Canine
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The canine species (Caniformia) are a suborder within the order of the carnivores (Carnivora). They usually have a pointed snout and are often toe-walkers whose claws cannot be retracted (in contrast to their sister group , the feline group (Feliformia)). The seals also developed from canine-like ancestors and can therefore be assigned to this group with their three families.
Systematics
Canine species are divided into the following families:
- Dogs (Canidae)
- Bears (Ursidae)
- Walruses (Odobenidae)
- Ear seals (Otariidae)
- Dog seals (Phocidae)
- Little pandas (Ailuridae)
- Skunks or skunks (Mephitidae)
- Small bears (Procyonidae)
- Marten (Mustelidae)
Two other families, the Amphicyonidae ("bear dogs") and the Hemicyonidae ("dog bears"), died out in the Miocene . Another extinct group are the possibly paraphyletic Amphicynodontidae , close to either the bears or the seals.
Phylogeny
The following diagram shows the likely family relationships:
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literature
- DE Wilson, DM Reeder: Mammal Species of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ John J. Flynn, John A. Finarelli, Sarah Zehr, Johnny Hsu & Michael A. Nedbal: Molecular Phylogeny of the Carnivora (Mammalia): Assessing the Impact of Increased Sampling on Resolving Enigmatic Relationships. Syst. Biol. 54 (2): 317-337, 2005 doi : 10.1080 / 10635150590923326