Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
         Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
           Subfamily Mustelinae Batsch, 1788 - weasels
             Genus Melogale Geoffroy, 1831 - ferret-badgers
               Melogale moschata (Gray, 1831) - Chinese ferret-badger
                 Melogale moschata millsi (Thomas, 1922)