Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
         Family Canidae Batsch, 1788 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes
           Genus Nyctereutes Temminck, 1838 [monotypic] - raccoon dog
             Nyctereutes procyonoides (Gray, 1834) - raccoon dog
               Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus Temminck, 1838