The family:

Kathy Grrsn - Hyena, works as a writer at Die Veldt newspaper, mostly of obituaries.

Arf and Tina Grrsn - Kathy's parents. He's a mortician, she's a housewife descended from Hyenasport royalty.

Sandy - Kathy's older sister, employed as an EMT, shacked up with an otter.

Arfur Jr.-Kathy's younger brother: a bit of a slacker, fancies himself a ladies'-man.

Mama Fisi, Mama Penthiselia - Kathy's warlike grandmothers.

Gramps - Kathy's hip-hop grandfather

The Co-workers:

Walter - A vulture, editor-in-chief of Die Veldt.

Helen Highwater - O.C.D. raccoon office manager.

Scooter Killdall - Tiger staff artist, who also draws the comic strips "Pepe the Fire Ant" and "Kitty in the City".

Kuchiku Sosumi - Panda gossip columnist and Lifestyle Editor.

Bo - Serpentine fact checker and Walter's office assistant.

Loxley - Beagle investigative reporter.

Wolflynx - Species-confused staff photographer.

Calvin Swine - Porcine sports writer

Baabette Woolsey - Sheep accountant, married to Baasil, mother of Baahb, Baabra, and Eustace.

The Supporting Cast:

Hsu, Bernice, and Lotus Blossom Ginsberg - slightly dysfunctional family of pandas who run the Wolong Seder, the best Kosher Chinese restaurant in New Yak City. Bernice is Kuchiku's older sister.

Anastasia Slutskaya - A striped hyena, Arfur's fiancée.

Dave Beach - Sandy's river-otter boyfriend.

Rick - A clouded leopard, one of Arfur's friends.

The Deacon and the Preacher - A Great Pyrennees and a Border Collie who lead the flock of the Church of the Golden Fleece.

Dr. Daniel Merino - The Bishop of Suffolk, Church of the Golden Fleece.

Penny and Eddie - Two police officers of the Border Patrol, married to each other.

Lola Cavaletti - Scooter's mysterious girlfriend.

Chris Auldwuff - A linguist hired to teach Kuchiku how to speak proper Engrish.

Mr. Howe - A hammerhead lawyer retained by Kuchiku.

Cynthia - An emaciated supermodel monkey.

John - An ambiguous little creature who works for the Ginsbergs writing misfortune cookies.

The Cameos:

Leonard from "Suburban Jungle" by John "The Gneech" Robey.

Beth & Barb from "21st Century Fox" by Scott "My Husband" Kellogg

White Pony from "Cross Time Café" by Scudder "White Pony" Kidwell

Mzzkiti from "Freighter Tails" by Bill "What Nickname?" Redfern

Florence Ambrose from "Freefall" by Mark "Don't Kill Me" Stanley

Emile Khadaji, Allen Woolley, Keith Howlington, --courtesy of their players