Viverroidea

Also known as Viverroid, Viverroids

Viverroidea is a clade within Feliformia, containing both the family Viverridae, and the superfamily Herpestoidea.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Viverroidea is referenced by 464 other articles, and connects out to Hyaenidae, Herpestidae and sea lion.

It sits within the topics Mammal infraorders, Mammal taxonomy and Taxa named by John Edward Gray.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Aeluroidea
Image: Viverroidea.jpg

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taxon name: Viverroidea
taxon rank: superfamily

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Encyclopedic overview

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Classification
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Viverroidea is a clade within Feliformia, containing both the family Viverridae, and the superfamily Herpestoidea.

==Classification== Infraorder Viverroidea Family Viverridae (civets and allies) Superfamily Herpestoidea Family Eupleridae (Malagasy carnivorans) Family Herpestidae (mongooses and allies) Family Hyaenidae (hyenas and aardwolf) Family †Lophocyonidae Family †Percrocutidae

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