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 Lycaon Brookes, 1827 [monotypic] - African hunting dog
             Lycaon pictus (Temminck, 1820) - African wild dog
               1 [Lycaon pictus pictus] (Temminck, 1820)
               2 Lycaon pictus lupinus Thomas, 1902
               3 Lycaon pictus manguensis Matschie, 1915
               4 Lycaon pictus sharicus Thomas & Wroughton, 1907
               5 Lycaon pictus somalicus Thomas, 1904