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 Vormela Blasius, 1884 [monotypic] - marbled polecat
               Vormela peregusna (Güldenstädt, 1770) - marbled polecat
                 Vormela peregusna pallidior Stroganov, 1948