Viverroidea

Viverroids
Temporal range: Late Eocene, 34–0 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Infraorder: Aeluroidea
Parvorder: Viverroidea
Gray, 1821
Families
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Viverroidea is a clade within Feliformia, containing both the family Viverridae, and the superfamily Herpestoidea.

Classification

Phylogenetic tree

The phylogenetic relationships of Viverroidea are shown in the following cladogram:[2]

 Viverroidea 

Viverridae (viverrids)

 Herpestoidea 
 Herpestidae 

Herpestidae (mongooses)

Eupleridae (Malagasy mongooses)

 sensu lato 
 Hyaenidae 
 sensu lato 

References

  1. ^ Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 548–559. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Barycka, E. (2007). "Evolution and systematics of the feliform Carnivora". Mammalian Biology. 72 (5): 257–282. Bibcode:2007MamBi..72..257B. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2006.10.011.
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