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Carnivores

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  1. Carnivores By: Mark Fortese

  2. Carnivora • Comes from the Latin “caro”, meaning “flesh”, and “vorare”, meaning “to devour” • Order of mammals • 269 species world wide • 14 species in pa (not including the mountain lion)

  3. Carnivora • All carnivores eat meat, but some like bears are omnivorous which means they also eat vegetation • Carnivore teeth are distinct and they have large canines and carnassial teeth • Their teeth are designed to cut through flesh

  4. Carnivore Teeth

  5. Carnivore Teeth

  6. Carnvora Taxonomy • Two main sub-orders: • Feliformia (cat-like) • Caniformia (dog-like) • Feliforms all have a double chambered auditory bulla where caniforms have a single boned auditory bulla

  7. Feliform vs. Caniform

  8. In Pennsylvania • All but 1 species of carnivore in Pennsylvania are Caniforms • The bobcat is the only species that is a Feliform • 5 families including 13 species make up the rest of PA’s carnivores

  9. PA Carnivores • The family with the most species in our state is also the largest family of carnivores in the world and is probably the least known about by the public • They are the Mustelidae or commonly know as weasels • The 6 species of Mustelidae in PA are : • Otter, Mink, Fisher, Long-tailed Weasel, Least Weasel and Ermine

  10. Mustelidae in PA

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