Viverroidea

Viverroidea is a clade within Feliformia, containing both the family Viverridae, and the superfamily Herpestoidea.

Viverroids Temporal range: Late Eocene, 34–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Infraorder:	Aeluroidea
Parvorder:	Viverroidea Gray, 1821
Families
See text

Classification

• Infraorder Viverroidea
  • Family Viverridae (civets and allies)^[1]
  • Superfamily Herpestoidea
    • Family Eupleridae (Malagasy carnivorans)
    • Family Herpestidae (mongooses and allies)
    • Family Hyaenidae (hyenas and aardwolf)
    • Family †Lophocyonidae
    • Family †Percrocutidae

Phylogenetic tree

The phylogenetic relationships of Viverroidea are shown in the following cladogram:^[2]

Viverroidea	Viverridae (viverrids) Herpestoidea Herpestidae (mongooses) Eupleridae (Malagasy carnivorans) sensu lato Hyaenidae †Lophocyonidae †Percrocutidae Hyaenidae (hyaenas)