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
             Spilogale putorius (Linnaeus, 1758) - eastern spotted skunk
               1 [Spilogale putorius putorius] (Linnaeus, 1758)
               2 Spilogale putorius ambarvalis Bangs, 1898
               3 Spilogale putorius interrupta (Rafinesque, 1820)