Caniformia

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

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")
- Infraorder Cynoidea
  - Family Canidae Dogs,wolves, and foxes
- Infraorder Arctoidea
  - Family Ursidae: Bears
  - Parvorder Mustelida
    - Superfamily Musteloidea
      - Family Ailuridae: Red Panda
      - Family Mephitidae: Skunks
      - Family Mustelidae: Weasels, Otters, and Badgers
      - Family Procyonidae: Raccoons
    - Clade Pinnipedia
      - Superfamily Otarioidea
        Family Odobenidae: Walruses
        
        Family Otariidae: Eared seals
      - Family Phocidae: Earless seals

Cladogram

Caniformia

Amphicyonidae†

Canidae

Arctoidea

Ursoidea

	Hemicyonidae†

	Ursidae

Pinnipedia

Enaliarctidae†

Phocidae

	Otariidae

	Odobenidae

Musteloidea

Ailuridae

Mephitidae

	Procyonidae

	Mustelidae

Caniformia Media

Polar bear, the largest terrestrial caniform
The smallest caniform is the least weasel.
Miacis is the earliest known member of the order Carnivora.
New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri)
Common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Ysengrinia americana.
African golden wolf
Ursus nasutus = Ursus americanus
Enaliarctos mealsi (white background)
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Taxonomicon