CHAPTER XI

THE ORDER CARNIVORA 496

_Suborder_ CARNIVORA VERA 497

_Section_ ÆLUROIDEA, 501. _Family_ FELIDÆ, 502; _Felis_, 502; _Cynælurus_, 523; Extinct genera, 523. _Family_ VIVERRIDÆ, 525; _Cryptoprocta_, 525; _Viverra_, 526; _Fossa_, 527; _Genetta_, 528; _Prionodon_, 530; _Poiana_, 531; _Paradoxurus_, 532; _Arctogale_, 533; _Hemigale_, 533; _Arctictis_, 534; _Nandinia_, 534; _Cynogale_, 534; _Herpestes_, 535; _Helogale_, 537; _Bdeogale_, 537; _Cynictis_, 537; _Rhinogale_, 537; _Crossarchus_, 537; _Suricata_, 538; _Galidictis_, _Galidea_, and _Hemigalidea_, 538; _Eupleres_, 538; Extinct genera, 539. _Family_ PROTELEIDÆ, 539; _Proteles_, 539. _Family_ HYÆNIDÆ, 540; _Hyæna_, 540. _Section_ CYNOIDEA, 544. _Family_ CANIDÆ, 544; _Canis_, 546; _Lycaon_, 553; _Icticyon_, 553; _Otocyon_, 554; Extinct genera, 555. _Section_ ARCTOIDEA, 556. _Family_ URSIDÆ, 557; _Ursus_, 557; _Melursus_, 560; _Æluropus_, 560; Extinct genera, 561. _Family_ PROCYONIDÆ, 562; _Ælurus_, 562; _Procyon_, 564; _Bassaris_, 566; _Bassaricyon_, 566; _Nasua_, 566; _Cercoleptes_, 567. _Family_ MUSTELIDÆ, 567; _Lutra_, 567; Extinct Otters, 570; _Latax_, 570; _Mephitis_, 572; _Conepatus_, 574; _Arctonyx_, 574; _Mydaus_, 575; _Meles_, 575; _Taxidea_, 576; _Mellivora_, 576; _Helictis_, 578; _Ictonyx_, 579; _Galictis_, 579; _Mustela_, 579; Extinct Mustelines, 590; _Pœcilogale_, 590; _Lyncodon_, 590; _Gulo_, 591.

_Suborder_ PINNIPEDIA 592

_Family_ OTARIIDÆ, 593; _Otaria_, 593. _Family_ TRICHECHIDÆ, 596; _Trichechus_, 597. _Family_ PHOCIDÆ, 600; _Halichœrus_, 601; _Phoca_, 601; _Monachus_, 604; _Ogmorhinus_, 605; _Lobodon_, 605; _Pœcilophoca_, 605; _Ommatophoca_, 605; _Cystophora_, 605; _Macrorhinus_, 606; Extinct seals, 606.

_Suborder_ CREODONTA 606

_Hyænodontidæ_, 608; _Proviverridæ_, 608; _Arctocyonidæ_ and _Mesonychidæ_, 609.