Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters Subfamily Mustelinae Batsch, 1788 - weasels Genus Poecilogale Thomas, 1883 - African striped weasel Poecilogale albinucha (Gray, 1864) - African striped weasel