In the past, other dromaeosaurid species, including Deinonychus antirrhopus and Saurornitholestes langstoni, have sometimes been classified in the genus Velociraptor.
U prošlosti su se druge vrste dromeosaurida, uključujući Deinonychus antirrhopus i Saurornitholestes langstoni, ponekada svrstavale u rod Velociraptor.