Viverroidea
Infraorder of carnivores
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Viverroidea is a clade within Feliformia, containing both the family Viverridae, and the superfamily Herpestoidea.
| Viverroids Temporal range: Late Eocene, | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Infraorder: | Aeluroidea |
| Parvorder: | Viverroidea Gray, 1821 |
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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]
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