Order: Carnivora (Carnivores)

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Family: Herpestidae (Mongooses)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Atilax paludinosusMarsh Mongoose
Bdeogale crassicaudaBushy-tailed Mongoose
Bdeogale jacksoniJackson's Mongoose
Bdeogale nigripesBlack-footed Mongoose
Crossarchus alexandriAlexander's Cusimanse
Crossarchus ansorgeiAnsorge's Cusimanse
Crossarchus obscurusLong-nosed Cusimanse
Crossarchus platycephalusFlat-headed Cusimanse
Cynictis penicillataYellow Mongoose
Dologale dybowskiiPousargues's Mongoose
Galerella flavescensAngolan Slender Mongoose
Galerella ochraceaSomalian Slender Mongoose
Galerella pulverulentaCape Grey Mongoose
Galerella sanguineaSlender Mongoose
Helogale hirtulaDesert Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvulaDesert Mongoose
Herpestes brachyurusShort-tiled Mongoose
Herpestes edwardsiiIndian Grey Mongoose
Herpestes fuscusBrown Mongoose
Herpestes ichneumonEgyptian Mongoose
Herpestes javanicusIndian Mongoose
Herpestes nasoLong-nosed Mongoose
Herpestes palustrisBengal Mongoose
Herpestes semitorquatusCollared Mongoose
Herpestes smithiiRuddy Mongoose
Herpestes urvaCrab-eating Mongoose
Herpestes vitticollisStriped-necked Mongoose
Ichneumia albicaudaWhite-tailed Mongoose
Liberiictis kuhniLiberian Mongoose
Mungos gambianusGambian Mongoose
Mungos mungoBanded Mongoose
Paracynictis selousiSelous's Mongoose
Rhynchogale melleriMeller's Mongoose
Suricata suricattaMeerkat

Family: Hyaenidae (Hyenas)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Crocuta crocutaSpotted Hyena
Hyaena brunneaBrown Hyena
Hyaena hyaenaStriped Hyena
Proteles cristatusAardwolf

Family: Mephitidae (Skunks and Stink Badgers)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Conepatus chingaAndes Skunk
Conepatus humboldtiiPatagonian Skunk
Conepatus leuconotusEastern Hog-nosed Skunk
Conepatus semistriatusStriped Hog-nosed Skunk
Mephitis macrouraHooded Skunk
Mephitis mephitisStriped Skunk
Mydaus javanensisTeledu
Mydaus marcheiPalawan Stink Badger
Spilogale angustifronsSouthern Spotted Skunk
Spilogale gracilisWestern Spotted Skunk
Spilogale interrupta Plains Spotted Skunk
Spilogale leucopariaDesert Spotted Skunk
Spilogale putoriusEastern Spotted Skunk
Spilogale pygmaeaPygmy Spotted Skunk
Spilogale yucatanensisYucatan Spotted Skunk

Family: Mustelidae (Badgers, Otters and Weasels)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Amblonyx cinereusOriental Small-clawed Otter
Aonyx capensisAfrican Clawless Otter
Aonyx congicusCongo Clawless Otter
Arctonyx albogularisNorthern Hog Badger
Arctonyx collarisHog Badger
Arctonyx hoevenii Sumatran Hog Badger
Eira barbaraTyra
Enhydra lutrisSea Otter
Galictis cujaLesser Grison
Galictis vittatusGrison
Gulo guloWolverine
Hydrictis maculicollisSpeckle-throated Otter
Ictonyx libycaSiberian Striped Polecat
hernIctonyx striatusStriped Polecat
Lontra canadensisNorthern River Otter
Lontra felinaMarine Otter
Lontra longicaudisNeotropical River Otter
Lontra provocaxSouthern River Otter
Lutra lutraEuropean Otter
Lutra sumatranaHairy-nosed Otter
Lutrogale perspicillataSmooth-coated Otter
Lyncodon patagonicusPatagonian Weasel
Martes americanaAmerican Marten
Martes flavigulaYellow-throated Marten
Martes foinaBeech Marten
Martes gwatkinsiiNilgiri Marten
Martes martesPine Marten
Martes melampusJapanese Marten
Martes pennantiFisher
Martes zibellinaSable
Meles anakumaJapanese Badger
Meles canescensCaucasian Badger
Meles leucurusChinese Badger
Meles melesEuropean Badger
Mellivora capensisRatel
Melogale cucphuongensisVietnam Ferret Badger
Melogale everettiEverett's Ferret Badger
Melogale moschataChinese Ferret Badger
Melogale orientalisOriental Ferret Badger
Melogale personataBurmese Ferret Badger
Mustela africanaTropical Weasel
Mustela altaicaMountain Weasel
Mustela ermineaStoat
Mustela eversmanniiSteppe Polecat
Mustela felipeiColombian Weasel
Mustela frenataLong-tailed Weasel
Mustela itatsiJapanese Weasel
Mustela kathiahYellow-bellied Weasel
Mustela lutreolaEuropean Mink
Mustela macrodonSea Mink
Mustela nigripesBlack-footed Ferret
Mustela nivalisLeast Weasel
Mustela nudipesMalayan Weasel
Mustela putoriusEuropean Polecat
Mustela sibiricaSiberian Weasel
Mustela strigidorsaBack-striped Weasel
Mustela subpalmataEgyptian Weasel
Neovison visonAmerican Mink
Pekania pennantiFisher
Poecilogale albinuchaAfrican Striped Weasel
Pteronura brasiliensisGiant Otter
Taxidea taxusAmerican Badger
Vormela peregusnaMarbled Polecat

Family: Nandiniidae (African Palm Civet)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Nandinia binotataAfrican Palm Civet

Family: Odobenidae (Walrus)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Odobenus rosmarusWalrus

Family: Otariidae (Fur Seals and Sea Lions)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Arctocephalus australisSouth American Fur Seal
Arctocephalus fosteriNew Zealand Fur Seal
Arctocephalus galapagoensisGalapagos Fur Seal
Arctocephalus gazellaAntarctic Fur Seal
Arctocephalus philippiiJuan Fernandez Fur Seal
Arctocephalus pusillusCape Fur Seal
Arctocephalus townsendiGuadalupe Fur Seal
Arctocephalus tropicalisSubantarctic Fur Seal
Callorhinus ursinusNorthern Fur Seal
Eumetopias jubatusSteller's Sea Lion
Neophoca cinereaAustralian Sea Lion
Otaria flavescensSouth American Sea Lion
Phocarctos hookeriNew Zealand Sea Lion
Zalophus californianusCalifornia Sea Lion
Zalophus wollebaekiGalapagos Sea Lion

Family: Phocidae (Seals)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Cystophora cristataHooded Seal
Erignathus barbatusBearded Seal
Halichoerus grypusGrey Seal
Histriophoca fasciataRibbon Seal
Hydrurga leptonyxLeopard Seal
Leptonychotes weddelliiWeddell Seal
Lobodon carcinophagusCrabeater Seal
Mirounga angustirostrisNorthern Elephant Seal
Mirounga leoninaSouthern Elephant Seal
Monachus monachusMediterranean Monk Seal
Neomonachus schauinslandiHawaiian Monk Seal
Ommatophoca rossiiRoss Seal
Pagophilus groenlandicusHarp Seal
Phoca larghaSpotted Seal
Phoca vitulinaHarbour Seal
Pusa caspicaCaspian Seal
Pusa hispidaRinged Seal
Pusa sibiricaNerpa

Family: Procyonidae (Coatis and Raccoons)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Bassaricyon alleniAllen's Olingo
Bassaricyon gabbiiBushy-tailed Olingo
Bassaricyon mediusWestern Lowland Olingo
Bassaricyon neblinaOlinguito
Bassaricyon pauliChiriqui Olingo
Bassariscus astutusRingtail
Bassariscus sumichrastiCacomistle
Nasua naricaPizote
Nasua nasuaCoatimundi
Nasua olivaceaMountain Coati
Potos flavusKinkajou
Procyon cancrivorusCrab-eating Raccoon
Procyon insularisTres Marias Raccoon
Procyon lotorCommon Raccoon

Family: Ursidae (Bears)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Ailuropoda melanoleucaGiant Panda
Helarctos malayanusSun Bear
Melursus ursinusSloth Bear
Tremarctos ornatusSpectacled Bear
Ursus americanusAmerican Black Bear
Ursus arctosBrown Bear
Ursus maritimusPolar Bear
Ursus thibetanusAsiatic Black Bear

Family: Viverridae (Civets, Genets and Linsangs)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Arctictis binturongBinturong
Arctogalidia trivirgataSmall-toothed Palm Civet
Chrotogale owstoniOwston's Palm Civet
Civettictis civettaAfrican Civet
Cynogale bennettiiOtter Civet
Diplogale hoseiHose's Palm Civet
Genetta abyssinicaAbyssinian Genet
Genetta angolensisAngolan Genet
Genetta bourloniBourlon's Genet
Genetta cristataCrested Genet
Genetta genettaCommon Genet
Genetta johnstoniJohnston's Genet
Genetta maculataPanther Genet
Genetta pardinaWest African Genet
Genetta piscivoraAquatic Genet
Genetta poensisKing Genet
Genetta servalinaServaline Genet
Genetta thierryiHaussa Genet
Genetta tigrinaBlotched Genet
Genetta victoriaeGiant Genet
Hemigalus derbyanusBanded Palm Civet
Macrogalidia musschenbroekiiBrown Palm Civet
Paguma larvataMasked Palm Civet
Paradoxurus hermaphroditusCommon Palm Civet
Paradoxurus jerdoniJerdon's Palm Civet
Paradoxurus zeylonensisGolden Palm Civet
Poiana leightoniLeighton's Linsang
Poiana richardsoniAfrican Linsang
Prionodon linsangBanded Linsang
Prionodon pardicolorSpotted Linsang
Viverra civettinaMalabar Civet
Viverra megaspilaLarge-spotted Civet
Viverra tangalungaOriental Civet
Viverra zibethaIndian Civet
Viverricula indicaSmall Indian Civet

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