Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters Genus Taxidea Waterhouse, 1839 - American badger 1 Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777) - American badger