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 Ictonyx Kaup, 1835 - zorilla
               Ictonyx libyca (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833) - Saharan striped polecat
                 Ictonyx libyca rothschildi (Thomas & Hinton, 1920)