Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
       Magnorder Boreoeutheria Springer & de Jong, 2001
         Superorder Laurasiatheria Waddell, Okada & Hasegawa, 1999
           Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
             Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
               Infraorder Arctoidea Flower, 1869
                 Parvorder Musteloidea Kretzoi, 1929
                   1 Family Ailuridae Gray, 1843
                   2 Family Mephitidae Bonaparte, 1845
                   3 Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
                   4 Family Procyonidae Gray, 1825 - raccoons and relatives