Caniformia

Caniforms
Temporal range: Eocene-Holocene
All extant caniform families (from left to right): Canidae, Ursidae, Procyonidae, Mephitidae, Ailuridae, Mustelidae, Otariidae, Odobenidae, Phocidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder:
Kretzoi, 1943
Subgroups
  • Arctoidea
  • Cynoidea
  • †Amphicyonidae
  • Incertae sedis
    • †Lonchocyon
    • †Lycophocyon

Caniformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "dog-like" carnivorans. They include dogs (wolves, foxes, etc.), bears, raccoons, and mustelids.[1] The Pinnipedia (seals, walruses and sea lions) also belong to this group. The center of diversification for the Caniformia is North America and northern Eurasia. Caniformia stands in contrast to the other suborder of Carnivora, the Feliformia ("cat-like" carnivorans), the center of diversification of which was in Africa and southern Asia.

  1. ^ Basic Biology (2015). "Carnivora".
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