Feliformia
Feliformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "cat-like" carnivorans, including cats, hyenas, mongooses, viverrids, and related taxa. Feliformia stands in contrast to the other suborder of Carnivora, Caniformia consisting of "dog-like" carnivorans.
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Feliformia is a major group of meat-eating mammals that includes cats, hyenas, mongooses, and their relatives, characterized by "cat-like" features. It matters as a fundamental biological classification that helps scientists understand the evolutionary relationships and diversity within carnivorous mammals, contrasting with the "dog-like" group called Caniformia.
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Species
Suborder
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
Habitatfreshwater
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- Extant families
- Evolution
- Classification
- Phylogenetic tree
- References
Feliformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "cat-like" carnivorans, including cats, hyenas, mongooses, viverrids, and related taxa. Feliformia stands in contrast to the other suborder of Carnivora, Caniformia consisting of "dog-like" carnivorans.
The separation of the Carnivora into the broad groups of feliforms and caniforms is widely accepted, as is the assignment of the suborder rank (sometimes superfamily) to Feliformia and Caniformia.