Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
               Subclass Eutheria Gill, 1872 see Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
                 Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
                   Suborder Fissipedia (Blumenbach, 1791) see Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821
                     Superfamily Cynofeloidea
                       Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats
                         1 Subfamily †Machairodontinae Gill, 1872
                         2 Subfamily †Hoplophoneinae Kretzoi, 1929
                         3 Subfamily †Nimravinae Cope, 1880
                         4 Subfamily Felinae Batsch, 1788
                         5 Subfamily Acinonychinae Pocock, 1917 see Subfamily Felinae Batsch, 1788