Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Primates Linnaeus, 1758 - primates
       Suborder Strepsirrhini Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1812
         Infraorder Lemuriformes Gregory, 1915
           Superfamily Lemuroidea Gray, 1821
             Family Lemuridae Gray, 1821 - large lemurs
               Genus Varecia Gray, 1863 - variegated lemurs, ruffed lemurs
                 Varecia variegata (Kerr, in Linnaeus, 1792) - ruffed lemur
                   Varecia variegata subcincta (A. Smith, 1833)