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 Poecilogale Thomas, 1883 [monotypic] - African striped weasel
               Poecilogale albinucha (Gray, 1864) - African striped weasel
                 1 [Poecilogale albinucha albinucha] (Gray, 1864)
                 2 Poecilogale albinucha bechuanae Roberts, 1931
                 3 Poecilogale albinucha doggetti Thomas & Schwann, 1904
                 4 Poecilogale albinucha lebombo Roberts, 1931
                 5 Poecilogale albinucha transvaalensis Roberts, 1926