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
               Meles meles (Linnaeus, 1758) - European badger
                 1 [Meles meles meles] (Linnaeus, 1758)
                 2 Meles meles arcalus Miller, 1907
                 3 Meles meles canescens Blanford, 1875
                 4 Meles meles heptneri Ognev, 1931
                 5 Meles meles marianensis Graells, 1897
                 6 Meles meles milleri Baryshnikov, Puzachenko & Abramov, 2003
                 7 Meles meles rhodius Festa, 1914
                 8 Meles meles severzovi Heptner, 1940