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 Leopardus Gray, 1842
               Leopardus braccatus (Cope, 1889) - Pantanal cat
                 Leopardus braccatus munoai (Ximenez, 1961)