Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943 Family Mephitidae Bonaparte, 1845 Genus Spilogale Gray, 1865 - spotted skunks Spilogale angustifrons Howell, 1902 - southern spotted skunk Spilogale angustifrons tropicalis Howell, 1902