The highest are without doubt the Dogs, Hyænas, and Cats, with their long and upright legs, not to speak of their mental faculties. We accordingly obtain the following arrangement.
Fam. 13. Dermal Thricozoa—Carnaria.
All kinds of teeth included; six broad incisors, a longer canine, two to three small false molars, a large carnivorous tooth and large Querzahn, and frequently also the Kornzahn. Mostly five separated toes, with nails resting upwards, and either sharp or obtuse feet, occasionally soled. They eat flesh, mostly that of warm-blooded animals, and kill their prey themselves.
Alliance 1. Rodent-like Unguiculate Animals—Schleicher.
Feet short and oblique, mostly sharp claws without entire soles.
1. Mole-like Animals—Martens.
Sharp claws without soles, and no Kornzahn—Martens and Otters.
2. Squirrel-like—Civets.
Sharp, curved, and mostly retractile claws, superiorly the Kornzahn—Civet, Paradoxurus.
3. Leporine or Hare-like—Ichneumons.