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 poecilotis Thomas & Hinton, 1921