Carnivora

The common characters of Carnivora are given below:

• Meat eaters
• Presence of canine teeth
• Intestinal tract is short and is adapted to the rapid digestion as well as the assimilation of meat.
• All species have anal glands. (The species like the striped skunk with a zoological name of Mephitis mephitis may eject the contents of anal gland as a defensive maneuver)
• Os penis is present in case of males
• Lack of clavicle (this helps in the freedom for the movement of forelimb).
• Ulna is well developed
• Toes end in claws

Sub-Order of Carnivores

Fissipedia is the sub-order that comprises most known terrestrial carnivorous wild animals like lion, tiger, panther, wolf, hyaena, wild dog, jackals etc.

Classification of Carnivores