Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
         Family Canidae Batsch, 1788 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes
           Genus Cuon Hodgson, 1838 [monotypic] - dhole
             Cuon alpinus (Pallas, 1811) - dhole
               1 [Cuon alpinus alpinus] (Pallas, 1811)
               2 Cuon alpinus adustus Pocock, 1941
               3 Cuon alpinus fumosus Pocock, 1936
               4 Cuon alpinus laniger Pocock, 1936
               5 Cuon alpinus lepturus Heude, 1892
               6 Cuon alpinus hesperius (Afanasjev & Zolotarev, 1935)
               7 Cuon alpinus sumatrensis (Hardwicke, 1821)