Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters Genus Mellivora Storr, 1780 - honey badger Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776) - honey badger