Caniformia

Caniforms; Temporal range: Palaeocene[source?]- Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia; Kretzoi, 1943
Families
	Canidae (dogs and foxes); Arctoidea Mustelida Musteloidea Mephitidae (skunks and stink badgers); Mustelidae (weasels, otters, badgers); Procyonidae (raccoons, coatis, olingos); Ailuridae (red pandas); ; Pinnipedia Otarioidea Odobenidae (walrus); Otariidae (eared seals); ; Phocidae (earless seals); ; ; Ursoidea Ursidae (bears); Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs, extinct); ; ;

Caniformia is a suborder of the order Carnivora. It contains all the dog-like mammals: Like the cat-like Feliformia, these animals have claws that are able to contract. Good examples of carnivorous mammals include dogs, bears, weasels, skunks, raccoons, red pandas, walruses, seals, and the extinct bear-dogs.

The other suborder of Carnivora is the cat-like Feliformia.

Classification