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MAMMALS
Families & Subfamilies of the World

page five— Cats to Rhinoceroses

 
 
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FAMILY
[Subfamily]
Photo
date/site
1A

FELIDAE
Cats

Pantherinae
Big Cats

four examples

Tiger
Panthera tigris

Ranthambore NP, Rajasthan, India
(Mar 2001)

 

 

 

 

Leopard
Panthera pardus

Tarangire NP, Tanzania
(Aug 2002)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lion
Panthera leo

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
(July 2018)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jaguar
Panthera onca

Rio Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
(July 2010)

 

 

1B

FELIDAE
Cats

Felinae
Small Cats

three examples

Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus

Tarangire NP, Tanzania
(June 2018)

 

 

 

 

 

Serval
Leptailurus serval

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
(Aug 2002)

 

 

 

 

 

Bobcat
Lynx rufus

Carmel, California, USA
(Apr 2020)

with prey [Botta's
Pocket
Gopher]

2

VIVERRIDAE
Civets, Genets
& Oyans

Genettinae
Genets & Oyans

Common (Small-spotted) Genet
Genetta genetta

Ndutu Lodge, Tanzania
(Aug 2002)

 

3

HYAENIDAE
Hyenas

Hyaeninae
Bone-cracking Hyenas

Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
(Aug 2002)

5A

HERPESTIDAE
Mongooses

Herpestinae
Solitary Mongooses

two examples

Slender Mongoose Herpestes sanguineus

Tarangire NP, Tanzania
(July 2002)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow Mongoose Cynictis penicillata

Augrabies Falls NP, South Africa
(July 2005)

with prey, perhaps a francolin?

5B

HERPESTIDAE
Mongooses

Mungotinae
Social Mongooses

two examples

Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula

Tarangire NP, Tanzania
(June 2018)

including youngsters at play

 

 

 

 

 

Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo

Tarangire NP, Tanzania
(June 2018)

colony at den

6

CANIDAE
Dogs

five examples

Golden Jackal
Canis aureus

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
(Aug 20082)

 

 


 

 

Coyote
Canis latrans

Hatton Canyon, Monterey Co., California, USA
(Apr 2020)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

upper left:
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Monterey Co., California, USA
(June 1981)
adult chasing vulture away from den area


 

lower left:
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis

Ndutu, Tanzania
(Aug 2002)
pair at den

 

 

near right:
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus

Denali NP, Alaska, USA
(July 2011)
lone wolf trotting along park highway

7

URSIDAE
Bears & Giant Panda

Ursinae
Bears

two examples

Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus

ice sheet north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
(June 2013)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brown (Grizzly)
Bear

Ursus arctos

Katmai NP, Alaska, USA
(June 2011)

8

PHOCIDAE
Earless Seals

four examples

Bearded Seal Erignathus barbatus

ice sheet north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
(June 2013)

adult molting pelage

 

 

 

 

Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina

Cypress Pt., Monterey Co., California, USA
(July 2011)

mother with pup

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gray Seal Halichoerus grypus

Machias Seal Island, New Brunswick, Canada
(June 2007)

adult

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris

Pt. Piedras Blancas, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA
(Feb 2009)

adult male coming ashore
at colony [adult Glaucous Gull on beach, a rarity here]

9

OTARIIDAE
Eared Seals

three examples

Steller
Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus

Kenai Fjords NP, Alaska, USA
(July 2011)

breeding colony

 

 

 

 

 

 

Californian
Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus

Monterey Bay, California, USA
(Oct 2014)

feeding frenzy

 

 

 

 

 

Brown (Afro-Australian)
Fur Seal
Arctocephalus pusillus

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
(Aug 2005)

breeding colony

10 ODOBENIDAE
Walrus

Walrus Odobenus rosmarus

ice sheet north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
(June 2013)

adult male

11
A

MUSTELIDAE
Weasels & relatives

Taxidinae
American Badger

American Badger
Taxidea taxus

Lonoak Rd., Monterey Co., California, USA
(Jan 2015)

11
B

MUSTELIDAE
Weasels & relatives

Martinae
Martens, Tayra
& Wolverine

Tayra
Eira barbara

Owlet Lodge, Amazonas, Peru
(Nov 2014)

adult male

11
C

MUSTELIDAE
Weasels & relatives

Lutinae
Otters

four examples

 

 

Giant Otter
Pteronura brasiliensis

Rio Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
(July 2010)

 

 

 

far left:
North American Otter
Lontra canadensis

Bidwell-Sacramento
River SP, Butte Co., California, USA
(June 2006)

near right:
Spotted-necked Otter
Hydrictis maculicollis

Okavango Delta, Botswana
(July 2005)

 

 


Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris

Moss Landing, Monterey Co., California, USA
(Jan 2008)

mother with pup

11
D

MUSTELIDAE
Weasels & relatives

Mustelinae
Weasels & Mink

Long-tailed Weasel
Mustela frenata

Pebble Beach, Monterey Co., California, USA
(Apr 2008)

12

MEPHITIDAE
Skunks &
Stink Badgers

Mephitinae
Skunks

Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis

Carmel SB, Monterey Co., California, USA
(Aug 2015)

13

PROCYONIDAE
Raccoons & relatives

two examples

Northern Raccoon Procyon lotor

Pacific Grove, Monterey Co., California, USA
(May 2020)

a youngster
in our yard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica

Chinchona,
Costa Rica
(Dec 2007)

14

EQIIDAE
Horses & relatives

two examples

Grevy's Zebra Equus grevyi

Samburu NP,
Kenya
(Nov 1981)

 

 

 

 

 

Plains Zebra Equus quagga

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
(Aug 2002)

15
TAPIRIDAE
Tapirs

Lowland Tapir Tapirus terrestris

Rio Cristalino, Mato Grosso, Brazil
(Aug 1999)

16
A

RHINOCEROTIDAE
Rhinoceroses

Dicerotinae
African Rhinoceroses

 

Black Rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis

Etosha NP, Namibia
(July 2005)

mother & calf
at waterhole
at dusk

16
B

RHINOCEROTIDAE
Rhinoceroses

Rhinocerotinae
Asian Rhinoceroses

Indian
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros unicornis

Kaziranga NP, Assam, India
(Mar 2019)

adult male

 
     
 
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