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 Felinae Batsch, 1788 Genus Acinonyx Brookes, 1828 - cheetah 1 Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1775) - cheetah