Straight claws with half soles—Ichneumon, Ryzæna.

Alliance 2. Kaumausartige—Fossores.

Large and straight claws with soles, no Kornzahn.

1. Sloth-like Animals—Mephitic Animals.

Dental formula, like that of the Marten—Skunk, Mydaus.

2. Wombat-like—Gluttons.

Dental formula, like that of Marten, but behind the carnivorous is a small tubercular tooth which is wider, being broader than long.

3. Opossum-like—Badgers.

The tuberculous tooth larger than the carnivorous tooth, and nearly quadrangular.

Alliance 3. Raubmausartige—Digitigrada.