After Wyss & Flynn, 1993, McKenna & Bell, 1997, Alroy, 2002, and Wesley-Hunt & Flynn, 2005
<==o †Viverravidae Wortman & Matthew, 1899 [incl. Didymictidae] [Viverraroidea:] |--o †Raphictis Gingerich & Winkler, 1985 | `-- †R. gausion |--o †Didymictis [Didymictidae] | |-- †D. vanclevae | `-- †D. protenus |?-o †Bryanictis MacIntyre, 1966 [Didymictidae] | |-- †B. microlestes (Simpson, 1935) [Didymictis microlestes Simpson, 1935] | `-- †B. paulus Meehan & Wilson, 2002 |?-o †Protictis Matthew, 1937 [Didymictidae] | |-- †P. paralus Holtzman, 1978 | |-- †P. simpsoni Meehan & Wilson, 2002 | |-- †P. minor Meehan & Wilson, 2002 | `--+-- †P. haydenianus (Cope, 1882) [Didymictis haydenianus Cope, 1882; Didymictis primus Cope, 1884] [type] | `--+-- †P. agastor | `-- †P. dellensis Dorr, 1952 |?- †Simpsonictis tenuis (Simpson) MacIntyre, 1962 [Didymictis tenuis Simpson] |-- †Ictidopappus |-- †Pristinictis connata Fox & Youzwyshyn, 1994 `--o †Viverravus Marsh, 1872 |-- †V. acutus Matthew & Granger, 1915 |-- †V. gracilis Marsh, 1872 |-- †V. minutus Wortman, 1901 |-- †V. politus Matthew & Granger, 1915 |-- †V. rosei Polly, 1997 `-- †V. sicarius Matthew, 1909b
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