Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
         Family Mephitidae Bonaparte, 1845
           Genus Conepatus Gray, 1837 - hog-nosed skunks
             Conepatus leuconotus (Lichtenstein, 1832) - American hog-nosed skunk
               1 [Conepatus leuconotus leuconotus] (Lichtenstein, 1832)
               2 Conepatus leuconotus figginsi Miller, 1925
               3 ‡Conepatus leuconotus telmalestes Bailey, 1905