Home›Mammal Families›Parent Taxon (Taxonomy Tree)Browse ByParent Taxon (Taxonomy Tree)This dimension nests a taxon inside the larger group it belongs to. Wikipedia notes "Felidae is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora commonly referred to as cats," placing one taxonomic rank directly inside the next. Browsing this way lets a visitor move from a broad group down into its named subgroups.FactsParent Taxon (Taxonomy Tree)SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonTaxonomic Rank OrderWell-attested6 1Parent Taxon (Taxonomy Tree)Filter Results3 entriesTaxonomic RankAllFamily (3)Common GroupAllCarnivoran Families (Cats, Dogs, Bears, Mustelids) (1)Cetacean Families (Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises) (1)Elephant And Relative Families (1)Pinniped Families (Seals, Sea Lions) (1)Primate Families (2)Rodent And Lagomorph Families (1)Everyday GroupAllCarnivoran Families (Cats, Dogs, Bears, Mustelids) (1)Cetacean Families (Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises) (1)Elephant And Relative Families (1)Pinniped Families (Seals, Sea Lions) (1)Primate Families (2)Rodent And Lagomorph Families (1)Geographic DistributionAllAfrica (2)Argentina (1)Asia (2)Central America (1)Europe (1)Madagascar (2)Mexico (1)North America (1)South America (2)The Arctic (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareCarnivoraParent Taxon (Taxonomy Tree)12 entriesCetaceaParent Taxon (Taxonomy Tree)5 entriesPrimatesParent Taxon (Taxonomy Tree)8 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Taxonomic ranktier 2WikipediaTaxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, mammal familiesQuote, Taxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, mammal familieskingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, and speciesView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.