Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
Family Canidae Batsch, 1788 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes
Genus Atelocynus Cabrera, 1940 - small-eared dog, short-eared dog
Atelocynus microtis (Sclater, 1883) - short-eared dog