Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
       Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
         Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses
           1 Subfamily Mungotinae
           2 Genus Atilax Cuvier, 1826 [monotypic] - marsh mongoose
           3 Genus Galerella Gray, 1865
           4 Genus Herpestes Illiger, 1811 - common mongooses
           5 Genus Rhynchogale Thomas, 1894 [monotypic] - Meller's mongoose