Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943 Family Phocidae Gray, 1821 - true seals Genus Monachus Fleming, 1822 - monk seals Monachus schauinslandi Matschie, 1905 - Hawaiian monk seal