Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
         Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats
           Subfamily Felinae Batsch, 1788
             Genus Felis Linnaeus, 1758 - small cats, lynxes, and cougar
               Felis nigripes Burchell, 1824 - black-footed cat
                 1 [Felis nigripes nigripes] Burchell, 1824
                 2 Felis nigripes thomasi Shortridge, 1931