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 Otocyon Müller, 1836 [monotypic] - bat-eared fox
             Otocyon megalotis (Desmarest, 1822) - bat-eared fox
               Otocyon megalotis canescens Cabrera, 1910