Order Family Genus Species Panthera pardus (leopard) Taxidea taxus (American badger) Lutra lutra (European otter) Canis latrans (coyote) Canis lupus (gray wolf) Increasing time since divergence Panthera Taxidea Lutra Canis Felidae Mustelidae Canidae Carnivora

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Which two families are more closely related? Explain your reasoning.
Order
Family Genus
Species
Panthera
pardus
(leopard)
Taxidea
taxus
(American
badger)
Lutra lutra
(European
otter)
Canis
latrans
(coyote)
Canis
lupus
(gray wolf)
Increasing time since divergence
Panthera
Taxidea
Lutra
Canis
Felidae
Mustelidae
Canidae
Carnivora
Transcribed Image Text:Order Family Genus Species Panthera pardus (leopard) Taxidea taxus (American badger) Lutra lutra (European otter) Canis latrans (coyote) Canis lupus (gray wolf) Increasing time since divergence Panthera Taxidea Lutra Canis Felidae Mustelidae Canidae Carnivora
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