Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
         Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
           Subfamily Lutrinae Bonaparte, 1838 - otters
             Genus Lutrogale Gray, 1865 [monotypic]
               Lutrogale perspicillata (Geoffroy, 1826) - smooth-coated otter
                 Lutrogale perspicillata sindica Pocock, 1940