Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Dasyuromorphia Gill, 1872
       Family Dasyuridae Goldfuss, 1820 - marsupial "mice" and "cats", and Tasmanian devil
         Subfamily Dasyurinae Goldfuss, 1820
           Tribe Dasyurini Goldfuss, 1820
             Genus Sarcophilus Cuvier, 1837 - Tasmanian devil
               Sarcophilus harrisii (Boitard, 1841) - Tasmanian devil
                 ‡Sarcophilus harrisii dixonae Werdelin, 1987