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African Wild Dog
Lycaon pictus (Temminck, 1820)
Lycaon pictus, the African wild dog, is a distinct African canid with a range mo…
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis (Desmarest, 1822)
Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) is an African canid with large ears, adapted t…
Mainland Raccoon Dog
Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray, 1834)
Nyctereutes procyonoides, the common raccoon dog, is an East Asian canid now inv…
Dhole
Cuon alpinus (Pallas, 1811)
The dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a canid species with distinct physical traits, fragm…
Sechuran Fox
Lycalopex sechurae (Thomas, 1900)
The Sechuran fox (Lycalopex sechurae) is a small, versatile canid native to arid…
Pampas Fox
Lycalopex gymnocercus (G.Fischer, 1814)
Lycalopex gymnocercus, the Pampas fox, is a South American canid with recognized…
Culpeo
Lycalopex culpaeus (Molina, 1782)
Lycalopex culpaeus, the culpeo, is a medium-sized South American canid found acr…
Hoary Fox
Lycalopex vetulus (Lund, 1842)
Lycalopex vetulus, the hoary fox, is a small endemic Brazilian canid with distin…
Red Panda
Ailurus fulgens F.G.Cuvier, 1825
Ailurus fulgens, the red panda, is an arboreal bamboo-eating mammal native to th…
Fossa
Cryptoprocta ferox Bennett, 1833
Cryptoprocta ferox, the fossa, is a Malagasy carnivore with tree-climbing adapta…
Ring-tailed Vontsira
Galidia elegans I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1837
Galidia elegans, the ring-tailed vontsira, is the largest Galidiinae, a diurnal …
African Palm-civet
Nandinia binotata (Gray, 1830)
Nandinia binotata, the African palm civet, is a nocturnal arboreal mammal native…
Baikal Seal
Pusa sibirica (Gmelin, 1788)
Pusa sibirica, the Baikal seal, is a small endemic true seal that lives only in …
Ringed Seal
Pusa hispida (Schreber, 1775)
Pusa hispida, the ringed seal, is a small Arctic true seal adapted to live in ic…
Crabeater Seal
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842)
This species profile covers the physical traits, dentition, distribution, and po…
Harp Seal
Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777)
Pagophilus groenlandicus, the harp seal, is an ice-breeding pinniped native to t…
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758
Phoca vitulina, the harbor seal, is a true seal with distinct spotted coats, fou…
Spotted Seal
Phoca largha Pallas, 1811
Phoca largha, the spotted seal, is an intermediate-sized arctic true seal with c…
Mediterranean Monk Seal
Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779)
Monachus monachus, the Mediterranean monk seal, is an endangered earless seal wi…
Bearded Seal
Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777)
Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) is an earless Arctic/Subarctic seal, with key…
Leopard Seal
Hydrurga leptonyx (de Blainville, 1820)
Leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) are large ice-loving Antarctic top predators w…
Northern Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris (Gill, 1866)
Mirounga angustirostris, the northern elephant seal, is a sexually dimorphic pin…
Southern Elephant Seal
Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mirounga leonina, the southern elephant seal, is an extremely size-dimorphic pin…
Weddell Seal
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson, 1826)
Leptonychotes weddellii (Weddell seal) is a large seal species with distinct phy…
