Table 1 Classification of the 28 species used in the WGKS analysis

Ailurus fulgens

1

Enhydra lutris

1

Gulo gulo

1

Lontra canadensis

1

Lutra lutra

1

Mellivora capensis

1

Mustela ermine

1

Mustela putorius furo

1

Neovison vison

1

Pteronura brasiliensis

1

Taxidea taxus

1

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

2

Ursus americanus

2

Ursus arctos

2

Ursus maritimus

2

Ursus thibetanus

2

Acinonyx jubatus

3

Felis catus

3

Felis nigripes

3

Lynx canadensis

3

Lynx pardinus

3

Panthera leo

3

Panthera onca

3

Panthera pardus

3

Panthera tigris

3

Prionailurus bengalensis

3

Puma concolor

3

Spilogala gracilis

4