Caniformia

Caniforms Temporal range: Palaeocene[source?]- Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
Families
Ailuridae (red pandas) Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs, extinct) Canidae (dogs and foxes) Mephitidae (skunks and stink badgers) Mustelidae (weasels, otters, badgers) Odobenidae (walrus) Otariidae (eared seals) Phocidae (earless seals) Procyonidae (raccoons, coatis, olingos) Ursidae (bears)

Caniformia is a suborder of the order Carnivora. It contains all the dog-like mammals: Unlike the cat-like Feliformia, these animals have claws that are unable to contract. This group contains bears, seals, and true dogs, and more.

The other suborder of Carnivora is the cat-like Feliformia.