Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945 Family Eupleridae Chenu, 1850 Subfamily Galidiinae Gray, 1865 - Malagasy mongooses Genus Galidictis Geoffroy, 1839 - Malagasy broad-striped mongooses Galidictis fasciata (Gmelin, 1788) - broad-striped Malagasy mongoose [Galidictis fasciata fasciata] (Gmelin, 1788)