Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
     1 Family Canidae Batsch, 1788 - dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and foxes
     2 Family Ursidae Batsch, 1788 - bears
     3 Family Procyonidae Gray, 1825 - raccoons and relatives
     4 Family Ailuridae Gray, 1843
     5 Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
     6 Family Viverridae Gray, 1821 - civets, genets, linsangs, mongooses, and fossas
     7 Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses
     8 Family Hyaenidae Gray, 1821 - aardwolf and hyenas
     9 Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats