Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
Family Viverridae Gray, 1821 - civets, genets, linsangs, mongooses, and fossas
Subfamily Viverrinae Gray, 1821 - civets, genets, linsangs
1 Genus Civettictis Pocock, 1915 [monotypic] - African civet
2 Genus Genetta Cuvier, 1816 - genets
3 Genus Poiana Gray, 1865 - African linsang
4 Genus Viverra Linnaeus, 1758 - oriental civets
5 Genus Viverricula Hodgson, 1838 [monotypic] - lesser oriental civet, rasse