Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
Family Canidae Batsch, 1788 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes
Genus Canis Linnaeus, 1758 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals
Canis rufus Audubon & Bachman, 1851 - red wolf
see Canis lupus rufus Audubon & Bachman, 1851