Order
Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Phoca vitulina richardii. Photo: (c) Igor Derevskov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Carnivora (/kɑːrˈnɪvərə/; from Latin carō (stem carn-) “flesh” and vorāre “to devour”) is a diverse scrotiferan order that includes over 280 species of placental mammals. Its members are formally referred to as carnivorans, whereas the word “carnivore” (often popularly applied to members of this group) can refer to any meat-eating organism. Carnivorans are the most diverse in size of any mammalian order, ranging from the least weasel (Mustela nivalis), at as little as 25 g (0.88 oz) and…
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