Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
Family Viverridae Gray, 1821 - civets, genets, linsangs, mongooses, and fossas
Subfamily Viverrinae Gray, 1821 - civets, genets, linsangs
Genus Viverra Linnaeus, 1758 - oriental civets
Viverra zibetha Linnaeus, 1758 - large Indian civet