Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
Subfamily Lutrinae Bonaparte, 1838 - otters
Genus Aonyx Lesson, 1827 - clawless otters
Aonyx capensis (Schinz, 1821) - African clawless otter
Aonyx capensis microdon Pohle, 1920