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 Meles Brisson, 1762 - Old World badger
               Meles leucurus (Hodgson, 1847) - Asian badger
                 1 [Meles leucurus leucurus] (Hodgson, 1847)
                 2 Meles leucurus amurensis Schrenck, 1859
                 3 Meles leucurus arenarius Satunin, 1895
                 4 Meles leucurus sibiricus Kastschenko, 1900
                 5 Meles leucurus tianschanensis Hoyningen-Huene, 1910