Ferae
E735580
Ferae is a mammalian clade that primarily includes carnivorans (such as dogs, cats, and bears) and pangolins, reflecting a close evolutionary relationship between these groups.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mammalian clade ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | close evolutionary relationship between Carnivora and Pholidota ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Arctocyonidae-based traditional groupings ⓘ |
| definedBy | molecular phylogenetic analyses ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeCircumscription |
sometimes proposed to include Mesonychia
ⓘ
sometimes proposed to include extinct Creodonta ⓘ sometimes restricted to Carnivora and Pholidota only ⓘ |
| hasDiagnosticFeature |
molecular synapomorphies uniting Carnivora and Pholidota
ⓘ
shared cranial and dental traits among member orders ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyMeaning | wild beasts ⓘ |
| hasMemberSpeciesExample |
Canis lupus familiaris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Felis catus ⓘ Manis javanica NERFINISHED ⓘ Panthera leo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursus arctos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRank | clade ⓘ |
| hasTemporalOrigin | Paleocene or earlier in the Cenozoic ⓘ |
| higherTaxonFor |
bears
ⓘ
cats ⓘ dogs ⓘ pangolins ⓘ |
| includes |
Carnivora
ⓘ
Pholidota ⓘ |
| includesCommon |
carnivorans
ⓘ
pangolins ⓘ |
| includesExampleTaxon |
Canidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Felidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyaenidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Manidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Mustelidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Ursidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesExtinctGroup | some extinct carnivoran lineages ⓘ |
| infraclass | Eutheria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| partOf | Laurasiatheria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedIn | modern mammalian classification systems ⓘ |
| sisterGroupTo | Euungulata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclass | Theria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superorder | Laurasiatheria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
mitochondrial DNA data
ⓘ
morphological characters ⓘ nuclear DNA data ⓘ retroposon insertion patterns ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.