Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
         1 Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats
         2 Family Viverridae Gray, 1821 - civets, genets, linsangs, mongooses, and fossas
         3 Family Eupleridae Chenu, 1850
         4 Family Nandiniidae Pocock, 1929 [monotypic] - African palm civet
         5 Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses
         6 Family Hyaenidae Gray, 1821 - aardwolf and hyenas