Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses Subfamily Herpestinae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses Genus Bdeogale Peters, 1850 - black-legged mongooses Bdeogale nigripes Pucheran, 1855 - black-footed mongoose