ZOOL 446: Carnivores Part A

Order of the dogs, cats, hyenas, and mongooses

Carnivora

Suborder of cats, hyenas, and mongooses

Feliformia

Scientific name of the Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Family of the Domestic Cat

Felidae

Scientific name of the Canadian Lynx

Lynx canadensis

Family of the Canadian Lynx

Felidae

Scientific name of the Bobcat

Lynx rufus

Family of the Bobcat

Felidae

Scientific name of the Lion

Panthera leo

Family of the Lion

Felidae

Scientific name of the Jaguar

Panthera onca

Family of the Jaguar

Felidae

Scientific name of the Leopard

Panthera pardus

Family of the Leopard

Felidae

Scientific name of the Tiger

Panthera tigris

Family of the Tiger

Felidae

Scientific name of the Cougar

Puma concolor

Family of the Cougar

Felidae

Scientific name of the Spotted Hyena

Crocuta crocuta

Family of the Spotted Hyena

Hyaenidae

Scientific name of the Indian Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Family of the Indian Mongoose

Herpestidae

Suborder of the coyotes, wolves, and foxes

Caniformia

Scientific name of the Grey Wolf

Canis lupus lupus

Family of the Grey Wolf

Canidae

Scientific name of the Domestic Dog

Canis lupus familiaris

Family of the Domestic Dog

Canidae

Scientific name of the Red Wolf

Canis rufus

Family of the Red Wolf

Canidae

Scientific name of the Coyote

Canis latrans

Family of the Coyote

Canidae

Scientific name of the Northern Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Family of the Northern Gray Fox

Canidae

Scientific name of the Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Family of the Red Fox

Canidae