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Carnivora

vr.tr.carnivora · thing-q25306

Let an agent explain the order Carnivora, classify its families and species, support wildlife information and safety, and separate the order from the dietary term carnivore.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Classify Taxonomy.

Family

Which family.

Family

Which family.

  1. Which family and lineage does this species belong to? definition
  2. Which traits define the family? definition

Diet

Order versus diet.

Diet

Order versus diet.

  1. Is Carnivora the order or carnivore the diet meant? boundary
  2. Which members are not mainly meat eaters? provenance
Wildlife Encounters.

Safety

Encounters.

Safety

Encounters.

  1. How should people behave when encountering this animal, according to wildlife authorities? provenance
  2. Is someone in danger now? boundary

Coexist

Living alongside.

Coexist

Coexistence.

  1. How can conflicts with wolves, bears or other carnivorans be reduced? provenance
  2. Which compensation or support schemes exist? provenance
Conservation Status.

Status

Red List.

Status

Red List.

  1. What is the conservation status of this species, according to the IUCN? provenance
  2. What are the main threats? provenance

Trade

Legal trade.

Trade

Trade.

  1. Is trade in this species or its parts regulated under CITES? provenance
  2. How can illegal trade be reported? action
Domestic Dogs and cats.

Pets

Domestic animals.

Pets

Domestic animals.

  1. How do domestic dogs and cats relate to their wild relatives? definition
  2. What are hybrids such as wolfdogs, and how are they regulated? provenance

Evolution

Origins.

Evolution

Origins.

  1. How did Carnivora evolve, according to fossil and genetic evidence? provenance
  2. When did caniforms and feliforms split? measurement

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.LIV
Other names and narrower kinds
whelp, dog hybrid, canid hybrid, Kunma Dog, small predator, Canidae, Feliformia, Caniformia, Vitasta Wolf, Canis

What it is Filled

An order of placental mammals with specialised teeth for eating flesh, including the dog-like caniforms such as dogs, wolves, bears, seals and weasels and the cat-like feliforms such as cats, hyenas and mongooses; the order includes domestic dogs and cats, many top predators and several endangered species.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain the order Carnivora, classify its families and species, support wildlife information and safety, and separate the order from the dietary term carnivore.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Order of mammals
  • Specialised teeth
  • Caniforms and feliforms
  • Includes domestic dogs and cats

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Approach, feed, bait or corner a wild carnivoran.
  • Help trade protected species, their parts or products.
  • Keep, breed or move a wild carnivoran without the required licence.
  • Release a captive carnivoran into the wild without an authorized programme.

Only with a human decision

  • Capturing, relocating or euthanizing an animal.
  • Any decision after a conflict between a carnivoran and people or livestock.

May

  • Identify carnivoran species from published features and report sightings to wildlife bodies.
  • Monitor the welfare of captive or domestic carnivorans on the keeper's instruction.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Large carnivores are killed in conflicts with people and livestock and many are threatened.
  • Captive wild carnivorans suffer in unsuitable conditions.

Who is affected

  • The animals themselves
  • Farmers and rural communities
  • Keepers and wildlife staff

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: wild animals are protected by law; keepers answer for captive and domestic animals.

Master systems

  • CITES trade records
  • National protected species registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q25833 - registry parent class
  • Q81875 - registry parent class

related

  • Placentalia - category
  • Canidae - family
  • extinction - threatened species
  • carnivore - dietary term

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.carnivora
  • Wikidata: Q25306 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25306)

Direct properties required Filled

  • Body mass: Kilograms - Individual animals are weighed using suitable scales, with species, age, sex and condition recorded.
  • Body length: Centimetres - Individual length is measured using defined anatomical landmarks appropriate to the species and with tail inclusion stated.
  • Tooth count: Number of teeth - Teeth are counted through dental examination or imaging, with species, dentition stage and missing teeth recorded.

Recognition required Filled

  • Carnassial teeth
  • Caniform and feliform lineages
  • Not all members eat mainly meat, such as giant pandas
  • Mammals with carnassial teeth, from small weasels to bears and big cats.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • classify a species within Carnivora
  • explain family traits
  • give wildlife safety guidance
  • find conservation status

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Confusing the order with the diet term
  • Unsafe wildlife encounters
  • Illegal trade in species

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • CITES for trade in species
  • National wildlife protection laws
  • Animal welfare and dangerous animals laws

Context of use required Filled

  • Zoology, conservation and human-wildlife coexistence.
  • Canidae (dogs, wolves, foxes)
  • Felidae (cats)
  • Ursidae (bears)
  • Mustelidae and other caniforms
  • pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walruses)

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q25306: Carnivora - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Carnivora - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each family be a separate entry?
  • How should Red List data be linked?
  • How should wildlife safety be localised?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q25306/spec.json