Section I.--æluroidea (cat-Like Animals).

Family 1. Felidæ (the Cat family).

Examples: Cat, Lion, Tiger, Leopard, Jaguar, Puma, Ocelot, Serval, Lynx, Cheetah, &c.

Family 2. Hyænidæ (the Hyæna family), contains the Hyænas only.

Family 3. Cryptoproctidæ, the Cryptoprocta only.

Family 4. Protelidæ, the Aard-Wolf only.

Family 5. Viverridæ (the Civet family).

Examples: Civet, Genette, Ichneumon, Suricate, Binturong, &c.