Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters Subfamily Melinae Bonaparte, 1838 - badgers Genus Meles Brisson, 1762 - Old World badger Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758) - European badger