Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters Subfamily Taxidiinae Pocock, 1920 see Subfamily Mustelinae Batsch, 1788 1 Genus Taxidea Waterhouse, 1839 - American badger