Carnivora {order} - Chordata; Mammalia;

Carnivora ( kar-NIH-vər-ə) is an order of placental mammals specialized primarily in eating flesh, whose members are formally referred to as carnivorans. The order Carnivora is the sixth largest order of mammals, comprising at least 279 species. Carnivorans are found on every major landmass and in a variety of habitats, ranging from the cold polar regions of Earth to the hyper-arid region of the Sahara Desert and the open seas. Carnivorans exhibit a wide array of body plans, varying greatly in size and shape. Carnivora are divided into two suborders, the Feliformia, containing the true felids and several "cat-like" animals; and the Caniformia, containing the true canids and many "dog-like" animals. The feliforms include the Felidae, Viverridae, hyena, and mongoose families, the majority of which live only in the Old World; cats are the only exception, occurring in the Old World and the New World, entering the Americas via the Bering land bridge. The caniforms include the Caninae, Procyonidae, bears, mustelids, skunks, and pinnipeds that occur worldwide with immense diversity in their morphology, diet, and behavior. full article at Wikipedia

Specimen Records:	12,322	Public Records:	6,562
Specimens with Sequences:	15,064	Public Species:	220
Specimens with Barcodes:	8,166	Public BINs:	239
Species:	242
Species With Barcodes:	226
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Canada 579 Norway 53 China 25 Argentina 546 Italy 53 French Guiana 24 Brazil 365 India 49 Netherlands 24 Mexico 223 France 48 Guyana 23 South Africa 92 Germany 39 Slovakia 10 United States 76 Russia 30 Pakistan 9 Turkey 57 Peru 30