Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Carnivoramorpha Wyss & Flynn, 1993 Carnivoraformes Flynn, Finarelli & Spaulding 2010 [crown] Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943 Genus Mephictis orth. inval. see Genus Mephitis Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795