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 [Conepatus leuconotus leuconotus] (Lichtenstein, 1832)