M. lutreola) · Indonesian Mountain Weasel (M. lutreolina) · Black-footed Ferret (M. nigripes) · Least Weasel (M. nivalis) · Malayan Weasel (M. nudipes) · European Polecat (M. putorius) · Siberian Weasel (M. sibirica) · Back-striped Weasel (M. strigidorsa) · Egyptian Weasel (M. subpalmata)

Neovison (Minks)	American Mink (N. vison)

Poecilogale	African Striped Weasel (P. albinucha)

Taxidea	American Badger (T. taxus)

Vormela	Marbled Polecat (V. peregusna)

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