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
                 1 [Melogale moschata moschata] (Gray, 1831)
                 2 Melogale moschata ferreogrisea (Hilzheimer, 1905)
                 3 Melogale moschata hainanensis Zheng & Xu, 1983
                 4 Melogale moschata millsi (Thomas, 1922)
                 5 Melogale moschata sorella (Allen, 1929)
                 6 Melogale moschata subaurantiaca (Swinhoe, 1862)
                 7 Melogale moschata taxilla Thomas, 1925