Talk:Carnivora

message: yes gggggggggrrrrrrrrrr lalala —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.129.145.188 (talk) 11:55, 11 November 2006
At the risk of sounding like a humourless git, am I the only person here who thinks the lion picture on this page is excessively silly? Just wondering. The Singing Badger 20:32, 3 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: It was changed recently.  In my opinion the "grrrrrr!" balloon is a bit out of style on a scientific page. Seems like someone's joke in a wrong place.  Paul Pogonyshev 23:30, 3 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: The lion pic was vandalised by some joker.  I have now put a completely different photo there.   — Chameleon Main/Talk/Images 23:11, 6 Aug 2004 (UTC)
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message: Here's the table I made February 5 2023 for Carnivora species listed in Wikipedia (when searching from List of mammal genera, the linked genus pages from this page and the species page listed in the genus page).
Information on adult weight is not given in 63 species, two of these 63 have weights of newborns. Remark that Dog do not have any data on weight in the main page.
Carnivora (61 missing, 2 with newbown weights only)
Genus        	Scientific Name                                   	Common Name                      	Information on Weight (yes/no)
Atelocynus   	microtis                                          	Short-eared dog                  	No
Canis        	aureus                                            	Golden jackal                    	Yes
Canis        	dingo / c. familiaris dingo / c. lupus dingo / etc	Dingo                            	Yes
Canis        	familiaris                                        	Domestic dog                     	Not in main page
Canis        	latrans                                           	Coyote                           	Yes
Canis        	lupaster                                          	African golden wolf              	Yes
Canis        	lupus                                             	Grey / Gray wolf                 	Yes
Canis        	lycaon                                            	Eastern wolf                     	Yes
Canis        	rufus                                             	Red wolf                         	Yes
Canis        	simensis                                          	Ethiopian wolf                   	Yes
Chrysocyon   	brachyurus                                        	Maned wolf                       	Yes
Cuon         	alpinus                                           	Dhole                            	Yes
Lupulella    	adusta                                            	Side-striped jackal              	Yes
Lupulella    	mesomelas                                         	Black-backed jackal              	Yes
Lycaon       	pictus                                            	African wild dog                 	Yes
Nyctereutes  	procyonoides                                      	Common raccoon dog               	Yes
Nyctereutes  	viverrinus                                        	Japanese raccoon dog             	No
Otocyon      	megalotis                                         	Bat-eared fox                    	Yes
Speothos     	venaticus                                         	Bush dog                         	Yes
Urocyon      	cinereoargenteus                                  	Gray fox                         	Yes
Urocyon      	littoralis                                        	Island fox                       	Yes
Vulpes       	bengalensis                                       	Bengal fox                       	Yes
Vulpes       	cana                                              	Blanford's fox                   	Yes
Vulpes       	chama                                             	Cape fox                         	Yes
Vulpes       	corsac                                            	Corsac fox                       	Yes
Vulpes       	ferrilata                                         	Tibetan sand fox                 	Yes
Vulpes       	lagopus                                           	Arctic fox                       	Yes
Vulpes       	macrotis                                          	Kit fox                          	Yes
Vulpes       	pallida                                           	Pale fox                         	Yes
Vulpes       	rueppellii                                        	Rüppell's fox                    	Yes
Vulpes       	velox                                             	Swift fox                        	Yes
Vulpes       	vulpes                                            	Red fox                          	Yes
Vulpes       	zerda                                             	Fennec fox                       	Yes
Ailuropoda   	melanoleuca                                       	Giant panda                      	Yes
Tremarctos   	ornatus                                           	Spectacled bear                  	Yes
Helarctos    	malayanus                                         	Sun bear                         	Yes
Melursus     	ursinus                                           	Sloth bear                       	Yes
Ursus        	americanus                                        	American black bear              	Yes
Ursus        	arctos                                            	Brown bear                       	Yes
Ursus        	maritimus                                         	Polar bear                       	Yes
Ursus        	thibetanus                                        	Asian black bear                 	Yes
Ailurus      	fulgens                                           	Red panda                        	Yes
Conepatus    	chinga                                            	Molina's hog-nosed skunk         	No
Conepatus    	humboldtii                                        	Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk       	Yes
Conepatus    	leuconotus                                        	American hog-nosed skunk         	Yes
Conepatus    	semistriatus                                      	Striped hog-nosed skunk          	No
Mephitis     	mephitis                                          	Striped skunk                    	Yes
Mephitis     	macroura                                          	Hooded skunk                     	No (but see talk)
Mydaus       	marchei                                           	Palawan stink badger             	Yes
Mydaus       	javanensis                                        	Sunda stink badger               	Yes
Spilogale    	gracilis                                          	Western spotted skunk            	Yes
Spilogale    	putorius                                          	Eastern spotted skunk            	Yes
Spilogale    	pygmaea                                           	Pygmy spotted skunk              	No
Spilogale    	angustifrons                                      	Southern spotted skunk           	Yes
Eira         	barbara                                           	Tayra                            	Yes
Gulo         	gulo                                              	Wolverine                        	Yes
Martes       	americana                                         	American marten                  	Yes
Martes       	caurina                                           	Pacific marten                   	No
Martes       	martes                                            	European pine marten             	Yes
Martes       	foina                                             	Beech marten                     	Yes
Martes       	flavigula                                         	Yellow-throated marten           	Yes
Martes       	gwatkinsii                                        	Nilgiri marten                   	Yes
Martes       	zibellina                                         	Sable                            	Yes
Martes       	melampus                                          	Japanese marten                  	Yes
Pekania      	pennanti                                          	Fisher                           	Yes
Melogale     	everetti                                          	Bornean ferret-badger            	Yes
Melogale     	moschata                                          	Chinese ferret-badger            	No
Melogale     	subaurantiaca                                     	Formosan ferret-badger           	No
Melogale     	orientalis                                        	Javan ferret-badger              	Yes
Melogale     	personata                                         	Burmese ferret-badger            	Yes
Melogale     	cucphuongensis                                    	Vietnam ferret-badger            	No
Galictis     	cuja                                              	Lesser grison                    	Yes
Galictis     	vittata                                           	Greater grison                   	Yes
Ictonyx      	libycus                                           	Saharan striped polecat          	Yes
Ictonyx      	striatus                                          	Striped polecat                  	Yes
Lyncodon     	patagonicus                                       	Patagonian weasel                	No
Poecilogale  	albinucha                                         	African striped weasel           	Yes
Vormela      	peregusna                                         	Marbled polecat                  	Yes
Aonyx        	capensis                                          	African clawless otter           	Yes
Aonyx        	congicus                                          	Congo clawless otter             	Yes
Aonyx        	cinereus                                          	Asian small-clawed otter         	Yes
Enhydra      	lutris                                            	Sea otter                        	Yes
Hydrictis    	maculicollis                                      	Spotted-necked otter             	Yes
Lontra       	canadensis                                        	North American river otter       	Yes
Lontra       	provocax                                          	Southern river otter             	Yes
Lontra       	longicaudis                                       	Neotropical otter                	Yes
Lontra       	felina                                            	Marine otter                     	Yes
Lutra        	lutra                                             	Eurasian otter                   	Yes
Lutra        	sumatrana                                         	Hairy-nosed otter                	Yes
Lutra        	nippon                                            	Japanese otter                   	No
Lutrogale    	perspicillata                                     	Smooth-coated otter              	Yes
Pteronura    	brasiliensis                                      	Giant otter                      	Yes
Arctonyx     	albogularis                                       	Northern hog badger              	No
Arctonyx     	collaris                                          	Greater hog badger               	Yes
Arctonyx     	hoevenii                                          	Sumatran hog badger              	No
Meles        	meles                                             	Eurasian badger                  	Yes
Meles        	canescens                                         	Caucasian badger                 	No
Meles        	leucurus                                          	Asian badger                     	Yes
Meles        	anakuma                                           	Japanese badger                  	Yes
Mellivora    	capensis                                          	Honey badger                     	Yes
Mustela      	altaica                                           	Mountain weasel                  	Yes
Mustela      	lutreolina                                        	Indonesian mountain weasel       	No
Mustela      	erminea                                           	Stoat / Beringian ermine         	Yes
Mustela      	nivalis                                           	Least weasel                     	Yes
Mustela      	aistoodonnivalis                                  	Missing-toothed pygmy weasel     	No
Mustela      	richardsonii                                      	American ermine                  	No
Mustela      	haidarum                                          	Haida ermine                     	No
Mustela      	eversmanii                                        	Steppe polecat                   	Yes
Mustela      	furo                                              	Domestic ferret                  	Yes
Mustela      	putorius                                          	European polecat                 	Yes
Mustela      	itatsi                                            	Japanese weasel                  	No
Mustela      	sibirica                                          	Siberian weasel                  	Yes
Mustela      	kathiah                                           	Yellow-bellied weasel            	Yes
Mustela      	lutreola                                          	European mink                    	Yes
Mustela      	nigripes                                          	Black-footed ferret              	Yes
Mustela      	nudipes                                           	Malayan weasel                   	No
Mustela      	strigidorsa                                       	Back-striped weasel              	Yes
Neogale      	africana                                          	Amazon weasel                    	No
Neogale      	felipei                                           	Colombian weasel                 	Yes
Neogale      	frenata                                           	Long-tailed weasel               	Yes
Neogale      	vison                                             	American mink                    	Yes
Taxidea      	taxus                                             	American badger                  	Yes
Procyon      	lotor                                             	Raccoon / Common raccoon         	Yes
Procyon      	cancrivorus                                       	Crab-eating raccoon              	Yes
Procyon      	pygmaeus                                          	Cozumel raccoon                  	Yes
Nasua        	narica                                            	White-nosed coati                	Yes
Nasua        	nasua                                             	South American coati             	Yes
Nasuella     	olivacea                                          	Western mountain coati           	No
Bassaricyon  	alleni                                            	Eastern lowland olingo           	Yes
Bassaricyon  	gabbii                                            	Northern olingo                  	Yes
Bassaricyon  	medius                                            	Western lowland olingo           	Yes
Bassaricyon  	neblina                                           	Olinguito                        	Yes
Potos        	flavus                                            	Kinkajou                         	Yes
Bassariscus  	astutus                                           	Ringtail                         	Yes
Bassariscus  	sumichrasti                                       	Cacomistle                       	Yes
Odebenus     	rosmarus                                          	Walrus                           	Yes
Arctocephalus	gazella                                           	Antarctic fur seal               	Yes
Arctocephalus	townsendi                                         	Guadalupe fur seal               	Yes
Arctocephalus	philippii                                         	Juan Fernández fur seal          	Yes
Arctocephalus	galapagoensis                                     	Galápagos fur seal               	Yes
Arctocephalus	pusillus                                          	Brown fur seal                   	Yes
Arctocephalus	forsteri                                          	New Zealand fur seal             	Yes
Arctocephalus	tropicalis                                        	Subantarctic fur seal            	Yes
Arctocephalus	australis                                         	South American fur seal          	Yes
Callorhinus  	ursinus                                           	Northern fur seal                	Yes
Eumetopias   	jubatus                                           	Steller sea lion                 	Yes
Neophoca     	cinerea                                           	Australian sea lion              	No
Phocarctos   	hookeri                                           	New Zealand sea lion             	Yes
Zalophus     	californianus                                     	California sea lion              	Yes
Zalophus     	wollebaeki                                        	Galápagos sea lion               	Yes
Zalophus     	japonicus                                         	Japanese sea lion                	Yes
Otaria       	flavescens                                        	South American sea lion          	Yes
Hydrurga     	leptonyx                                          	Leopard seal                     	Yes
Leptonychotes	weddellii                                         	Weddell's sea                    	Yes
Lobodon      	carcinophaga                                      	Crabeater seal                   	Yes
Ommatophoca  	rossii                                            	Ross's seal                      	Yes
Mirounga     	angustirostris                                    	Northern elephant seal           	Yes
Mirounga     	leonina                                           	Southern elephant seal           	Yes
Monachus     	monachus                                          	Mediterranean monk seal          	Yes
Neomonachus  	schauinslandi                                     	Hawaiian monk seal               	Yes
Neomonachus  	tropicalis                                        	Caribbean monk seal              	Yes
Cystophora   	cristata                                          	Hooded seal                      	Yes
Erignathus   	barbatus                                          	Bearded seal                     	Yes
Halichoerus  	grypus                                            	Grey seal                        	Yes
Histriophoca 	fasciata                                          	Ribbon seal                      	Yes
Pagophilus   	groenlandicus                                     	Harp seal                        	Yes
Phoca        	largha                                            	Spotted seal                     	Yes
Phoca        	vitulina                                          	Common seal                      	Yes
Pusa         	caspica                                           	Caspian seal                     	Yes
Pusa         	hispida                                           	Ringed seal                      	Yes
Pusa         	sibirica                                          	Baikal seal                      	Yes
Nandinia     	binotata                                          	African palm civet               	Yes
Neofelis     	diardi                                            	Sunda clouded leopard            	Yes
Neofelis     	nebulosa                                          	Clouded leopard                  	Yes
Panthera     	leo                                               	Lion                             	Yes
Panthera     	tigris                                            	Tiger                            	Yes
Panthera     	pardus                                            	Leopard                          	Yes
Panthera     	uncia                                             	Snow leopard                     	Yes
Panthera     	onca                                              	Jaguar                           	Yes
Catopuma     	temminckii                                        	Asian golden cat                 	Yes
Catopuma     	badia                                             	Bay cat                          	Yes
Pardofelis   	marmorata                                         	Marbled cat                      	Yes
Caracal      	aurata                                            	African golden cat               	Yes
Caracal      	caracal                                           	Caracal                          	Yes
Leptailurus  	serval                                            	Serval                           	Yes
Leopardus    	pardalis                                          	Ocelot                           	Yes
Leopardus    	tigrinus                                          	Oncilla                          	Yes
Leopardus    	colocola                                          	Pampas cat                       	Yes (newborns)
Leopardus    	guigna                                            	Kodkod                           	Yes
Leopardus    	wiedii                                            	Margay                           	Yes
Leopardus    	geoffroyi                                         	Geoffroy's cat                   	Yes
Leopardus    	jacobita                                          	Andean mountain cat              	Yes
Leopardus    	guttulus                                          	Southern tigrina                 	Yes
Lynx         	canadensis                                        	Canadian lynx                    	Yes
Lynx         	lynx                                              	Eurasian lynx                    	Yes
Lynx         	pardinus                                          	Iberian lynx                     	Yes
Lynx         	rufus                                             	Bobcat                           	Yes
Puma         	concolor                                          	Cougar / Mountain lion / Puma    	Yes
Herpailurus  	yagouaroundi                                      	Jaguarundi                       	Yes
Acinonyx     	jubatus                                           	Cheetah                          	Yes
Prionailurus 	bengalensis                                       	(Mainland) leopard cat           	Yes
Prionailurus 	javanensis                                        	Sunda leopard cat                	Yes
Prionailurus 	planiceps                                         	Flat-headed cat                  	Yes
Prionailurus 	viverrinus                                        	Fishing cat                      	Yes
Prionailurus 	rubiginosus                                       	Rusty-spotted cat                	Yes
Otocolobus   	manul                                             	Pallas's cat                     	Yes
Felis        	catus                                             	Domestic cat                     	Yes
Felis        	silvestris                                        	European wildcat                 	Yes
Felis        	chaus                                             	Jungle cat                       	Yes
Felis        	lybica                                            	African wildcat                  	Yes
Felis        	nigripes                                          	Black-footed cat                 	Yes
Felis        	margarita                                         	Sand cat                         	Yes
Felis        	bieti                                             	Chinese mountain cat             	Yes
Prionodon    	linsang                                           	Banded linsang                   	Yes
Prionodon    	pardicolor                                        	Spotted linsang                  	Yes
Viverricula  	indica                                            	Small Indian civet               	Yes (Newborns)
Viverra      	zibetha                                           	Large Indian civet               	Yes
Viverra      	tangalunga                                        	Malayan civet                    	No
Viverra      	civettina                                         	Malabar large-spotted civet      	Yes
Viverra      	megaspila                                         	Large-spotted civet              	Yes
Civettictis  	civetta                                           	African civet                    	Yes
Poiana       	leightoni                                         	West African oyan                	No
Poiana       	richardsonii                                      	Central African oyan             	No
Genetta      	genetta                                           	Common genet                     	Yes
Genetta      	tigrina                                           	Cape genet                       	Yes
Genetta      	felina                                            	South African small-spotted genet	No (Page inexistant)
Genetta      	maculata                                          	Rusty-spotted genet              	Yes
Genetta      	pardina                                           	Pardine genet                    	No
Genetta      	abyssinica                                        	Abyssinian genet                 	No
Genetta      	poensis                                           	King genet                       	No
Genetta      	servalina                                         	Servaline genet                  	No
Genetta      	angolensis                                        	Angolan genet                    	No
Genetta      	victoriae                                         	Giant forest genet               	No
Genetta      	thierryi                                          	Hausa genet                      	No
Genetta      	letabae                                           	Letaba genet                     	No
Genetta      	johnstoni                                         	Johnston's genet                 	No
Genetta      	piscivora                                         	Aquatic genet                    	Yes
Genetta      	cristata                                          	Crested servaline genet          	No
Genetta      	schoutedeni                                       	Schouteden's genet               	No (Page inexistant)
Genetta      	bourloni                                          	Bourlon's genet                  	No
Cynogale     	bennettii                                         	Otter civet                      	No
Chrotogale   	owstoni                                           	Owston's palm civet              	No
Hemigalus    	derbyanus                                         	Banded palm civet                	Yes
Diplogale    	hosei                                             	Hose's palm civet                	Yes
Macrogalidia 	musschenbroekii                                   	Sulawesi palm civet              	No
Paradoxurus  	hermaphroditus                                    	Asian palm civet                 	Yes
Paradoxurus  	zeylonensis                                       	Golden palm civet                	No
Paradoxurus  	jerdoni                                           	Brown palm civet                 	Yes
Paguma       	larvata                                           	Masked palm civet                	Yes
Arctogalidia 	trivirgata                                        	Small-toothed palm civet         	Yes
Arctictis    	binturong                                         	Binturong                        	Yes
Proteles     	cristata                                          	Aardwolf                         	Yes
Crocuta      	crocuta                                           	Spotted hyena                    	Yes
Hyaena       	hyaena                                            	Striped hyena                    	Yes
Parahyaena   	brunnea                                           	Brown hyena                      	Yes
Crossarchus  	alexandri                                         	Alexander's kusimanse            	Yes
Crossarchus  	ansorgei                                          	Angolan kusimanse                	Yes
Crossarchus  	obscurus                                          	Common kusimanse                 	Yes
Crossarchus  	platycephalus                                     	Flat-headed kusimanse            	Yes
Liberiictis  	kuhni                                             	Liberian mongoose                	No
Suricata     	suricatta                                         	Meerkat                          	Yes
Dologale     	dybowskii                                         	Pousargue's mongoose             	No
Helogale     	hirtula                                           	Ethiopian dwarf mongoose         	No
Helogale     	parvula                                           	Common dwarf mongoose            	Yes
Mungos       	mungo                                             	Banded mongoose                  	Yes
Mungos       	gambianus                                         	Gambian mongoose                 	No
Atilax       	paludinosus                                       	Marsh mongoose                   	Yes
Xenogale     	naso                                              	Long-nosed mongoose              	No
Herpestes    	ichneumon                                         	Egyptian mongoose                	Yes
Herpestes    	sanguineus                                        	Common slender mongoose          	Yes
Herpestes    	pulverulentus                                     	Cape gray mongoose               	Yes
Herpestes    	ochraceus                                         	Somalian slender mongoose        	Yes
Herpestes    	flavescens                                        	Angolan slender mongoose         	No
Cynictis     	penicillata                                       	Yellow mongoose                  	Yes
Paracynictis 	selousi                                           	Selous's mongoose                	Yes
Bdeogale     	crassicauda                                       	Bushy-tailed mongoose            	Yes
Bdeogale     	nigripes                                          	Black-footed mongoose            	No
Bdeogale     	jacksoni                                          	Jackson's mongoose               	Yes
Bdeogale     	omnivora                                          	Sokoke dog mongoose              	No
Ichneumia    	albicauda                                         	White-tailed mongoose            	Yes
Rhynchogale  	melleri                                           	Meller's mongoose                	Yes
Urva         	edwardsii                                         	Indian grey mongoose             	Yes
Urva         	javanica                                          	Javan mongoose                   	No
Urva         	vitticolla                                        	Stripe-necked mongoose           	Yes
Urva         	auropunctata                                      	Small Indian mongoose            	No
Urva         	urva                                              	Crab-eating mongoose             	Yes
Urva         	smithii                                           	Ruddy mongoose                   	Yes
Urva         	brachyura                                         	Short-tailed mongoose            	Yes
Urva         	fusca                                             	Indian brown mongoose            	Yes
Urva         	semitorquata                                      	Collared mongoose                	No
Cryptoprocta 	ferox                                             	Fossa                            	Yes
Eupleres     	goudotii                                          	Eastern falanouc                 	No
Eupleres     	major                                             	Western falanouc                 	No
Fossa        	fossana                                           	Malagasy civet                   	Yes
Galidia      	elegans                                           	Ring-tailed vontsira             	Yes
Galidictis   	fasciata                                          	Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose  	No
Galidictis   	grandidieri                                       	Grandidier's mongoose            	Yes
Mungotictis  	decemlineata                                      	Narrow-striped mongoose          	No
Salanoia     	concolor                                          	Brown-tailed mongoose            	No
Salanoia     	durrelli                                          	Durrell's vontsira               	Yes
Gimly24 (talk) 12:48, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weights of Mammals on Wikipedia (Carnivora) 

message: I don't see what they are good for. 94.218.76.27 (talk) 13:08, 5 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've removed them. The curly braces are used for a series of nested  templates that are used to create the cladogram. An extra closing double brace was inadvertently left when editing the cladogram. —  Jts1882 | talk  13:26, 5 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: And, to clarify my own earlier edit, that was because you inadvertently deleted the wrong set of brackets. Obviously an innocent mistake, but it had to be fixed. Anaxial (talk) 13:27, 5 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Two closing curly braces before chapter 'Classification of the extant carnivorans' 

message: "The caniforms include the dogs, bears, raccoons, weasels, and seals. Members of this group are found worldwide and with immense diversity in their diet, behavior, and morphology." Is this necessary after it has already been mentioned above in "the Caniformia, containing the true canids (such as wolves and dingos) and many somewhat "dog-like" forms such as sea lions and bears." Many miles to go (talk) 04:00, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Duplication in lead section