Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Carnivoramorpha Wyss & Flynn, 1993
     Carnivoraformes Flynn, Finarelli & Spaulding 2010
       [crown] Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
         Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
           1 Genus Nandinia Gray, 1843 - African palm civet
           2.1.1.1 Genus †Proailurus Filhol, 1879
           2.1.1.2 †Stenogale julieni (Filhol, 1879)
           2.1.2 Genus †Palaeoprionodon Filhol, 1880
           2.2.1 †Herpestides antiquus de Blainville, 1842
           2.2.2.1 Genus Civettictis Pocock, 1915 - African civet
           2.2.2.2.1.1 Genus Hyaena Brisson, 1762 - striped and brown hyenas
           2.2.2.2.1.2 Genus Felis Linnaeus, 1758 - small cats, lynxes, and cougar
           2.2.2.2.2 Genus Herpestes Illiger, 1811 - common mongooses