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 Mellivora Storr, 1780 [monotypic] - honey badger
               Mellivora capensis (Schreber, 1776) - honey badger
                 01 [Mellivora capensis capensis] (Schreber, 1776)
                 02 Mellivora capensis abyssinica Hollister, 1910
                 03 Mellivora capensis buechneri Baryshnikov, 2000
                 04 Mellivora capensis concisa Thomas & Wroughton, 1907
                 05 Mellivora capensis cottoni Lydekker, 1906
                 06 Mellivora capensis inaurita (Hodgson, 1836)
                 07 Mellivora capensis indica (Kerr, 1792)
                 08 Mellivora capensis leuconota Sclater, 1867
                 09 Mellivora capensis maxwelli Thomas, 1923
                 10 Mellivora capensis pumilio Pocock, 1946
                 11 Mellivora capensis signata Pocock, 1909
                 12 Mellivora capensis wilsoni Cheesman, 1920