Biology:Viverroidea
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Short description: Infraorder of carnivores
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Infraorder: | Aeluroidea |
| Parvorder: | Viverroidea Gray, 1821 |
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Viverroidea is a clade within Feliformia, containing both the family Viverridae, and the superfamily Herpestoidea.
Classification
- Infraorder Viverroidea
- Family Viverridae (civets and allies)[1]
- Superfamily Herpestoidea
- Family Eupleridae (Malagasy carnivorans)
- Family Herpestidae (mongooses and allies)
- Family Hyaenidae (hyenas and aardwolf)
- Family †Lophocyonidae
- Family †Percrocutidae
Phylogenetic tree
The phylogenetic relationships of Viverroidea are shown in the following cladogram:[2]
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References
- ↑ Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". in Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 548–559. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=14000270.
- ↑ Barycka, E. (2007). "Evolution and systematics of the feliform Carnivora". Mammalian Biology 72 (5): 257–282. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2006.10.011.
Wikidata ☰ Q9776562 entry
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