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Carnivora

Carnivora (/kɑːrˈnɪvərə/ kar-NIV-ər-ə) is an order of placental mammals specialised primarily in eating flesh, whose members are formally referred to as carnivorans. The order Carnivora is the sixth largest order of mammals, comprising at least 293 species. Carnivorans are found on every major landmass and in a variety of habitats, ranging from the cold…

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related to Classification of the extant carnivorans · 21
Carnivora → American, Below, Canis, Carl Linnaeus, English, Felis, Ferae, Fissipedia, George Gaylord Simpson, He, In, Initially, It, Mustela, Phoca, Pinnipedia, Swedish, Systema Naturae, Thomas Edward Bowdich, Ursus
related to Relationship with humans · 18
Carnivora → Australasia, Caribbean, Carnivorans, Dusicyon, Falkland Island, Four, Habitat, In, Japanese, Many, Mustela, Neogale, Neomonachus, Some, The, Vulpes, Yet, Zalophus
related to Phylogeny · 12
Carnivora → By, Carnivoramorpha, Cretaceous, Eocene, Eurasia, However, Miocene, North America, Oligocene, Paleogene, The, These
related to Evolution · 11
Carnivora → Carnivoramorpha, Ferae, In, Laurasiatheria, Miacidae, Miacoidea, Paleogene, Studies, The, Viverravidae, Within
related to Postcranial region · 7
Carnivora → All, As, Aside, Earless, In, The, Unlike
related to Skull · 7
Carnivora → All, Enhydra, In, Like, Often, Proteles, The
related to Sexual dimorphism · 3
Carnivora → It, Pinnipeds, Sexual
related to Etymology · 2
Carnivora → Latin, The
is a · 1
Carnivora → sixth largest order of mammals
see also · 1
Carnivora → Mammal

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species carnivorans fischer de waldheim family 1817 gray pinnipeds 1821 group now mammals carnivoran feliforms bears viverridae procyonidae families cats

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Carnivorais asixth largest order of mammals0.90text
batsinstance ofwhich also includes other groups0.80text
ungulatesinstance ofwhich also includes other groups0.80text
the creodontsinstance ofas well as several extinct groups of mostly Paleogene carnivorous placentals0.80text
the arctocyoniansinstance ofas well as several extinct groups of mostly Paleogene carnivorous placentals0.80text
and mesonychiansinstance ofas well as several extinct groups of mostly Paleogene carnivorous placentals0.80text
terrestrialinstance ofgenet-like carnivoramorphs that occupy a variety of niches0.80text
arboreal habitatsinstance ofgenet-like carnivoramorphs that occupy a variety of niches0.80text
sea lionsinstance ofsometimes more evident in sexually dimorphic species0.80text
fur sealsinstance ofsometimes more evident in sexually dimorphic species0.80text
though it has also been greatly reduced in some small carnivoransinstance ofsometimes more evident in sexually dimorphic species0.80text
the robustinstance ofthough there is some variation seen0.80text

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