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 Lynx Kerr, 1792 - lynxes
               Lynx rufus (Schreber, 1777) - bobcat
                 Lynx rufus gigas Bangs, 1897