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
             01 Genus Arctonyx Cuvier, 1825 [monotypic] - hog badger
             02 Genus Eira Smith, 1842 [monotypic] - tayra
             03 Genus Galictis Bell, 1826 - grisons
             04 Genus Gulo Pallas, 1780 [monotypic] - wolverine
             05 Genus Ictonyx Kaup, 1835 - zorilla
             06 Genus Lyncodon Gervais, 1845 [monotypic] - Patagonian weasel
             07 Genus Martes Pinel, 1792 - martens, fisher, and sable
             08 Genus Meles Brisson, 1762 - Old World badger
             09 Genus Mellivora Storr, 1780 [monotypic] - honey badger
             10 Genus Melogale Geoffroy, 1831 - ferret-badgers
             11 Genus Mustela Linnaeus, 1758 - weasels, ermines, stoats, minks, ferrets, and polecats
             12 Genus Neovison Baryshnikov & Abramov, 1997
             13 Genus Poecilogale Thomas, 1883 [monotypic] - African striped weasel
             14 Genus Taxidea Waterhouse, 1839 [monotypic] - American badger
             15 Genus Vormela Blasius, 1884 [monotypic] - marbled polecat