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 Lontra Gray, 1843
Lontra canadensis (Schreber, 1777) - North American river otter
Lontra canadensis periclyzomae (Elliot, 1905)