Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Mammalia - (Order) Carnivora

Subsequent positions

Mustelida (Parvorder) Tedford, 1976

Original entries

Questionably †Aelurocyon (Genus) Peterson, 1906
Questionably †Amphicticeps (Genus) Matthew & Granger, 1924
Questionably †Bathygale (Genus) Wolsan, 1993
Questionably †Brachypsalis (Genus) Cope, 1890
Questionably †Franconictis (Genus) Wolsan, 1993
Questionably Guloninae (Subfamily) Gray, 1825
Questionably †Leptarctinae (Subfamily) Gazin, 1936
Questionably †Luogale (Genus) Schmidt-Kittler, 1987
Questionably Lutrinae (Subfamily) Bonaparte, 1838
Questionably †Megalictis (Genus) Matthew, 1907
Questionably Melinae (Subfamily) Bonaparte, 1838
Questionably Mellivorinae (Subfamily) Gray, 1865
Questionably Mephitinae (Subfamily) Bonaparte, 1845
Questionably Mustelinae (Subfamily) Batsch, 1788
Questionably †Oligobunis (Genus) Cope, 1881
Questionably †Paragale (Genus) Petter, 1967
Questionably †Paroligobunis (Genus) Peterson, 1910
Questionably †Plesictis (Genus) Pomel, 1846
Questionably †Plesiogale (Genus) Pomel, 1847
Questionably †Promartes (Genus) Riggs, 1942
Questionably †Semantor (Genus) Orlov, 1931
Questionably †Sivalictis (Genus) Pilgrim, 1932
Questionably †Stromeriella (Genus) Dehm, 1950
Questionably Taxidiinae (Subfamily) Pocock, 1920
Questionably †Zodiolestes (Genus) Riggs, 1942

Subsequent entries

†Potamotherium (Genus) Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1833

Current position

Musteloidea (Parvorder) Kretzoi, 1929

Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 27); Upham et al., 2019: Data S3.

Alternative positions

Arctoidea (Superfamily) Flower, 1869	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 634.
Caniformia (Suborder) Kretzoi, 1943	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 445.
Carnivora (Order) Bowdich, 1821	Ref: J. van der Land, 2001: 376.
Mustelida (Parvorder) Tedford, 1976	Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 260; Flynn et al., 2005: fig. 5.
Musteloidea (Superfamily) Batsch, 1788	Ref: A.F. DeBlase, 1982: 1042.

Historical positions

Musteloidea (Parvorder) Kretzoi, 1929	Ref: C.J. Burgin et al., 2020: table 2 (p. 27).
Caniformia (Suborder) Kretzoi, 1943	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 445.
Caniformia (Suborder) Kretzoi, 1943	Ref: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2011: 59.
Caniformia (Suborder) Kretzoi, 1943	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 402.
Caniformia (Suborder) Kretzoi, 1943	Ref: W.C. Wozencraft, 2005: 601.
Carnivora (Order) Bowdich, 1821	Ref: J. van der Land, 2001: 376.
Fissipedia (Suborder) (Blumenbach, 1791)	Ref: 2000
Caniformia (Suborder) Kretzoi, 1943	Ref: A. Turner, 1997
Mustelida (Parvorder) Tedford, 1976	Ref: M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997: 260.
Carnivora (Order) Bowdich, 1821	Ref: 1995
Carnivora (Order) Bowdich, 1821	Ref: W.C. Wozencraft, 1993: 309; 6.
Carnivora (Order) Bowdich, 1821	Ref: G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991: 105.
Arctoidea (Superfamily) Flower, 1869	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 634.
Musteloidea (Superfamily) Batsch, 1788	Ref: A.F. DeBlase, 1982: 1042.
Fissipedia (Suborder) (Blumenbach, 1791)	Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979

Number of Subtaxa

2025	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	22g;58s;367ss; ‡2g;1s; †81g;12s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 13 Jun 2022	[22g;58s;367ss; ‡2g; †81g]
2011	D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder: 59	22g;57s
2005	W.C. Wozencraft: 620	[22g;58s;367ss; ‡1s]
1997	M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell	[25g; ‡2g; †93g]
1993	W.C. Wozencraft	25g;65s
1991	G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill	[23g];~64[65]s
1982	A.F. DeBlase	5sf;27g