III. Carnivora. 
CLASS I.- — MAMMALIA. 
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ORDER III, — Carnassier ( continued ). 
Family. 
r 
Tribe. 
I. Planti- 
grada 
II. Digiti- 
grada 
Genus. Example of Species. 
1 . Ursus, Lin u. arctos, L. Common brown bear 
2. Procyon, Storr. Ursus lota, L. Racoon 
3. Ailurus,/'V. Cuv.A. refulgens, Fr. Cuv. 
4. Ictides, Valenc. I. albifrons, Fr. Cuv. 
5. Nasua, StOTT . . . Viverra nasua, L. Red coati 
6. Cercoleptes, 1 Viv. caudivolva, Gm. the Ame- 
Illig. . . . . j rican P otto 
. . Ursus meles, L. Common badger 
. . Ursus gulo, L. the Glutton 
j Viv. mellivora, L. Honey ratel 
1 Mustela putorius, L. Common 
7. Meles, Storr 
8. Gulo, Storr. 
9. Ratellus, Fr 
Cuv. . . 
1. Putorius, 
/ Cuv I pole cat 
\ 2. Mustela, Cuv. M. martes, L. Common marten 
| 3. Mephitis, Cuv. M. Americana, Desm. Skunk 
I 4. Lutra, Storr. Must, lutra, Common otter 
/■ 5. Canis, Lin • . . C. familiaris, L. the Dog 
6. Vivera, Cuv. . .V. civetta, L. the Civet 
7. Genetta, Cuv. Viverra genetta, ~L. Common genet 
8. ParadoxurasV P - ^ Fr - Cuv - Common pa- 
r, sy s radoxurus, or Palm martin or 
tr. Cuv. . . £ the French 
9. Herpestes, l^iv. ichneumon, L. the Ichneu- 
Illig. ..... 1 mon 
10. Ryzsena, Illig. Viv. tetradactyla, L. the Surikate 
11. Crossarchus, 
obscurus, Fr. Cuv. 
• P. Lalandii, Is. Geoff. 
i III. Amphi- 
^ bia 
Fr. Cuv. 
^12. Proteles, Zs.l. 
Geoff. ....) 
{ 13. Hyaena, Storr. Canis hyaena, L. Striped hyaena 
14. Eelis,Zm F. leo, L. the Lion 
A. Phoca, Cuv. . . P. vitulina, L. Common seal 
2. Stenorhyncus, 1 Phoc. leptonyx, Blainv. Small- 
Fr. Cuv. . . j clawed seal 
3. Pelagus, Fr. 1 Ph. monachus, Gm. White-bel- 
Cuv j seal 
4. Stemmatopus, 1 cr i s t a t a Hooded seal 
Fr. Cuv. . . j 
5. Macro rhyna, 1 Ph. leonima, L. Sea lion , or sea 
Fr. Cuv. . . \ elephant 
v 6. Otaria, Peron . Ph. ursina, L. Common sea bear 
H m . , T • t T. rosmarus, L. Morse , sea cow, 
7. TnchecuSjZzw. | seahorse) & c. 
The tribe Digitigrada contains three subdivisions, distinguished 
by their mode of dentition, and represented by the weasel, the dog, 
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