living organisms see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Superkingdom Eukaryotae see Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
     Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
       Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see [unranked] Eumetazoa Bütschli, 1910
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
               Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
                 Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
                   Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
                     Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
                       Superfamily Musteloidea Batsch, 1788 see Parvorder Musteloidea Kretzoi, 1929
                         Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
                           Subfamily Mephitinae Bonaparte, 1845 - skunks see Family Mephitidae Bonaparte, 1845
                             1 Genus Mephitis Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795 - striped skunk and hooded skunk
                             2 Genus Spilogale Gray, 1865 - spotted skunks
                             3 Genus Conepatus Gray, 1837 - hog-nosed skunks