page_title: List of mammals of Iraq
section_title: Order: Carnivora
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Iraq / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora
context_page_description: The list of mammals of Iraq comprises seventy-eight mammal species, of which one is endangered, eleven are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. One of the species is probably locally extinct in the wild.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed on the IUCN Red List:
  Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
context_section_description: There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. 
  Suborder: Feliformia
  Family: Felidae (cats)
  Subfamily: Felinae
  Genus: Acinonyx
  Asiatic cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus venaticus CR – extirpated in Iraq
  Genus: Caracal
  Caracal, Caracal caracal LC
  Genus: Felis
  Jungle cat, Felis chaus LC
  African wildcat, Felis lybica LC
  Genus: Lynx
  Caucasian lynx, Lynx lynx
  Subfamily: Pantherinae
  Genus: Panthera
  Persian leopard, Panthera pardus tulliana EN
  Caspian tiger, Panthera tigris tigris EX
  Asiatic lion, Panthera leo leo EX
  Family: Hyaenidae
  Genus: Hyaena
  Striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena NT
  Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
  Genus: Herpestes
  Small Asian mongoose, Herpestes javanicus LC
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae
  Genus: Vulpes
  Red fox, Vulpes vulpes LC
  Ruppell's fox, Vulpes rueppelli DD
  Genus: Canis
  Common jackal, Canis aureus LC
  Wolf, Canis lupus LC
  Arabian wolf, Canis lupus arabs
  Indian wolf, Canis lupus pallipes
  Family: Ursidae (bears)
  Genus: Ursus
  Brown bear, Ursus arctos LC
  Family: Mustelidae
  Genus: Vormela
  Marbled polecat, Vormela peregusna LC
  Genus: Mellivora
  Ratel, Mellivora capensis LC
  Genus: Meles
  Eurasian badger, Meles meles LC
  Genus: Lutra
  European otter, Lutra lutra NT
  Genus: Lutrogale
  Smooth-coated otter, Lutrogale perspicillata VU
caption: Eurasian lynx
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