Table 2.

Bite force adjusted for body mass allometry (BFQ), maximal prey size and feeding category in 31 extant mammalian carnivores. (RMPS, maximal prey size (1, greater than maximal body mass of predator; 2, less than maximal body mass of predator); FC, feeding category (1, hypercarnivore; 2, other); ‘—’, insufficient data. Maximal body mass data largely from Meers (2002). For additional data see Electronic Appendix, section A.)

species	common name	family	BFQ	RMPS	FC
Alopex lagopus	Arctic fox	Canidae	97	2	2
Canis alpinus	Dhole	Canidae	112	1	1
Canis aureus	golden jackal	Canidae	94	2	2
Urocyon cineroargentus	grey fox	Canidae	80	2	2
Canis lupus dingo	Dingo	Canidae	108	1	2
Canis lupus hallstromi	singing dog	Canidae	100	—	—
Lycaon pictus	African hunting dog	Canidae	142	1	1
Vulpes vulpes	red fox	Canidae	92	2	2
Canis latrans	Coyote	Canidae	88	2	2
Canis lupus lupus	grey wolf	Canidae	136	1	1
Ursus americanus	black bear	Ursidae	64	2	2
Ursus arctos	brown bear	Ursidae	78	2	2
Ursus thibetanus	Asiatic bear	Ursidae	44	2	2
Gennetta tigrinus	striped genet	Viverridae	48	2	2
Meles meles	European badger	Mustelidae	109	2	2
Crocuta crocuta	spotted hyaena	Hyaenidae	117	1	1
Hyaena hyaena	brown hyaena	Hyaenidae	113	1	1
Proteles cristatus	Aardwolf	Hyaenidae	77	2	2
Panthera onca	jaguar	Felidae	137	1	1
Panthera tigris	tiger	Felidae	127	1	1
Felis concolor	cougar	Felidae	108	1	1
Acinonyx jubatus	cheetah	Felidae	119	1	1
Felis yagouaroundi	jaguarundi	Felidae	75	2	1
Lynx rufus	bobcat	Felidae	100	1	1
Felis sylvestris catus	cat	Felidae	58	2	1
Neofelis nebulosa	clouded leopard	Felidae	137	1	1
Panthera leo	lion	Felidae	112	1	1
Panthera pardus	leopard	Felidae	94	1	1
Dasyurus maculatus	spotted-tailed quoll	Dasyuridae	179	1	1
Dasyurus viverrinus	eastern quoll	Dasyuridae	137	2	2
Sarcophilus harrisii	Tasmanian devil	Dasyuridae	181	1	1