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Carnivoran Species

Name all the species found within the order carnivora. This order includes cats, dogs, foxes, bears, hyenas, badgers, weasels, polecats, martens, mongooses, skunks, otters, raccoons, coatis, civets, genets and seals
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Suborder
Family
Genus
Species
Common name
Feliformia
Nandiniidae
Nandinia
binotata
African palm civet
Felidae
Neofelis
nebulosa
Clouded leopard
diardi
Sunda clouded leopard
Panthera
pardus
Leopard
tigris
Tiger
uncia
Snow leopard
leo
Lion
onca
Jaguar
Pardofelis
marmorata
Marbled cat
Catopuma
temminckii
Asian golden cat
badia
Bay cat
Leptailurus
serval
Serval
Caracal
caracal
Caracal
aurata
African golden cat
Leopardus
colocola
Pampas cat
jacobitus
Andean mountain cat
pardalis
Ocelot
wiedii
Margay
guigna
Kodkod
geoffroyi
Geoffroy's cat
tigrinus
Oncilla
guttulus
Southern tigrina
Lynx
rufus
Bobcat
canadensis
Canada lynx
lynx
Eurasian lynx
pardinus
Iberian lynx
Acinonyx
jubatus
Cheetah
Puma
concolor
Cougar
Herpailurus
yagouaroundi
Jaguarundi
Otocolobus
manul
Pallas's cat
Prionailurus
Rubiginosus
Rusty-spotted cat
Bengalensis
Leopard cat
Viverrinus
Fishing cat
Planiceps
Flat-headed cat
javanensis
Sunda leopard cat
Felis
chaus
Jungle cat
nigripes
Black-footed cat
margarita
Sand cat
bieti
Chinese mountain cat
lybica
African wildcat
silvestris
European wildcat
catus
Domestic cat
Prionodontidae
Prionodon
linsang
Banded linsang
pardicolor
Spotted linsang
Viverridae
Viverra
zibetha
Large Indian civet
tangalunga
Malayan civet
civettina
Malabar large-spotted civet
megaspila
Large-spotted civet
Viverricula
indica
Small Indian civet
Civettictis
civetta
African civet
Hemigalus
derbyanus
Banded palm civet
Cynogale
bennettii
Otter civet
Diplogale
hosei
Hose's palm civet
Chrotogale
owstoni
Owston's palm civet
Paradoxurus
hermaphroditus
Asian palm civet
zeylonensis
Golden palm civet
jerdoni
Brown palm civet
Arctictis
binturong
Binturong
Paguma
larvata
Masked palm civet
Macrogalidia
musschenbroekii
Sulawesi palm civet
Arctogalidia
trivirgata
Small-toothed palm civet
Genetta
genetta
Common genet
tigrina
Cape genet
felina
South African small-spotted genet
maculata
Rusty-spotted genet
pardina
Pardine genet
abyssinica
Abyssinian genet
poensis
King genet
servalina
Servaline genet
angolensis
Angolan genet
victoriae
Giant forest genet
thierryi
Haussa genet
johnstoni
Johnston's genet
piscivora
Aquatic genet
cristata
Crested servaline genet
schoutedeni
Schouteden's genet
bourloni
Bourlon's genet
Poiana
richardsonii
Central African oyan
leightoni
West African oyan
Hyaenidae
Hyaena
hyaena
Striped hyena
Parahyaena
brunnea
Brown hyena
Crocuta
crocuta
Spotted hyena
Proteles
cristata
Aardwolf
Herpestidae
Herpestes
ichneumos
Egyptian mongoose
edwardsii
Indian grey mongoose
javanicus
Javan mongoose
vitticollis
Stripe-necked mongoose
urva
Crab-eating mongoose
smithii
Ruddy mongoose
brachyurus
Short-tailed mongoose
fuscus
Indian brown mongoose
semitorquatus
Collared mongoose
naso
Long-nosed mongoose
Atilax
paludinosus
Marsh mongoose
Cynictis
penicillata
Yellow mongoose
Ichneumia
albicauda
White-tailed mongoose
Bdeogale
crassicauda
Bushy-tailed mongoose
nigripes
Black-footed mongoose
jacksoni
Jackson's mongoose
Galerella
sanguinea
Slender mongoose
pulverulenta
Cape grey mongoose
ochracea
Somalian slender mongoose
flavescens
Angolan slender mongoose
nigrata
Black mongoose
Rhynchogale
melleri
Meller's mongoose
Paracynictis
selousi
Selous's mongoose
Mungos
mungo
Banded mongoose
gambianus
Gambian mongoose
Suricata
suricatta
Meerkat
Crossarchus
obscurus
Common kusimanse
alexandri
Alexander's kusimanse
ansorgei
Angolan kusimanse
platycephalus
Flat-headed kusimanse
Helogale
parvula
Common dwarf mongoose
hirtula
Ethiopian dwarf mongoose
Dologale
dybowskii
Pousargues's mongoose
Liberiictis
kuhni
Liberian mongoose
Eupleridae
Cryptoprocta
ferox
Fossa
Eupleres
goudotii
Eastern falanouc
major
Western falanouc
Fossa
fossana
Malagasy civet
Galidia
elegans
Ring-tailed vontsira
Galidictis
fasciata
Broad-striped malagasy mongoose
grandidieri
Grandidier's mongoose
Mungotictis
decemlineata
Narrow-striped mongoose
Salanoia
durrelli
Durrell's vontsira
concolor
Brown-tailed mongoose
Caniformia
Canidae
Canis
adustus
Side-striped jackal
anthus
African golden wolf
aureus
Golden jackal
latrans
Coyote
lupus
Grey wolf
mesomelas
Black-backed jackal
simensis
Ethiopian wolf
Cuon
alpinus
Dhole
Lycaon
pictus
African wild dog
Atelocynus
microtis
Short-eared dog
Cerdocyon
thous
Crab-eating fox
Chrysocyon
brachyurus
Maned wolf
Lycalopex
culpaeus
Culpeo
fulvipes
Darwin's fox
griseus
South American grey fox
gymnocercus
Pampas fox
sechurae
Sechuran fox
vetulus
Hoary fox
Speothos
venaticus
Bush dog
Nyctereutes
procyonoides
Raccoon dog
Otocyon
megalotis
Bat-eared fox
Vulpes
bengalensis
Bengal fox
cana
Blanford's fox
chama
Cape fox
corsac
Corsac fox
ferrilata
Tibetan sand fox
lagopus
Arctic fox
macrotis
Kit fox
pallida
Pale fox
rueppellii
Rüppell's fox
velox
Swift fox
vulpes
Red fox
zerda
Fennec fox
Urocyon
cinereoargenteus
Grey fox
littoralis
Island fox
Ursidae
Ailuropoda
melanoleuca
Giant panda
Tremarctos
ornatus
Spectacled bear
Helarctos
malayanus
Sun bear
Melursus
ursinus
Sloth bear
Ursus
americanus
American black bear
thibetanus
Asian black bear
arctos
Brown bear
maritimus
Polar bear
Odobenidae
Odobenus
rosmarus
Walrus
Otariidae
Arctocephalus
gazella
Antarctic fur seal
townsendi
Guadalupe fur seal
philippii
Juan Fernández fur seal
galapagoensis
Galápagos fur seal
pusillus
Brown fur seal
forsteri
New Zealand fur seal
tropicalis
Subantarctic fur seal
australis
South American fur seal
Callorhinus
ursinus
Northern fur seal
Eumetopias
jubatus
Steller sea lion
Neophoca
cinerea
Australian sea lion
Otaria
flavescens
South American sea lion
Phocarctos
hookeri
New Zealand sea lion
Zalophus
californianus
California sea lion
wollebaeki
Galápagos sea lion
Phocidae
Monachus
monachus
Mediterranean monk seal
Neomonachus
schauinslandi
Hawaiian monk seal
Mirounga
angustirostris
Northern elephant seal
leonina
Southern elephant seal
Ommatophoca
rossi
Ross seal
Lobodon
carcinophagus
Crabeater seal
Hydrurga
leptonyx
Leopard seal
Leptonychotes
weddellii
Weddell seal
Cystophora
cristata
Hooded seal
Erignathus
barbatus
Bearded seal
Phoca
vitulina
Harbor seal
largha
Spotted seal
Pusa
hispida
Ringed seal
sibirica
Baikal seal
caspica
Caspian seal
Pagophilus
groenlandicus
Harp seal
Histriophoca
fasciata
Ribbon seal
Halichoerus
grypus
Grey seal
Mephitidae
Conepatus
chinga
Molina's hog-nosed skunk
humboldtii
Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk
leuconotus
American hog-nosed skunk
semistriatus
Striped hog-nosed skunk
Mephitis
macroura
Hooded skunk
mephitis
Striped skunk
Mydaus
javanensis
Sunda stink badger
marchei
Palawan stink badger
Spilogale
angustifrons
Southern spotted skunk
gracilis
Western spotted skunk
putorius
Eastern spotted skunk
pygmaea
Pygmy spotted skunk
Ailuridae
Ailurus
fulgens
Red panda
Procyonidae
Procyon
cancrivorus
Crab-eating raccoon
pygmaeus
Cozumel raccoon
lotor
Common raccoon
Nasua
nasua
South American coati
narica
White-nosed coati
Nasuella
olivacea
Western mountain coati
meridensis
Eastern mountain coati
Bassariscus
astutus
Ringtail
sumichrasti
Cacomistle
Potos
flavus
Kinkajou
Bassaricyon
gabbii
Northern olingo
alleni
Eastern lowland olingo
medius
Western lowland olingo
neblina
Olinguito
Mustelidae
Taxidea
taxus
American badger
Mellivora
capensis
Honey badger
Arctonyx
collaris
Hog badger
Meles
anakuma
Japanese badger
leucurus
Asian badger
meles
European badger
Melogale
everetti
Bornean ferret-badger
moschata
Chinese ferret-badger
orientalis
Javan ferret-badger
personata
Burmese ferret-badger
cucphuongensis
Vietnam ferret-badger
Eira
barbara
Tayra
Gulo
gulo
Wolverine
Martes
americana
American marten
flavigula
Yellow-throated marten
foina
Beech marten
gwatkinsii
Nilgiri marten
martes
European pine marten
melampus
Japanese marten
zibellina
Sable
Pekania
pennanti
Fisher
Galictis
vittata
Greater grison
cuja
Lesser grison
Ictonyx
striatus
Striped polecat
libycus
Saharan striped polecat
Lyncodon
patagonicus
Patagonian weasel
Poecilogale
albinucha
African striped weasel
Vormela
peregusna
Marbled polecat
Aonyx
capensis
African clawless otter
Amblonyx
cinerea
Oriental small-clawed otter
Enhydra
lutris
Sea otter
Lontra
canadensis
North American river otter
provocax
Southern river otter
longicaudis
Neotropical otter
felina
Marine otter
Lutra
lutra
Eurasian otter
sumatrana
Hairy-nosed otter
Hydrictis
maculicollis
Spotted-necked otter
Lutrogale
perspicillata
Smooth-coated otter
Pteronura
brasiliensis
Giant otter
Mustela
altaica
Mountain weasel
erminea
Stoat
eversmannii
Steppe polecat
itatsi
Japanese weasel
kathiah
Yellow-bellied weasel
lutreola
European mink
lutreolina
Indonesian mountain weasel
nigripes
Black-footed ferret
nivalis
Least weasel
nudipes
Malayan Weasel
putorius
European polecat
sibirica
Siberian weasel
strigidorsa
Back-striped weasel
subpalmata
Egyptian weasel
Neogale
africana
Amazon weasel
felipei
Colombian weasel
frenata
Long-tailed weasel
vison
American mink
4 Comments
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Level 63
Aug 17, 2023
So good! Can I make Russian version of this (or maybe can I be co-author with you of this)?
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Level 75
Aug 17, 2023
Absolutely you can! No need to ask. I don't know how co-authorship would work on here so feel free to let me know if and how I can help
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Level 63
Aug 17, 2023
Thanks!

You need to copy the quiz, go to edit and click on the "collaborate" button, and then find my nickname

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Level 75
Aug 18, 2023
Alright that's done. You should be able to edit it now