Taxa

Carnivora

Order

Citation Formats

General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Carnivora." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-carnivora.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Carnivora. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-carnivora

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-carnivora,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Carnivora},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/order-carnivora},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

An order of mammals united by specialized shearing teeth (carnassials) inherited from a common carnivorous ancestor, though many living species have become partly or wholly omnivorous. Carnivora includes cats, dogs, bears, weasels, hyenas, seals and their relatives.

Facts

Disputed

Member Species/Taxa Count

290 1

Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.

Taxonomic Rank

Order 1

Scientific Name

Carnivora 1

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