Viverroidea

Viverroids Temporal range: Late Eocene, 34–0  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific 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

• Infraorder Viverroidea
  • Family Viverridae (civets and allies) ^[1]
  • Superfamily Herpestoidea
    • Family Eupleridae (Malagasy carnivorans)
    • Family Herpestidae (mongooses and allies)
    • Family Hyaenidae (hyenas and aardwolf)
    • Family †Lophocyonidae
    • Family †Percrocutidae

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 † Lophocyonidae † Percrocutidae Hyaenidae (hyaenas) 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.