Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
Subfamily Mephitinae Bonaparte, 1845 - skunks
see Family Mephitidae Bonaparte, 1845
Genus Conepatus Gray, 1837 - hog-nosed skunks
Conepatus semistriatus (Boddaert, 1785) - striped hog-nosed skunk