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 Martes Pinel, 1792 - martens, fisher, and sable
Martes zibellina (Linnaeus, 1758) - sable
Martes zibellina schantaricus Kuznetsov, 1941