▁Order : ▁Car n iv ora ▁( c arn iv or ans ) ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁over ▁ 2 6 0 ▁species ▁of ▁car n iv or ans , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁which ▁eat ▁meat ▁as ▁their ▁primary ▁di et ary ▁item . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁characteristic ▁sk ull ▁shape ▁and ▁dent ition . ▁ ▁Sub order : ▁Fel iform ia ▁Family : ▁Fel idae ▁( c ats ) ▁Sub family : ▁Fel inae ▁Gen us : ▁Car ac al ▁ ▁Car ac al , ▁Car ac al ▁car ac al ▁L C ▁Gen us : ▁Fel is ▁ ▁Sand ▁cat , ▁Fel is ▁marg ar ita ▁N T ▁ ▁African ▁wild cat , ▁Fel is ▁ly b ica ▁L C ▁Sub family : ▁Pan ther inae ▁Gen us : ▁Pan ther a ▁ ▁Leop ard , ▁Pan ther a ▁p ard us ▁V U ▁Family : ▁V iver r idae ▁Gen us : ▁Gen etta ▁ ▁Common ▁gen et , ▁Gen etta ▁gen etta ▁L C ▁Family : ▁Her p est idae ▁( m ongo oses ) ▁Gen us : ▁Her p est es ▁ ▁Indian ▁gray ▁mongo ose , ▁Her p est es ▁ed ward si i ▁L C ▁Sub family : ▁Her p est inae ▁Gen us : ▁Ich neum ia ▁ ▁White - ta iled ▁mongo ose , ▁Ich neum ia ▁alb aca uda ▁L C ▁Family : ▁H ya en idae ▁( h ya enas ) ▁Gen us : ▁H ya ena ▁ ▁St rip ed ▁hy ena