Genus. —Grisénia. 
4—4 
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Limbs.—Feet with soles naked, gait partly plantigrade. 
Tail—Hairy, partly ‘‘distichous.” 
Habitat.—Brazil and Guiana. 
Includes Gélera. 
Teeth —M. 
Genus.—Mellivora. 
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3—o: 1 
2 
2 
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= 
Teeth. Only 
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one tuberculate tooth on La ee of upper jaw. 
Limbs.—Fore-feet armed with large and powerful claws, 
all the feet short, and the gait plantigrade. 
Head.—Short. 
Habitat.—Africa and Asia. 
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Genus.—Gulo. 
9 
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3 a1 
3° a pe 
Head.—Ears short and rounded. 
Limbs.—Gait nearly plantigrade. 
Habitat.—Northern Europe, Asia, and America. 
Genus.—Mephitis. 
4—4 
Teeth.—M. An accessory tubercle in the middle of 
upper laniary tooth. 
Tail.—Moderate, and thickly covered with long hair. 
Habitat.—America. 
Genus.—Mydaus. 
Ge a plead Mie 39, 
33 1-1 3 2-2 3 
Head.—Muzzle much elongated, ears very small, 
buried in fur. 
Limbs.—Fore-feet with large, compressed, 
straivht claws, gait nearly plantigrade. 
Habitat.—Asia and Java. 
Includes Arctonyx. 
2 
o 
Teeth.—I. 
oe 
and 
and nearly 
Genus.—Meles. 
38—3 6 1-1 4—4 1 
33’ 1-1 ev = 
tuberculate teeth often missing. 
Limbs.—Fore-feet with large digging claws, gait planti- 
grade. 
Tail.—Short. 
Habitat,—Europe and Asia, 
Teeth.—I. Re 
Genus.—Lutra. 
= 36. 
Teeth.—I. ~ 
Upper 
laniary teeth very large. 
Head.—Ears sinall, and set higher than the eyes. 
Limbs.—Feet short and webhed, middle toe the largest. 
Tail.—Moderate, rounded, but flattened beneath and 
towards the tip. 
Habitat.—Europe and Asia. 
Genus.—Enh¥ dra. 
Teeth.—I. Dom! é 
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Head.—Ears set at the side of the head, and below the 
eyes. 
COMPENDIUM OF GENERIC DISTINCTIONS. 
Limbs.—Feet webbed, hair covering’ fore-feet even to 
claws, external toe of hind-feet the largest. 
Tail.—Short. 
Habitat.—Kamschatka and Northern America. 
Fanvily.—Ursw a, 
Teeth—Upper jaw with two tuberculate teeth on each 
side, lower jaw with either one or two tubereulate teeth. 
The laniary tooth resembling the tuberculates, the crown, 
however, being flattened. 
Limbs.—Feet all with five toes, gait plantigrade. 
Genus.—Ursus. 
1—1 Pp. 4—4 
3—3 a ae 
a 
culate teeth, = the last in the upper jaw and last but 
By 
3—3 
Teeth.—I. Os Tuber- 
one in the iene Bene very large. 
Head.—Hars small and erect ; muzzle elongated, but blunt 
at extremity, and very movable. 
Tail.—Very short. 
Habitat.—Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. 
Includes all the Bears. 
Genus.—Précyon. 
Bad gu lel ih ee M, 2=2 
Teeth.—l. 5 = 40. T - 
# 59 ja a ee 
99 i 
culate teeth, = Laniary teeth of upper jaw with conic 
tubercles, 
Head.—Muzzle sharp.’ 4 
Tail.— Moderate. 
Habitat.—Northern America. 
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Genus.—N&sua. 
Teeth.—Molars smaller than those of Procyon, but similar 
in arrangement. Canines compressed, very sharp. 
Muzzle.—Extremely elongated and movable. 
Limbs.—Claws rather curved, long and compressed. 
Tail.—Long. 
Habitat.—Brazil and Surinam, 
Genus. —Cercoleptes. 
UT 22 “(6h ieee 
= 
Test A, and face rounded ; tongue long and very 
flexible. 
Tail.—Long and eapable of being rolled round any object. 
Habitat.—Guiana and Peru. 
Teeth. 
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Genus.—Aihirus. 
Teeth.—Arrangement as in Cercoleptes. On each side or 
upper jaw a false molar with one tubercle ; two tuberculate 
teeth on each side below. 
Head.—Ears small and rounded. 
Limbs.—Claws semi-retractile, curved, and compressed. 
Tail.—Moderate, and very hairy. 
Habitat.—Nepal. 
Family.—TALPIDs, 
Teeth. —Incisors variable in number ; canines often want- 
ing, their place being taken by false molars; molars with 
sharp conical tubercles. 
Feet.—Mostly with five toes, gait plantigrade. 
