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Carnivora

Carnivora, commonly known as beasts of prey or carnivores, currently includes 8 families, 89 genera, and 250 species. In my country, there are 7 families, 24 genera, and 56 species. Most of the carnivorous animals have a strong body shape and have sharp claws on the toes of their limbs to facilitate catching prey. Their lifestyle is predatory, and their prey are mostly ungulates, various rodents, birds, and some large insects.

Pagophilus groenlandicus

Pagophilus groenlandicus

Pagophilus groenlandicus,Harp Seal、Greenland Seal,Greenland seal, ice seal, Lyra seal, saddle seal

Harp seal (scientific name: Pagophilus groenlandicus) is also known as Harp ···

Phoca caspica

Phoca caspica

Phoca caspica,Caspian ringed seal, Phoca leucopus

The scientific name of the Caspian seal is Phoca caspica, an animal belongin···

Ommatophoca rossii

Ommatophoca rossii

Ommatophoca rossii,Ross seal, Ross seal

The big-eyed seal (scientific name: Ommatophoca rossii) is named because of ···

Monachus tropicalis

Monachus tropicalis

Monachus tropicalis ,Caribbean monk seal,West Indian monk seal

Caribbean monk seal, Monachus tropicalis (Gray, 1850) foreign name Caribbean···

Monachus schauinslandi

Monachus schauinslandi

Monachus schauinslandi,Hawaiian monk seal

Hawaiian monk seal (scientific name: Monachus schauinslandi) is the only nat···

Herpestes urva

Herpestes urva

Herpestes urva,Crab-eating Mongoose,Mountain badger, brown cat, rock badger

Crab-eating mongoose (Latin name: Herpestes urva) is also known as mountain ···

Herpestes smithii

Herpestes smithii

Herpestes smithii,Ruddy Mongoose,Red mongoose, Golden palm civet

Ruddy Mongoose (scientific name: Herpestes smithii) is called "mugatiya···

Herpestes edwardsii

Herpestes edwardsii

Herpestes edwardsii,Indian Gray Mongoose

The gray mongoose, scientifically known as Herpestes edwardsii, is a lone ra···

Helogale parvula,Dwarf mongoose

Helogale parvula,Dwarf mongoose

Helogale parvula

The dwarf mongoose (scientific name Helogale parvula) is a small carnivore i···

Atilax paludinosus,

Atilax paludinosus,

Atilax paludinosus,Swamp Mongoose

The swamp mongoose (scientific name Atilax paludinosus) is a medium-sized mo···

Proteles cristatus

Proteles cristatus

Proteles cristatus,Aardwolf, Hyena

Coyote (scientific name: Proteles cristatus) is also known as Aardwolf in En···

Parahyaena brunnea

Parahyaena brunnea

Parahyaena brunnea,Brown Hyaena,Brown hyena, beach wolf

Brown hyena (scientific name: Parahyaena brunnea) is also known as Brown Hya···

Hyaena hyaena

Hyaena hyaena

Hyaena hyaena,Striped Hyaena, Hyène rayée,Hiena Rayada, Daba'a Moukhattat

Striped hyena (scientific name: Hyaena hyaena) English Striped Hyaena, Frenc···

Crocuta crocuta

Crocuta crocuta

Crocuta crocuta,Spotted Hyaena,Spotted Hyena

Spotted hyena (scientific name: Crocuta crocuta), also known as spotted hyen···

Civettictis civetta

Civettictis civetta

Civettictis civetta

The African civet (scientific name: Civettictis civetta) is a civet in tropi···

Paguma larvata

Paguma larvata

Paguma larvata,Masked Palm Civet,Civet cat, white nose heart, hairy mouse, white eyebrow, five-faced civet cat, white nose dog, Qingjie, etc.

Paguma larvata (scientific name: Masked Palm Civet) is a carnivorous animal ···

Fossa fossana

Fossa fossana

Fossa fossana,Spotted Fanaloka,Malagasy civet, Malagasy civet, Malagasy civet

The Spotted Fanaloka (scientific name: Fossa fossana) is also called the Spo···

Eupleres goudotii

Eupleres goudotii

Eupleres goudotii,Small-toothed mongoose, sharp-nosed civet, anteater

The small-toothed mongoose (scientific name: Eupleres goudotii), also known ···

Cryptoprocta ferox

Cryptoprocta ferox

Cryptoprocta ferox,Fossa, Hidden Anal Civet, Hidden Spirit Cat

The mongoose (scientific name: Cryptoprocta ferox) is called Fossa in foreig···

Panthera onca

Panthera onca

Panthera onca,Jaguar,Jaguar, jaguar

The scientific name of the jaguar is Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758), and its···

Tigon

Tigon

Tigon

Tigon (English name Tigon) is a hybrid of a male tiger and a female lion. It···