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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 mostly across Southern and East Africa.
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis (Desmarest, 1822)
Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) is an African canid with large ears, adapted to arid and semi-arid environments.
Mainland Raccoon Dog
Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray, 1834)
Nyctereutes procyonoides, the common raccoon dog, is an East Asian canid now invasive in Europe, farmed and hunted for its fur.
Dhole
Cuon alpinus (Pallas, 1811)
The dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a canid species with distinct physical traits, fragmented Asian range, and unique social and feeding behaviours.
Sechuran Fox
Lycalopex sechurae (Thomas, 1900)
The Sechuran fox (Lycalopex sechurae) is a small, versatile canid native to arid habitats of western South America.
Pampas Fox
Lycalopex gymnocercus (G.Fischer, 1814)
Lycalopex gymnocercus, the Pampas fox, is a South American canid with recognized subspecies, described in appearance, range, and reproduction.
Culpeo
Lycalopex culpaeus (Molina, 1782)
Lycalopex culpaeus, the culpeo, is a medium-sized South American canid found across a wide range of habitats from the Andes to Patagonia.
Hoary Fox
Lycalopex vetulus (Lund, 1842)
Lycalopex vetulus, the hoary fox, is a small endemic Brazilian canid with distinct physical traits and shared parental care.
Red Panda
Ailurus fulgens F.G.Cuvier, 1825
Ailurus fulgens, the red panda, is an arboreal bamboo-eating mammal native to the Himalayan region.
Fossa
Cryptoprocta ferox Bennett, 1833
Cryptoprocta ferox, the fossa, is a Malagasy carnivore with tree-climbing adaptations found across Madagascar's forests.
Ring-tailed Vontsira
Galidia elegans I.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1837
Galidia elegans, the ring-tailed vontsira, is the largest Galidiinae, a diurnal agile forest carnivore with a ringed bushy tail, whose population declined 20% 1989-1999.
African Palm-civet
Nandinia binotata (Gray, 1830)
Nandinia binotata, the African palm civet, is a nocturnal arboreal mammal native to much of sub-Saharan Africa.
Baikal Seal
Pusa sibirica (Gmelin, 1788)
Pusa sibirica, the Baikal seal, is a small endemic true seal that lives only in Russia's Lake Baikal.
Ringed Seal
Pusa hispida (Schreber, 1775)
Pusa hispida, the ringed seal, is a small Arctic true seal adapted to live in ice-covered waters.
Crabeater Seal
Lobodon carcinophaga (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842)
This species profile covers the physical traits, dentition, distribution, and population status of the crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophaga.
Harp Seal
Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777)
Pagophilus groenlandicus, the harp seal, is an ice-breeding pinniped native to the North Atlantic and Arctic.
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758
Phoca vitulina, the harbor seal, is a true seal with distinct spotted coats, found in coastal habitats, with specific feeding and breeding behaviors.
Spotted Seal
Phoca largha Pallas, 1811
Phoca largha, the spotted seal, is an intermediate-sized arctic true seal with characteristic spotted dense fur.
Mediterranean Monk Seal
Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779)
Monachus monachus, the Mediterranean monk seal, is an endangered earless seal with a remaining population of under 700 individuals.
Bearded Seal
Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777)
Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) is an earless Arctic/Subarctic seal, with key traits and natural history described here.
Leopard Seal
Hydrurga leptonyx (de Blainville, 1820)
Leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) are large ice-loving Antarctic top predators with distinctive spotted fur.
Northern Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris (Gill, 1866)
Mirounga angustirostris, the northern elephant seal, is a sexually dimorphic pinniped of the eastern Pacific Ocean with distinct sex-based foraging and breeding behavior.
Southern Elephant Seal
Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mirounga leonina, the southern elephant seal, is an extremely size-dimorphic pinniped that breeds in subantarctic regions.
Weddell Seal
Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson, 1826)
Leptonychotes weddellii (Weddell seal) is a large seal species with distinct physical traits, size differences between sexes, and specific pup growth patterns.
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