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 Mustela Linnaeus, 1758 - weasels, ermines, stoats, minks, ferrets, and polecats
Mustela eversmanii Lesson, 1827 - steppe polecat
see Mustela eversmannii Lesson, 1827
Mustela eversmanii talassicus Ognev, 1928
see Mustela eversmannii talassicus Ognev, 1928