How do stink badgers resemble hog-nosed skunks?

Stink badgers (genus Mydaus) resemble small North American hog-nosed skunks (genus Conepatus), though they are distinguished by their shorter tails. Like hog-nosed skunks, stink badgers may exhibit white markings on their bodies, which can appear as divided, single and narrow, or absent stripes.1

Both groups are members of the family Mephitidae and share the characteristic ability to release a noxious odor from well-developed anal scent glands as a defense mechanism. While stink badgers were formerly classified within the badger family, genetic data and comparative anatomy led to their reclassification as skunks.123