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 Meles Brisson, 1762 - Old World badger
               1 Meles anakuma Temminck, 1844 - Japanese badger
               2 Meles leucurus (Hodgson, 1847) - Asian badger
               3 Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758) - European badger