Caniforms facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Caniforms Temporal range: Palaeocene- Recent
Grizzly bears
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
Families
Ailuridae (red pandas) Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs, extinct) Canidae (dogs and foxes) Mephitidae (skunks and stink badgers) Mustelidae (weasels, otters, badgers) Odobenidae (walrus) Otariidae (eared seals) Phocidae (earless seals) Procyonidae (raccoons, coatis, olingos) Ursidae (bears)

Caniformia is a suborder of the order Carnivora. It contains all the dog-like mammals: Unlike the cat-like Feliformia, these animals have claws that are unable to contract. This group contains bears, seals, and true dogs, and more.

The other suborder of Carnivora is the cat-like Feliformia.

Classification

• Suborder Caniformia ("dog-like")
  • Family Canidae: Foxes, Wolves, and Dogs
  • Family Ursidae: Bears
  • Family Ailuridae: Red Panda
  • Family Mephitidae: Skunks
  • Family Mustelidae Weasels, Otters, and Badgers
  • Family Procyonidae Raccoons
  • Superfamily Pinnipedia
    • Family Odobenidae: Walruses
    • Family Otariidae: Eared seals
    • Family Phocidae: Earless seals

Cladogram

Images for kids

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  Polar bear, the largest terrestrial caniform

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  The smallest caniform is the least weasel.

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  Miacis is the earliest known member of the order Carnivora.

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  Common raccoon (Procyon lotor)

See also

In Spanish: Caniformia para niños