Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Canidae Batsch, 1788 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes Genus Cerdocyon Smith, 1839 - crab-eating fox 1 Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766) - crab-eating fox