Rank Suborder | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Fissipedia | |
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Similar Caniformia, Arctoidea, Pinniped, Walruses, Procyonidae |
What does fissipedia mean
Fissipedia is a former biological suborder comprising the largely land-based families of the order Carnivora. By and large, members of this suborder are meat-eaters, with the giant panda and red panda (each exclusively herbivorous) being the most notable exceptions.
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In some former taxonomic classifications, Pinnipedia is treated as an order in its own right rather than as a suborder within the Carnivora. In these classifications, Fissipedia is the sole suborder of Carnivora, and is thus omitted on the grounds of redundancy.
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