Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
         Family Eupleridae Chenu, 1850
           Subfamily Euplerinae Chenu, 1850
             Genus Fossa Gray, 1865 [monotypic] - Malagasy civet
               1 Fossa fossana (Müller, 1776) - Malagasy civet