Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia (animals)
Phylum: Chordata (animals with a notochord)
Sub- phylum: Vertebrata (mammals, fish, reptiles, birds)
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae (otters, martins, weasels, polecats)
Subfamily: Mellivorinae (honey badgers)
Genus: Mellivora
Species: capensis