Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
     Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses
       Subfamily Galidiinae Gray, 1865 - Malagasy mongooses
         1 Genus Galidia Geoffroy, 1837 - Malagasy ring-tailed mongoose
         2 Genus Galidictis Geoffroy, 1839 - Malagasy broad-striped mongooses
         3 Genus Mungotictis Pocock, 1915 - Malagasy narrow-striped mongoose
         4 Genus Salanoia Gray, 1865 - Malagasy brown-tailed mongoose