Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
     Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
       Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
         Family †Amphicyonidae Haeckel, 1866
         Family Canidae Batsch, 1788 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes
         Family †Desmatophocidae Hay, 1930
         Family †Enaliarctidae Mitchell & Tedford, 1973
         Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats
         Family Hyaenidae Gray, 1821 - aardwolf and hyenas
         Family †Miacidae Cope, 1880
         Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
         Family Odobenidae Allen, 1880
         Family Otariidae Gray, 1825 - eared seals, fur seals, and sea lions
         Family Phocidae Gray, 1821 - true seals
         Family Procyonidae Gray, 1825 - raccoons and relatives
         Family Ursidae Batsch, 1788 - bears
         Family †Viverravidae Wortman & Matthew, 1899
         Family Viverridae Gray, 1821 - civets, genets, linsangs, mongooses, and fossas