CHAPTER XI

THE ORDER CARNIVORA 496

Suborder CARNIVORA VERA 497

Section ÆLUROIDEA, 501. Family FELIDÆ, 502; Felis, 502; Cynælurus, 523; Extinct genera, 523. Family VIVERRIDÆ, 525; Cryptoprocta, 525; Viverra, 526; Fossa, 527; Genetta, 528; Prionodon, 530; Poiana, 531; Paradoxurus, 532; Arctogale, 533; Hemigale, 533; Arctictis, 534; Nandinia, 534; Cynogale, 534; Herpestes, 535; Helogale, 537; Bdeogale, 537; Cynictis, 537; Rhinogale, 537; Crossarchus, 537; Suricata, 538; Galidictis, Galidea, and Hemigalidea, 538; Eupleres, 538; Extinct genera, 539. Family PROTELEIDÆ, 539; Proteles, 539. Family HYÆNIDÆ, 540; Hyæna, 540. Section CYNOIDEA, 544. Family CANIDÆ, 544; Canis, 546; Lycaon, 553; Icticyon, 553; Otocyon, 554; Extinct genera, 555. Section ARCTOIDEA, 556. Family URSIDÆ, 557; Ursus, 557; Melursus, 560; Æluropus, 560; Extinct genera, 561. Family PROCYONIDÆ, 562; Ælurus, 562; Procyon, 564; Bassaris, 566; Bassaricyon, 566; Nasua, 566; Cercoleptes, 567. Family MUSTELIDÆ, 567; Lutra, 567; Extinct Otters, 570; Latax, 570; Mephitis, 572; Conepatus, 574; Arctonyx, 574; Mydaus, 575; Meles, 575; Taxidea, 576; Mellivora, 576; Helictis, 578; Ictonyx, 579; Galictis, 579; Mustela, 579; Extinct Mustelines, 590; Pœcilogale, 590; Lyncodon, 590; Gulo, 591.

Suborder PINNIPEDIA 592

Family OTARIIDÆ, 593; Otaria, 593. Family TRICHECHIDÆ, 596; Trichechus, 597. Family PHOCIDÆ, 600; Halichœrus, 601; Phoca, 601; Monachus, 604; Ogmorhinus, 605; Lobodon, 605; Pœcilophoca, 605; Ommatophoca, 605; Cystophora, 605; Macrorhinus, 606; Extinct seals, 606.

Suborder CREODONTA 606

Hyænodontidæ, 608; Proviverridæ, 608; Arctocyonidæ and Mesonychidæ, 609.