Carnivora (/ k ɑːr ˈ n ɪ v ər ə / kar-NIH-vər-ə) is an order of placental mammals specialized primarily in eating flesh, whose members are formally referred to as carnivorans.

Carnivora is an order of placental mammals that have specialized in primarily eating flesh. Members of this order are called carnivorans, or colloquially carnivores, though the term more …

A carnivore / ˈkɑːrnɪvɔːr /, or meat-eater (Latin, caro, genitive carnis, meaning meat or "flesh" and vorare meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose nutrition and energy requirements …

The order Carnivora is a group of mammals. The group is divided into the "cat-like" Feliformia and the "dog-like" Caniformia. Animals of the order Carnivora are carnivores, a term which applies …

Jan 27, 2025 · Carnivore, any member of the mammalian order Carnivora (literally, “flesh devourers” in Latin), comprising more than 270 species. In a more general sense, a carnivore …

Most species of Carnivora are, to some degree, omnivorous, except the Felidae and Pinnipedia, which are obligate carnivores. Most have highly developed senses, especially vision and …

Nov 29, 2024 · Most mammalogists at present regard the seals and terrestrial carnivores as belonging to different orders, the Pinnipedia and Carnivora.

The diverse order Carnivora (/ kɑːrˈnɪvərə / or / ˌkɑːrnɪˈvɔərə /; frae Latin carō (stem carn-) "flesh", + vorāre "tae devour") includes mair nor 280 species o placental mammals.

5 days ago · Carnivora in Mammal Species of the World. Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference .

The following list contains the largest terrestrial members of the order Carnivora, ranked in accordance to their maximum mass.