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Feliformia is a
suborder within the
order Carnivora consisting of "cat-like" carnivorans,
including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses, viverrids...
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Viverroidea is a
clade within Feliformia,
containing both the
family Viverridae, and the
superfamily Herpestoidea.
Infraorder Viverroidea Family Viverridae...
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synonymous with
Feliformia (more
specifically either Feliformia sensu stricto, i. e.
crown Feliformia, or
Feliformia sensu lato, i. e. Pan-
Feliformia); or cat-like...
- with the Felidae, Viverridae,
hyenas and mongooses, they
constitute the
Feliformia. All
members of the cat
family have the
following characteristics in common:...
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Caniformia stands in
contrast to the
other suborder of Carnivora, the
Feliformia ("cat-like" carnivorans), the
center of
diversification of
which was in...
- in-general. Instead, many
members are
classified into
different families of
Feliformia, such as
Barbourofelidae and Nimravidae; the
oxyaenid "creodont" genera...
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considered closely related and
classified as a
distinct family in the
suborder Feliformia.
Fossils have been
dated from the
Middle Eocene through the Late Miocene...
- "Comprehensive
species set
revealing the
phylogeny and
biogeography of
Feliformia (Mammalia, Carnivora)
based on
mitochondrial DNA". PLOS ONE. 12 (3): e0174902...
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diversity of
shapes and sizes.
Carnivora are
divided into two suborders, the
Feliformia,
containing the true
felids and
several "cat-like" animals; and the Caniformia...
- 131 genera.
Carnivora can be
divided into two suborders: the cat-like
Feliformia and the dog-like Caniformia,
which are
differentiated largely based on...
