Class [Mammalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Family Viverridae Gray, 1821 - civets, genets, linsangs, mongooses, and fossas Genus Genetta Cuvier, 1816 - genets Genetta servalina Pucheran, 1855 - servaline genet