Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945 Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses Subfamily Mungotinae Genus Bdeogale Peters, 1850 - black-legged mongooses Bdeogale crassicauda Peters, 1852 - bushy-tailed mongoose [Bdeogale crassicauda crassicauda] Peters, 1852