Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945 Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses Genus Herpestes Illiger, 1811 - common mongooses Herpestes naso de Winton, 1901 - long-nosed mongoose