page_title: List of mammals of Jordan
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Jordan / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: English: Feral golden jackal at Park Yarkon in Tel-Aviv, IsraelРусский: Обыкновенный шакал в парке Яркон в Тель-Авивеעברית: תן זהוב בפארק ירקון בתל-אביב
context_page_description: This list of mammals of Jordan comprises 70 mammal species recorded in Jordan, of which two are endangered, ten are vulnerable, and three are near threatened.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
  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
  Genus: Caracal
  Caracal, Caracal caracal LC
  Genus: Felis
  Jungle cat, Felis chaus LC
  Arabian sand cat, Felis margarita harrisoni
  African wildcat, Felis lybica LC
  Subfamily: Pantherinae (lions, tigers, and leopards)
  Genus: Panthera
  Arabian leopard, Panthera pardus nimr CR - regionally extinct
  Family: Herpestidae (mongooses)
  Genus: Herpestes
  Egyptian mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon LR/lc
  Family: Hyaenidae (hyenas)
  Genus: Hyaena
  Striped hyena, Hyaena hyaena LR/nt
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Vulpes
  Blanford's fox, Vulpes cana VU
  Rueppell's fox, Vulpes rueppelli DD
  Arabian red fox, Vulpes vulpes LC
  Genus: Canis
  Syrian jackal, Canis aureus syriacus LC
  Arabian wolf, Canis lupus arabs LC
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Mustela
  Least weasel, Mustela nivalis LR/lc
  Genus: Mellivora
  Ratel, Mellivora capensis LR/lc
  Genus: Meles
  Eurasian badger, Meles meles LR/lc
  Genus: Lutra
  European otter, Lutra lutra NT
caption: Syrian jackal
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