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 Speothos Lund, 1839 - bush dog
             Speothos venaticus (Lund, 1842) - bush dog
               1 [Speothos venaticus venaticus] (Lund, 1842)
               2 Speothos venaticus panamensis Goldman, 1912
               3 Speothos venaticus wingei Ihering, 1911