Ecography ECOG-01656 Meachen, J. A., Dunn, R. H. and Werdelin, L. 2015. Carnivoran postcranial adaptations and their relationships to climate. – Ecography doi: 10.1111/ ecog.01656 Supplementary material Appendix 1: Species measured for analyses, ecological classifications, where they are located, and functional index values. Species sample sizes range from 2-5 specimens. Family Species Locomotor Continents BI SMI GTH CI Category Ailuridae Ailurus fulgens arboreal EA 0.7608 0.658 0.1688 0.9347 Canidae Alopex lagopus generalist EA, NA 0.957 0.414 0.216 1.1535 Canidae Atelocynus generalist SA microtis 0.9291 0.453 0.1962 0.902 Canidae Canis adustus generalist AF 1.0627 0.3522 0.1789 1.0584 Canidae Canis latrans cursorial NA 1.0446 0.3902 0.2423 1.0483 Canidae Canis lupus cursorial EA, NA 1.0147 0.4348 0.255 1.0183 Canidae Canis cursorial AF mesomelas 1.0268 0.3911 0.1777 1.058 Canidae Canis rufus cursorial NA 1.0215 0.3836 0.1983 1.0327 Canidae Cerdocyon thous generalist SA 0.9133 0.4126 0.2741 1.029 Canidae Chrysocyon generalist SA brachyurus 1.0442 0.4087 0.1524 1.0916 Canidae Cuon alpinus cursorial EA 0.9396 0.3806 0.2396 0.9629 Canidae Lycaon pictus cursorial AF 1.049 0.3733 0.2294 1.0257 Canidae Nyctereutes generalist EA procyonoides 0.8741 0.5003 0.2642 1.0262 Canidae Otocyon generalist AF megalotis 1.0309 0.3917 0.1902 1.0731 Canidae Pseudalopex generalist SA gymnocerus 0.9396 0.4147 0.2656 1.0682 Canidae Speothos semi- SA venaticus fossorial 0.7948 0.5248 0.2541 0.9055 Canidae Urocyon generalist NA, SA cinereoargenteus 0.8797 0.4303 0.1045 1.0542 Canidae Urocyon cursorial NA littoralis 0.8726 0.3838 0.1163 1.0549 Canidae Vulpes zerda cursorial AF, EA 0.9322 0.3578 0.1167 1.2144 Canidae Vulpes chama cursorial AF 0.9522 0.3484 0.1872 1.1073 Canidae Vulpes rueppeli cursorial AF, EA 0.9741 0.3847 0.1899 1.1326 Canidae Vulpes velox cursorial NA 0.9268 0.327 0.1874 1.1058 Canidae Vulpes vulpes cursorial AF, EA, NA 0.9749 0.3766 0.1154 1.0998 Eupleridae Cryptoprocta arboreal AF ferox (Madagascar only) 0.7269 0.4542 0.3258 0.9145 Eupleridae Fossa fossana generalist AF (Madagascar only) 0.9836 0.3592 0.2179 1.0875 Felidae Acinonyx jubatus cursorial AF, EA 1.1885 0.7033 0.1348 1.0101 Felidae Caracal caracal generalist AF, EA 0.952 0.3178 0.261 1.0155 Felidae Felis chaus generalist AF, EA 0.9522 0.2959 0.2111 1.0274 Felidae Felis silvestris scansorial AF, EA 1.0034 0.4767 0.1421 1.0514 Felidae Herpailurus scansorial NA, SA yaguarondi 0.8052 0.3025 0.2656 0.9461 Felidae Leopardus generalist SA colocolo 0.9462 0.3735 0.185 1.084 Felidae Leopardus arboreal NA, SA wiedii 0.8946 0.3102 0.152 0.9821 Felidae Leptailurus generalist AF serval 1.0171 0.4565 0.1639 1.0332 Felidae Lynx canadensis generalist NA 0.9829 0.4367 0.1332 1.0241 Felidae Lynx pardinus generalist EA 0.9943 0.385 0.2136 0.9997 Felidae Lynx rufus scansorial NA 0.931 0.4304 0.117 1.0037 Felidae Neofelis arboreal EA nebulosa 0.7994 0.4731 0.1784 0.9439 Felidae Otocolobus generalist EA manul 0.8919 0.4649 0.1898 1.0621 Felidae Panthera leo generalist AF, EA 0.8797 0.5689 0.139 0.8958 Felidae Panthera uncia scansorial EA 0.8743 0.6905 0.2035 0.9977 Felidae Pardofelis arboreal EA marmorata 0.8494 0.4909 0.1762 1.036 Felidae Prionailurus generalist EA planiceps 0.9276 0.3128 0.201 1.1137 Felidae Puma concolor scansorial NA, SA 0.8328 0.4395 0.1385 0.8825 Herpestidae Atilax semiaquatic AF paludinosus 0.8889 0.4412 0.2504 1.0909 Herpestidae Bdeogale generalist AF jacksoni 0.858 0.5204 0.217 1.0169 Herpestidae Crossarchus generalist AF obscurus 0.7861 0.5482 0.1803 0.9911 Herpestidae Cynictis semifossorial AF penicillata 0.8744 0.3267 0.0884 1.1072 Herpestidae Galerella generalist AF sanguinea 0.7454 0.4566 0.2705 1.0347 Herpestidae Galerella generalist AF pulverulenta 0.8285 0.3836 0.2207 1.0082 Herpestidae Helogale semifossorial AF parvula 0.7631 0.4187 0.246 1.0649 Herpestidae Herpestes generalist EA brachyurus 0.9223 0.4595 0.2072 1.0111 Herpestidae Herpestes generalist AF, EA ichneumon 0.9156 0.365 0.1619 1.0034 Herpestidae Herpestes generalist EA javanicus 0.7549 0.3845 0.2581 0.9857 Herpestidae Ichneumia generalist AF, EA albicauda 1.0312 0.3882 0.1804 1.0095 Herpestidae Liberiictis kuhni generalist AF 0.8161 0.3861 0.2475 1.0189 Herpestidae Mungos mungo generalist AF 0.9057 0.5034 0.1827 1.0724 Herpestidae Suricata semifossorial AF suricatta 0.9051 0.5873 0.2211 1.0749 Hyaenidae Crocuta crocuta cursorial AF 1.056 0.5814 0.1744 0.8044 Hyaenidae Hyaena hyaena cursorial AF, EA 1.1207 0.5031 0.2508 0.8865 Hyaenidae Parahyaena cursorial AF brunnea 1.1022 0.589 0.1599 0.8173 Hyaenidae Proteles generalist AF cristatus 1.0785 0.3944 0.1112 1.018 Mephitidae Conepatus semifossorial NA mesoleucus 0.8173 0.4678 0.2125 1.0085 Mephitidae Mephitis semifossorial NA macroura 0.8628 0.384 0.1103 1.085 Mephitidae Mephitis semifossorial NA mephitis 0.8171 0.6223 0.2625 1.0329 Mephitidae Spilogale semifossorial NA putorius 0.7912 0.43 0.2274 0.984 Mustelidae Amblonyx semiaquatic EA cinereus 0.8283 0.5931 0.2103 1.119 Mustelidae Arctonyx collaris semifossorial EA 0.8326 0.6595 0.2292 0.8405 Mustelidae Eira Barbara arboreal NA, SA 0.7371 0.3476 0.1806 0.942 Mustelidae Enhydra lutris semiaquatic EA, NA 0.749 0.6165 0.2653 1.2977 Mustelidae Galictis cuja generalist SA 0.6901 0.4845 0.2429 0.8934 Mustelidae Galictis vittata generalist NA, SA 0.7165 0.6749 0.2399 0.9184 Mustelidae Gulo gulo generalist EA, NA 0.833 0.55 0.2323 0.9681 Mustelidae Ictonyx libyca generalist AF 0.8023 0.441 0.2323 1.1186 Mustelidae Ictonyx striatus generalist AF 0.767 0.4467 0.2072 1.0932 Mustelidae Lontra semiaquatic NA canadensis 0.7486 0.6308 0.2455 1.2053 Mustelidae Lontra felina semiaquatic SA 0.7203 0.6126 0.209 1.091 Mustelidae Lutra lutra semiaquatic AF, EA 0.7141 0.6185 0.2308 1.0568 Mustelidae Martes scansorial NA americana 0.7603 0.4406 0.1798 1.0727 Mustelidae Martes flavigula scansorial EA 0.7762 0.5521 0.1918 1.017 Mustelidae Martes pennanti scansorial NA 0.788 0.4878 0.2027 1.045 Mustelidae Meles meles semifossorial EA 0.8179 0.6414 0.2244 0.8422 Mustelidae Mellivora semifossorial AF, EA capensis 0.8367 0.5391 0.2376 0.8487 Mustelidae Melogale scansorial EA moschata 0.7957 0.5813 0.2365 0.942 Mustelidae Melogale generalist EA personata 0.8672 0.4793 0.2614 1.0297 Mustelidae Mustela altaica generalist EA 0.6953 0.3817 0.2004 1.0608 Mustelidae Mustela erminea generalist EA, NA 0.6711 0.4493 0.1636 1.0891 Mustelidae Mustela kathiah generalist EA 0.7075 0.3584 0.2181 1.0352 Mustelidae Mustela nigripes semi- NA fossorial 0.7386 0.473 0.2276 1.0332 Mustelidae Mustela nudipes generalist EA 0.6759 0.3994 0.2021 1.0383 Mustelidae Mustela putorius generalist EA 0.7455 0.4734 0.2356 1.0806 Mustelidae Mustela sibirica generalist EA 0.7222 0.3789 0.2009 1.0142 Mustelidae Neovison frenata generalist NA, SA 0.6711 0.4795 0.1976 1.0702 Mustelidae Neovison vison semiaquatic NA 0.6804 0.4536 0.2109 1.0835 Mustelidae Pteronura semiaquatic SA brasiliensis 0.7556 0.6304 0.2452 1.1902 Mustelidae Taxidea taxus semifossorial NA 0.8168 0.5713 0.2298 0.8342 Nandiniidae Nandinia arboreal AF binotata 0.7615 0.5303 0.2172 0.9754 Prionodontidae Prionodon scansorial EA linsang 0.7999 0.4316 0.2174 0.9996 Procyonidae Bassaricyon arboreal SA gabbi 0.7575 0.4734 0.1953 1.0309 Procyonidae Bassariscus arboreal NA astutus 0.8103 0.517 0.1859 1.0047 Procyonidae Nasua narica scansorial NA, SA 0.8881 0.6048 0.1946 0.9371 Procyonidae Potos flavus arboreal NA, SA 0.7692 0.5532 0.2053 1.0007 Procyonidae Procyon generalist NA, SA cancrivorus 0.9551 0.4595 0.2143 0.9705 Procyonidae Procyon lotor generalist NA 0.9885 0.4885 0.2093 1.0345 Ursidae Ailuropoda generalist EA melanoleuca 0.7705 0.6821 0.2458 0.7617 Ursidae Helarctos scansorial EA malayanus 0.8995 0.5216 0.2142 0.7627 Ursidae Melursus ursinus generalist EA 0.8891 0.648 0.2432 0.7395 Ursidae Tremarctos scansorial SA ornatus 0.8592 0.6375 0.263 0.8041 Ursidae Ursus thibetanus scansorial EA 0.8514 0.6184 0.2104 0.7546 Ursidae Ursus scansorial NA americanus 0.8858 0.6924 0.2247 0.6328 Ursidae Ursus arctos generalist EA, NA 0.8394 0.6861 0.2291 0.7522 Ursidae Ursus maritimus semiaquatic EA, NA maritimus 0.8743 0.6926 0.2292 0.743 Viverridae Arctictis arboreal EA binturong 0.8067 0.5423 0.2204 0.9255 Viverridae Civettictis generalist AF civetta 0.9453 0.5193 0.2835 0.9589 Viverridae Cynogale semiaquatic EA bennettii 0.832 0.5241 0.2453 0.9977 Viverridae Genetta genetta scansorial AF 0.878 0.4989 0.1755 1.094 Viverridae Hemigalus scansorial EA derbyanus 0.8691 0.4598 0.2322 0.995 Viverridae Paguma larvata arboreal EA 0.8015 0.3995 0.1104 0.9091 Viverridae Paradoxurus arboreal EA hemaphroditus 0.8005 0.5005 0.2811 0.9628 Viverridae Viverra generalist EA tangalunga 0.8841 0.4708 0.2263 0.9982 Viverridae Viverra zibetha generalist EA 0.7791 0.364 0.119 0.9617 Viverridae Viverricula generalist EA indica 0.7659 0.3375 0.2157 0.9814 Continent abbreviations: AF: Africa, EA: Eurasia, NA: North America, SA: South America Supplementary bibliography for the phylogeny used in this paper: Agnarsson, I., Kuntner, M.