Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Canidae Batsch, 1788 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes Genus Lycaon Brookes, 1827 - African hunting dog Lycaon pictus (Temminck, 1820) - African wild dog