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The suborder Fissipedia are the land-based members of the Carnivora order. By and large members of the sub-order are meat-eaters - the Giant PandaThe Giant Panda ( Chinese: ; pinyin: xiong mo), Ailuropoda melanoleuca ("black-and-white cat-foot"), is a mammal now usually classified in the bear family, Ursidae, that is native to central China. The Giant Panda lives in mountainous regions, like Sichua is the notable exception.

In some taxonomic classifications Pinnipedia is treated as an order in its own right, rather than as a suborder within Carnivora. In these classifications, Fissipedia would be the sole sub-order of Carnivora and is thus omitted on the grounds of redundancy.

• ORDER CARNIVORA
  • Suborder FissipediaCanidae Felidae Herpestidae Hyaenidae Mephitidae Procyonidae Ursidae Viverridae The suborder Fissipedia are the land-based members of the Carnivora order. By and large members of the sub-order are meat-eaters the Giant Panda is the notable exception.
    • Family Canidae: dogs and allies; 35 species in 10 genera
    • Family Procyonidae: raccoons and allies; 19 species in 7 genera
    • Family Ursidae: bears; 8 species in 5 genera
    • Family MustelidaeLutrinae Melinae Mellivorinae Taxidiinae Mustelinae Mustelidae is a family of carnivorous mammals. Many kinds of mustelids are maligned by humans. However, Mustelidae is among the most successful and diverse families in order Carnivora. Mustelids range fr weasels, ferrets, badgers, and otters; 55 species in 24 genera
    • Family Mephitidae skunks; 10 species in 3 genera
    • Family Felidae: cats; 37 species in 4 genera
    • Family Viverridae: civets and allies; 35 species in 20 genera
    • Family Herpestidae: mongooses and allies; 35 speces in 17 genera
    • Family Hyaenidae: hyenas and Aardwolf; 4 species in 4 genera
  • Suborder Pinnipedia (most authorities list the pinnipeds within Carnivora; others list them as a separate order)