Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
     Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
       Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
         1 Suborder Fissipedia (Blumenbach, 1791) see Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821
         2 Suborder Pinnipedia Illiger, 1811 see Parvorder Pinnipedia Illiger, 1811