Talk:Carnivora

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[edit] Characteristics

The order Carnivora has 12 families, 105 genera and 277 species.

  Common Name Scientific Name Height Weight
Largest Polar Bear Ursus maritimus 2,40 - 2,60m 400 - 600 kg (880 - 1325 lb)
Smallest Least Weasel Mustela nivalis 12 - 35 cm 30 - 200g (0,066 - 0,44 lb)


[edit] Fissiped/Pinniped Split

This is inaccurate/out of date. The correct division of the Carnivora is Caniformia/Feliformia. Fissipedia is a paraphyletic clade, the pinnipeds emerging from within the Caniformia. This needs fixing.84.9.234.233 01:22, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

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