Caniformia

Caniforms; Temporal range: Palaeocene[source?]- Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia; Kretzoi, 1943
Families
	Ailuridae (red pandas); Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs, extinct); Canidae (dogs and foxes); Mephitidae (skunks and stink badgers); Mustelidae (weasels, otters, badgers); Odobenidae (walrus); Otariidae (eared seals); Phocidae (earless seals); Procyonidae (raccoons, coatis, olingos); Ursidae (bears);

Caniformia is a suborder of the order Carnivora. It contains all the dog-like mammals: Unlike the cat-like Feliformia, these animals have claws that are unable to contract. This group contains bears, seals, and true dogs, and more.

The other suborder of Carnivora is the cat-like Feliformia.

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Caniformia

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