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 Ichneumia Geoffroy, 1837 [monotypic] - white-tailed mongoose
               Ichneumia albicauda (Cuvier, 1829) - white-tailed mongoose
                 Ichneumia albicauda loempo (Temminck, 1853)