Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates Status: extant Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates Status: extant Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Status: extant Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Status: extant Family †Viverravidae Wortman & Matthew, 1899 Status: fossil