Viverroidea is a clade within feliformia, containing both the family Viverridae, and the superfamily Herpestoidea. Classification Infraorder Viverroidea Family Viverridae (civets and allies) 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: References Mammal infraorders Mammal taxonomy Taxa named by John Edward Gray