Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
Family Viverridae Gray, 1821 - civets, genets, linsangs, mongooses, and fossas
Subfamily Viverrinae Gray, 1821 - civets, genets, linsangs
Genus Viverra Linnaeus, 1758 - oriental civets
Viverra tangalunga Gray, 1832 - Malayan civet
Viverra tangalunga lankavensis Robinson & Kloss, 1920