Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
Subfamily Taxidiinae Pocock, 1920
see Subfamily Mustelinae Batsch, 1788
Genus Taxidea Waterhouse, 1839 - American badger
1 Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777) - American badger