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

Classification

Infraorder Viverroidea

• Family Viverridae (civetss 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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