Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
         Family Mephitidae Bonaparte, 1845
           Genus Spilogale Gray, 1865 - spotted skunks
             1 Spilogale angustifrons Howell, 1902 - southern spotted skunk
             2 Spilogale gracilis Merriam, 1890 - western spotted skunk
             3 Spilogale putorius (Linnaeus, 1758) - eastern spotted skunk
             4 Spilogale pygmaea Thomas, 1898 - pygmy spotted skunk