Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
Suborder Caniformia Kretzoi, 1943
Family Mustelidae Batsch, 1788 - weasels, badgers, skunks, and otters
Subfamily Mustelinae Batsch, 1788 - weasels
Genus Taxidea Waterhouse, 1839 [monotypic] - American badger
Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777) - American badger
Taxidea taxus jeffersonii (Harlan, 1825)