List of carnivorans

This list contains the species in the order Carnivora.

Suborder Feliformia (cat-like carnivores)

Family Felidae (cats)

Subfamily Felinae (small and medium sized cats)

Genus Acinonyx
- Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
Genus Caracal
- Caracal (Caracal caracal)
- African golden cat (Caracal aurata)
Genus Catopuma
- Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii)
- Bay cat (Catopuma badia)
Genus Felis
- European wildcat (Felis silvestris)
- African wildcat (Felis lybica)
- Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti)
- Domestic cat (Felis catus)
- Jungle cat (Felis chaus)
- Sand cat (Felis margarita)
- Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes)
Genus Herpailurus
- Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi)
Genus Leopardus
- Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi)
- Kodkod (Leopardus guigna)
- Andean mountain cat (Leopardus jacobitus)
- Pampas cat (Leopardus colocola)
- Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
- Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)
- Southern tigrina (Leopardus guttulus)
- Margay (Leopardus wiedii)
Genus Leptailurus
- Serval (Leptailurus serval)
Genus Lynx
- Canadian lynx (Lynx canadensis)
- Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
- Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Genus Otocolobus
- Pallas's cat (Otocolobus manul)
Genus Pardofelis
- Marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata)
Genus Prionailurus
- Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
- Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis)
- Flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps)
- Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)
- Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
Genus Puma
- Cougar (Puma concolor)

Subfamily Pantherinae (large cats)

Genus Neofelis
- Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
- Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi)
Genus Panthera
- Lion (Panthera leo)
- Jaguar (Panthera onca)
- Leopard (Panthera pardus)
- Tiger (Panthera tigris)
- Snow leopard (Panthera uncia)

Family Viverridae (civets)

Subfamily Paradoxurinae

Genus Arctictis
- Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
Genus Arctogalidia
- Small-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata)
Genus Macrogalidia
- Sulawesi palm civet (Macrogalidia musschenbroekii)
Genus Paguma
- Masked palm civet (Paguma larvata)
Genus Paradoxurus
- Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)
- Jerdon's palm civet (Paradoxurus jerdoni)
- Golden palm civet (Paradoxurus zeylonensis)

Subfamily Hemigalinae

Genus Chrotogale
- Owston's palm civet (Chrotogale owstoni)
Genus Cynogale
- Otter civet (Cynogale bennettii)
Genus Diplogale
- Hose's palm civet (Diplogale hosei)
Genus Hemigalus
- Banded palm civet (Hemigalus derbyanus)

Subfamily Prionodontinae

Genus Prionodon
- Banded linsang (Prionodon linsang)
- Spotted linsang (Prionodon pardicolor)

Subfamily Viverrinae

Genus Civettictis
- African civet (Civettictis civetta)
Genus Genetta
- Abyssinian genet (Genetta abyssinica)
- Angolan genet (Genetta angolensis)
- Bourlon's genet (Genetta bourloni)
- Crested servaline genet (Genetta cristata)
- Common genet (Genetta genetta)
- Johnston's genet (Genetta johnstoni)
- Rusty-spotted genet (Genetta maculata)
- Pardine genet (Genetta pardina)
- Aquatic genet (Genetta piscivora)
- King genet (Genetta poensis)
- Servaline genet (Genetta servalina)
- Haussa genet (Genetta thierryi)
- Cape genet (Genetta tigrina)
- Giant forest genet (Genetta victoriae)
Genus Poiana
- Leighton's linsang (Poiana leightoni)
- African linsang (Poiana richardsonii)
Genus Viverra
- Malabar large-spotted civet (Viverra civettina)
- Large-spotted civet (Viverra megaspila)
- Malayan civet (Viverra tangalunga)
- Large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha)
Genus Viverricula
- Small Indian civet (Viverricula indica)

Family Eupleridae (Malagasy carnivores)

Subfamily Euplerinae

Genus Cryptoprocta
- Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
Genus Eupleres
- Falanouc (Eupleres goudotii)
Genus Fossa
- Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana)

Subfamily Galidiinae

Genus Galidia
- Ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans)
Genus Galidictis
- Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose (Galidictis fasciata)
- Grandidier's mongoose (Galidictis grandidieri)
Genus Mungotictis
- Narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata)
Genus Salanoia
- Brown-tailed mongoose (Salanoia concolor)

Family Nandiniidae (African palm civet)

Genus Nandinia
- African palm civet (Nandinia binotata)

Family Herpestidae (mongooses)

Genus Atilax
- Marsh mongoose (Atilax paludinosus)
Genus Bdeogale
- Bushy-tailed mongoose (Bdeogale crassicaudata)
- Jackson's mongoose (Bdeogale jacksoni)
- Black-footed mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes)
Genus Crossarchus
- Alexander's kusimanse (Crossarchus alexandri)
- Angolan kusimanse (Crossarchus ansorgei)
- Common kusimanse (Crossarchus obscurus)
- Flat-headed kusimanse (Crossarchus platycephalus)
Genus Cynictis
- Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)
Genus Dologale
- Pousargues's mongoose (Dologale dybowskii)
Genus Galerella
- Angolan slender mongoose (Galerella flavescens)
- Somalian slender mongoose (Galerella ochracea)
- Cape gray mongoose (Galerella pulverulenta)
- Slender mongoose (Galerella sanguinea)
Genus Helogale
- Ethiopian dwarf mongoose (Helogale hirtula)
- Common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)
Genus Herpestes
- Short-tailed mongoose (Herpestes brachyurus)
- Indian gray mongoose (Herpestes edwardsi)
- Indian brown mongoose (Herpestes fuscus)
- Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon)
- Small Asian mongoose (Herpestes javanicus)
- Long-nosed mongoose (Herpestes naso)
- Collared mongoose (Herpestes semitorquatus)
- Ruddy mongoose (Herpestes smithii)
- Crab-eating mongoose (Herpestes urva)
- Stripe-necked mongoose (Herpestes vitticollis)
Genus Ichneumia
- White-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda)
Genus Liberiictis
- Liberian mongoose (Liberiictis kuhni)
Genus Mungos
- Gambian mongoose (Mungos gambianus)
- Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo)
Genus Paracynictis
- Selous' mongoose (Paracynictis selousi)
Genus Rhynchogale
- Meller's mongoose (Rhynchogale melleri)
Genus Suricata
- Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)

Family Hyaenidae (hyenas)

Genus Crocuta
- Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
Genus Hyaena
- Brown hyena (Hyaena brunnea)
- Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena)
Genus Proteles
- Aardwolf (Proteles cristata)