Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats
Subfamily Felinae Batsch, 1788
Genus Felis Linnaeus, 1758 - small cats, lynxes, and cougar
Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777 - wildcat
Felis silvestris caudata Gray, 1874