COMPENDIUM OF GENERIC DISTINCTIONS. 



Genus. Herpestes. 



Teeth as in Viverra. 



Head. Ears small and rounded. 



Feet. All with five toes, furnished with large, 

 curved, compressed claws. 



Hair. Long and wiry, frequently annulated with 

 different tints. 



Habitat. Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. 



This genus includes Mungos and Urva. 



Genus, Cynictis. 



Separated from the preceding genus because the 

 hinder feet have only four toes. The limbs are 

 rather longer, and the ears larger than in Herpestes. 



Habitat. Southern Africa. 



Genus. C rossarch us . 



2 2 3 3 

 Teeth. P. , M. . 



22 33 



Head. Muzzle elongated, the nose resembling a 

 proboscis Ears small. 



Limbs. Feet with five toes, gait plantigrade. 

 Tail. Rather shorter than body. 

 Habitat. Western Africa. 



Genus. Suricata. 



3 3 * i 3 3 2 2 

 Teeth. I. , C. , P. , M. = 36. 



33 i i 33 22 

 Limbs. Feet with four toes, furnished with long, 



curved, compressed claws. 



Tail. Rather exceeding half the length of the 



body. 



Habitat. Southern Africa. 



Genus. Cyn6gale. 



44 22 



Teeth. P. , M. , laniary teeth with tu- 



4 4 2 2 

 bercles. 



Head. Ears small Muzzle elongated, blunt, and 

 depressed Whisker hairs remarkably long. 



Limbs. Feet with five short toes, gait plantigrade. 

 Tail. Short. 

 Habitat. Borneo. 



Genus. Paradoxurus. 



Teeth. Molars as in Viverra Laniary teeth 

 thick and furnished with conical tubercles. 



Limbs. Feet with five toes conjoined by skin, 

 the thumb not raised, gait plantigrade. 



Tail. Long and cylindrical, mostly capable of 

 being spirally rolled, but not prehensile. 



Habitat. Africa and Asia. 



This genus includes Nandinia and Paguma. 



Genus. Artiotis. 



Teeth. I. , C. 



i i 



P. 



44 



2 2 



M. = 40. 



33 i i 44 22 



Canines conical and compressed Laniary teeth 

 curiously tuberculated. 



Head. Ears furnished with pencil of long hairs; 

 whisker hairs long. 



Tail. Nearly as long as body, prehensile, and 

 heavily covered with hair at the base. 



Habitat. Sumatra, Borneo, and Java. 



This genus is placed by V. dor Hoeven among the 

 Ursine animals. 



Genus. Cryptoprocta. 



Limbs. Feet with five toes and plantigrade, fur 

 nished with retractile claws. 



Habitat. Madagascar. 



It is the opinion of many excellent zoologists that 

 the genera of the Viverrine animals might be still 

 further reduced. 



Family. CAN IDA 



66 77 8-S 



Teeth. Molars either , , or , but 



77 77 8-8 



usually the former. Two or three on each side of 

 both jaws tuberculated. 



Limbs. Fore-feet mostly with five toes, thumbs 

 raised ; gait digitigrade, hinder-feet with four toes. 



Genus. Canis. 



Teeth. I. 



3-3 



C. 



i i 



P. 



44 



M. 



2 2 



42. 



33 i > 44 22 

 Laniary tooth of upper jaw bi-lobed, with a small 

 tubercle inside and rather forwards ; the lower lan- 

 iary divided into three portions. 



Head. Pupil of eye round. 



Tail. Moderate, covered with short hair. 



Habitat. All parts of the world. 



Includes Cuon. 



Genus. Vulpes. 



Separated from Canis by the oblong pupil of the 

 eye, and the heavily brushed tail. 

 Habitat. Most parts of the world. 



Genus. Ot6cyon. 



88 

 Teeth. Molars - . Laniary teeth less than the 



8-^8 



tuberculate ; lower tuberculate with four sharp tu- 

 bercles. 



Head. Ears very large, nearly as long as head, 

 standing erect. 



Tail. Moderate, and covered with thick hair. 

 Habitat. Southern Africa. 



Genus. Lycaon. 



Separated from Canis because the fore-feet are 

 furnished with only four toes. 

 Habitat. Southern Africa. 



Family. 



Teeth. Molars generally 4 4 or 5 <; in upper 

 jaw, 5 5 or 6 6 in lower. On each sidle of both 

 jaws there is a single tuberculate tooth. 



Head. Rather long, muzzle moderate and 

 rounded, skull much elongated behind the eyes. 



Limbs. Feet with five toes. 



Genus. Put6rius. 



3 3 ' 

 Teeth. I. - , C. 



3 3 

 P. - , M. 



= 34. 



33 22 33 



d. 



Head. Ears small and rounde 



Limbs. Toes separated from each other. 



Tail. Moderate, of various lengths. 



Habitat. Europe and Asia. 



Includes the Stoats, Weasels, and Polecats. 



Genus. Muste'la. 



Teeth. P. 



44 

 44 



Habitat. Europe, Asia, and North America. 

 Includes Martes. 



