[Kingdom] Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Grade Enterozoa
     Grade Cœlomata
       Phylum Vertebrata (Lamarck, 1801)
         Branch Craniata Linnaeus, 1758
           Grade Gnathostoma
             Subgrade Pentadactyla lipobranchia
               Branch Amphicondyla [monotypic]
                 Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
                   Grade Placentalia Owen, 1837 see Cohort Placentalia Owen, 1837
                     Subclass Carnaria
                       Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
                         Genus Canis Linnaeus, 1758 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals