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 Caracal Gray, 1843 Caracal caracal (Schreber, 1776) - caracal Caracal caracal damarensis (Roberts, 1926)