Mammaliaformes Rowe 1988
   [crown] Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
     Subclass Theriiformes Rowe, 1988 see Division Theriiformes Rowe, 1988
       Infraclass Holotheria Wible, Rougier, Novacek, McKenna & Dashzeveg, 1995 see Clade Holotheria Wible, Rougier, Novacek, McKenna & Dashzeveg 1995
         Superlegion Trechnotheria McKenna, 1975 see Clade Trechnotheria McKenna 1975
           Legion Cladotheria McKenna, 1975 see Clade Cladotheria McKenna 1975
             Sublegion Zatheria McKenna, 1975 see Clade Zatheria McKenna 1975
               Infralegion Tribosphenida McKenna, 1975 see Subclass Boreosphenida Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska, 2001
                 [crown] Supercohort Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 - therians see Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
                   Cohort Placentalia Owen, 1837 - placentals
                     Magnorder Epitheria McKenna, 1975 see Cohort Placentalia Owen, 1837
                       Superorder Preptotheria McKenna, 1975
                         Grandorder Ferae Linnaeus, 1758
                           Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
                             Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
                               Family Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses
                                 Subfamily Herpestinae Bonaparte, 1845 - mongooses
                                   01 Genus Herpestes Illiger, 1811 - common mongooses
                                   02 Genus †Kichechia Savage, 1965
                                   03 Genus Atilax Cuvier, 1826 - marsh mongoose
                                   04 Genus Helogale Gray, 1862 - dwarf mongooses
                                   05 Genus Mungos Geoffroy & Cuvier, 1795 - banded and Gambian mongooses
                                   06 Genus Cynictis Ogilby, 1833 - yellow mongoose
                                   07 Genus Ichneumia Geoffroy, 1837 - white-tailed mongoose
                                   08 Genus Suricata Desmarest, 1804 - suricate, slender-tailed meerkat
                                   09 Genus Crossarchus Cuvier, 1825 - cusimanses
                                   10 Genus Liberiictis Hayman, 1958 - Liberian mongoose
                                   11 Genus Rhynchogale Thomas, 1894 - Meller's mongoose
                                   12 Genus Bdeogale Peters, 1850 - black-legged mongooses