It is currently known that carnivorans are divided into twenty-five extant families under nine superfamilies, four infraorders, and two suborders
Out of the twenty-five extant families of carnivorans, only five have one extant species in each, and the five extant species of carnivoran that have families of their own are: 1) Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) - sole extant species of the family Ailuropodidae 2) Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - sole extant species of the family Odobenidae 3) Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) - sole extant species of the family Ailuridae 4) Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) - sole extant species of the family Protelidae 5) Feripaka (Nandinia binotata) - sole extant species of the family Nandiniidae
While the giant panda, walrus, red panda, aardwolf, and feripaka all have families of their own, they still belong to five superfamilies that also include families mostly fairly similar to them: 1) the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) belongs to the superfamily Ursoidea, which it shares with the bears (family Ursidae) 2) the Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) belongs to the superfamily Otarioidea, which it shares with the sea lions (subfamily Otariinae) and fur seals (subfamily Arctocephalinae) of the family Otariidae 3) the Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) belongs to the superfamily Procyonoidea, which it shares with the raccoons (genus Procyon) and bassarisks (genus Bassariscus) of the family Procyonidae, coatis (genera Nasua and Nasuella), kinkajou (Potos flavus), olingos (genus Bassaricyon), and olinguito (Alopecella neblina) of the family Nasuidae, in addition to the skunks (subfamily Mephitinae) and sigungs (genus Mydaus) of the family Mephitidae 4) the Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) belongs to the superfamily Hyaenoidea, which it shares with the hyenas (family Hyaenidae) as well as the extinct families Lophocyonidae and Percrocutidae 5) the Feripaka (Nandinia binotata) belongs to the superfamily Viverroidea, which is the largest and most diverse of the nine extant carnivoran superfamilies and contains all extant feliforms other than cats, hyenas, and aardwolves and which it shares with the linsangs (genus Prionodon) of the monotypic family Prionodontidae, oyans (genus Poiana) of the monotypic family Poianidae, genets (genus Genetta) of the monotypic family Genettidae, civets (family Viverridae), mongooses (family Herpestidae), and malagasy carnivorans (family Eupleridae)
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It is currently known that carnivorans are divided into twenty-five extant families under nine superfamilies, four infraorders, and two suborders
Out of the twenty-five extant families of carnivorans, only five have one extant species in each, and the five extant species of carnivoran that have families of their own are:
1) Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) - sole extant species of the family Ailuropodidae
2) Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - sole extant species of the family Odobenidae
3) Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) - sole extant species of the family Ailuridae
4) Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) - sole extant species of the family Protelidae
5) Feripaka (Nandinia binotata) - sole extant species of the family Nandiniidae
While the giant panda, walrus, red panda, aardwolf, and feripaka all have families of their own, they still belong to five superfamilies that also include families mostly fairly similar to them:
1) the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) belongs to the superfamily Ursoidea, which it shares with the bears (family Ursidae)
2) the Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) belongs to the superfamily Otarioidea, which it shares with the sea lions (subfamily Otariinae) and fur seals (subfamily Arctocephalinae) of the family Otariidae
3) the Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) belongs to the superfamily Procyonoidea, which it shares with the raccoons (genus Procyon) and bassarisks (genus Bassariscus) of the family Procyonidae, coatis (genera Nasua and Nasuella), kinkajou (Potos flavus), olingos (genus Bassaricyon), and olinguito (Alopecella neblina) of the family Nasuidae, in addition to the skunks (subfamily Mephitinae) and sigungs (genus Mydaus) of the family Mephitidae
4) the Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) belongs to the superfamily Hyaenoidea, which it shares with the hyenas (family Hyaenidae) as well as the extinct families Lophocyonidae and Percrocutidae
5) the Feripaka (Nandinia binotata) belongs to the superfamily Viverroidea, which is the largest and most diverse of the nine extant carnivoran superfamilies and contains all extant feliforms other than cats, hyenas, and aardwolves and which it shares with the linsangs (genus Prionodon) of the monotypic family Prionodontidae, oyans (genus Poiana) of the monotypic family Poianidae, genets (genus Genetta) of the monotypic family Genettidae, civets (family Viverridae), mongooses (family Herpestidae), and malagasy carnivorans (family Eupleridae)
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