Civet - Information from Answers.com
The common name is used for a variety of carnivorous mammalian species,
mostly of the family Viverridae. (The African Palm Civet (Nandinia binotata) is ...
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Felidae - Information from Answers.com
Felidae is the biological family of the cats; a member of this family is called a felid.
... to be the linsangs, and at one remove the group of civets, hyenas, mongooses,
..... among Viverridae reveals the sister-group of felids: the linsangs as a case of
... Hum Genet 6 (1): 407–29. doi:10.1146/annurev.genom.6.080604.162151.
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Canidae - Information from Answers.com
/ˈkænɨdiː/) is the biological family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals ....
of prey in a grassland habitat, and resembled modern civets in appearance.
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binturong: Definition from Answers.com
A civet (Arctictis binturong) of southeast Asia with a long prehensile tail. ... the
Bearcat, is a species of the family Viverridae, which includes the civets and
genets.
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Mongoose - Information from Answers.com
Older classifications sometimes placed mongooses in the Viverridae family, but
both ... is closely related to the family Hyaenidae (hyenas), Viverridae (civets) and
Felidae (cats). .... Systematic Biology 54 (2): 317–337. doi:10.1080/
10635150590923326. .... Banded Linsang (P. linsang) · Spotted Linsang (P.
pardicolor) ...
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Carnivora: Definition from Answers.com
See also Badger; Bear; Cat; Civet; Coati; Ferret; Fisher; Hyena; Mammalia; .... All
families except the Canidae and a few species of Mustelidae are plantigrade. ....
The Asiatic linsangs of the genus Prionodon (traditionally placed in the
Viverridae) form a ..... Abyssinian Genet (G. abyssinica) · Angolan Genet (G.
angolensis) ...
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hyena: Definition from Answers.com
Although doglike in appearance, hyenas are more closely related to civets (family
Viverridae) and cats (family Felidae) than to dogs (family Canidae). The front ...
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leopard: Definition from Answers.com
leopard, large carnivore of the cat family, Panthera pardus, widely distributed in
Africa and Asia. ..... The leopard was among the first animals named under the
modern system of biological classification, since it was ...... Family Viverridae (
includes Civets) ... Banded Linsang (P. linsang) · Spotted Linsang (P. pardicolor) ...
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bear: Definition from Answers.com
Any of various usually omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae that have a
shaggy ... Researchers Gerald Shields and Sandra Talbot of the University of
Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Arctic Biology studied the DNA of ...... Family
Viverridae (includes Civets) ... Banded Linsang (P. linsang) · Spotted Linsang (P.
pardicolor) ...
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pinniped: Definition from Answers.com
Member of the mammal family of Pinnipedia, including seals, sealions, .....
Formerly classified as a separate biological suborder, Pinnipedia is now .....
Family Viverridae (includes Civets) ... Banded Linsang (P. linsang) · Spotted
Linsang (P. pardicolor) ... Abyssinian Genet (G. abyssinica) · Angolan Genet (G.
angolensis) ...
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