Herpestoidea
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Top to bottom: Fossa, spotted hyena, Indian grey mongoose | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Parvorder: | Viverroidea |
Superfamily: | Herpestoidea Bonaparte, 1845 |
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Herpestoidea is a superfamily of
.Herpestoids, with the exception of the hyenas, have a cylindrical and elongated body, which allows them to get into holes to catch prey.feliforms and several of them specialize in hunting animals bigger than they are.[4]
They live throughout Eurasia, Africa and the island of Madagascar.[4]
Classification
- Superfamily Herpestoidea
- Family Eupleridae (Malagasy carnivorans)
- Family Herpestidae (mongoosesand allies)
- Family )
- Family †Lophocyonidae
- Family †Percrocutidae
Phylogenetic tree
The phylogenetic relationships of Herpestoidea are shown in the following cladogram:[5][6]
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References