* Order Carnivora
o Suborder Feliformia ("Cat-like")
+ Family Felidae: cats; 37 species in 18 genera
+ Family Herpestidae: mongooses and allies; 35 species in 17 genera
+ Family Hyaenidae: hyenas and aardwolf; 4 species in 4 genera
+ Family Nandiniidae: African palm civets
+ Family Nimravidae: false sabre-tooths (extinct)
+ Family Viverridae: civets and allies; 35 species in 20 genera
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o Suborder Caniformia ("Dog-like")
+ Family Ailuridae: red panda; 1 species in 1 genus.
+ Family Amphicyonidae: beardogs (extinct)
+ Family Canidae: dogs and allies; 35 species in 10 genera
+ Family Mephitidae: skunks; 10 species in 3 genera
+ Family Mustelidae: weasels, ferrets, badgers, and otters; 55 species in 24 genera
+ Family Odobenidae: Walruses
+ Family Otariidae: sea lions, eared seals, fur seals
+ Family Phocidae: true seals
+ Family Procyonidae: raccoons and allies; 19 species in 6 genera
+ Family Ursidae: bears; 8 species in 4 genera