Carnivores – Carnivora

Carnivores (Carnivora) is an order of mammals that includes about 270 species from 15 families:

The species in the group of alien carnivores that have been nationally legislated as invasive alien species include, for example:

The group of invasive alien carnivores does not include the species that are included in the list of invasive alien species of Union concern, such as the raccoon (Procyon lotor) and South American coati (Nasua nasua), which are classified as semi-bears, and the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and small Indian mongoose (Herpestes javanicus).

Also, the group of alien carnivores does not include domestic dogs, domestic cats nor ferrets, which are common companion and hobby animals.

Source: FinBIF species descriptions
Description text authors:

Translation Luke 2023.

Observations in Finland

The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.

A total of

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Observations

Species card

Checklist

FinBIF master checklist

Scientific name

Carnivora

Vernacular names

Identifier

http://tun.fi/MX.50473

Taxon rank

order

Occurrence in Finland

Presumed to occur in Finland

Regulatory Status

Government Decree on Invasive Alien Species of National Concern (1725/2015) ?
Government Decree on Managing the Risk Caused by Alien Species (704/2019, VN 912/2023) ?

Expert

DNA barcode sequences

Informal groups

Browse

Taxon information in machine-readable form

json rdf+xml skos (dwc)

Number of Finnish species at lower taxonomic levels

Total 20 species

Subordinate taxa