Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
Magnorder Boreoeutheria Springer & de Jong, 2001
Superorder Laurasiatheria Waddell, Okada & Hasegawa, 1999
Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
Infraorder Arctoidea Flower, 1869
Parvorder Ursida Tedford, 1976 [monotypic]
Family Ursidae Batsch, 1788 - bears