Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
         Family Mephitidae Bonaparte, 1845
           Genus Mephitis Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795 - striped skunk and hooded skunk
             Mephitis mephitis (Schreber, 1776) - striped skunk
               01 [Mephitis mephitis mephitis] (Schreber, 1776)
               02 Mephitis mephitis avia Bangs, 1898
               03 Mephitis mephitis elongata Bangs, 1895
               04 Mephitis mephitis estor Merriam, 1890
               05 Mephitis mephitis holzneri Mearns, 1898
               06 Mephitis mephitis hudsonica Richardson, 1829
               07 Mephitis mephitis major Howell, 1901
               08 Mephitis mephitis mesomelas Lichtenstein, 1832
               09 Mephitis mephitis nigra (Peale & Palisot de Beauvois, 1796)
               10 Mephitis mephitis notata Hall, 1936
               11 Mephitis mephitis occidentalis Baird, 1858
               12 Mephitis mephitis spissigrada Bangs, 1898
               13 Mephitis mephitis varians Gray, 1837