Table 1. Modern carnivoran species used in this study with associated data.

Species Common Name Family Stance Digits Locomotor Mode Ailurus fulgens Red panda Ailuridae Plantigrade 5 Arboreal Bassaricyon gabbii Bushy-tailed olingo Procyonidae Plantigrade 5 Arboreal Canis familiaris Dog (Greyhound) Canidae Digitigrade 4 Terrestrial Crocuta crocuta Spotted hyaena Hyaenidae Digitigrade 4 Terrestrial Felis catus Domestic cat Felidae Digitigrade 4 Scansorial Leptailurus serval Serval Felidae Digitigrade 4 Terrestrial Lutra lutra European otter Mustelidae Semidigitigrade 5 Natatorial Lynx rufus Bobcat Felidae Digitigrade 4 Scansorial Meles meles Badger Mustelidae Semidigitigrade 5 Semifossorial Mustela putorius Polecat Mustelidae Semidigitigrade 5 Terrestrial