Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
         Family Procyonidae Gray, 1825 - raccoons and relatives
           Genus Bassariscus Coues, 1887 - ringtails
             1 Bassariscus astutus (Lichtenstein, 1830) - ringtail
             2 Bassariscus sumichrasti (Saussure, 1860) - cacomistle