Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
         Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
           Lutrinae Bonaparte, 1838 - otters
             Aonyx Lesson, 1827 - clawless otters
               Aonyx capensis (Schinz, 1821) - African clawless otter
                 Aonyx capensis meneleki (Thomas, 1903)