page_title: List of mammals of Portugal
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Portugal / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: In the image we can clearly see the white stripes in the snouts and the black marks in the front legs, two of the characteristics of the sub. signatus
context_page_description: This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 93 mammal species occurring in Portugal. One of them is critically endangered, three are endangered, eleven are vulnerable, and one is near threatened.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' status as assessed on the respective IUCN Red List published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
context_section_description: There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which primarily eat meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. 
  Suborder: Feliformia
  Family: Felidae (cats)
  Subfamily: Felinae
  Genus: Felis
  European wildcat, F. silvestris LC
  Genus: Lynx
  Iberian lynx, Lynx pardinus EN
  Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.)
  Subfamily: Viverrinae
  Genus: Genetta
  Common genet, G. genetta LC introduced
  Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
  Genus: Herpestes
  Egyptian mongoose, H. ichneumon LC
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Vulpes
  Red fox, V. vulpes LC
  Genus: Canis
  Gray wolf, C. lupus LC
  Iberian wolf, C. l. signatus
  Family: Ursidae (bears)
  Genus: Ursus
  Brown bear, U. arctos LC
  Eurasian brown bear, U. a. arctos locally EX
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Mustela
  Stoat, M. erminea LC
  Least weasel, M. nivalis LC
  European polecat, M. putorius LC
  Genus: Martes
  Beech marten, M. foina LC
  European pine marten, M. martes LC
  Genus: Meles
  Eurasian badger, M. meles LC
  Genus: Lutra
  European otter, L. lutra NT
  Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
  Genus: Cystophora
  Hooded seal, Cystophora cristata LC
  Genus: Erignathus
  Bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus LC
  Genus: Monachus
  Mediterranean monk seal, M. monachus EN
  Genus: Phoca
  Common seal, P. vitulina LC
  Genus: Pusa
  Ringed seal, P. hispida LC
caption: Iberian wolf
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