Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945 Family Nandiniidae Pocock, 1929 [monotypic] - African palm civet Genus Nandinia Gray, 1843 [monotypic] - African palm civet Nandinia binotata (Gray, 1830) - African palm civet [Nandinia binotata binotata] (Gray, 1830)