Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
         Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats
           Subfamily Felinae Batsch, 1788
             Genus Profelis Severtzov, 1858
               Profelis aurata (Temminck, 1827) - African golden cat
                 1 [Profelis aurata aurata] (Temminck, 1827)
                 2 Profelis aurata cottoni (Lydekker, 1907)