Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
         Family Canidae Batsch, 1788 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes
           Genus Canis Linnaeus, 1758 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals
             Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758 - golden jackal
               01 [Canis aureus aureus] Linnaeus, 1758
               02 Canis aureus algirensis Wagner, 1841
               03 Canis aureus anthus Cuvier, 1820
               04 Canis aureus bea Heller, 1914
               05 Canis aureus cruesemanni Matschie, 1900
               06 Canis aureus ecsedensis (Kretzoi, 1947)
               07 Canis aureus indicus Hodgson, 1833
               08 Canis aureus lupaster Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833
               09 Canis aureus moreotica Geoffroy, 1835
               10 Canis aureus naria Wroughton, 1916
               11 Canis aureus riparius Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1832
               12 Canis aureus soudanicus Thomas, 1903
               13 Canis aureus syriacus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833