Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
       Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
         Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
           Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
             Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
               Suborder Fissipedia (Blumenbach, 1791) see Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821
                 1 Infraorder †Miacoidea Cope
                 2 Infraorder Aeluroidea Flower, 1869
                 3 Infraorder Arctoidea Flower, 1869