Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
         Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats
           Subfamily Pantherinae Pocock, 1917
             Genus Panthera Oken, 1816 - big cats
               Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758) - jaguar
                 Panthera onca palustris (Ameghino, 1888)