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Herpestoidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Parvorder: Viverroidea
Superfamily: Herpestoidea
Bonaparte, 1845
Families

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Synonyms

Hyaenoidea

Herpestoidea is a superfamily of mammalia carnivores which includes mongooses,[1] Malagasy carnivorans[2] and the hyenas.

Herpestoids, with the exception of the hyenas, have a cylindrical and elongated body, which allows them to get into holes to catch prey.[1] Herpestoids are feliforms and specialize in hunting animals bigger than they are.[3]

They live throughout Eurasia, Africa and the island of Madagascar.[3]

Classification

Phylogenetic tree

The phylogenetic relationships of Herpestoidea are shown in the following cladogram:[4][5]

 Herpestoidea 
 Hyaenidae 
 sensu lato 
 Herpestidae 

Herpestidae (mongoose)

Eupleridae (Malagasy mongooses)

 sensu lato 

References

  1. ^ a b Wozencraft, W. C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 562–571. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Wozencraft, 2005, pp. 560–561
  3. ^ a b S. Smith. All about Herpestoidea. p. 150–231. Retrieved 08.31.2018
  4. ^ Barycka, E. (2007). "Evolution and systematics of the feliform Carnivora". Mammalian Biology. 72 (5): 257–282. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2006.10.011.
  5. ^ Morales, Jorge; Mayda, Serdar; Valenciano, Alberto; DeMiguel, Daniel; Kaya, Tanju (2019). "A new lophocyonid, Izmirictis cani gen. et sp. nov. (Carnivora: Mammalia), from the lower Miocene of Turkey". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. Online Edition. 17 (16): 1347–1358. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1529000. hdl:10261/223616. S2CID 91268744.