Lecture Notes on Order Carnivora

This set of flashcards covers key species and families within the order Carnivora, focusing particularly on their scientific classifications.

Order Carnivora

A diverse order of mammals that includes families such as Mephitidae, Mustelidae, and Procyonidae.

Family Mephitidae

A family within the order Carnivora that includes the striped skunk.

Striped skunk

A species in the family Mephitidae, scientific name Mephitis mephitis.

Family Mustelidae

A family within the order Carnivora that includes weasels, minks, otters, and badgers.

Ermine

Also known as the short-tailed weasel, scientifically referred to as Mustela erminea.

Long-tailed weasel

A species of weasel in the family Mustelidae, known scientifically as Neogale frenata.

Least weasel

The smallest member of the weasel family, scientifically named Mustela nivalis.

American mink

A species in the family Mustelidae known by its scientific name Neogale vison.

American badger

A medium-sized mammal in the family Mustelidae, referred to scientifically as Taxidea taxus.

American Marten

A small carnivorous mammal in the family Mustelidae, known as Martes americana.

Fisher

A medium-sized mammal in the weasel family, scientifically termed Pekania pennanti.

Northern river otter

A semi-aquatic mammal in the family Mustelidae, known scientifically as Lontra canadensis.

Wolverine

A robust carnivorous mammal in the family Mustelidae, with the scientific name Gulo gulo.

Family Procyonidae

A family of mammals within the order Carnivora that includes raccoons.

Raccoon

A common mammal in the family Procyonidae, scientifically called Procyon lotor.