Feliformia
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The order Carnivora includes over 280 species of placental mammals. Its members are formally referred to as carnivorans, whereas the word "carnivore" can refer to any meat-eating organism. Carnivorans apparently evolved in North America out of members of the family Miacidae about 42 million years ago. They soon split into cat-like and dog-like forms (Feliformia and Caniformia).
Feliformia - "Cat-like" carnivorians, including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses, civets, and related taxa. They are more specialized for eating meat. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Eutheria | |||
Andean mountain cat | Asiatic linsang | Black Panther | Caracal |
†Cave Lion | Cheetah | Civets & allies | Clouded leopard |
Cougar | Domestic Cat | Eupleridae | †False sabre-tooth cats |
Mongooses & allies | Hyenas & aardwolf | Jaguar | Jaguarundi |
Leopard | Leopard cat & allies | Lion | Lynx |
Ocelot & allies | Pallas's cat | Snow leopard | Serval |
†Smilodon & allies | Tiger | Wildcat |