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
             1 Mephitis macroura Lichtenstein, 1832 - hooded skunk
             2 Mephitis mephitis (Schreber, 1776) - striped skunk