Viverroidea is a clade within Feliformia, containing both the family Viverridae, and the superfamily Herpestoidea.
Classification Parvorder 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:
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